NEW GIG! Charlie Smith Cross-Genre Acoustic Night // The Art House SO14 // Fri 8.9.2023 7PM

Southampton’s folk-punk legend Charlie Smith, indie pop artist Rosie Kate, folk & Americana rockers The Guillotine Union Boys and Chapman Stick guru (or ‘Stickist’) Tiniuc. This is not your usual Southampton Musician Showcase.

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Book Now: https://www.fatsoma.com/e/akzej5me/cross-genre-acoustic-night-the-art-house

About the artists:


Tiniuc

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Alex Tiniuc is a producer and multi-instrumentalist based in Southampton, Hampshire. Within Southampton, he is best known for his soothing instrumental performances on the 10-string Chapman Stick. He has played at the Hands of Love event at MAST, has competed in The Hobbit’s 2022 Battle of the Bards, and regularly frequents open mics around town. He has worked with well-known local acts such as Fragile Lucy & Issy Somers, but also musicians based in Indonesia, France & the United States.

https://www.facebook.com/tiniuc


Rosie Kate

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Rosie Kate is a 22-year-old singer-songwriter from Bournemouth. Accompanying her vocal performance with beautiful piano, expressing a variety of emotions throughout her growing collection of original songs.

https://www.facebook.com/RosieKateMusic


Charlie Smith

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My name might be common but my style is alternative. I’m Charlie Smith a singer-songwriter from Hampshire, UK. My sound is chillingly sweet, raw, and emotive. In keeping my honest approach of recording with no unnecessary effects. Focusing on chords and melody above all else. I’m proud of my music not because it’s perfect but because it tells a story.

https://www.facebook.com/CharlieSmithMusic


The Guillotine Union Boys

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The wokeabilly band that neoliberal authoritarians love to hate. Join the Reverend Sam and Bo Gallows’ picket line as they bring their brand of home truth agit-folk to the masses. With lightning-quick finger-picking, stomping rhythms, and rallying rebel yells, this act is for the many, not the few.

https://www.facebook.com/GuillotineUnionBoys

There is a Facebook event here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1013853103104191

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We had a glitch in our payment system – can you help us catch up?

Thanks so much if you tried to donate last time we sent this email and apologies if you had issues – our payment account and Buy me a Coffee account had a falling out! We are assured it is all fixed now and open for payment 🙂 

So far £45 of £350 raised so the problem got fixed in the nick of time! Graham is doing another collection this morning and we need to cover the cost of this vital part of our pantry service.

Every week, we collect surplus food from a local food waste charity and local co-ops for our community pantry and redistribute the food. We love taking perfectly good, nutritious food that would become waste and sharing it, or making it into soup to offer in our community cafe!

To keep our collection slot, we have to send somebody at the same time each week and so this has to be done by a paid member of our crew, to ensure consistency. Wages & travel come to an estimated £10 per collection, so we’re asking our community to help fund the collections this summer – 35 of them – so that we can keep stocking our pantry and saving food from the bin.

We can’t keep doing these collections without support, which is where you come in.

Donate what you can now via:

Our wishlist on buy me a coffee
(payments are made via Stripe)Make a donation through PayPal:  CLICK HEREJoin our Patreon community and make a monthly donationCLICK HEREThrough your bank via BACS to:The Art House Southampton
Sort code 089299
Account no. 65287334, (The Co-operative Bank) Or drop in with a cash donation when we are open! 

Thanks so much for reading and we’ll update you soon on progress,

The Art House team

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Moving Voices Poetry & Music Open Mic // The Art House // Friday 11.08.2023

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XTRA Moving Voices this month!!

Moving Voices is Southampton’s longest running open mic. Featuring monthly special guests and loyal regulars alongside total newcomers, this evening never fails to inspire and uplift with voices that will move you to tears and laughter.

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Featuring poetry, song, storytelling and comedy, open mic’ers are asked to keep performances to about 5 minutes or less so that everyone gets a chance to perform. Depending on numbers, you may be able to have another slot in the second half.

Special guest D’Kenzion!

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Hosted by RKP

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Performers, please arrive between 7 & 7.30pm

There is a Facebook event here: https://www.facebook.com/events/999370808078356

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Colin MacPhail & Mark T Newman – Fingerstyle Fundraiser for our pantry // The Art House // 10.8.2023

Two fantastic local acoustic fingerstyle acts on our stage, raising funds for our community pantry!

About the acts:

Colin MacPhail is an acoustic fingerstyle guitarist with an eclectic repertoire that has ingredients from the modern fingerstyle of Clive Carroll, Will McNicol and Gordon Giltrap to well-known and loved pieces from Erik Satie, Pat Metheny and Scott Joplin. Additional flavourings come from the acoustic works of Eric Johnson, Rory Gallagher, Dominic Miller and Joe Satriani.

Colin’s first gig at the Art House was _supporti_ng Will McNicol along with Jonny Vernham who, sadly, won’t be able to make it tonight.

Mark T Newman is a singer songwriter acoustic duo inspired by the Laurel Canyon troubadours of the seventies. Mark and Tina blend genres from English folk and blues to west coast.

.The livestream for this event will be available exclusively to our Patreon community – a link will be sent out on the day.

More about Colin MacPhail in his own words:

“What I play is kind of genre-agnostic, or even eclectic, which sounds a bit better than the hotch-potch which it really is…

What you’ll hear are instrumental pieces and arrangements from modern acoustic guitar fingerstyle, modern jazz, classical, ragtime, folk, pop, blues and Celtic.

Composers on my palette are – Clive Carroll, Will McNicol, Gordon Giltrap, Pat Metheny, Erik Satie, Scott Joplin, Bill Withers, Al Petteway, The Beatles, Davy Graham, Procol Harum, Joe Satriani, Eric Johnson, Rory Gallagher, Sting and Dominic Miller.”

There is a Facebook event here: https://www.facebook.com/events/3618949215019851

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COMING SOON: RACHAEL SAGE + Million Pebble Beach // The Art House // 18.8.2023

RACHAEL SAGE + Million Pebble Beach – 18.8.2023

Tickets are here: https://sage2308.eventbrite.co.uk

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Rachael Sage, a captivating artist from New York City, returns to The Art House to wrap you up in her theatrical fusion of folk, pop, and rock. With her bewitching voice, magnetic stage presence, and cheeky humor, she has been named one of the Top 100 Independent Artists of the Past 15 Years by Performing Songwriter Magazine and was a John Lennon Songwriting Contest grand prize winner.

The New York Times likens her to “alternately channelling her inner Fanny Brice and Jewish Norah Jones.”

She has supported many household names on tour, including The Brand New Heavies, Imelda May, Suzanne Vega, Ani DiFranco and Howard Jones.

A classically trained pianist and ballet dancer, as well as visual artist, Rachael founded MPress Records in 1996 after attending Stanford University. She has released numerous unforgettable albums, with her songs featured in many TV shows including “Dance Moms,” “Dawson’s Creek,” “MTV’s Teen Mom,” “Fame,” “Audrina,” “Bad Girls Club,” “One Tree Hill,” “Smallville,” “The Voice,” “The Hills,” “90210,” “Reckless,” and “VH1’s Best Week Ever.” She is also an accomplished producer and philanthropist, contributing to many charitable causes through concerts and donations.

Rachael publicly identified as bisexual in the mid-1990s, and her songs depict her experiences loving both men and women. She has won multiple OutMusic Awards, who acknowledge her for her contributions to the LGBTQ music scene. In 2016 she and cellist Dave Eggar held a benefit concert for victims of the Orlando nightclub shooting.

Her 14th studio album, Character (2020), is an “inspirational tribute to survivorship” written during her recovery from endometrial cancer. The album explores themes of compassion, gratitude, authenticity, optimism, mindfulness, forgiveness, vulnerability, and resilience.

A live performance by Rachael Sage is an unforgettable experience, where music, passion, emotion, and humor combine for a soul-stirring experience. Her concerts immerse fans in her artistic expression, as she abandons the ordinary and embraces the extraordinary. Don’t miss this chance to see this alluring artist live, with her unique mix of playfulness and depth.


Supporting Racheal we are delighted to welcome back Million Pebble Beach – “Grimm’s Fairytales on piano”.

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Cinematic, poetic and original story songs on piano, Million Pebble Beach is the nom de guerre of Portsmouth’s singer-songwriter and pianist, Claire Baker. Her songs are whimsical, vividly imagined dream-like stories and journeys and her performances are lively, joyful and engaging. Claire’s voice and musical style has been likened to Aldous Harding, Kate Bush, Björk, Regina Spektor, John Grant and Cate Le Bon.

There is a Facebook event here: https://www.facebook.com/events/746477567481604

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GIG ANNOUNCEMENT: Acoustic fingerstyle guitar fundraiser for the community pantry 10/8/23

Local guitarists Colin MacPhail, Jonathan Vernam and Mark T Newman are in the house at the end of May raising funds for our community pantry!

Three local acoustic fingerstyle acts on our stage, raising funds for our community pantry, feeding the community and preventing food waste.

About the acts:

Colin MacPhail is an acoustic fingerstyle guitarist with an eclectic repertoire that has ingredients from the modern fingerstyle of Clive Carroll, Will McNicol and Gordon Giltrap to well-known and loved pieces from Erik Satie, Pat Metheny and Scott Joplin. Additional flavourings come from the acoustic works of Eric Johnson, Rory Gallagher, Dominic Miller and Joe Satriani.

Colin’s EP, which was produced by Will McNicol, can found on Soundcloud here

Colin’s last gig at the Art House was supporting Will McNicol along with Jonny Vernham.

Mark T Newman is a singer songwriter acoustic duo inspired by the Laurel Canyon troubadours of the seventies. Mark and Tina blend genres from English folk and blues to west coast. You can find their first EP on Spotify and YouTube under Mark

Jonathan Vernam started playing the guitar after receiving guitar lessons as a gift from his grandmother on his 8th birthday. Over the next 30 years, Jonny rarely put his guitar down. A powerful and melancholic style that hits the heart hard with a feeling of frisson. Jonny has built a reputation for his unique style and has been quoted as “a guitarist to look out for” by the BBC.

The livestream for this event will be available exclusively to our Patreon community – a link will be sent out on the day.

To get a reminder about this event and news of our other events, we invite you to join our mailing list here

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Help us to rescue food from the bin!

Every week, we collect surplus food from a local food waste charity and local co-ops for our community pantry and redistribute the food. We love taking perfectly good, nutritious food that would become waste and sharing it, or making it into soup to offer in our community cafe!

To keep our collection slot, we have to send somebody at the same time each week and so this has to be done by a paid member of our crew, to ensure consistency. Wages & travel come to an estimated £10 per collection, so we’re asking our community to help fund the collections this summer – 35 of them – so that we can keep stocking our pantry and saving food from the bin.

We can’t keep doing these collections without support, which is where you come in.

Donate what you can now via:

Our wishlist on buy me a coffee
(payments are made via Stripe)Make a donation through PayPal:  CLICK HEREJoin our Patreon community and make a monthly donationCLICK HEREThrough your bank via BACS to:The Art House Southampton
Sort code 089299
Account no. 65287334, (The Co-operative Bank) Or drop in with a cash donation when we are open! 

Thanks so much for reading and we’ll update you soon on progress,

The Art House team

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Summer Fundraiser – targets three, smaller this time!

Here’s the latest update on the🌟 Summer Fundraiser for the Community Pantry 🌟

In June, we reached our first and biggest target of £2500 to cover the additional cost of opening an indoor pantry through June, July and August when our income is lower.

Thanks to you, we are able to continue staffing the space so that it is safe and welcoming for all, as well as cover the little background costs and admin that come from running our community pantry indoors so that folks can enjoy hot soup, drinks and a comfy space.

Our next targets are looking like this:

Energy costs for July – £1117 – help keep the lights on

Energy prices have gone up hugely, tripling this cost for us making it more costly to run. Help us to keep the lights – and the community fridge and freezer, the kitchen fridges and freezers, our energy efficient lighting, security cameras and the cooker to cook our pay-as-you-feel soup going. Can you help us meet this essential cost? 

£75 of £1117 funded so far – donate here

Surplus food deliveries for the summer months – £604

We work with local charity, Fareshare, who collect food from supermarkets and wholesalers and redistribute food to organisations like ours. Although the food is free, the deliveries are charged to cover their costs – and our bill for this quarter was £604.

£134 of £604 funded – donate here

Co-op collections for the summer – £350
Help us to cover the cost of collecting from local co-op supermarkets and local charity ‘The Big Difference’ – a total of three collections weekly – topping up the pantry and saving food waste! These collections only cost £10 each and usually provide over £100 worth of food, so represent excellent value.

£35 of £350 funded – donate here

We believe in the power of collective efforts, and your support will undoubtedly make a positive impact on the lives of those in need. 

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A day in the life of our community pantry and cafe

Jani here – reporting on Saturday’s community pantry.

Busy day today on paid forward soups and hot drinks and a few paying regulars in as well.

We ran a shorter one today as it was just me and Zigz, Gill is off having a rest (we hope).

Even on a warm day, hot chocolate is the clear winner for our pantry users. A little luxury, a little sweetness and some extra energy in one drink. Being unhoused and spending a lot of time outside is TIRING as well as cold.

The treats are always a hit – donuts (thanks The Big Difference for passing these on to us), sweets and other high calorie foods are necessary to combat the exhaustion many feel and the irregularity of food. The homemade soup provides much needed vitamins and nourishment for the body and soul – today we gave out 16 in one hour, Zigz was flat out!

One new visitor was able to charge their phone (I’m thinking we might need to get a way of offering this more readily) and asked how much for a coffee. When I told them we had paid forward coffees so they didn’t have to pay, they burst into tears. They didn’t need to deal with my emotions too, so I held my shit together but honestly felt like crying too.

Simple kindness shouldn’t be so rare for a person!

They hugged their latte and had some donuts with it and then a nap on the couch. That couch has seen a lot of napping….

Another regular saw we were short on crew and is taking the step of volunteering for us – their first shift is next week. They used to run a restaurant so have the people skills I lack for front of house 😉 yay.

So – if you are one of our Patreon supporters and help pay for hot drinks for folks, know that your small donation made a big difference today.

Apparently some people don’t know what it is we do here these days and maybe miss the old cafe and menu. It is different from before. These are different times.

Southampton didn’t need another vegan cafe or coffee shop, honestly, as we came out of lockdown and into the cost of living crisis – but it does, judging by the number of people who came in just two hours, need this.

We’re still a good cafe to hang out in, everyone can come in – and our customer base is wider and more diverse now money isn’t a criteria for being here.

I enjoyed being here today. A couple of our paying regulars also rounded up their bills today, helping to cover the cost of being open as a community pantry and cafe. Thank you so much, supporters, for making it possible for us to hold this space. We’ll keep going as long as we can!

What to support us? Make a quick, one-off donation via PayPal here

Help us reach our summer targets by helping out with our wishlist here (using Stripe for payment)

We are also looking for volunteers to help with the pantry at the moment – find out more here

Pop in when we are open with a donation or round up your bill when you come in for coffee!

Transfer money directly to our bank account, either as a one-off or a regular donation here:

The Art House Southampton
Sort code 089299
Account no. 65287334, (The Co-operative Bank)

Thanks so much to everyone who supports us each week! We would not be here without you.

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Can you help us keep the lights on?

Thanks so much for helping us reach our first target of £2500 to cover the costs of opening our indoor pantry during the summer! Your generosity means that the extra cost of opening indoors, offering a cafe space, is covered and we are able to keep the pantry going in this way.

Part 2 of our summer fundraiser is a basic one – we need to pay our energy bill and it is three times what it used to be in summer. As we are quieter (our usual customers prefer outdoor events when the sun is out – sensible lot!) in the summer, having a bill this size is not making things easy.

Can you please help keep the lights on so we can keep doing what we do?

Donate what you can now via:

Our wishlist on buy me a coffee
(payments are made via Stripe)Make a donation through PayPal:  CLICK HEREJoin our Patreon community and make a monthly donationCLICK HEREThrough your bank via BACS to:The Art House Southampton
Sort code 089299
Account no. 65287334, (The Co-operative Bank)Or drop in with a cash donation when we are open! 

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