Well we think we can safely say that this year's Strangeways Christmas Riot certainly hit the debauched revelry spot square in the mush and dare we say was the best so far! To those who attended... Thank you so much. To those who performed... We love you dearly! To the man throwing shoes... Boo Hiss! Special thanks must be given to Steve and Joe from Salford University for providing the PA and making The Happiness Sisters sound so good! Chris Ewington at i-pix for providing the lights and doing such a spectacular show! John Leah and his staff for again running a monstrous bar.
Ben and Mano from Meadow for manning the decks and keeping everyone dancing. Every single Happiness Sister for giving up so much of their time. Your Happiness Sisters this year were: Drummers and Percussionists - Carl Sharrocks, Mik Grant and Christian Payne. Bassists - Gary Hadfield and Scott Whittaker. Guitars - Tim Thomas, Chris Haddon and Stuart Wilson. Keyboards and Synths - Andy Poole. Piano and Keys - Fred 'Elton' Kindt. Brass - Owen, Ed and Rich. Vocals and Backing Vocals - Chris Maher, Louise Turner and Anji Graham. Joining The Happiness Sisters this year were: Huw - The Redwing Pilots, Rick - The Underclass, Col and John - The Albany Throws, Jennie Sawdon, Toby and Guy - The Paris Riots, Ben and Mano - Meadow , Sam and Becks - Shameless, Dane Chalfin, Martin, Jim and Chris - Onions. We'll let you know how much we made for The Royal School For The Deaf as soon as we've counted up and we'll get some photos up soon. Please send any photos you may have of the proceedings to
[email protected] and we'll get them up for all to see. Thank you once again. God Bless You. Each And Everyone. See You Next Year.
