BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.3.6//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:353@lewesconclub.com DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240620T200000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240620T230000 DTSTAMP:20240207T152657Z URL:https://www.lewesconclub.com/events/hilltop-sessions-darden-smith/ SUMMARY:Hilltop Sessions - Darden Smith + Reema DESCRIPTION:Hilltop Sessions Presents: Darden Smith + Reema\n\n\nIn June we welcome Darden Smith\, a singer-songwriter blessed with an uncommon degre e of intelligence\, depth\, and compassion according to AllMusic. And they know All Music... Support comes from Reema whose bitter-sweet\, delicate folk songs explore being human.\n\nBar from 5:00pm. Doors 8:00pm to 11:00p m.\n\nTickets and more info: www.hilltopsessions.co.uk\n\nDarden Smith is a Texas based singer-songwriter with a 35-year career that continues to ev olve and grow. He has released fifteen critically acclaimed albums and tou red extensively in both the US and Europe. Among his other diverse project s\, Smith has composed a symphony\, scored three full-length dance theater works and produced a documentary for BBC2 Radio. His visual art is in bot h private and corporate collections. "The Habit of Noticing: Using Creativ ity to Make a Life (and a Living)" a collection of his writings\, photos a nd drawings was published in 2018. He is the co-founder and former creativ e director of SongwritingWith:Soldiers. In 2021 he co-founded Frontline So ngs\, which uses collaborative songwriting to help tell the stories of fro ntline healthcare workers during the Covid-19 pandemic.\n\nReema's songwri ting themes run through self-esteem to coping with loss to the importance of kindness. Her deeply personal concerts are all about communicating with her audience\, sharing stories and often tears.\n\nReema has a hand­made approach\, not only to her music\, but also in her artwork and stage clot hing printed from her paintings of animals\, plants and swirling patterns. She has worked with great producers like Stephen Street and Ethan Johns a nd has written songs for film ‘Love Rosie’ and the ‘Twilight Eclipse ’ soundtrack. Her first releases were live\, analogue and computer-free vinyl records\, ‘The Lowswing Sessions’ and 'Memories Fade to Tape' wi th arrangements by award-winning producer\, Guy Sternberg. The records bot h sold out on their release dates. Reema then released 2 digital EPs \, ‘Lioness’ and ‘Rooftops and Riversides.’\n\nThe EPs were created l ive with bass clarinet\, clarinet\, flute and trombone and little accents of trumpet and percussion with production and arrangements by her bandmate and close friend\, Stefan Baumann. The minimal approach made sure the son gs and their messages are right at the front of the production. It is an u ncut and honest look into Reema’s heart- felt song writing and clear\, g lass‐like vocals. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.lewesconclub.com/wp-content/uploads/ 2023/10/DardenSmith2024.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240331T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR