Albert
and Gage in England to Perform and Honor Albert’s
Uncle
Austin,
Texas – Texas duo, Albert and Gage (Christine
Albert and Chris Gage), will be performing two shows
in Great Britain on their way to Europe for dates in
Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Saturday October
9, the duo will perform at The Wangford Community Centre
in the village of Wangford, Suffolk at 7:30 PM.
Tickets are available by contacting webmaster@wangfordweb.co.uk.
Earlier that day they will take part in the dedication
of a WWII memorial to Ms. Albert’s uncle, who
died there in 1944. On Sunday October 10, Albert
and Gage take the stage at TwickFolk at the Cabbage
Patch Concert Series in Twickenham at 8 PM. The
series takes place at 67 London Road Twickenham -
Middlesex TW1 3SZ UK and more information can be
found at www.twickfolk.co.uk
or www.wegottickets.com/TwickFolk.
In
May of this year MoonHouse Records released a
digital single of “Wings of War”
just in time for Memorial Day. Written by Christine
Albert and Chris Gage, along with Steve Brooks
(co-writer of Slaid Cleaves’ “One
Good Year”), the song tells a personal, yet
universal, story of sacrifice in times of war.
While
on tour in the UK with Slaid Cleaves in 2006, Albert
and Gage visited The American Military Cemetery just
outside of Cambridge, England where Christine’s
uncle, Second Lieutenant Richard A. Albert, is buried.
Lt. Albert died in a plane crash during a training mission
over Wangford in February 1944. Ms. Albert says that
“the visit to my uncle’s grave was a surprisingly
transformational moment for me; I connected with his
loss in a much more profound way and felt inspired to
capture that in a song.”
Since
that time, the Albert family has also learned that a
memorial plaque in honor of Richard Albert and Roger
Phillips, the other pilot who perished that day, was
erected in 2004 at the site of the crash in the village
of Wangford, England. They have communicated with villagers
who were the first on the scene sixty-six years ago
and their performance in Wangford falls four years to
the day after the visit to the grave in Cambridge. Albert
and Gage have created a Wings of War page at their website
- albertandgage.com/wingsofwar
– with links to the song, a moving tribute video
produced by Chris and an in depth “story behind
the song” written by Christine. For radio programmers
the song is available at airplaydirect.com/AlbertandGage
or by writing to the email address below for a hard
copy. It is also for sale as a single song at iTunes.
Over
the last year, Albert and Gage have been touring behind
their newest album, “Dakota Lullaby”,
a project they drew entirely from an extensive catalog
of undiscovered gems written by Gage’s old friend
from Sioux Falls, South Dakota - Tom Peterson.
Gage’s multi-instrumental chops are put to good
use as he guides a world class band through classic
Americana style arrangements. He shines on guitars,
piano, organ, and dobro and that distinctive Albert
and Gage harmony is prominently featured throughout.
The music is pure Americana and Albert and Gage deliver
it with the integrity and care that these great songs
deserve.
For
more information or to schedule interviews please contact:
Christine Albert christine@albertandgage.com.
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