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JACKIE LEVEN to perform FREE gig in Portsmouth! Unbelievably, the great JACKIE LEVEN is to play a FREE gig at The R.M.A.! Jackie is a formidable singer, guitarist, songwriter and storyteller whose work, has been described as "Celtic Soul"; living in an ancestral line that includes the likes of Van Morrison & Lightnin' Hopkins. Jackie first made a serious impact upon the UK music scene in the late 70s with rock band DOLL BY DOLL, a hard-hitting classic guitars, bass and drums outfit that beguiled audiences when they weren't scaring the pants off them. The band made five superb albums of warped melodic rock music but folded when Jackie suffered a serious illness. Jackie's return to record-making was marked by the release of the remarkable and widely acclaimed album "The Mystery of Love is Greater Than the Mystery of Death", which included Mike Scott of The Waterboys. This album was the first in a stream of albums and such consistent recording excellence plus a constant gruelling touring schedule is giving Jackie a growing worldwide audience. "Q" magazine described Jackie Leven as 'a songwriter of rare gifts, a guitarist of great lyricism and one of the best male rock voices these islands have ever produced' Jackie Leven appears at The R.M.A. Folk Club at The R.M.A. Tavern in Cromwell Rd., Eastney on Tuesday October 14th. Admission is FREE!!