Gigs
Wirksworth Arts Festival
Oi!
I am playing this years Wirksworth Arts Festival in Derbyshire. I’ll be performing two separate sets, and will be part of a Q&A paling about The Travelling Band project and various other art projects around the county.
Come along and have a beer.
Saturday 15th September @ The Old Lock Up, Wirksworth, Derbyshire. (1pm)
Saturday 15th September @ The Village Hall, Wirksworth, Derbyshire. (8pm)
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Wave 105 Cash For Kids Event
Ayup.
I have been asked to perform on Bournemouth beach, for this years Wave 105 ‘cash for kids’ charity event.
I’ll be on stage at 4pm on both the Friday and the Saturday.
The event is free and includes tonnes of stuff, as part of the Bournemouth air show.
If you’re about, come say hello.
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Travelling Band Project – Day One – Belper.
The Travelling Band project was an 8 date UK Arts Council project. Different songwriters and poets from the Derby area, were taken to a particular town or village, and given the task of writing a song in a couple of hours, and then performing that song to the people of that town or village, that evening.
Here are a couple of clips from day one in Belper, Derbyshire.
And here is the track, performed live… while reading lyrics from a sheet. My memory is pretty good, but it ain’t that good.
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The Travelling Band Project Homecoming
So, as part of an Arts Council project, we’ve been all across the county of Derbyshire, and now we’re ready to come back home with our songs.
For those that aren’t aware of this project, it’s the brain child of Alex Blood, and features artists such as myself, from the city of Derby. We travel across the county to different towns and villages, rock up around lunch time, learn about the history of the place, sink a few beers with the locals, and then write a song about it.
It all sounds pretty simple so far, the difficult part is that we need to perform that song, to the people of that community, that same evening.
We’ve been to Belper, Ilkeston, Ripley, Ashbourne, Matlock Bath, Wirksworth, and now we’re coming back to Derby, to perform all the tracks in our home city.
The show is on Thursday 31st May at The Maypole in Derby, and is free entry.
Feel free to come along and have a few beers with us, and listen to what we’ve managed to concoct in just a few hours.
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Nottingham calling!
Ayup!
I’ll be playing a wee acoustic set on Sunday at The Chameleon Cafe in Nottingham.
The gig is free, but any donations to the city’s Children’s Cancer ward are greatly appreciated. I’ll be on about 4pm.
The Travelling Band Project
Ayup.
I am involved with another Arts Council project. This time, it’s called The Travelling Band Project.
Here’s a brief explanation.
Five musicians, from all different musical backgrounds and genres, are put together and sent on the road across the county of Derbyshire.
Day one, we arrive in a town, and spend the day hanging out with the locals. We hear their stories, the history of the area, and that afternoon, we write a song about those people and their experiences. That evening we perform a set of our own individual songs, as well as our musical attempt to do them and their town justice.
Day two, repeat and so on all the way across the county.
On the final day, we will bring back all the songs and experiences, and perform them to the people of Derby.
Here are the dates and venues we have booked in so far…
Saturday 10th March @ No. 25, Belper.
Friday 6th April @ The Latch Lifter, Ilkeston.
Saturday 7th April @ The Featherstar, Wirksworth.
Friday 13th April @ Artisan, Ashbourne.
Saturday 5th May @ The Fishpond, Matlock.
Thursday 10th May @ Ripley’s Little Ale House, Ripley.
Thursday 31st May @ Baby People Studios, Derby (Afternoon).
Thursday 31st May @ The Maypole, Derby (Evening).
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Isle of Wight Christmas Shows
I’ll be playing a couple of Isle of Wight shows this Christmas.
I’ll be at Strings Bar & Venue on December 23rd.
And at Coburgs on Boxing Day, the 26th.
Be great if you are about.
AFA Charity Match
Big thanks to John Daly and the Awareness For Autism family, for letting me be part of their charity event.
Unfortunately my on the field performance ended after 6 minutes, when my groin tore while running on to a through ball from Alan Smith.
Still, it was lovely to be part of the event, and to perform some tunes at the after party.
Next year hopefully, if invited, I will have more of an impact on the field.
Please support www.awarenessforautism.com
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