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SCRUMPY ‘n’ WESTERN
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We are delighted to welcome back French
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will be taking a break from his band to
perform solo, ably supported by our very
own ‘Mary Spender’. Local blues legend,
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time’ with his new blues ‘super group’; ‘The
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Band’ are back and Jazz buffs have a treat
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Top photo on the back cover is ‘Billy in The
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The Brew Band) playing what can be called
Folk-Rock, with an Irish influence courtesy
of excellent fiddle player Ruth Behan, with
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into alt country territory and even out and
out rock. All the bands songs are penned
by singer/guitarist Chris Hibberd, Ian Simpson on bass guitar with drummer Nick
Wood and latest recruit Mick Stanger, guitar, mandolin and mandola. The photo was
taken by Mike Lang when they appeared at
The Old Pier Tavern, Burnham on Sea,
Somerset on Friday March 13th. You can
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booking etc... E-mail [email protected]
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JAYWALK GUITARS
BERKSHIRE LIVE GIGS
Friday 1st
127 High Street, Street, Somerset
The Strange Deal @ Henry V1, Eaton
Blues & Tunes @ Noctor’s, Maidenhead
The Hoggz @The Rising Sun, Slough
Lee Aaron Band @ Red Heads Wine Bar, Theale
Gary Roman @The Duke of York, Windsor
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Saturday 2nd
Soul’d Out @The Bier Keller, Bracknell
After Hours Blues @ Plough & Harrow, Bracknell
Pillars of Wisdom @ Noctor’s, Maidenhead
RedRocket @The Rising Sun, Slough
Grapevine Blues @ Duke of Connaught, Windsor
Kindred Spirit @ The Queen, Windsor
Potluck @ The Old Ticket Hall, Windsor
Party Express @Jazz Cafe, Madejski , Reading
Yeah Yous @Plug n Play Studios, Reading
Riff Raff @Old London Apprentice, Newbury
Shred @The Railway Tavern, Hungerford
Monday 4th
Soul’d Out + Temposhark @The Cookham Moor,
Cookham
Thursday 7th
The Retros @ The Vine, Maidenhead
Friday 8th
Spiderwire @ The Swan, Arborfield Cross
Replicant @The Rising Sun, Slough
Axis @ The Old Ticket Hall, Windsor
Groovin High @Jazz Cafe, Madejski, Reading
Glowball + Far Too Loud @Plug n Play,Reading
Paradox @The Railway Tavern, Hungerford
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Secret Weapon @The Face Bar, Reading
Thirdsday Blues Club with Dave Peasbody &
Brendan Power @South Street Arts, Reading
Qemists @Plug n Play Studios, Reading
Friday 22nd
Netherworld @The Rising Sun, Slough
Digisoul @Jazz Cafe, Madejski Complex, Reading
Breeze @The Railway Tavern, Hungerford
Saturday 23rd
The Cherries @ Bramshill Hunt, Arborfield
Groove Instinct @Jazz Cafe, Madejski,Reading
Eliott To Hong Kong @Plug n Play, Reading
Blaze @The Rising Sun, Slough
Blues & Tunes @The Crossed Corner, Windsor
Secret Weapon @The Monument, Newbury
Ron Trueman-Border @The Fox, Thatcham
Street Corner Talking @Railway,Hungerford
Sunday 24th
Saturday 9th
Billy Shears @ The Lamb, Newbury
Leech @The Rising Sun, Slough
Elliot Henshaw @Jazz Cafe, Madejski, Reading
Gravenhurst + Hunting The Shy + @South
Street Arts Centre, South Street, Reading
Cheap Thrills @The Railway Tavern,Hungerford
Friday 29th
Monday 11th
The Julia Set @ Noctor’s, Maidenhead
The Resonators @The Rising Sun, Slough
Reuben Richards @Jazz Cafe, Madejski,Reading
Televised Crime Wave @Plug n Play, Reading
Potluck @ The Bull, Theale
Beaver @ The Lamb, Theale
Wired @The Old Ticket Hall, Windsor
Locators @The Railway Tavern, Hungerford
Hockey @Plug n Play Studios, Reading
Friday 15th
The Atlantic @ 3Rs Rock n Roll Club, Reading
Paul Robinson Experience @The Rising Sun,
Slough
Bang out of Order @The Railway, Hungerford
Saturday 16th
Bob Thomson @ Golden Farmer, Bracknell South
Tickle The Moose @ O’Neill’s, Reading
Blunter Brothers @Jazz Cafe, Madejski, Reading
!Daft! @ The Rising Sun, Slough
Logoss @The Railway Tavern, Hungerford
Thursday 21st
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Gary Roman @ Crispin, Windsor
Funkifized @Jazz Cafe, Madejski , Reading
Nova @The Railway Tavern, Hungerford
Saturday 30th
Repeat & Regular
Sundays Readifolk @The R I S C Centre, London
St, Reading 01189 613 586 for more info*
*Please note closed 24th May.
Friday and Saturdays Rock Bands @the Rising Sun, Forbury Road, Reading
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PRINCESS STREET, BURNHAM ON SEA, SOMERSET
* MAY 15th ‘A NIGHT OF FOLK MUSIC’
* MAY 16th ‘THE LARRY MILLER BAND’
‘CLIFF MOORE ROCK BAND’
‘Evolution Project’
ZZ BIRMINGHAM (Skiffle Set)
£8.00 ALL SEATS
TICKETS ON SALE 25th APRIL from Pier Tavern / G C Music
OR PHONE 01278 783161 FOR MORE DETAILS
* JUNE 6th - ‘CHRIS JAGGER and his ALL-STAR BAND’
‘WHO’s AFEAR’d’ +
‘STEVIE - one man and his mandolin’
* JUNE 19th -
UNDER 18’s BAND NIGHT Bands tbc
* JULY 24th - ***
TOP OF THE BILL t b c ***
‘THE MORRIS BROTHERS’
‘THE BEN PANG BAND’ featuring GARY COOMBES
* JULY 25th ***
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‘59 FORD’ + COMMUNICATORS + ‘TWO CHOICES’
12.00 till 12.00 pm EVENT
MORE BANDS TO BE CONFIRMED
Up date on WHO’S AFEAR’D
Up Date on Pete Sharp
Plenty going on musically for musician
Pete Sharp at the moment, Pete’s acoustic
duo ‘Sharpy & Harpy’ are going from
strength to strength, gaining a good following of those in the know, producing some
incredible gigs. Rock band ‘Oblivion’ has
had a complete make over, still fronted by
Pete on vocals and guitar but now joined
by the talented James Bennett on lead
guitar and keyboards plus Rob Needham
on heavy rock/metal drums, with Aidan
Cochran on bass guitar. They have a new
set, a new tighter, slicker, more professional sound and a new found energy all adding up to a very exciting perfomance.
There first gig in the new line up was at
Wooky Hole Caves which ended with a
standing ovation!! This gig was recorded
and filmed so Pete will be adding clips of
this to www.myspace.com/petesharpband
Pete is also back with ‘The Age’
MAY ‘09
Those mad lads of the Dorset county are
out to prove nothing is impossible. They
are appearing at The Catistock 2nd Annual Dorset Knob Throwing Contest on
the 3rd May. If you need more info www.cattistock.info/foodfest/throwing
They are also releasing a new video “Borderline Zombie” which can be
viewed on their myspace or Youtube sites.
www.myspace.com/whosafearded
JOHNNY WINTER with local support
Legendary American Guitarist is playing at
The Honiton Motel, Exeter Road, Honiton,
Devon EX14 with Julian Piper, Jeff Horsey
and The ZZ Tops as support on May 30th.
01404 434 440
If you are near The Princess Pavilions,
Falmouth, Cornwall you can catch him on
the 28th May - 01326 310 989
www.johnnywinter.net
www.julianpiper.com
www.myspace.com/julianpiper
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BRISTOL & SOUTH GLOUCESTER GIGS
Friday 1st
Atomic Rays @The Bunch of Grapes
The Banditz @The Albert Inn, Bedminster
Black Jack Davey @Miner’s Arms, St. Warburghs
Walking By Myself @The White Hart, Cinderford
Outsider @The Cat & Wheel, Cheltenham Road
Blackfire @The Bunch of Grapes, Denmark St
Saturday 16th
The Little Big Band @ Priston Mill, Priston
Walking By Myself @The Old Fox, Gloucester Rd
Distilled Empathy @The Reckless Engineer
Taint + Big Naturals @The Croft, Stokes Croft
Annette Berlin + An Axe @The Louisiana
Saturday 2nd
The Cuban Heals + Ulysses @Louisiana
Johnstones @Reckless Engineer, Temple Gate
Sunday 3rd
Razor @The Golden Lion, Fishpond
Sonic Box + The Hit Ups @The Croft
Sunday 17th
Monday 4th
Walking By Myself @The Kings Head
Fighting Fiction @The Fleece, St. Thomas St
Portico Quartet + Smith & Wilcox @The Croft
Thought Forms (Album Launch) @The Louisiana
Walking By Myself @George, Chipping Sodbury
Star F**king Hipsters + 2 @The Croft
Monday 18th
Church of Misery + 3 @The Croft, Stokes Croft
Tuesday 19th
Tuesday 5th
Groove Grinder @The Bunch of Grapes
Isolation + Brabazon + @Fleece, St. Thomas St
Dan Reed + 4 Bitten @The Croft, Stokes Croft
Bell & Buanton @The Bunch Of Grapes
Friday 22nd
Walking By Myself @The Langley Arms
Bazooka Joe @Bunch of Grapes, Denmark St
Team Brick Album Launch@Croft, Stokes Croft
Wednesday 6th
Souljacken @ The Cooler, Park Street
Origin + Burning Sky’s @The Croft, Stokes Croft
Thursday 7th
Tin Tin Lady @The Louisiana, Wapping Road
Friday 8th
Saturday 23rd
Quite Brazen @The Albert Inn, Bedminster
Cable Co @The Reckless Engineer, Temple Gate
Gagarin @Space 72, St. Phillips
Mudheads @Kowle Hotel, Leighton Rd, Knowle
AFGM @The Reckless Engineer, Temple Gate
Thyrd Eye @The Bunch of Grapes
The Worried Men @Trout Tavern, Keynsham
Black Bloc @Space 72, St. Phillips
Outsider @The Pig Inn, Gloucester
Sunday 24th
Saturday 9th
Tuesday 26th
Dave King @The Miles Arms, Avonmouth
Graduates @ Avonmouth Tavern, Avonmouth
Fab 208 @The Reckless Engineer, Temple Gate
The Banditz @ Lord Raglan, St. George’s
Ice Diamonds @Space 72, St. Phillips
No Warning Shot @The Croft, Stokes Croft
Before Sunrise @Bunch of Grapes, Denmark St.
The Tailgaters @Lamplighters, Shirehampton
Monday 25th
Polar Bear Club + Ruiner @The Croft
Team Brick @The Louisiana, Wapping Road
Thursday 28th
Sarah McDougall @The Louisiana, Wapping Rd
Friday 29th
Beats Working @Bunch of Grapes, Denmark St
Saturday 30th
Sunday 10th
Classic’s of Love + 3 @The Croft, Stokes Croft
The Big Bang @Farriers Arms, Fishponds 3 - 5pm
Tuesday 12th
Sunday 31st
The Blue Mile @Bunch of Grapes, Denmark St
Walking By Myself @Royal Foresters, Cinderford
Thursday 14th
Repeat & Regular
Winter Olympics + 2 @Louisiana, Wapping Rd
Dead Pets + Restraints + @ Croft, Stokes Croft
Saturday and Sunday Afternoons 3 - 6pm
Acoustic Weekend with four performers + @
The Seven Stars, Thomas Street 07900 803 293
Wednesdays
Open Mic @The Rose of Denmark, Hotwells
Acoustic @The Bunch of Grapes, Denmark St
Friday 15th
Nic Young + Annette Berlin @The Louisiana
The Mudheads @The Albert Inn, Bedminster
Jagged + Goloki + @Space 72, St. Phillips
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Straight Shooter @The Reckless Engineer
Suzy Conrad + Alex Taylor @Mr Wolf’s, Park St
Alasdair Roberts @The Louisiana, Wapping Rd
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WESTON BIKE NIGHT
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MUSIC
In association with the Royal British Legion
Riders and Scally’s present Weston Bike
Night 2009, on Marine Parade by the Tropicana. Starting Thursday evenings from 7th
May (See Scallys advert and Scrumpy’s
monthly gig listings for the live bands playing that night). There will also be some
theme nights on 28th May - “American
Power” 18th June - “European Power”
30th July - “Streetfighter and Custom”
20th August - “Japanese Power” and the
24th September - “Bike of the Year
Award”. Details of these nights can be
found on -
9 -11 College Street,
Burnham on Sea,
Somerset
01278 794434
THE ONE STOP
STORE
FOR ALL YOUR
MUSICAL
INSTRUMENT
www.rbir.co.uk/westonbikenight.html
Scally’s Biker Bar will be laying on live
music on Bike Nights at their Carlton
Street, location, 8 - 9.30 pm with burgers,
hotdog’s, tea, coffee, along with the usual
refreshments. So come and meet new &
old friends at Weston’s biker friendly pub,
enjoy free live music that after over 16
years is the original and still the best live
music venue in Weston-Super-Mare. For
more info go to www.scallys.com or phone 01934 413 412
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SOUND & LIGHT
NEEDS
‘ MAMA STONE’S ’ UPDATE
When we started to distribute April’s
Scrumpy, news reached us that Mama
Stone’s in Wellington, featured on our front
cover for April, had been ordered by Taunton & Deane council to close due to continued complaints of noise at the venue. This
is sad news for the arts and live music plus
the supporters of this recently opened venue. Mama Stone’s is looking to relocate in
Exeter, Devon later in the year.
SALES - HIRE
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INSTALLATIONS
NEW Acoustic weekend
New for Saturday and Sunday afternoons
from 3 - 6 pm @The Seven Stars, Thomas
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more info phone -
PHONE or
Do it on-line -
07900 803 293
www.gcmusic.co.uk
MAY ‘09
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“I offer a “one price” package for £400, in a semi-documentary style, working
on a loosely pre-defined sequence of photographs. Includes the pre-wedding
briefing, attendance at the wedding on the day, including a mockup of the
cake cutting, at the start of the reception. Delivery in a 9” x 6” simple display
album containing approximately the best 99 prints, plus all acceptable
pictures supplied on CD, and index summary sheets of all supplied pictures
with file names, enabling you to obtain further reprints, from your own
supplier. For more information -
E-mail - [email protected]
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VILLAGE PUMP NEWS
Plans
are
now well advanced for the reMAY ‘09
opening of ‘The Village Pump Folk Club’
* 2nd to 31st May ‘09
what was in it’s day one of Britain’s leading
TIWY FEST
folk clubs. Sadly we received this news,
@Tiverton, Devon
when the Scrumpy April issue was hitting
* 1st to 3rd May
the streets! With a mix of major names,
LOWENDER FESTIVAL
local names and open mic nights we hope
@Coleford Lake Park, Cornwall to put together a season of ‘our sort’ of
* 1st to 4th May
music and entertainment. It’s amazing how
PAIGNTON BIKE FESTIVAL
many top names who have expressed an
@South Devon
interest in performing for us in our little
* 1st to 4th May
venue. Most of the major agents and manPURAVIDA LONG WEEKENDER agers have now included each Friday in
@Dorset
Trowbridge into their plans for touring art* 2nd to 3rd May
ists. We are also arranging some nights at
THE GATHERING 2009
The Arc at the moment, as soon as we
have information we will let you know. If
@Instow, North Devon
you would like to be added to the mailing
* 8th to 10th May
list please e-mail me on DART MUSIC FESTIVAL
@Dartmouth, South Devon
[email protected]
* 22nd to 6th June
Or phone - 01225 707346
BATH INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FEST
www.alderslade.com
@ various venues Bath
* 22nd to 6th June
COPY DATE FOR
SALISBURY INTERNATIONAL ARTS
@ various venues Salisbury
JUNE IS
* 23rd to 26th May
THE 10th MAY ‘09
CHIPPENHAM FOLK FESTIVAL
@Chippenham, Wiltshire
* 28th to 30th May
www.careworkersforum.co.uk
SUNRISE CELEBRATION 2009
THE INTERNET MAGAZINE
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WESTON-SUPER-MARE’S
ORIGINAL AND STILL THE
BEST LIVE MUSIC VENUE
SCALLYS
CARLTON STREET, WESTON-SUPER-MARE, NORTH SOMERSET
01934 413412
‘LIVE MUSIC’ for MAY ‘09
www.scallys.co.uk
2nd - ‘MY GENERATION’ - top Who tribute £4 entry
3rd - ‘ONE EYED JACKS’ 2 pm start great local band
7th - BIKE NIGHT with ‘FULL FRONTAL’ 8 pm start
9th - ‘MORRIS BROTHERS’ - twin guitar rock £2 entry
14th - BIKE NIGHT with live band tbc 8 pm start
16th - ‘JUICY LUCY’ - all original music, great 70’s band
23rd - ‘LARRY MILLER’ - top guitarist very popular £4 entry
24th - Sunday live music tbc 2 pm start
28th - BIKE NIGHT with ‘TONEDEVILS’ 8 pm start
30th - ‘THE BOWIE EXPERIENCE’ UK’S top tribute £4 entry
All bands free entry unless otherwise stated
FOOD SERVED MONDAY to SATURDAY 12 till 2.45 pm
“THE KITS” from down under
“Music to look good to” was typical of the
media’s enthusiastic reaction to “The Kits”
album ‘Primitive Tales’ during the bands
Australian Jan / Feb promo tour. Their
move to London in 2007 moulded “The
Kits” sound in the crucible of the UK’s
unforgiving club circuit. Soon, live shows
delivered blow after blow of driving material, showcasing new and now permanent
members Marc Bonet from Spain and
Michael Cleverly from New Zealand. “The
Kits” limbered up for 2009 by playing gig’s
in Sydney and Melbourne, the reaction
from fans and promoters was such that
they plan to return to Australia for a full run
of headline appearances commencing mid
October 2009. Based on it’s success in
Australia ‘Get Closer’ is slated to be the
second release off ‘Primitive Tales’
planned to be released to support festival
and summer touring. The band formed by
Kit & Jay Atkinson, the band originally hail
from Melbourne, Australia. After two years
of playing the circuit in Melbourne, the
MAY ‘09
band developed a well earned reputation
for intense live shows. As their sound developed they found themselves drawing an
audience that responded to the kits unique
slant on the garage style, 2006 saw them
release their ‘This is Your Lung’ ep, four
tracks that took the stomp and grit of the
50’s and 60’s, gave it the injection of eternal youth through relentless guitar hooks
and snarling vocals. Their tales of crime,
addiction and short lived romances have
resulted in a rapturous UK following and
earned them supports with The Dirtbombs, Wolfmother, The Saints, and
The Nightmarchers. These slots plus regular shows at the Boston Arms in Tufnell
Park, where the notoriously hard audiences have adopted the band as their own, led
to a deal with industry respected ‘Dirty
Water Records’. For more info go to -
www.myspace.com/thekits
For gig info / bookings etc.... email -
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WELLS MUSIC
Friday 1st
17d Sadler Street, Wells,
Somerset 01749 679888
Nicky Swann @The Lowender, Bodmin
In Ya Pocket @ The Finnygook Inn, Crafthole
Wild 2 @ The Albion, Liskeard
The Vision @ Tywarnhale Hotel, Perraporth
Saturday 2nd
Revival @ Delabole Working Mens Club, Camelford
Sunday 3rd
Shoot The Crow @ Maker Sunshine Fest, Rame
* GUITARS * DIGITAL PIANOS
* BRASS & WOODWIND
* SHEET MUSIC & BOOKS
* KEYBOARDS * REPAIRS
Thursday 7th
The Dolphins Fly @ Barley Sheaf, Liskeard
Friday 8th
BarraCoodas @ The Union Inn, Saltash
Savage Kiss @The Barley Sheaf, Liskeard
Baka Beyond @Princess Pavilions,Falmouth
The B.T. Exper @ Godolphin Arms, Marazion
Rumours of Fleetwood Mac @Hall for Cornwall,Truro
Saturday 9th
Doctor A & King Rollo @ British Legion, Polperro
Imelda May @Princess Pavilion, Falmouth
Tuesday 12th
The B.T. Experience @ Sand Praa, Ludgvan
4 Rock’s Sake @ Leadbelly’s, Newquay
Wednesday 27th
Eddi Reader @Princess Pavilion, Falmouth
Thursday 14th
Skin Tight Funk @The Barley Sheaf, Liskeard
Rory Ellis @ The Tap House, St. Agnes
Buddy Whitington @Princess Pavilions,Falmouth
Friday 15th
Wild 2 @ The Cat & Fiddle, Bodmin
Penni McLaren Walker @Barley Sheaf,Liskeard
Thursday 28th
Johnny Winter @Princess Pavilion,Falmouth
The Manfred’s @Hall for Cornwall, Truro
Friday 29th
StemRoach @ The Carriers Inn, Bude
The Vision @ The Godolphin Arms, Marazion
The Delahays @ Belushi’s, Newquay
Rory Ellis @ The Phoenix, Newquay
Live Wire @Princess Pavilion, Falmouth
Funky Munks @The Harlyn Inn, Padstow
The B.T. Experience @ The Studio, Penzance
Redhouse @The Carlyn Arms, St. Austell
Devils Creek @The Barley Sheaf, Liskeard
Saturday 30th
Saturday 16th
Rock’n’Roll Outlaws @ Calstock S.C. Calstock
The Bucket Boys @Carnglaze Caverns, Liskeard
Wild 2 @ Newquay Con Club, Newquay
Moneyfish @The Harlyn Inn, Padstow
Rory Ellis @ The Studio, Penzance
Steely Eyed Missile Men @ Harbourside , St. Austall
Sunday 17th
Redhouse @The Queens Arms, Torpoint
Enter Shikara @Princess Pavilion, Falmouth
Thursday 21st
The Vision @ The Watermans, Falmouth
Feel The Love S/Band @Barley Sheaf, Liskeard
Friday 22nd
Vicious Kitten @ The Union Inn, Saltash
The Vision @The Lifeboat Inn, St. Ives
The Hold Steady @Princess Pavilion, Falmouth
Saturday 23rd
Rock’n’ Roll Outlaws @ Launceton Rugby Club
XLR @ The Ship, Looe
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Sunday 24th
Moneyfish @ Old Ship Hotel, Padstow
The B.T. Experience @The Star Inn, St. Just
Made in Britain @Princess Pavilion, Falmouth
Larry Miller @The Band Club, St. Austell
Repeat & Regular
Sundays Matt Johns Trio @The Waterfront,
Custom House Quay, Falmouth
Me & the Devil (Blues) @Star & Garter,Falmouth
Mondays S & G Trio + guest @Star & Garter,
High Street, Falmouth
Breton Folk Music @The Waterfront, Falmouth
Tuesdays St. Ives Jazz Club @The Western
Hotel, Royal Square, 01736 798 061
Songwriters Night @The Waterfront, Falmouth
Thursdays Open Mic @Waterfront, Falmouth
Folk Night @The Star & Garter, High St, Falmouth
Fridays Bodmin Folk Club @The Barley Sheaf,
Lower Bore Street, 01726 816 454
Live Music Friday and Saturdays @The Studio
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ROCK ‘n’ ROLL
with Boppin Darrin
Hi all and welcome to May, hope you all
have had a great Rockin month and remember the birthdays of the pioneers of
Rock ‘n’ Roll with Ricky Nelson on the 8th
1940, Larry Williams on the 10th 1935, on
the 13th 1943 it’s Richie Valen’s and sharing the same date is Joe Brown, 18th 1911
Joe Turner and the 19th 1932 Alma Cogan.
Larry Williams grew up in New Orleans,
where he learned to play the piano, when
he was 19 he met Lloyd Price who was
recording for specialty records, Lloyd hired
the young Larry as his valet. It was Lloyd
Price who introduced Larry to producer
Robert Blackwell who gave Larry a shot
with a recording “Just Because” which
went to no 11 in the charts , so impressed
they soon had a follow up for Larry “Short
Fat Fannie”, “Bony Maronie” both going to
no 1 position, a star was born! Soon followed with “You Bug Me Baby”, “Dizzy
MAY ‘09
Miss Lizzy” and the classic “Slow Down”.
Everything was going well until the Beatle
invasion in the sixties and Larry now, not
so popular had to find another direction, so
he went into producing for Oken Records
in 1966. He carried on producing over the
years and in January 1980 he was found
dead in his Los Angeles home with a shot
to the head, some say it was suicide some
say it was a contract on him! What ever the
truth he left some classic Rock ‘n’ Roll
tracks.......
This month why not pop a long to Brenda
and Dudley’s @Begbrook 0117 969 7326
on the 9th as they have got ‘Joey and the
Jives’. At Bill’s club @The Jive Inn, Bridgwater 07899 701 498 on the 15th they have
got ‘Borderlines’. On the 23rd you are spoilt
for choice as @Dynamite Dave’s club in
Bridgwater 07919 263 875 you have got
the ‘San Diago’s’ and @The Boro Sports
club, Locking Rd, Weston-Super-Mare you
have got a record hop with me Boppin
Darrin and Jimmy Dean, this Free entry.
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THE ROCK GARDENS
22 - 26 Orchard Street,
Weston-Super-Mare
01934 627179
MAY LIVE HIGHLIGHTS
2nd - ‘THE REOFFENDERS’ - top punk/rock returns
9th - ‘THE SOULVENTS’ + BLUEROOM BABOONS
15th - ‘ENTER SHIKARI!!!’ - great night , don’t miss!!
16th - THE ZZ TOPS’ - great top tribute band
MONDAY NIGHTS - WESTON ROCK ‘n’ ROLL CLUB
Very popular record hop starts 8 pm £2 entry - Raffle
TUESDAY NIGHTS - ACOUSTIC OPEN MIC - all welcome
For more info go to www.therockgardens.com
VAMPS’
Lap Dancing lounge now upstairs
Boppin Darrin’s R n R continued
The event usually starts at 8.30 - 11.30
pm.... Don’t forget every Monday @The
Rock Gardens, you have got a record hop,
this usually pulls in a good crowd each
week and it’s only £2 entry which you then
get a free raffle ticket so you could end up
winning a bottle of wine. This is a good
friendly club with great music, good dance
floor. On the 13th June they have got that
amazing family band “The Class of 58” if
you get your tickets before the night it will
only cost you £5 which is a bargain to see
such a talented band, this certainly will be
a great night so do get your tickets early to
avoid disappointment.
I would like to wish the following friends
and family a very Happy Birthday as all
the following have birthdays this month
- Lorraine, Shirley, Sue, Ian, Alan, Leroy
and James. Keep Rockin guys Boppin Darrin
[email protected]
The county of Devon may be known for it’s
beautiful country side and it’s lovely seaside
resorts, but it has some brilliant live music
events all through the year. This is one Festi-
val that has got some top acts appearing The 29th features -
‘Paul Lamb & The Kingsnakes’
‘Big Mac’s Wholly Soul Band’
‘Bert Deivert and Janne Zander’
‘Julian Piper and The Junkyard Angels’
30th -
‘Nine Below Zero’ ‘Buffalo Squeeze’
‘Smokestack’
‘Mike Whelan’s’
31st -
‘The Animals’
‘Aynsley Lister’
‘Ian Briggs and the Supervampers’
‘Bert Deivert and Jane Zander’
All the above on the main stage Ashburton
Town Hall. There will be official fringe gigs
@ Victoria Inn / Conservative Club / Royal
Oak / British Legion / Silent Whistle.
For tickets - 07853 307 556
www.ashburtonbluesfestival.com
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Friday 1st
Junction 5 @The Corner House, Crediton
Kenny J @ The Landsdown, Dawlish
Rock Against the @The Prospect Inn, Exeter
The BobKatZ @ Famous Old Barrel, Exmouth
The Unknowns @The Park Hotel, Exmouth
Secondnature @The Coach House, Paignton
Blue Jelly @The Ferryboat, Shaldon
Rock Salmon @ Jack Chams, Tavistock
33FF The Band @ New Quay Inn, Teignmouth
El-cojones @The Twyford Inn, Tiverton
Saturday 9th
GeekChic @The Ship Hotel, Crediton
Four Men on the @ Corner House, Crediton
Still Life @The Market House, Dartmouth
Time Machine @The Landsdown, Dawlish
Plan B @The Prospect Inn, Exeter
Kiss This! @The Village Inn, Exeter
K2 @The Crawford, Exeter
Reckless @The Royal Standard, Sheldon
Eo-cojones @ The Kings, Exeter
Electric Landlady @ The Strand, Exmouth
Josie Lloyd @The Manor Hotel, Exmouth
The Real Deal @The Volunteer Inn, Honiton
Indigo Charlie @ Creeks End Inn, Kingsbridge
Eat The Rich @ The Globe, Lympstone
Rock Salmon @ Copper Key, North Tawton
Missconception @The Lime Tree, Paignton
Vicious Kitten @The Cherry Tree, Plymouth
Red Vegas @The Post Office Inn, Plymouth
Open Night @Shammick Acoustic, Function Rm,
Castle Inn, High St, Combe Martin 01271 882 366
Saturday 2nd
Indigo Charlie @ Castle Hotel, Bradninch
Group Therapy @ Corner House, Crediton
Party Animals @ Weary Traveller, Cullompton
The BobKatZ @ Lansdowne Hotel, Dawlish
The Candence @The Double Locks, Exeter
Carnaby Street @Devon Yeoman, Exeter
White Spirit @ The Prospect Inn, Exeter
Kiss This! @ The Longbrooke Exeter
Ocean 6 @The Crawford, Exeter
Dirty Money @The Bowling Green, Exeter
Time Machine @The Strand, Exmouth
Wired @ The Beach Hotel, Exmouth
Thick As Thieves @The Dolphin Inn, Kenton
Rage @ Spinning Wheel Inn, Paignton
Catch 23 @The Lime Tree, Paignton
The Delahays @ Jack Chams, Plymouth
Redhouse @The Ford Hotel, Plymouth
The Atlantics @ Celtic Rally Festival, Plymouth
Audius Maximus @ Royal Standard, Shaldon
The Replicants @ New Quay Inn, Teignmouth
Sunday 10th
Otis Gibbs @Voodoo Lounge, Exeter Phoenix
Monday 11th
Asaf Sirkis Trio @The North Devon Jazz Club,
The Beaver, Irsha St, Appledore, 01237 421 065
Sunday 3rd
Revival @The Old Barn Inn, Bickington
SmokeStack @The Voodoo Lounge, Exeter
The Reds @The First & Last, Exmouth
Guilty Plea @ The Strand, Exmouth
Zappa & Scratcher @ Ferry Boat , Teignmouth
Max @The Twyford Inn, Tiverton
Friday 15th
Monday 4th
Acoustic Music @Prince Blucher,Tiverton
Tuesday 5th
Folk Club @The Racehorse, Wellbrook St,Tiverton
Friday 8th
The Summertones @ Bolton Hotel, Brixham
Diamondogz @The Corner House, Crediton
Barnaby @The Ship Hotel, Crediton
Group Therapy @The Prospect Inn, Exeter
Funky Munks @ EX4, Exeter
K2 @The Village Inn, Exeter
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Wild2 @The Stoke Arms, Exeter
Wired @The York Inn, Exmouth
Walking By Myself @Royal Clarence, Seaton
Dani Wilde + The Will ‘Harmonica’ Wilde Neptune B/Band @The Globe Hotel, Topsham,Exeter
The BobKatZ @The Ferryboat, Sheldon
4 Rock’s Sake @ Tavistock Inn, Tavistock
Kiss This! @The Twyford Inn, Tiverton
Sarah McDougle + Tim Tweedle @The George
Hotel, Broad St, South Molton 01769 572514
Junkyard Angels @Heathcoat Hall S/C,Tiverton
K2 @The Corner house, Crediton
Rage @The Bolton Hotel, Brixham
Revival @The Olive Branch, Barnstaple
Black Jack Davey @The Showman, Exeter
Crush UK @The Prospect Inn, Exeter
Rock n Roll Outlaws @The Stoke Arms, Exeter
Ocean 6 @The Village Inn, Exeter
El-Cojones @The Exchange, Ivybridge
Morris Brothers @The Parker Arms, Paignton
Saturday 16th
The Late Shift @The George, Babbacombe
The Candence @Barnstaple Hotel, Barnstaple
Revolvin Door @The Ship Hotel, Crediton
Crush UK @The Landsdowne Hotel, Dawlish
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Saturday 16th continued
Klunge @The Longbrooke, Exeter
Bootleggers Turn @The Prospect, Exeter
Time Machine @Double Locks , Exeter
BarraCoodas @The Crawford, Exeter
36 ff the Band @The Bowling Green, Exeter
Innerterrestrials GIG @The Phoenix, Plymouth
The Bail Jumpers @The Strand, Exmouth
Electric Ladyland @Hook & Parrot, Seaton
Reckless @The Corner House, Crediton
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Livin in a Valvestate @ Lime Tree, Paignton
Wired @The Hook & Parrot, Seaton
Guilty Plea @The Black Horse, Sidmouth
Missconception @The Kings Arms, Teignmouth
Revolvin Door @ Waterfront Inn, Westwood Ho!
Sunday 24th
Music & Song Sess @Prince Blucher, Tiverton
Dave Kelly & Maggie Bell @The Plough Arts
Centre, Fore Street, Great Torrington
Jeff Lang @The Bridge Inn, Topsham, Exeter
Reckless @The Strand, Exmouth
Bobkatz @The Double Locks, Exeter
Sunday 17th
Monday 25th
Crush UK @The Phoenix, Exmouth
Thursday 21st
American Acoustic Music @Prince Blucher,
Westexe Street, Tiverton from 12.30 Free entry
The Reoffenders @The Longbrooke, Exeter
Tuesday 26th
Friday 22nd
Carolyn Hester @Bridge Inn, Topsham, Exeter
Roger Styles @ The Corner House, Crediton
The BobKatZ @The Manor Hotel, Cullompton
Simmertones @The Lansdowne Hotel, Dawlish
The Unknowns @The Village Inn, Exeter
Eat The Rich @ Half Moon, Whipton, Exeter
Chris Banderas @ EX4, Exeter
Phil Smyth @The Prospect Inn, Exeter
The Lateshift @The Globe, Exeter
The Candence @The Park Hotel, Exmouth
Pitchbend @ The Coach House, Paignton
Revival @The Cherry Tree, Plymouth
Dirty Money @The Ferryboat, Shaldon
Redhouse @The Tavistock Inn, Tavistock
Dissonance @ New Quay Inn, Teignmouth
Wired @The Golden Lion, Tipton St. John
K2 @The Twyford Inn, Tiverton
Raspberry Fish @ The Blue Cargo, Torquay
Friday 29th
Saturday 23rd
Neil Maya Jazz Quartet @St. Paul’s Church,
Tiverton part of the Festival events
Pitchbend @ The George, Babbacombe
Slytherin @ The Corner House, Crediton
El-cojones @ Weary Traveller, Cullompton
Chris Banderas @ Market House Inn, Cullompton
The Real Deal @The Longbrooke, Exeter
Julian Piper ( Blues) @The Radway Sidmouth
Juice @The Crawford, Exeter
Rory Ellis @ The Voodoo Lounge, Exeter
Cover’d @ The Longbrooke, Exeter
Reckless @The Strand, Exmouth
Louise Park Quartet (Jazz)@Plough Arts Centre, Fore Street, Great Torrington
Dirty Money @The Volunteer Inn, Honiton
The Candence @ Creeks End Inn, Kingsbridge
Time Machine @ Kings Arms, Okehampton
Rage @The Spinning Wheel Inn, Paignton
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John De Barra @The Dolphin Hotel, Beer
Revival @The Mariners Arms, Braunton
The Tailgaters @The London Inn, Braunton
Missconception @The Long Bar, Brixham
36FF The Band @The Corner House, Crediton
Slytherin @The Longbrooke, Exeter
Dissonance @The Village Inn, Exeter
Regeneration @The Showman, Exeter
Thick As Thieves @The Park, Exmouth
Blue Jelly @ The Beach, Exmouth
XLR @The Famous Old Barrel, Exmouth
Partly Animals @ Montgomery’s, Exmouth
Freeway Spirit @ Volunteer, Ottery St. Mary
Red Vegas @The Thistle, Plymouth
Mike Whellan @The George Hotel, South Molton
BarraCoodas @ The Ferryboat, Shaldon
Vicious Kitten @ Jack Chams, Tavistock
Dirty Money @ New Quay Inn, Teignmouth
Juice @The Twyford Inn, Tiverton
Saturday 30th
Headsmith @The Corner House, Crediton
Kathryn Tickell Band @The Wharf, Tavistock
Four Men on the Job @ Longbrooke, Exeter
Guesswork @The Prospect Inn, Exeter
Carnaby St. @The Crawford, Exeter
Slinger @ The Half Moon, Whipton, Exeter
Rock Against The @The Strand, Exmouth
Rage @The Union Inn, Newton Abbot
4 Rock’s Sake @The Entertainer, Paignton
The Vibes @The Junction, Plymouth
Eat The Rich @ Kitty O’Hanlons, Plymouth
Black Jack Davey @ Royal Standard, Shaldon
Reedhouse @ New Quay Inn, Teignmouth
El-cojones @ The Ship Inn, Teignmouth
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PENNYMOOR SONG AND ALE 2009
CRUSH UK TEN YEARS
The band ‘Crush UK’ are a regular in the
scrumpy gig listing every month and have
been around for ten years. They are based
in South Devon, but gig all over the country
and abroad, fronted by the very talented
Martin Weller, who like me is a firm believer
in keeping music live!! They have just released an album CD 1999 - 2009 which
has been complied from their albums ‘Changing By Degrees’ - ‘Pay Attention’ ‘The Next Big Thing’ and their most recent
‘Quiddity’. This contains 20 tracks and if
you are a regular at ‘Crush UK’ gigs this
album is a must for you, this has some
really excellent tracks with the band in full
throttle, that are good examples of their
broad appeal, very enjoyable. You can
obtain the bands recordings from www.crushuk.com/store
www.myspace.com/martinweller
For gig information, bookings etc....
Phone Martin on - 07932 121266
This year on June 5th, 6th and 7th they will
be returning to The Black Dog Inn, Crediton, Devon EX17 4QS( after 3 years at The
Cruwys Arms). There is now more space at
The Black Dog with adjacent camping field.
The Song and Ale is predominantly a festival of (acoustic) song. Each session has a
different host who makes sure that no one
who wants to contribute gets left out.
The programme starts 5.30 when the reception opens. At 8.00 pm starts with a
singaround session on the Friday night.
All the song sessions will take place in the
function room, for more info on the events
food, and camping, which you can book
extra camping nights before and after the
event please phone Dave or Alli at The
Black Dog Inn on - 01884 860336.
Tickets for the event £15.00 which includes free camping for ticket holders. Also
meals at The Black Dog need to be booked.
Black Dog Inn grid ref. OS 806098
BURNHAM ROCK in association with JAMIE ROBERTS at THE PIER TAVERN, BURNHAM ON SEA
Will be holding a
‘BATTLE OF THE BANDS’
FINAL HEAT on 28th MAY ‘09
For info PHONE JEFF on 01278 792334
SPONSORED BY - Horizontal Studios + Mike Lang Photography
Scrumpy ‘n’ Western + Pier Tavern + Burnham Rock
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Renegade @The Thomas Tripp, Christchurch
DORSET LIVE GIGS
Tuesday 12th
Friday 1st
Pink Moon Acoustic @Chaplin’s Bar, Boscombe
5th Avenue @ Railway Hotel, Blandford Forum
Restless @The Rock Hotel, Weymouth
State of Undress @Royal Portland, Portland
Who’s Afear’d @The White Hart, Wimborne
Tidal Wave @Cellar Bar, Xchurch Rd,Boscombe
Wednesday 13th
Fearne @Thomas Tripp, Christchurch
Imelda May + Black Bart @Mr Kyps, Poole
Thursday 14th
Bruce Griffin Jazz @Chaplin’s Bar, Boscombe
Saturday 2nd
Wishbones @ Railway Hotel, Blandford Forum
Crosswired @ The Crown Inn, Bridport
John De Barra @The Cobb Arms, Lyme Regis
Slipped Disc @The White Swan, Swanage
Bee Gees Forever Tribute @Mr Kyps, Poole
Bruce Griffin @Cellar Bar, Xchurch Rd,Boscombe
Jamrock @ Bournemouth Pier, Bournemouth
Riverside B/band @Manor Arms, Burton, Xchurch
U-Rythmix + @Thomas Tripp, Christchurch
Sunday 3rd
Second Nature @ Railway Hotel, Blandford Forum
Creecker @The Crown Inn, Bridport
Slipped Disc @ Run Shack, Weymouth
Who’s Afear’d @The Cattistock 2nd Annual Dorset Knob Throwing contest
Knob out!!
State of Undress @The Cricketers, Wimborne
Riverside B/Band @The Crows Nest, Swanage
Loose Chippings @Thomas Tripp, Christchurch
Friday 15th
Restless @The George Inn, Weymouth
Roxy Magic @Mr Kyps, Parkstone, Poole
Pete Christie @Cellar Bar, Xchurch, Boscombe
Storm @Thomas Tripp, Christchurch
Saturday 16th
Paint It Blue Great Blues@Cellar Bar,Boscombe
Boot Led Zepplin @Thomas Tripp, Christchurch
Drunk in Public + @Mr Kyps, Parkstone, Poole
Boy Le Monti @The Ropemakers, Bridport
The Sun Room @The Crown Inn, Bridport
Red Jackson @Dorchester Arts Centre
Cryin Out Loud @The Victoria Hotel, Dorchester
Who’s Afear’d @Dorchester Town Football Club
The Real Deal @The Nags Head, Lyme Regis
Lewis & The Sound of @ Mermaid, Sherborne
Slipped Disc @The Sailor’s Return, Weymouth
Sunday 17th
Monday 4th
Permanent Vacation @Thomas Tripp, Xchurch
The Mangledwurzels, Dave Griffith’s, Freak
Circus @Blandford Beer Festival, Railway Hotel.
Stompin Dave Allen @Boot Inn, Weymouth
Monday 18th
Tuesday 5th
Nicky Hann + Friends @Chaplin’s Bar, Boscombe
Nicky Hann + Friends @Chaplin’s Bar, Boscombe
Wednesday 20th
Thursday 7th
Stompin Dave’s Electric B/Band @The
Bournebeat Hotel, Bournemouth 01202 553319
P R Dewhurst @Thomas Tripp, Christchurch
Derrin Nauendorf Band @Mr Kyps, Poole
Jazz Bite @Chaplin’s Bar, Xchurch Rd,Boscombe
Cavin Jones @Mr Kyps, Parkstone, Poole
Friday 8th
ASP @The Railway Hotel, Blandford Forum
John De Barra @ Green Man, Wimborne Minster
Who’s Afear’d @The Ropemakers, Bridport
Definitely Mightbe + @Mr Kyps,Poole,
Andy Grant @Cellar Bar, Xchurch Rd,Boscombe
Jak The Lad @Thomas Tripp, Christchurch
Saturday 9th
Conflict of Interest @Railway Hotel, Blandford
Stress @The Crown Inn, Bridport
Cryin Out Loud @The Old Ship, Dorchester
Connie Lush @Mr Kyps, Parkstone, Poole
Live Music @Cellar Bar,Xchurch Rd,Boscombe
John de Barra @Bournemouth East Con club
Pure Purple (Trib) @Thomas Tripp, Xchurch
Richard Digance @Courtyard, Lulworth Castle
Tuesday 19th
Thursday 21st
Swingtet @The Railway Hotel, Blandford Forum
G13 Jazz duo @Chaplin’s Bar, Boscombe
Artic Challenge @Mr Kyps, Parkstone, Poole
LOCAL BANDS NEW SINGLE
That rocky - rootsy ‘fiddlesome’ band
‘State of Undress’ release their new single on June 1st. The single ‘One More
Shot of You’, is a very catchy
tune,produced by Grant Showbiz, Billy
Bragg’s long time producer. This catchy
single could be the definitive sound of
the summer! For more info go to -
www.stateofundress.com
Sunday 10th
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Great entertainment every weekend
‘relaxing lively atmosphere’
Pink Moon Acoustic @Chaplin’s Bar, Boscombe
Blues Jam @The Blue Boar, Poole
DORSET LIVE GIGS
Friday 22nd
Wednesday 27th
Old Age Punks @Railway Hotel, Blandford Forum
Freak Circus @The Clifton Hotel, Portland
John de Barra @Beaconhill Tour Park, Poole
UK Subs + Demonic Ups @Mr Kyps, Poole
Jack Rabbit Blood @The Cellar Bar, Boscombe
Mothers Ruin @Thomas Tripp, Christchurch
Jon Cotton @Thomas Tripp, Christchurch
Saturday 23rd
Friday 29th
All Day Music Festival with Paschango/Paint
It Blue/ Godhead plus more @The Cellar Bar,
529 Christchurch Road, Boscombe 01202 251953
Whole Lotta Led @Mr Kyps, Parkstone, Poole
Best Kept Secret @The Crown Inn, Bridport
Merge In Turn @The Pamphill Hall, Pamphill
John de Barra @The White Hart, Shaftsbury
Pyratest! @The Weld Arms,Wareham
Slipped Disc @Excise House, Weymouth
Freak Circus @Excise House, Weymouth
Slipped Disc @The Rum Shack, Weymouth
Martin Weller @Royal Portland Arms, Portland
Jon Cotton @Cellar Bar, Xchurch Rd,Boscombe
Catalylist @Thomas Tripp, Christchurch
Sunday 24th
Boy Le Monti @the Old Ship Inn, Dorchester
Vinyl Monkeys @The Crown Inn, Bridport
Pyrates! @Lulworth Castle, East Lulworth
John de Barra @Green Man, Wimborne 7 - 10 pm
Willie & the Bandits @Mr Kyps, Poole
Lewis and the Sound of @British Legion, Wool
Next Big Thing @Thomas Tripp, Christchurch
Monday 25th
Lewis & The Sound of @Horns Inn, Wimborne
Tuesday 26th
Thursday 28th
2nd Year party Night @The Sun Ray Folk Club,
Broadmayne Village Hall 07786 654 074
Zoe Shwarz & Rob Koral @Chaplins Bar, 529
Christchurch Road, Boscombe 01202 251 953
Saturday 30th
State of Undress @Mudeford Men’s Club, Starpit
Wella Live @Thomas Tripp, Christchurch
Mojo Flames @Cellar Bar, Xchurch Rd,Boscombe
Never the Bride @Mr Kyps, Parkstone, Poole
Sunday 31st
State of Undress @The Old Vicarage, Hinton
Lady Winwood’s Maggot @The Thomas Tripp,
Christchurch
Boy Le Mont @Royal Portland, Portland
Repeat & Regular
Wednesdays Open Mic Night @Chaplin’s Bar,
529 Christchurch Rd, Boscombe 01202 251 953
Sundays Live Acoustic Showcase @Chaplin’s
Bar, 529 Christchurch Road, Boscombe
EXMOUTH FESTIVAL 21st - 29th May ‘09 has a wide range of music over the
week with Festival Stomp 7.30 pm on the 22nd with ‘Stompin Dave Allen’ plus a lot
more blues acts. ‘Red Out’ on stage at 2.30 in the afternoon both events held on The
Manor Gardens Stage. From Rock, Folk, Blues, even Shanty, musically something
for everyone including a young ‘Battle of the Bands’. The weeks events will end with
a concert ‘Joey The Lips’ a ten piece soul band. There is a down loadable events
Program available,so for more info - www.dtnet.net/exmouthfestival.org.uk
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Stealer @New Inn, Sarum Hill,Basingstoke
London + United Front @The George, Andover
Less is More @Station Hotel, Andover
We Will Rock You (Queen Tribute) @New Inn,
Sarum Hill, Basingstoke 01256 323 292
Sounds of Suburbs @ The Winton, Basingstoke
Eternal Flame @ Ringwood Social Club
P R Dewhurst @The Angel Inn, Andover
Rainbow Trout +Cane @The George, Andover
5th Base @The Dog & Partridge, Yateley
Fay Wray @The Colonial Bar, Horndean
Hair of the Dog @The Gypsy Green, Gosport
Mo Thomas & Arnie Cottrell @Bent Brief,Soton
Pete Harris @The Blue Keys Ht, Southampton
Sunday 3rd
Sunday 17th
The Tailgaters @Bird in Hand, Fareham 5 pm
Open Mic all welcome @Propaganda, Andover
Jon Walsh Trio @The Shoe, Platford,Nr Romsey
James Hollingworth @Platform Tavern, Soton
Open Mic Night @Propaganda, Andover
Tuesday 5th
Louche Manouche @Platform Tavern, Soton
Viatrophy + Runs of Earth @George, Andover
Nat Martin Band @Platform Tavern, Southampton
Thursday 7th
Friday 22nd
Third Party @ Propaganda Music Canteen, Fleet
2 Gentlemen @The Platform Tavern, Soton
The Directors @Propaganda, Andover
Brontide + Heroics + @The George, Andover
Miller Family @The Fox & Hound, Fleet
Cookie Monsters @Plough Inn, Grateley, Andover
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Friday 1st
Kindred Spirit @ The Hope Poles, Alton
Bad Penny @The New Inn, Sarum Hill, Basingstoke
Be Sharp @ The Fox & Hounds, Fleet
5th Base @ The Cricketers, Yateley
Saturday 2nd
Thursday 21st
Saturday 23rd
Sound of the Suburbs @The Fox & Hound, Fleet
Stompin Dave @The Dolphin, Southampton
Flip Flop @The Colonial Bar, Horndean
Matt Harper @The Plough, Grateley, nr Andover
Sondura + Louder Than @The George,Andover
The Locators @New Inn, Sarum Hill, Basingstoke
State of Undress @Queen Charlotte, Andover
Stone Pig @The Angel Inn, Andover
Reload @The Station Hotel, Andover
Eternal Flame @ Nursling & Rownhams, Soton
Pete Harris @Wheatsheaf, Shedfiield nr Wickham
Slack Harry @The Colonial Bar, Horndean
Saturday 9th
Monday 26th
Tony Ellis Band @ Queen Charlotte, Andover
Flaxon @Mason’s Hall, Andover
Not Dead Yet @The Angel Inn, Andover
Gasoline Alley @The Station Hotel, Andover
Funkline @The Wolversdene Club, Andover
Second Monday + @The George, Andover
BandX @ The Fox, Newfound, Basingstoke
Nicky
Moore’s
Blues
Corporation
@Basingstoke Blues Club, The Moose Centre,
Churchill Way Rex 01256 321837 / 07979 422590
One Weird Fish @The New Inn, Basingstoke
The Producers @The Rydal Arms, New Milton
Bizr @The Colonial Bar, Horndean, Waterlooville
The Tailgaters @Inn on the Furlong, Ringwood
Blues Jam @The Platform Tavern, Southampton
Friday 8th
Thursday 14th
Black Heart + Kicked in @The George, Andover
Red Jackson @Platform Tavern, Southampton
Blues Open Mic @Coach & Horses, Rotherwick
Friday 15th
Boxx @The New Inn, Sarum Hill, Basingstoke
Riverside B/Band @Wagon & Horses,Lymington
BFO @The Anton Arms, Andover
Pete Harris B/Band @Bird in Hand, Fareham
Saturday 16th
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Thursday 28th
Ron Trueman-Border @ RMA Tavern, Southsea
Ryan O’Reilly @Platform Tavern,Southampton
Oceans Apart + After Effect @George, Andover
Friday 29th
Syren @The Hammer & Tongs, Basingstoke
Blood Red Sky @The Fox & Hound, Fleet
State of Undress @The South Hants Beer Festival, Southampton Guildhall 8.30 pm
Trevor John Band @The Colonial Bar, Horndean
Less is More @The Anton Arms, Andover
Brothers of Soul @Wolvesdene Club, Andover
Saturday 30th
No Way Out @New Inn, Sarum Hill, Basingstoke
Tony Ellis @ The Winton, Winton Sq, Basingstoke
Nerves Endings + Dead Blow @George,Andover
Atomic Badger @The Colonial Bar, Horndean
Sunday 31st
Stompin Dave’s Electric Blues Band @The
Shoe,Plaitford, nr Romsey
Rory Ellis @ The Platform Tavern, Southampton
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Acoustic Evening (3) @The Perfect 5th, Taunton
Friday 1st
Mestizo Blues Collection @ Poacher, Portishead
Steve Mitchell Band @The Rock Gardens, W-S-M
Juice @ Mansion House, Bridgwater
No Closure @ Choughs, Chard
Treefrogs @ Green Dragon, Combe St. Nicholas
Cheechers @ King William Inn, Glastonbury
Beltane Celebration @Glastonbury Ass Rooms
Snappa @The Greylake Inn, Greylake
The Valetone @ The Globe, Somerton
Bag of Rats @ Fleur de Lis Stoke Sub Hamdon
Nick Fisher + 3 @The Perfect 5th, Taunton
The Candence @The Pen & Quill, Taunton
Apache @ The Pound Inn, Coxley, Wells
Walking By Myself @The Black Horse, Yeovil
The Tailgaters @The Kings Arms, Bath
Saturday 2nd
My Generation £4 @Scallys, Weston-Super-Mare
The Reoffenders @The Rock Gardens, W-S-M
Ned Clamp + Pat Smith @The Acorn Folk Club,
Pier Room, Old Ship Aground, Quay Street, Minehead 01643 709 394 www.acornfolkclub.co.uk
Out N Running @The Borough Arms, W-S-M
The Tailgaters @The Imperial,South Pde, W-S-M
Rockin Replay @The Railway, Burnham on Sea
State of Undress @Abby Hill Steam and Country
Fair, Yeovil
www.stateofundress.com
Yes Sir Boss + 2 @The Perfect 5th, Taunton
The Real Deal @The Westgate Inn, Taunton
The Graduates @The Pen & Quill, Taunton
Rude Awakening @The White Hart, Taunton
Seedy Cases @The Royal Oak, Wilton
BarraCoodas @ The Vintage, Wellington
Mick Taylor’s All Star Band + The ZZ Tops
@Cheese & Grain, Market Yard, Frome
Cryin Out Loud @ The Con Club, Yeovil
Walking By Myself @Horse Pond, Castle Cary
Thursday 7th
Bike Night with Full Frontal @Scallys, W-S-M
Friday 8th
Mangledwurzels @Natterjack Inn, Evercreech
Junction, Shepton Mallet 01749 860 253
The Treefrogs @The Malt Shovel, Bridgwater
Tiny Tin Lady + @The Orange Box, Yeovil
Roxy Magic @The Barn, Square + Compass,
Windmill Hill, nr Illminster
Martin Harley Band + @The Perfect 5th, Taunton
El-cojones @The Westgate Inn, Taunton
Mojo @The Quicksilver Mail, Yeovil
Out N Running @ The Arrow, Yeovil
Ryan Inglis Band @Imperial, Weston-Super-Mare
Saturday 9th
Morris Brothers £2 @Scallys, Carlton St,W-S-M
Fun House + DJ@Route 66, Weston-Super-Mare
Reoffender @The Imperial, Weston-Super-Mare
The Soulvents + @The Rock Gardens, W-S-M
Start! @The Salthouse, Clevedon
Pure @The Poacher, Portishead
Outsider @The Stones Cross, Midsomer Norton
Walter Strauss @The East Harptree Theatre
Crosswired @ The King William, Crewkerne
Little Big Band @ Halsway Manor, Crowcombe
Live Bands + DJ’s @Perfect 5th, Taunton
The King Roosters @The Westgate Inn, Taunton
Nightshift @The Royal Oak, Wilton
The Tailgaters @The Millers Arms, Wincanton
Best Kept Secret @ Foresters Arms, Williton
Walking By Myself @Nailsea Social Club,Nailsea
Sunday 10th
Bag of Rats @The Railway Inn, Burnham-on-Sea
Tuesday 12th
Kent DuChaine @The Barn, S + C, Windmill Hill
Wednesday 13th
Sunday 3rd
Andy McKee @The Brewhouse, Taunton
Boy Le Monti @The Griffin, Frome 3 - 5pm
Indigo Charlie @ The Vintage, Wellington
The Real Deal @The Pall Tavern, Yeovil
Hells Bells @The Quicksilver Mail, Yeovil
Walking By Myself @The Foresters, Bridgwater
Rod’s Faces @The Railway, Burnham-On-Sea
One Eyed Jacks @Scallys, Weston-S-Mare 2 pm
Rockin Tony 3 pm @Route 66, Weston-Super-Mare
Thursday 14th
Monday 4th
The Age 4pm @The Red Admiral, W-S-M
Tuesday 5th
Kangeroo Moon + Forcenna @The Assembly
Rooms, Glastonbury 01458 834 677
MAY ‘09
Bike Night Live Band @Scallys, Carton St,W-S-M
Friday 15th
Cryin Out Loud @ Cross Rifles, Bridgwater
Adrian Edmonson & The Bad Shepard's @The
Brewhouse, Taunton
The Real Deal @ Fleur de Lis, Stoke Sub Hamdon
Seedy Cases @The Pound Inn, Coxley, Wells
Blue Express @The Quicksilver Mail, Yeovil
The Worried Men @The Kings Arms, Bath
Enter Shikari!! @The Rock Gardens, W-S-M
Guns 2 Roses@The Imperial,Weston-Super-Mare
A Night of Folk Music @Princess Hall, B-O-S
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Jucy Lucy @Scallys, Weston-Super-Mare
The Age @The Imperial, Weston-Super-Mare
The ZZ Tops @The Rock Gardens, W-S-M
Zhain @The Railway, Burnham on Sea
Larry Miller Band + Cliff Moore Band + Sup
@The Princess Hall, Princess St, Burnham on Sea
Chris Banderas @The Ship Inn, Chard
Seedy Cases @The Apple Tree, West Pennard
Blue Room Babbons +3 @Perfect 5th, Taunton
Eat The Rich @The Westgate Inn, Taunton
4 Rocks Sake @The White Hart, Taunton
Lau @The David Hall, Petherton
The Tailgaters @The Riverside, Midsomer Norton
Tuesday 19th
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Robin Williamson + Tim Hall @The Assembly
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Strawbs Full Electric @Cheese & Grain, Frome
Rock Doctor @ The Con Club, Yeovil
Walking By Myself @Duke of York, Ilminster
Sunday 24th
Live music tbc 2pm @Scallys,Carlton St, W-S-M
The Treefrogs @ The Vintage. Wellington
The Reoffenders @ The Vintage, Wellington
Mr D’arcy @ Quicksilver Mail, Yeovil
Tuesday 26th
Melanie + @Cheese & Grain, Market Yard, Frome
Sheila Chandra @Glastonbury Assembly Rooms
Wednesday 27th
Rory Ellis + Tina Rose@ The Perfect 5th,Taunton
Thursday 28th
One Eskimo + @The Perfect 5th, High St,Taunton
Bike Night with The Tonedevils
8pm
@Scallys, Carlton Street, Weston-Super-Mare
Live Music tbc @The Rock Gardens, W-S-M
Seedy Cases @The Quicksilver Mail, Yeovil
Thursday 21st
Friday 29th
Dana Wylie Band + Gareth Austin @The Assembly Rooms, Glastonbury 01458 834 677
The Hamsters @The Barn, Square + Compass,
Windmill Hill, nr Illminster
Live Music tbc @The Rock Gardens, W-S-M
Live Music tbc @The Rock Gardens, W-S-M
Magic Mirror @ The Poacher, Portishead
Crosswired @ The Friendly Spirit, Bridgwater
Seedy Cases @The Quicksilver Mail, Yeovil
Walking By Myself @The Crown, Ilminster
Richard Digance @The Barn, S + C, Windmill Hill
Wednesday 20th
Friday 22nd
Hot Plumz @ The Poacher, Portishead
Razar @ The Friendly Spirit, Bridgwater
Little Black Number @Railway,Burnham on Sea
Sean & James Cannon + Diaspora
@Bridgwater Arts Centre, 8 pm 01278 451187
The Real Deal @ The Grove, Taunton
Marc Venus @The Quicksilver Mail, Yeovil
Live Music tbc @The Rock Gardens, W-S-M
Off The Record @The Imperial, Weston-S-Mare
Saturday 23rd
Larry Miller £4 entry @Scallys, Carlton St, W-S-M
Noasis ( UK Top Oasis Tribute) @The Imperial,
South Parade,W-S-M 01934 621 815 Free entry
Tim Bromfield @The Red Admiral, W-S-M
Live Music tbc @The Rock Gardens, W-S-M
Communicators @The Railway, Burnham On Sea
The Tailgaters @Pier Tavern, Burnham on Sea
Dave King @ Clarence House, Portishead
Kenny J @ Bridgwater SC, Bridgwater
Cryin Out Loud @ Old Market Inn, Bridgwater
The Graduates @ Half Moon, Stoke Sub Hamdon
Revival @The Westgate Inn, Taunton
Stompin Dave’s E/Band @Perfect 5th, Taunton
Little Big Band @ Raleigh’s Cross Inn, Watchet
Dissonance @ The Vintage, Wellington
Janey Summer @The Kings Head, Wells
MAY ‘09
Saturday 30th
Bowie Experience £4 entry @Scallys, Carlton
Street, Weston-Super-Mare 01934 413 412
Exit 21 @Route 66, Weston-Super-Mare
Shakin Steven’s Tribute @The Imperial, South
Parade, Weston-S-Mare 01934 621815 Free Entry
Out N Running @The Back Bar Live, W-S-M
Live Music tbc @The Rock Gardens, W-S-M
Walking By Myself @Worle Century Club, Worle
Razar @The Old Market Inn, Bridgwater
Snappa @ Old Pier Tavern, Burnham-on-Sea
Shoot The Moon @The Railway, Burnham on Sea
The Real Deal @ Backpackers, Glastonbury
The Graduates @ King William Inn, Glastonbury
Jet King + Less Is Me + Laundry Room + @
The Perfect 5th, High Street, Taunton
The Reoffenders @The Westgate Inn, Taunton
The Seedy Cases @The Perfect 5th, Taunton
Cryin Out Loud @The Westminster, Yeovil
Sunday 31st
Slipped Disc @The Pall Tavern, Yeovil
John Lewis/Mark the Harp 1 pm @Route 66, St.
Margaret’s Terrace,W-S-M phone 07821 765 799
Acoustic Night @The David Hall, Petherton
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Sundays Open Mic Night @The Perfect 5th, High Street, Taunton www.perfect5th.co.uk
Mondays Weston’s Rock n Roll Club @The Rock Gardens, Orchard Street, Weston-Super-Mare
Open Mic Night @The Britannia Inn, High St, Weston-Super-Mare
Tuesdays Open Mic Night @The Kings Head, High Street, Wells
Acoustic Open Mic @The Rock Gardens, Orchard Street, Weston-Super-Mare
Thursdays Unsigned Bands Night @The Perfect 5th, High Street, Taunton
Fridays Open Folk Night @The Raglan, Upper Church Road, Weston-Super-Mare
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COMMITMENT to LIVE MUSIC
We are committed to providing live music
of all types at The Red Admiral, Alexander
Parade, Weston-Super-Mare. Although
there are certain musicians and bands in
the Weston area who for some reasons
best known to themselves do not wish to
play here! If you are an up and coming
band or musician we would welcome the
chance to talk to you about possible gigs.
If anyone is interested in running an open
mic night please contact us. We are also
happy to allow bands to use our skittle alley
for practice - free of charge, subject to
arrangement. For more info call in during
business hours or phone -
01934 623 395
Guitars - Amps - Effects - Keyboards
Recording Equipment - Hi Fi - etc.....
Phone : 01823 353 494
130 East Reach, Taunton,
Somerset TA1 3HN
Monday 25th is FREE to attend and audiences are encouraged to donate to charity
and good cause’s in the area.There will be
over 30 bands playing over the weekend,
for more info go to -
www.zyworld.com
Basingstoke Rock n Roll Club
Club night May 29th - ‘The Revolutionaries’ (£8) appearing then on the 26th
June - ‘Rockin The Joint’ two great
bands, for more info go to www.basingstokerocknroll.co.uk
Or phone Brian
They meet at Westside Community Association
Paddock Road, South Ham,
Basingstoke, Hampshire
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Annually held over the Spring Bank holi- shops, the clubs, the bands you saw it
day at the end of May, Riffstock is a mini featured in the live magazine the
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Friday 1st
Keith Christmas @The Bear Hotel, Devizes
The Cleverly Brothers @Village Pump Folk Club
For more info and tickets - 01225 707 346
Buttmonkeys @The George, Bradford on Avon
Mad Ferret @The Rolleston, Swindon
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Corinthian Casuals @George, Bradford on Avon
Outsider @The Fox & Hounds, Swindon
Pink Floyd Tribute Night @Riff’s Bar, Swindon
Sheppard’s Pie @The Rolleston, Swindon
Sunday 17th
Devizes Festival Battle of the Bands heat 3
@Cavalier, Eastleigh Rd, Devizes 4 - 6 pm
Argent Dawn + 4 more @Salisbury Legion Club
Saturday 2nd
Friday 22nd
The Mangledwurzels @Melksham Labour Club
Robert Smith @The George, Bradford on Avon
Aynt Skynard @The Furnace, Swindon
The Mangledwurzels @The Rising Sun, North
Bradley, Trowbridge 8.30 pm 01225 752 453
Devizes Festival Battle of the bands heat 1
@The Cavalier, Easteigh Rd, Devizes 4 - 6pm
Ska Face @The Rolleston, Swindon
Innes Sibun Band @The Bear Hotel, Devizes
Open Mic Night @The Village Pump Folk Club for
more info - 01225 707 346
Jeff Like Usual @The Rolleston, Swindon
The Tailgaters @The Old Nick, Wooton Bassett
Dirty ‘Arry @The George, Bradford on Avon
RIFFSTOCK ‘09 Charity Fund Raiser from the
22nd to 25th with over 30 Bands appearing
@Riffs Bar, Greatfields, Swindon www.zyworld.com
Thursday 7th
Saturday 23rd
Indecision @The Rolleston, Swindon
Chicago Music Explosion @Riffs Bar, Swindon
Venezuelan Pig Rustlers @The George, Woolley
Street, Bradford on Avon
Boy Le Monti @The Wig and Quill, Salisbury
Riff Raff @The Regency, Swindon
Mofo @The Rolleston, Swindon
Sunday 3rd
Friday 8th
Tony Goldsmith B/Band @Bear Hotel, Devizes
Diana Johnstone @Village Pump Folk Club, for
more info phone - 01225 707 346
‘Positive Tension’ Live NME DJ’s @Corn Exchange, Devizes 9 pm - 2 am
The Big Bang @The George, Woolley St,B-O-A
Trickbabies @The Rolleston, Swindon
Saturday 9th
Indigo Blue @The George & Dragon, Salisbury
Start! @The Bradford on Avon Beer Festival
Zol Electric @The George, Bradford on Avon
Shred @The Rolleston, Swindon
Sunday 24th
The Mangledwurzels @Cider Sunday, The Foresters Arms, Sandrige Rd, Melksham 8PM
Devizes Festival Battle of the Bands heat 4
@Cavalier, Eastleigh Rd, Devizes 4 - 6pm
Outsider @The Beehive, Swindon
Ode & The Bebops @The Rolleston, Swindon
Monday 25th
Pronghorn + Pyeshoppe + more & Dj’s @The
Salisbury Legion Club - noon till 7 pm
Sunday 10th
Wednesday 27th
Devizes Festival Battle of the Bands heat 2
@Cavalier, Eastleigh Rd, Devizes 4 - 6pm
Ron Trueman-Border @ The Beehive, Swindon
Open Mic Night @The Winchester Gate, Salisbury
Wednesday 13th
Friday 29th
Open Mic Night @The Winchester Gate, Salisbury
Ron Trueman-Border @ The Ship Inn, Pewsey
Art Theman & John Critchinson @The Bear
Hotel, Devizes 01380 722 444
Show of Hands @The Village Pump Folk Club, for
tickets and info - 01225 707 346
The Big Time @The George, Bradford on Avon
Who’s Next (Who tribute) @The Furnace, Swindon
Thursday 14th
The Worried Men @Old Ale House, Salisbury
The Tin Spirits @Riffs Bar, Greatfield, Swindon
Voice of the Bomb @The Rolleston, Swindon
Friday 15th
Steve Louden & Gypie Mayo @The Bear Hotel,
Market Square, Devizes 01380 722 444
Sally in the Wood @The Village Pump Folk Club
For more info on the club - 01225 707 346
Gypsy Pistoleros @The Furnace,Swindon
Mangledwurzels @Riffs Bar, Greatfield, Swindon
Orig Rabbit Foot Spasm @Rolleston,Swindon
16 Stone Pig @The George, Bradford on Avon
Saturday 16th
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Saturday 30th
Jakarta @The George, Bradford on Avon
Outsider @The Rose & Crown, Warminster
Final Battle of Bands @Riff’s Bar, Swindon
Gwyn Ashton @The Rolleston, Swindon
Sunday 31st
Devizes Festival Battle of the Bands heat 5
@Cavalier, Eastleigh Rd, Devizes 4 - 6pm
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Teignmouth Folk Festival
MORE NEWS Jeremy Taylor at READIFOLK The 11th Teignmouth Folk Festival has this
The entertaining and much loved ‘Jeremy
Taylor’ singer/ guitarist, poet, songwriter,
and all round entertainer will be at Readifolk 31st May which is a don’t miss event.
They are closed on the 24th, but meet
every Sunday with on the 3rd - Singers
Night which is also themed. 10th with
guests ‘Maggie Boyle and Gary Boyle’ (no
relation) 17th - ‘The Trio Trefall’ for more
info phone 01189 613 586 they meet at
The RISC Centre, London Street, Reading.
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The Exeter & East Devon Branch of CAMRA are holding a Beer, Cider & Music
Festival ( Called Beer at the Castle) in the
courtyard of the Rougemont Castle, Castle
Street, Exeter (Just off the High Street) on
Friday and Saturday 26/27th June. The
event will be open both days from 11.00
am till 11.00 pm. There will be about 80
cask ales, 20 ciders, food stalls, product
stalls and pub games. There will be a
strong emphasis on music, particularly acts
from the local area. On the Friday night, in
conjunction with Barnfield Music club, we
will have 6 acts. They are Cole Stacy
(Young singer/songwriter) Adelia (folk/
funkie/jazzy) Alex Cross(singer/ songwriter) Mel Rout (bluesy/country) Kerry
Bryx(folk /rock) and The Old Porch Band
(countryish/traditional/foot percussion) The
admission cost is just £4 for each whole
day. On Saturday afternoon, we have The
Exmouth Shantymen plus from Coventry
‘Isambarde’ a brilliant young folk/rock trio.
On Saturday evening, we will have Isambarde Electric (the acoustic trio enhanced
by drums and bass) supported by The Old
Porch Band. For more info phone 01392 876 339 or e-mail -
[email protected]
Tickets will be available each day at the
gate and can be bought inadvance from
The Old Firehouse, Great Western Pubs
in Exeter and The Bridge Inn, Topsham.
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year extended a welcome to a number of
artistes from around the globe in addition to
plenty of home grown talent. The 2009
event which is held between 19 - 21st
June, boosts a fine line-up of performers
guaranteed to wet the appetite of all folk
music enthusiasts. James Fagan and Nancy Kerr are an-award winning duo, with
impeccable folk music credentials. James
is a member of Australia’s foremost folk
family whilst Nancy is the daughter of British folk legend Sandra Kerr. Their wonderful singing and impeccable musicianship
on bouzouki and fiddle have made them
one of the folk circuits most in-demand acts.
Emily and Hazel Askew are two extremely
talented young women who have been
building an enviable reputation as energetic performers of English music on fiddle
and melodeon. British born musician Tom
Lewis has been resident in Canada for
many years and is recognised as being
one of that country’s finest interpreters of
maritime songs. Award winning Danish trio
Haddadam, perform music gleaned from
the traditional music archives of the small
Baltic island of Bornholm. The New Rope
String Band are evterans of the folk scene
and have an enviable reputation for madcap on stage antics combined with musical
virtuosity. Their concerts are totally unpredictable and always guaranteed to raise a
smile. The festival will also feature a host
of fine local talent including - Halfway Harmony, The Castletown Boys, Exmouth
Shanty Men, Stormi’ Norman, Ollie Nelder,
Charbote plus many many more. Saturday
20th June will see the welcome return of
the Festival Ceilidh featuring Phoenix plus
a host of dance teams will be providing
colourful displays around the town. The
festival will also feature informal music and
song sessions, plus a range of workshops.
For more information, tickets etc.....
Contact Anne or Steve Gill on -
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The BASS GUITAR
Part two * There are three ways the neck can be
connected to a Bass guitar, bolt on, fixed or
through neck. The so called bolt-on neck is
the most common and actually use’s four
(sometimes five) screws. These are either
mounted on a single metal plate, or a series of recessed metal cups tp prevent
them digging into the body wood. Fixed
necks normally use glued tenon joint,
which is more usually found on guitars.
Thru-necks have the same pieces of wood
used in the neck construction running right
through the body, which is often formed of
two ‘wings’ sitting either side of the neck
section to give a distinctive series of decorative stripes.
* Materials also have a noticeable effect
on the tone of the instrument. For instance,
a maple body tends to make for a percussive response with a lot of upper harmonics, where as the softer, lighter swamp ash
produces a more rounded tone with more
of the fundamental to the lower notes. Fingerboard materials also effect the tone as
well as the woods used in the neck.
* While many basses continue to use passive systems, ‘active’ systems with powered preamplifiers first hit the scene in
1971, when Alembic produced it’s first
bass. Made for Jack Cassidy of ‘Jefferson
Airplane’, it cost more than $4,000
(something like £20,000 in today’s money!)
The Leo Fender designed Musicman
Stingray bass came onto the market in
1976 with a distinctive humbucking pick-up
and an active pre-amp that was more affordable to working bass players. The key
advantage to active electronics is a much
greater tonal range, with bass treble and
sometimes mid ranges all having controls
that will boost as well as cut.
* As many bass guitar and electronics
manufacturers use the pick-up shapes established on the fender precision and Jazz
basses respectively. Hence many makers
use ‘P’ and ‘J’ style pick-up shapes, even
though the tones their units produce may
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be quite different. One reason for following
this orthodoxy is that it makes it easier for
players to customise their existing instruments without necessarily routing any
woodwork.
* A scale length of 34” is widely excepted
as standard on a bass (although it’s often
called ‘long scale’) Because the low B
string used on 5-string basses can tend to
flap, some players are prepared to go to a
35” scale to increase string tension.
‘Medium scale’ would be 30” - 33”, while
‘short scale’ is 30” or less. Shorter scale
instruments can be easier to play, due to
less of a distance between the frets, but the
reduced tension can lead to diminished
response.
* The shortest bass scale length is undoubtedly the Ashbory Bass, now made
under license by Fender but previously
produced under the De Armond and Guild
brands. The scale length is around 18”,
with the sound from the silicone rubber
strings picked up by the integral
bridge/Pick-up unit. It sounds surprisingly
like a plucked double bass.
* The standard number of strings on a bass
is four, but there have been variations. The
mondern 5-string has a low D, but Fender
produced a model with ahigh string for a
while. Other variations include 8- strings
(tuned in double course’s a bit like a 12
string guitar). As well as models with six or
more strings, normally tuned at intervals of
a forth.
* Paul McCartney’s famous violin shaped
‘Beatle bass’ was made by Hofner, and
vintage basses just like his are highly collectable. Two extra facts : @ Paul McCartney isn’t left handed, he only learned to
play that way. (b) The first violin bass was
the Gibson EB1, made from 1953, a solid
body design, it had an extendable peg to
enable it to be played upright like a double
bass, but most players have preferred to
use it as a bass guitar on a strap.
* The acoustic bass has been around for
20 years, but has only achieved popularity
due to recent interest in bands holding
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Acoustic bass guitars produce nothing like
the volume of a double bass, so another
key to their success has been the increasing availability of high quality pick-ups and
pre-amp systems.
* Some makers, notably Kramer, have
produced bass guitars with aluminium
necks, typically with wooden in-fills to
make them less cold to the touch. The
Kramer instruments were produced from
1976 to 1985, however the production
techniques are complex and the benefits
hard to identify, although the necks are
probably impossible to warp!
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Popular local artists such as Pete Leonard, Dave Waddington and Matt Britton
will be joined by Eddie Johns from London. The sessions will also include some
rather
special
guests
performing
‘unplugged’ sets! Route 66 present some
hot new acts performing as part of the
Route 39 Rampage ‘09. Exciting new promotions company, Overtone Productions
are organising the 15 years + event. An
acoustic extravaganza featuring; Go Vegas, Andy Reilly, Rob Johnson, Ross
Burns and White Walls For
Blank
Minds. Of course there are the Salisbury
Live regulars, Lady Winwoods Maggot,
Party Animalz, Aaron Richie, Gemma C,
22nd Street, Stereo 4, The Zucchinis,
Pyeshoppe, The Delorians plus many
many more to be confirmed.
You can get the full line up/venue details by
buying the Salisbury Live 2009 brochure
available from shops, business and participating venues from mid April onwards.
Details and special features will also be
featured in the Salisbury Journal plus interviews and music from participating artists
on spire FM’s Dave Woollatt show in the
week leading up to the event.
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CARNGLAZE CAVERNS
Situated in the historical and wilds of St.
Neot, Liskeard, Cornwall have some great
Live Music and other entertainment lined
up for this summer. 16th May - ‘The Bucket Boys’ with support from ‘Poslip’. In
June on Saturday 13th ‘The Cavern
Beatles’ forty years on, and the music of
‘The Beatles’ remains as fresh and uplifting
as it was back then in the ‘Swinging Sixties’. For more information on this venue go
to -
www.carnglaze.com
Top Names PLAY Devon
Julian Piper bluesman from Devon has
got some great gigs lined up for May with
the 8th - ‘Dani Wilde and the Will
‘Harmonica’ Wilde Neptune Blues Band’
playing @The Globe Hotel, Topsham, Nr
Exeter 8.00 pm 01392 873 407
22nd - ‘Julian Piper’ making a rare live
appearance @The Radway, Sidmouth
24th - @Jeff Lang’ return visit by Aussi
slide guitarist receiving rave reviews after
his Glastonbury appearance last year.
Think Jack Butler meets Jack Johnson!
26th - ‘Carolyn Hester’ legendary Greenwich village New York folk songstress,
taught guitar by Buddy Holly and friend of
Bob Dylan who played on her first album.
www.myspace.com/juilianpiper
DEVIZES FEST BATTLE OF THE BANDS
Sunday afternoons from 4 - 6.00 pm
there will be a Devizes Festival ‘Battle of
the Bands’ on the 3rd Heat 1, 10th Heat
2, 17th Heat 3, 24th Heat 4 and 31st May
Semi 1 this is an all age event @The
Cavelier, Eastleigh Road, Devizes.
For more info e-mail -
[email protected]
There will also on Friday 8th be
‘Positive Tension’ @The Corn Exchange, Market Place, Devizes with
‘Alan MX’ Live NME DJ’s 18+ tickets £5
9pm till 2.00 am.
The New on-line bog reading Magazine
www.scrumpynuts.co.uk
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ACORN FOLK CLUB ‘Bertie’s Cartoons’ these are the main
characters at the folk club.
www.acornfolkclub.co.uk
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BILLY IN THE LOWGROUND photo by MIKE LANG
CRUSH UK
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