pauline black with '3 men +black': autumn tour 2006

Pauline Black is part of '3 Men + Black', an acoustic touring 'supergroup', alongside  Jake Burns (Stiff Little Fingers), Roddy Radiation (The Specials), Nick Welsh (Skaville UK) and from time to time, Dave Wakeling (The Beat), Bruce Foxton(The Jam)  and JJ Burnel (The Stranglers),. The CD 'Acoustic' is available on A2E Records, featuring tracks from the various artists' back catalogues.  Check out Artists 2 Events for more info.

Pauline Black has also previously worked as a duo with Nick Welsh, under the banner 'Selecter Acoustic' and have released two CD's, their debut 'Unplugged For The Rudeboy Generation' and 'Requiem For A Black Soul'.  There are no more plans to record  or work together.

Reviews

3 Men + Black: Acoustic

.....Pauline Black has never been given the true credit she deserves.  Here The Selecter tunes are great, but the true revelation is the way her resonant voice floats in and out of the non Selecter tracks, giving each a new found warmth and beauty.........Ian Templeton for Record Collector January 2005

...Black's voice sounds sublime in the stripped down environment, this is overall a successful project. Keep an eye out for live dates.  Brett Callwood for Acoustic Magazine Feb/March 2005

SELECTER ACOUSTIC: Requiem For A Black soul

......the lyrics are as sharp as you would expect, mostly dealing with the subject of racism, though modern technology (Heavy Science) and poverty (Government Man) are also sensitively but forcefully examined.  The original idea behind 2-Tone bands like The Selecter was to deliver weighty topics sugar-coated with fun backing, and for a while it worked very well, but this approach, with Black's gorgeous vocals and Welsh's sparse, but lush production job, is terrifically effective. Shane Baldwin for Record Collector August 2004

Torrington Arts Centre, Devon

I saw Selecter Acoustic play in Devon recently, their acoustic set was a history not only of the ska movement in Britain, but also the history of the struggle against racism and the part played by 2-Tone bands.  They performed many of the songs on the album 'Requiem For A Black Soul', released last year.  A wonderful album for all anti-racists to savour and draw inspiration from. Dave Clinch for Socialist Worker Online