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Craig

Can You See The Real Me..?

About Me

Hi my name is Craig. I am 39 years old, happily married with a beautiful little boy who is four years old and a baby girl who one. I am a full time musician and play bass guitar and upright bass. I play mainly sessions for artists such as Jacqueline Sharp, Paul Rodgers, The Split Whisker Blues Band, The Proud Marys, Burn, Tim Manning, The Blocked, Jason Channing, The Homesick Blues Band, Circle of Blues, Blues Deville, Nathalie Nahai, Chilli Gold, John Hillary and many others...I am also a member of Who's Next, The UK's Premier Live Tribute to The Who. Check out our web site at www.whosnextband.co.ukI like to collect vintage bass guitars and now have 30 in my collection.

My Interests

Music, collecting, drinking, eating out, walking in the countryside, travel.Craig's Sponsorshttp://www.ashdownmusic.co.uk/http://www.rotosound.c om/http://www.warwick.dehttp://www.bill-lewington.com/Dean/e ndorsees/addecott.htm

I'd like to meet:

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Music:

Everything; Motorhead - Mingus!..
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Movies:

I enjoy most genres of cinema but tend to like left-field and quirky stuff the most. My all time favourite film is the Cohen Bros. masterpiece, Fargo. I also like David Lynch's work, Sea of Love is another favourie. I enjoy horror films too most recently the USA remake of The Ring.

Television:

British '70's comedy shows; Morcambe & Wise, Porridge, Only Fools & Horses etc...

Books:

I enjoy the adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The Valley of Fear is my favourite. I also enjoy the novels of John Fowles, who died recently. I also collect occult books and have a large collection of texts by authors including; Andy Collins, Aleister Crowley, Alex Sanders and Gerald Gardner. I also enjoy ghost stories by authors such as Edgar Allan Poe, H. P. Lovecraft, Elliot O'Donnell, Susan Hill and others.

Heroes:

My Dad, he's a really sound bloke! John Entwistle, the late bassist from The Who and my good mate Paul Gray (Eddie & The Hot Rods, The Damned, UFO, etc...) a master of the bass guitar and all-round top geezer!ME, DAD & WILL, MY BABY BOY!ME & THE OXPAUL GRAYMY WIFE

My Blog

LEARN BASS!


Posted by Craig on Sun, 08 Oct 2006 02:45:00 PST

LOCAL GIG FOR WHO TRIBUTE

  LOCAL GIG FOR WHO TRIBUTE     above: Craig Addecott Whos Next bass guitarist   The Black Horse in Trowbridge is gearing up for a live music event that has had local gig goers ch...
Posted by Craig on Mon, 24 Jul 2006 03:05:00 PST

PAUL GRAY - NEW ALBUM SOON!

  above: Paul lectures me on the evils of 5 string bass....   Hi Guys, I spent Saturday with my old mate bass god Paul Gray (Eddie & the Hot Rods, The Damned, UFO, Johnny Thunders, Larr...
Posted by Craig on Sun, 09 Jul 2006 09:14:00 PST

Craig to play Devizes Festival!

Above: Craig Addecott   Tonight, Friday, 7th July - Craig Addecott (Bass) joins seasoned blues musicians John Hillary and Andrew Bazeley for an impromptu set at The Bell On The Green, Devizes a...
Posted by Craig on Thu, 06 Jul 2006 03:50:00 PST

"WHAT'S THAT BASS? - IT SOUNDS AWESOME!"

WHATS THAT BASS???? IT SOUNDS AWESOME!!!!       Craig and the Dearnaley Custom Deluxe metal front bass at last years Cambridge Blues Festival.     I have had a lot of questio...
Posted by Craig on Tue, 20 Jun 2006 06:12:00 PST

Have Bass - Will Travel...

    The Hibernian, Stirchley, Birmingham     4.08am, the sun is just coming up over Cley Hill as I write this Blog and for the third night in a row Ive met the milkman in the stre...
Posted by Craig on Sun, 18 Jun 2006 08:28:00 PST

TIRED & EMOTIONAL

I'm not asleep, I'm just resting my eyes... Tired & Emotional It's 2.30am and I've just got home from London. Tonight I played at Storm Nightclub on Leicester Square and Im still buzzing! T...
Posted by Craig on Sat, 17 Jun 2006 07:37:00 PST

NATHALIE NAHAI ALBUM LAUNCH


Posted by Craig on Thu, 01 Jun 2006 05:38:00 PST

THE HOTTEST TICKET IN LONDON THIS WEEKEND!


Posted by Craig on Thu, 25 May 2006 12:50:00 PST

CRAIG'S MYSPACE SESSIONS...

CRAIGS MYSPACE SESSIONS....   I have recently met several very talented singer/songwriters through Myspace. I suppose that this is one of those rare success stories?   I am currently workin...
Posted by Craig on Thu, 20 Apr 2006 04:49:00 PST