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Michael Weston King , is widely acknowledged as one of Britain's finest singer songwriters, . He draws his influence from a wide range of styles, from Pop to Folk, from Country music to Soul. Many of you will have seen this excellent performer at previous outings in the Portsmouth area, including "Jockstock" Festival and last year's Southsea Folk & Roots Festival Michael is the former leader of U.K. Alt Country pioneers The Good Sons, with whom he made 4 critically acclaimed albums in a seven year career. MOJO magazine wrote "The band who must rate as England's very own Uncle Tupelo. A truly thrilling collection." For the past six years he has been a solo troubadour, touring all over the world, performing with the likes of Nick Cave, John Cale, Roger McGuinn, Steve Earle, Guy Clark , Chris Hillman, Ron Sexsmith, and many more, and releasing five beautiful, articulate albums along the way. His new album, ‘A New Kind of Loneliness’, including contributions from Chris Hillman, Ron Sexsmith and Jackie Leven, was released in May 2007 to critical acclaim, and has been widely hailed as his best album to date. ‘Another stunning record from Britain’s leading rocking singer/songwriter’ - MAVERICK 5/5. ‘A musically intoxicating cocktail , with deft arrangements and telling instrumental flourishes’ – MOJO Michael Weston King and The Lonely are at The Cellars at Eastney, Sunday, Mar 2, 2008. Support will come from Dave Newey - ex Arlen - with Christi Andropolis. Tickets are £8 advance, or £9 on the door, are available from The Cellars, Cromwell Road, Portsmouth, Box Office 023 9282 6249 (2pm-6pm daily) (Debit/Credit cards accepted) and online at www.ticketweb.co.uk ________________________________________________________________________ AOL's new homepage has launched. Take a tour at http://info.aol.co.uk/homepage/ now.