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Born from the love of music and the love of performing music The Troubadors set off in 2005 with the intention of converting the hard Northern club circuit to true Real music played on Real instruments by Real people. Alas we failed miserably and found we came second fiddle to Karaoke singers and X-Factor wannabees! Who all had the same backing tapes! So tails firmly beneath our legs we slunk away. And then from cyberspace came a ray of light! We werent the only people out there who loved Real music, we werent the only people who wanted to hear original tunes, We werent the only people that wanted warts and all authenticity. We found www.myspace.com In the short space of a few months we have made so many good friends who feel the same way, other musicians and music fans from all over the world! We have had thousands of people listening to our music. We have been invited to play in many venues we would never have known about. And met some very special people! I edited my profile with Thomas' Myspace Editor V4.4Being a musician is a very insular kind of profession and it has been wonderful to hook up with like minded musicians who feel exactly the same. So! The Troubadors in partnership with Henry Boons in Wakefield are hosting a new monthly acoustic night. Starting on the 26th October and then on the last Thursday of every month We invite you to a feast of music from musicians and singers from all over the UK. There will be a minimum of 3 featured artistes playing for 30 minutes each and if we have time a few floor singers too. The music is all acoustically based ( with a PA system ) but will feature solo artistes, duos and beyond! And from every musical genre you can think of! And a few you havent! Collaborations have already begun between friends on my space and you can expect recordings and live one offs on a regular basis. All these musicians have met through www.myspace.com And therefore the nights will be billed as myspace nights! We have been overwhelmed with the amount of talented people wanting to come and perform in Wakefield. All we can ask is that the people of Wakefield come and support this new venture. All of the artistes are performing because thats what they want to do, thats what makes them tick, They ALL have a curse! There is no door charge but a donations box will be on the bar to help towards the traveling expenses of artistes who are coming from all over the UK.

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Member Since: 9/16/2006
Band Website: troubadors.co.uk
Band Members: Dec Show. Wow can't believe it's back round to Xmas already! Kicking off our Xmas bash we had local lass Miss Rosie Doonan singing songs from her new album " Moving On" and a great Joni Mitchell cover too, As always cool proffesionalism is what you get from this young lady!It surprised people that she opened the night but in true Irish fashion Rosie wanted to play early so she could have a few drinks! Way to go girl! We will be seeing Rosie later in the year i'm sure. Next up was a young man ( can't say how young!) from Featherstone, Lucas Chapman Smith making his debut solo performance. He played 2 covers, "Jesus don't want me for a sunbeam" by the Vaselines and "rape me" from the Nirvana back catalogue. If you weren't actually looking at the stage you would have been forgiven for thinking there was a seasoned 20 year old up there! With a voice deeper than Johnny Cash and no slouch on the geetar front either Ive got to say it was a very impressive debut and the legendary boons crowd showed their appreciation big style! I think I may have met him before though! LOL Our good friend from Surrey Pete Neame was up next! Pete played at our debut night back in 2006 and often wanders up the M1 for a Thursday night out! He kicked off on his own and threw in a cover of the Troubadors song "Sometimes" which was a great surprise! Pete and Steve and Tracey Chapman Smith have collaborated via the internet on a number of songs over the last year to our mutual delight and these songs can be heard on Pete, Steve's and Traceys my space pages. So it made sense for Pete to invite Steve and Tracey up onto the Boons stage, completely unrehearsed and shaking! Steve unleashed his new Bouzouki and Tracey added her beautiful vocals to the mix! It felt like we had ben doing it for years and worked really well with Pete's gravelly voice up front! Needless to say we all really enjoyed it and we will doing more together in the future! And that is the whole point to these evenings and the my space ethic! A welcome return to The Windy Bottom Boys who played our last Xmas show and what a difference a year makes! Paul, Pete and Martin were great last year but really pulled out the stops for this one! with guitars,banjo,mandolin and fiddle and the harmonies of Paul and Martin they had the boons crowd getting into the Xmas spirit with some great covers from the likes of the Pogues, The waterboys and Steve Earle! Great fun, Great guys! Go see em! Just before The Troobs finished off the night in their usual ramshackle punk folk style we were treated to two songs from a guy from Korea called Kim! His English wasn't too good but he played a traditional Korean song followed by an Indonesian song all sung in Korean and played on a borrowed guitar! He was great! He dissapeared straight after the show so I don't have any more info on him! If you read this Kim, get in touch! So here's to 2008 already we have some fantastic acts lined up! Thanks for the support so far and thanks to the amazing Boons crowd! We love ya!
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nov show

..> Nov show Kicking off the Nov show was Frankie Roe from Leeds. A little girl with a huge voice. Her range is fantastic and she uses it to fine effect, plus she's no slouch on the guitar front to...
Posted by Henry Boons acoustic on Sun, 13 Jan 2008 01:42:00 PST

oct show

OCT SHOW Our first winter show of the year! Brrr Chel Shay was booked to play but didn't arrive which is a shame as her recorded work is great and we were looking forward to seeing her live! However t...
Posted by Henry Boons acoustic on Sun, 02 Dec 2007 02:34:00 PST

Sandman Revue

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Posted by Henry Boons acoustic on Fri, 09 Nov 2007 03:28:00 PST

Sept show

Sept show.The evening was kicked off by a couple of excellent impromtu songs by our very good friend Pete Neame. Pete regulary travels up from Surrey to our acoustic nights and it was great to hear "c...
Posted by Henry Boons acoustic on Tue, 30 Oct 2007 02:24:00 PST

June show

JUNE SHOW. LISA MARIE GLOVER opened the Henry Boons my space June night, and what a way to open! On first sight I was unsure wether Lisa was actually old enough to be in the pub without her parents bu...
Posted by Henry Boons acoustic on Sun, 29 Jul 2007 03:49:00 PST

May show

Many thanks go out to Rich Gibson for filling in on our May my space acoustic night! Rich had come along with Fazzini to take a look at Henry Boons and did us proud when two of our booked acts didn't ...
Posted by Henry Boons acoustic on Sun, 29 Jul 2007 03:47:00 PST

March show

After a 2 month unintentional break the Henry Boons My Space acoustic night resumed on March 29th with a truly eclectic line up! First up were local trio "Rise" 2 acoustic guitars and a bass player. B...
Posted by Henry Boons acoustic on Sat, 31 Mar 2007 03:12:00 PST

Jan/Feb shows cancelled

Hi, Due to unforseen circumstances the Jan/Feb my space acoustic nights have been cancelled. We should be back in March. Will keep you informed. Thanks for your support! Henry
Posted by Henry Boons acoustic on Thu, 18 Jan 2007 01:38:00 PST

Xmas song

Tracey Chapman Smith has recorded A special Xmas song for our My Space friends! Merry Xmas everybody!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by Henry Boons acoustic on Sun, 17 Dec 2006 01:09:00 PST

Troubadors Xmas bash

Following on from the last two successful "Myspace Acoustic Nights" held monthly at Henry Boons in Wakefield, The Troubadors are holding their Xmas party on Thursday 28th Dec( with a late license unti...
Posted by Henry Boons acoustic on Tue, 12 Dec 2006 10:48:00 PST