human scale at a warm chill in august

I'm sitting in a teccy basement in Soho drafting my contribution to an upcoming gig on saturday, August 23rd at The Space, Westferry http://www.space.org.uk/ . starting at 7.30pm.
In the shadow of the gradually localising Docklands complex, it's one of those atmospheric converted nineteenth century churches-lovely acoustic ,grand piano , gallery. Having previously worked there with Cat Kontz in her music theatre piece Mie, I now have the pleasure of hosting an eclectic bill of musicians and songwriters including Alex Routledge, whose post-romantic piano has been in my musical orbit for 3 or 4 years now, and Grammy-Winning guitarist Amrit Sond, whose playing generates the texture of a small orchestra with a busy percussion section. We'll also have the Cello-Led Laundrette Poets who are the mellow side of Hull and Nicky Hart with Chansons from Stoke Newington. All in all its a convivial musos' hangout that extends its franchise to a receptive and diverse audience.
I guess what could be said to be common ground for us all is that we've taken to enjoying working downsized. With that goes a certain unplugged intimacy that lends itself to smaller
venues, but it does allow a bit of stretching out now and again and at least a passing glance at the broader picture de nos jours. It's a bit folky, a bit country, a tad jazzy and classically-house trained. We hope you'll come along and see what you make of us.
Tickets are the laid-back sum of a fiver and are available through Ticketweb or the venue itself.
The Space also houses a comfortable cafe bar operation to the rear which I'd highly reccomend
as an alternative to the windy city of Cabot Square and thereabouts.

Laundrette Poets are at www.lawnsoundmusic.co.uk/LDP1.html
Alex Routledge is at http://www.cibolastudiosco.uk/
Amrit Sond is at www.amritsond.com/
Nickie Hart is at www.nickiehart.co.uk/