Wandering Oak: Alabaster DePlume
Schedule
Thu May 01 2025 at 07:30 pm
UTC+01:00Location
Gosforth Civic Theatre | Newcastle Upon Tyne, EN
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Wandering Oak brings you:Alabaster DePlume
at Gosforth Civic Theatre
Tickets: https://www.seetickets.com/event/alabaster-deplume/gosforth-civic-theatre/3198353 • https://link.dice.fm/xbf54954bfe2
• Alabaster DePlume • (International Anthem)
Gus Fairbairn, aka Alabaster DePlume, has a pocketful of phrases that he uses all the time whether he’s walking down the street or holding court with musicians and an audience. For a long time the Mancunian would tell anyone who’d listen that they were doing very well. More recently, it’s another phrase which has a similar effect and which belies his unwavering commitment to personal vulnerability and collective politics: “Don’t forget you’re precious.”
A process that is people-first not product-first ensures that the music is unique; often gem-like. Alabaster DePlume’s songs are built on sonorous circular melodies and luminous tones that transmit calmness and generosity in warm waves – unless they’re raging against complacency and the everyday inhumanity of end times capitalism. Most importantly, he brings a valuable transparency to his work. “This is what I’m really doing,” he says. “I want to talk about why I’m doing this, and how I’m doing this.
"[DePlume] delivers a serene reminder of what matters most" - Pitchfork
"DePlume is a fixture on the London avant-jazz scene whose greatest value is openness" - NPR
"He’s a garrulous, heart-on-sleeve rabble-rouser, an anti-cynic keen to reduce the fourth wall to rubble." - The Observer
“An incredibly unique record. Every second of the precious hour and seven minutes is dedicated to vulnerability and collective politics” - CLASH
FFO Robert Wyatt / Alice Coltrane / Ivor Cutler / Rozi Plain
https://www.alabaster-deplume.com/
Advance tickets on sale at 9am, Friday 18th October via See Tickets:
https://www.seetickets.com/event/alabaster-deplume/gosforth-civic-theatre/3198353
via DICE:
https://link.dice.fm/xbf54954bfe2
Also available in person at Reflex CD Vinyl Newcastle
Gosforth Civic Theatre
Regent Farm Rd
Gosforth
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE3 3HD
https://www.gosforthcivictheatre.co.uk/
For ages 14+ (under 18s must be accompanied by an adult), from 7:30pm
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Where is it happening?
Gosforth Civic Theatre, Regent Farm Road,Newcastle upon Tyne, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
