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Greetings:

Beginning early Thursday evening in Phnom Penh at Prince of Persia / Factory, Stu Cottom is playing some farewell gigs this weekend – later on Thursday he’s at Excelsior, following Kevin Sysyn, and then on Saturday his final gig this time around is at The Silk Route.  Safe travels, friend.

Also on Thursday in Phnom Penh, find the regular jazz jam with Dr George at The Deck, Aisha & Ace at Little Susie, the open mic hosted by Muz Muskett at Noisy Chili and later on The Extraordinary Chambers at Oscar’s on the Corner.  In Kampot, GC & Lindsey Duo are at Old Market Skybar and in Siem Reap Rain is at The Pizza Garden.

Friday night in Phnom Penh find Mama Coon followed by Kodi Hudson at The Vine, Pick and Bow (Sharon & Gaby) at Khmer Funk Sky Bar, John Peter at Botanico, Adam Marsland at The Tin Hat and The Next Universe at Meta House.  Louder there’s Punch Drunk at Distortion Dive Bar, Big City Germs (Canada – see last week’s Passing Chords with Big Germ Kevin McCauley) plus Soselo Summer at Cloud, a jam session hosted by mic with Alli G at Hometown Hangout, and Montra at Oscar’s on the Corner.  In Kampot the Jampot open mic at Karma Traders is hosted by Tom Dallan, and in Siem Reap Pablo & Carlos are at The Panthers Hut and Possum Bush are at The Pizza Garden.

In Phnom Penh on Saturday we have everything from a piano recital with Julian Gargiulo featuring Princess Norodom Jenna at Koh Pich City Hall to the Villa Grange open mic.  The Lee County Ramblers [see our feature interview] debut at The Deck, while Brooke Palmer is at The Vine, QBA duo are at Botanico, Ace is at Little Susie and Adam Marsland is at Tropico..  We Are You are supported by Cove Aaronoff & Friends at Motodop, there’s the chamber music of Shaoju Trio is at Au Marche and it’s rock’n’roll as usual with The Extraordinary Chambers at Oscar’s on the Corner.  The last of the season’s Nesat Market at Koh Kong features Soselo Summer, Bustaka Band and Matsamura Fishworks, and Bassac Brass Band at The Wave: Kep West.

On Sunday, Two Country Drunks are at Motodop, the Sunday Sundowners open mic at Tacos Kokopelli is hosted by Scott Bywater, La Dolce Vita (Phil and Sharon) are at Cin Cin, Joe Wrigley is at Bar Oz and later on Shaken Spirit are at Oscar’s on the Corner.

Looking forward to Wednesday, Au Marche commence their new monthly Jazztronomy series, combining curated music and menus, with Journey into the Caribbean, featuring Raph Biamonti, Phil Javelle, Darvel Chapman and Gaby Courroux.  Bookings recommended.

Department of New Releases

Geography of the Moon have released a new single, Stay Clear, Stay Sharp on Home Hearing Records.  Find it here on Bandcamp.

The LengPleng Interview

A patchwork quilt – Marianna Hensley & Lee County Ramblers  

Debuting at The Deck on Saturday evening is a new musical project headed by Marianna Hensley, joined by Gaby Courroux and Greg Beshers: Lee County Ramblers.  LengPleng sat down with Marianna to dig into the roots and follow along the branches of this musical family tree.

LP:  Lee County sounds very specific.

Marianna:  It’s a real place in the southern Appalachian mountains, where I was born and raised – Lee County, Virginia,.  I don’t expect anyone to know anything about Lee County, but for me it’s very evocative of the music that’s rooted in that part of the country.  I grew up 35 minutes from Carter Family Fold, and an hour from Bristol, where the Bristol sessions saw the Carter Family and Jimmy Rodgers recording within 24 hours of each other. Over the hill is Dolly Parton in Tennessee, Chet Atkins in Knoxville. And then there’s Cousin Doctor Ralph Stanley also from southwest Virginia, the Clinch Mountain area.  It’s a birthplace of country music, a very rich tradition.

Read the whole article here 

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Steve Porte Photo of the Week

Ariane Parkes and Cameron Smith of Checkered Past on a boat cruise, Saturday 28 March.

 

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See you around the traps.
your correspondent,

 

 

Guillermo Wheremount
LengPleng.com
gigs@lengpleng.com (mailto:gigs@lengpleng.com

 

Weekly Gig Guide – week commencing Thursday 2 April 2026

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Coming soon:   

Thursday 9 April

Friday 10 April

  • One Year Visa (Kiko & Carlos), 5 pm, 1960 (Kampot)
  • Cardboard Lo-Fi, 7 pm, Botanico

Saturday 11 April

Tuesday 14 April

Sunday 19 April

Thursday 30 April – Monday 4 May

Friday 8 May

  • Kokeshi (Japan), Atlantis (Siem Reap)

 

 

By Weekly Wrap