Hifi Show 2006


Home Show News What's on Exhibitor Entertainment Directions to the show Guests Speakers Purchase tickets Subscribe to HiFi News Contact us Media In association with	Welcome to the Hi-Fi News Show 2006 IMPORTANT....Please remember that Friday 22nd September is open to TRADE ONLY Entertainment Eleanor McEvoy Nordost today announced that it would be sponsoring a number of performances by the noted singer/songwriter Eleanor McEvoy during the Hi Fi News Show at the Renaissance Hotel, Heathrow on 22nd, 23rd and 24th of September. Eleanor McEvoy's performance will feature the debut of some material from her new album. Eleanor McEvoy achieved star status in Ireland in 1992 when her song "Only A Woman's Heart" inspired the title for and appeared on, the "A Woman's Heart" anthology album. It has since become the best selling album in Irish history, even eclipsing records by such legendary Irish artists as Van Morrison and U2. "A Woman's Heart" stayed in the Top 10 for over a year. 1994 saw the world-wide release of her self-titled debut on Geffen Records, "Eleanor McEvoy". Eleanor toured the USA, Europe and the Far East in support of the album, building up a loyal fanbase and racking up international sales. Leading Irish music magazine Hot Press placed the album amongst the top debuts of that year. Eleanor released her third album "Snapshots" in 1999. Produced by Rupert Hine, the album received rave reviews on both sides of the Atlantic. The Boston Globe described the album as "a gem...Its traversal of country, Celtic, and cosmic bar room styles is exhilarating..... SNAPSHOTS effectively freezes the listener in its frame". As a songwriter Eleanor has had her songs covered by artists as diverse as Emmylou Harris, Phil Coulter and Mary Black. Caroline Lavelle's version of the McEvoy/Lavelle composition "All I Have" features in the latest episodes of the cult USA television series "Six Feet Under". On the release of the latest album Yola, UK Magazine MOJO wrote that "....the glorious simplicity of this release feels like a homecoming in every sense. ...the performances are beautifully restrained." Anita Carmichael Anita Carmichael internationally acclaimed singer saxophonist is releasing her first album for 5 years. She has a new album LIPSTICK ON MY REED on UK's leading independent Saxology Records. The album is full of ballads, funk soul and jazz vibes with Anita's trademark searing sax and soulful vocals. She has collaborated with Fayyaz Virjii from Incognito and has guested with Shakatak to soul superstar Alex O Neal. Anita Carmichael has also recorded a Live album in Barcelona, a fabulous live concert recorded in Spain for Spanish TV and Radio in 1998.Under her own name she has already played at festivals in Montreux, Glastonbury Jakarta, San Sebastian, and as opening act for George Benson as well as guesting withAlex O Neal and Shakatak, Jonathan Butler and Fred Wesley She was voted one of the top female instrumentalists in the world by Jazz Life Magazine in Japan. Crystal Cables Live - recording sessions at the HiFi News Show! There is plenty of fantastic HiFi equipment on the Show. But the real goal of HiFi is: MUSIC! Crystal Cable's CEO Gabi van der Kley will demonstrate a live - recording session on Saturday and Sunday to show the visitors the influence of equipment on a CD recording. Todd Garfinkle from MA Recordings will do the recording with his famous, portable gear, the sessions will show a real recording situation with the possibility to experience the excitement of the making of a CD from the first note to the final track. Please come to listen to her on Saturday or Sunday at the Wessex Ballroom

In association with

Crystal Cable

Welcome to the Hi-Fi News Show 2006

IMPORTANT....Please remember that Friday 22nd September is open to TRADE ONLY

Eleanor McEvoy achieved star status in Ireland in 1992 when her song "Only A Woman's Heart" inspired the title for and appeared on, the "A Woman's Heart" anthology album. It has since become the best selling album in Irish history, even eclipsing records by such legendary Irish artists as Van Morrison and U2. "A Woman's Heart" stayed in the Top 10 for over a year.
1994 saw the world-wide release of her self-titled debut on Geffen Records, "Eleanor McEvoy". Eleanor toured the USA, Europe and the Far East in support of the album, building up a loyal fanbase and racking up international sales. Leading Irish music magazine Hot Press placed the album amongst the top debuts of that year.

Eleanor released her third album "Snapshots" in 1999. Produced by Rupert Hine, the album received rave reviews on both sides of the Atlantic. The Boston Globe described the album as "a gem...Its traversal of country, Celtic, and cosmic bar room styles is exhilarating..... SNAPSHOTS effectively freezes the listener in its frame".

As a songwriter Eleanor has had her songs covered by artists as diverse as Emmylou Harris, Phil Coulter and Mary Black. Caroline Lavelle's version of the McEvoy/Lavelle composition "All I Have" features in the latest episodes of the cult USA television series "Six Feet Under".

On the release of the latest album Yola, UK Magazine MOJO wrote that "....the glorious simplicity of this release feels like a homecoming in every sense. ...the performances are beautifully restrained."

Anita Carmichael
Anita Carmichael internationally acclaimed singer saxophonist is releasing
her first album for 5 years. She has a new album LIPSTICK ON MY REED
on UK's leading independent Saxology Records.

The album is full of ballads, funk soul and jazz vibes with Anita's trademark searing sax
and soulful vocals. She has collaborated with Fayyaz Virjii from Incognito
and has guested with Shakatak to soul superstar Alex O Neal.

Anita Carmichael has also recorded a Live album in Barcelona, a fabulous live
concert recorded in Spain for Spanish TV and Radio in 1998.Under her own
name she has already played at festivals in Montreux, Glastonbury Jakarta,
San Sebastian, and as opening act for George Benson as well as guesting withAlex O Neal and Shakatak, Jonathan Butler and Fred Wesley

She was voted one of the top female instrumentalists in the world by
Jazz Life Magazine in Japan.

Crystal Cables
Live - recording sessions at the HiFi News Show!

There is plenty of fantastic HiFi equipment on the Show.
But the real goal of HiFi is: MUSIC!

Crystal Cable's CEO Gabi van der Kley will demonstrate a live - recording session on Saturday and Sunday to show the visitors the influence of equipment on a CD recording.
Todd Garfinkle from MA Recordings will do the recording with his famous, portable gear, the sessions will show a real recording situation with the possibility to experience the excitement of the making of a CD from the first note to the final track.

Please come to listen to her on Saturday or Sunday at the Wessex Ballroom