Paul Ubana Jones to headline Mainstreet Stage on Fair Day.

The Newtown Festival is proud to present Paul Ubana Jones appearing in 2012.
The Acclaimed International music star will perform 2 shows during his visit to Newtown..
Saturday March 3rd
Paul Ubana Jones, support from Fraser Ross
Newtown Community & Cultural Centre, Corner of Rintoul and Colombo Sts,
Newtown
Presale Tickets from Baobab Café, $20. $25 on the door (limited to 150 seats!!)
Dinner ($5 curry dinner) and doors from 7pm
Sunday March 4th
Paul Ubana Jones
Newtown Festival, Main St Stage, 2pm

Born in London to a Yorkshire mother and a Nigerian father, Paul Ubana Jones was playing guitar by the age of 11, beginning a three decade career that would see him crossing continents and recording seven albums of mostly original songs.
After graduating from a London music college, where he studied guitar and cello, Paul began to forge the solo acoustic style that he has stuck to and developed over the years. In the late seventies, Paul based himself in Provence, Southern France, and toured all over Europe and North Africa, as well as venturing extensively into Canada and the US.
In the late eighties Paul and his family moved to New Zealand, which is still their permanent home. He has continued to perform internationally, to growing acclaim.
Concert performances include opening for the likes of Bob Dylan, Patti Smith and touring with: Taj Mahal, Keb Mo’, Tuck and Patti, Crowded House and Norah Jones.
Festival appearances include Dublin Blues Festival, Byron Bay Blues Festival,
Vancouver Folk Festival,Comox Festival, Calgary Festival, Edmonton
Festival,Winnipeg and Blues at Bridgetown, as well as festivals across Switzerland, Germany,France and Spain. Paul continues to perform regularly in New Zealand and is well known to audiences on both it’s islands.
“Paul Ubana Jones’ … soulful voice, sprightly guitar agility and enthusiasm made this the most inspired performance of the evening … In any other country he would be a
national institution!” – Simon Sweetman