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Mr Kite Benefits

Mr Kite Benefits use the promotion of live music the North West of the UK to support a wide range of charities.  A £100 donation is guaranteed to charity from every Benefit and musicians are carefully selected to guarantee satisfaction.

The idea is that the audience can trust that they'll get value for money and satisfaction that any profits are going to a worthy cause.

 These Benefits started in 1997 with a Benefit with Kate Rusby and have continued with artists such as Chris While and Julie Matthews, Bert Jansch, Jez Lowe, Kristina Olsen and Peter Grayling, Bill Jones and many more.

Since that first benefit, there have been over 30 Benefits and, by the time Santa popped down your chimney in 2001, the donations to charity from Mr. Kite Benefits had exceeded over £6000.

More information can be gained at the Mr Kite website

http://www.mrkite.org/index.htm

or by e-mailing

mailing@mrkite.org

Forthcoming concerts:

In 2007, plenty more to come......some of the benefits below need their details confirmed. These will be added to the website as they become clear. Meanwhile, you can get hold of tickets as indicated below or, with our regular venues, you can ask via the usual channels for ordering tickets . Please check details in advance as Mr. Kite takes no responsibility for anyone who organises their whole life around a Mr. Kite Benefit which changes!

Martin Carthy and	Dave Swarbrick
Friday January 11th, 2008 in aid of The Medical Foundation *** Re-arranged from Friday September 7th, 2007 - Original tickets still valid *** *** Refunds available to original ticket holders until December 1st, 2007*** The Met, Bury Tickets £13 Tickets available via the usual channels or for a small fee via Ticketline What better way to start 2008 than with the BBC Radio 2 Folk Duo of 2007.  Both Martin Carthy and Dave Swarbrick have musical histories that would fill a book with Carthy's involvement with The Watersons and Swarbrick's membership of the seminal Fairport Convention line up being the biggest jewels in their encrusted crowns. When Swarb’s obituary was prematurely written, many would have thought they’d never see this classic folk duo perform again. But with a new album under their belt and the aforementioned award, ready yourself for a feast of tradition.

Gretchen Peters
Supported by Edwina Hayes
Saturday January 26th, 2008 in aid of ...
The Met, Bury
Tickets £13
Tickets available via the usual channels
Over the past 20 years, Gretchen Peters has had her songs recorded by artists as diverse as Etta James, the Neville Brothers, Bonnie Raitt, Neil Diamond and Bryan Adams as well as country queens Trisha Yearwood and Patty Loveless. In the last few years, she's started to do more performing and we're overjoyed that she's chosen to come our way.



Steve Knightley
With Special Guest Jenna Witts
Thursday January 31st, 2008 in aid of...
The Met, Bury
Tickets £14
Tickets available via the usual channels
With the rise of Show of Hands, it's easy to forget that Steve Knightley has a solo career too. Check it out now - you'll enjoy it!

Ordering tickets

Tickets for all events can be obtained by sending a cheque made payable ‘Mr Kite Benefits’ to 24 Acorn Close, Leyland, Lancashire PR25 3AF.  Enclose an SAE for return of tickets or collect them on the door.

More details about booking tickets, future benefits, etc. can be found at the Mr Kite website:

http://www.mrkite.org/index.htm

Thanks for your support.

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