12th October 2024
Our last show of 2024 at the wonderful Tom's Tap & with our guests Tim Lee and Contemporary Nightmare, an all but sold-out show. Huge appreciation to every one of you who came along ❤️
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| Photos by Tim Lee |
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| Contemporary Nightmare |
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| Tim Lee |
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| Photo by Ceri Bugg |
We ventured out again this Bank Holiday, it has to be said all looking as well as feeling tired, sitting around tables hardly speaking to eachother for a while in that nowhere-land gap following soundcheck, which is not like us at all as a group. I think we pulled it out of the bag again though for the gig itself although this was a much more laid back affair in every sense than the previous outing.
It was great to hear Jasmine Allen Estate's sometimes moving, sometimes very quirky songs and experience the force of nature that is Amy Antrobus!
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| Amy Antrobus |
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| Jasmine Allen Estate |
23rd August 2024 (updates completed 25/08/24)
The staff were wonderfully helpful & just fab people, Steve on the sound was the perfect audio engineer - friendly and very efficient - giving us one of the best on-stage sounds we've ever had, as well as sounding great out-front, the audience was full of beautiful nutters who love love love their live music, The Rowan Lawson Band who opened for us were one of the very best bands we've seen, and we've seen a fair few.
Many thanks to TMR Photography too for the superb live photos (see below).
Just - Thank you all so much, unforgettable!
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| Photo by Marina Red |
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| We swapped the 1st 2 around |
28th July 2024
Being so lucky to be in this thing called "music" gives us not so much at all in the way of money or other material things, but so much in the way of times that feel so special, one way or another.. Well today and tonight surpassed even that.
So much of modern music, especially those derivatives of rock, blues, metal, country, indie and so on and all the sub-genres derive from that so-evolutionary time of the 1960s. Today we were part of this event for which the highlight wasn't just derived from that time, but was a fundamental part of that time, because today we were one of many acts brought in by the wonderfully kind Martin & Elaine who fed and watered us all day as well as giving us the incredible treat of mixing with and watching the main booking, the legendary Barry Melton and full band. These folk aren't a derivative, they were there, they did it, they are the source, they are the real thing.
What a privilege - thank you!
19th July 2024
We were all set to do our bit for a special fundraiser gig for Saint Luke's Hospice, Cheshire on a gorgeous summer night. Em came to pick me up with plenty of time in hand in Vincent (the van) which then broke down I think due to a lack of diesel and a miss-calculation considering Vincent's fuel gauge doesn't work. Simon came to the rescue with two cans of juice and a jump start but we were an hour late by the time we got there, missed our soundcheck slot and only had time for a line-check.
Other than that, all went well and we had a fun time. Lots of solo and small group performances courtesy of vocal coach Katie Hackney and her graduates plus our good friend Dayve Dean and dance music in between all the artists.
Nice!
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| Photo by Stewart Green |
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| Photo by Dayve Dean |
