Galveston Historical Foundation’s St. Joe’s Unplugged Concert To Feature Singer-Songwriter Clive Gregson

Galveston Island, Texas, June 10, 2011 – Singer-songwriter Clive Gregson will be featured at the first of Galveston Historical Foundation’s St. Joe’s Unplugged concert series on June 24th, 7:30 p.m. at 2202 Avenue K. Tickets are $10 and available at the door or by calling 409-765-3410.

Born and raised in Manchester, England, Clive Gregson is an accomplished singer, musician and record producer. He started his professional music career in 1980 and released the first of eight solo albums in 1985. His recordings and tours have been one of the main outlets for his prolific songwriting career. Clive's live shows are usually solo performances and the guitar skills that prompted Guitar Magazine to include him in their "1,000 Great Guitarists" are always well in evidence.

Clive has also toured and recorded with Richard Thompson, Nanci Griffith, Eddi Reader and Boo Hewerdine, Plainsong and he was the musical director for the Dennis Locorriere "Hits & History" tour in 2007, which resulted in a gold album. His songs have been recorded by many artists, including Nanci Griffith, Kim Carnes, Fairport Convention, Claire Martin, Norma Waterson and Smokie. Nanci's version of "I Love This Town" (performed as a duet with Jimmy Buffett) was released as a single in 2006 and became a radio hit in both America and the UK, receiving more than 5,000 spins in the USA.

The concert venue, St. Joseph's, is the oldest German Catholic Church in Texas and the oldest wooden church building in Galveston, built by German immigrants in 1859. Now de-sanctified and managed by Galveston Historical Foundation, the gothic revival church is distinguished by its elaborately detailed coffered wooden ceiling, delicately painted wooden sanctuary, original pews and hand-carved altars. GHF preserves the building as a museum and makes it available as an event venue.

For more information on St. Joe’s Unplugged, please contact Denise Alexander at denise.alexander@galvestonhistory.org or by calling 409-765-3410.