Member Since: 3/6/2006
Band Members: Show List2004
Nov 6th: The Pheonix, North End
Nov 20th: The Fox & Hounds, Waterlooville
Dec 12th: The Squirrell Inn, Hurtmore
2005
Jan 2nd: Vospers Social Club, Porchester
Jan 8th: The Traveller's Joy, Milton
Jan 15th: The Pheonix, North End
Jan 21st: The Bird in Hand, Fareham
Jan 22nd: Langston Conservative Club, Langston
Jan 24th: The Golden Farmer, Bracknel
Feb 12th: United Services Club, Haywards Heath
Feb 19th: The Metropolitan, Woking
Feb 26th: The Lord Chichester, North End
Mar 5th: Passfield Social Club, Passfield
Mar 19th: The Kingsbeach Hotel, Pagham
Mar 26th: The Golden Bowler, Stubbington
May 14th: Botley British Legion, Southampton
May 29th: Grove House Social Club, Southampton
June 8th: The Nell Gwynne, Southsea
June 15th: The Nell Gwynne, Southsea
June 26th: The Tap, North End
June 30th: The Old House at Home, Milton
July 5th: The Fawcett Inn, Southsea
July 6th: The Nell Gwynne, Southsea
July 10th: The Tap, North End
July 12th: The Fawcett Inn, Southsea
July 13th: The Nell Gwynne, Southsea
July 16th: The K Bar, Southsea
July 19th: The Fawcett Inn, Southsea
July 20th: The Cellars, Eastney
July 22nd: The K Bar, Southsea
July 23rd: Bognor British Legion
July 27th: The Nell Gwynne, Southsea
July 30th: Littlehampton Sailing Club, Littlehampton
Aug 3rd: The Cellars, Eastney
Aug 6th:The Embrook Inn, Wokingham
Aug 10th: The Nell Gwynne, Southsea
Aug 13th: Lancing Royal British Legion Club, Lancing
Aug 20th: The Wickham Arms, Chichester
Sep 2nd: The K Bar, Southsea
Sep 3rd: Kingfisher Caravan Park, Gosport
2006
Jan 17th: Traders, Petersfield
Jan 19th: The Old House at Home, Southsea
Jan 23rd: The Golden Lion, Bedhampton
Jan 31st: Traders, Petersfield
Feb 16th: The Fountain, Rowlands Castle
Feb 28th: The Edge of the Wedge, Southsea
March 2nd: The Fountain, Rowlands Castle
March 5th: The Studio, Petersfield
March 15th: The Cellars, Eastney
March 17th: The Cockleshell Centre, Eastney
March 19th: The Drift Bar, Southsea
April 6th: The Nell Gwynne, Southsea
April 12th: Traders, Petersfield
April 20th: The Nell Gwynne, Southsea
April 25th: The Edge of the Wedge, Southsea
May 4th: The Nell Gwynne, Southsea
May 11th: The Fountain, Rowlands Castle
May 31st: The Nell Gwynne, Southsea
June 8th: The Nell Gwynne, Southsea
June 14th: Traders, Petersfield
June 15th: The Cellars, Eastney
June 22nd: The Nell Gwynne, Southsea
June 29th: The Nell Gwynne, Southsea
July 6th: The Nell Gwynne, Southsea
July 13th: The Nell Gwynne, Southsea
July 15th: The Tin Hut Music Festival
July 16th: The Wedgewood Rooms (Reel Sound)
July 26th: The Nell Gwynne, Southsea
Aug 2nd: The Nell Gwynne, Southsea
Aug 16th: The Nell Gwynne, Southsea
Aug 23rd: The Nell Gwynne, Southsea
Aug 30th: The Nell Gwynne, Southsea
Sept 1st: Hamptons, Southampton
Sept 4th: Happy Monday Club, Portsmouth
Sept 6th: The Cellars, Eastney, supporting Paul Young's Los Pacaminos
Sept 13th: The Nell Gwynne, Southsea
Sept 15th: The Coach & Horses, Country Club night, Titchfield
Oct 10th: The Edge of the Wedge
Oct 12th: The Contented Pig (Oxjam event)
Oct 24th: The Edge of the Wedge
Nov 1st: The Chicago Rock Cafe, Southsea
Nov 20th: The Osbourne, Southsea
Nov 27th: The Osbourne, Southsea
Nov 4th: The Osbourne, Southsea
Nov 11th: The Osbourne, Southsea
2007
Jan 25th: The Nell Gwynne, Southsea
Jan 30th: The Edge of the Wedge, Southsea
Feb 7th: Chicago Rock Cafe, Southsea
Feb 21st: Chicago Rock Cafe, Southsea
Feb 23rd: The Nell Gwynne, Southsea
March 1st: The Nell Gwynne, Southsea
March 8th: The Nell Gwynne, Southsea
March 22nd: The Nell Gwynne, Southsea
April 19th: The Nell Gwynne, Southsea
July 12th: The Nell Gwynne, Southsea
Oct 23rd: The Edge of the Wedge, Southsea
Oct 30th: The Edge of the Wedge, Southsea
Nov 27th: The Edge of the Wedge, Southsea
Nov 28th: The Square Brewery, Petersfield
2008
Jan 8th: The Edge of the Wedge, Southsea
March 25th: The Edge of the Wedge, Southsea
April 8th: The Edge of the Wedge, Southsea
May 4th: The George & Dragon, North End, PortsmothSOAPBOX TIMEGlobal WarmingMost politicians believe in human-caused global warming. Could there be a better reason to be suspicious of this theory?I'm not surprised the world is getting warmer. We talk too much, generating so much hot air. If we spoke less, listened more, and thought more, the world would get cooler, and more peaceful. Silence is golden. You wanna save the planet? Shut your north & south for five minutes.
Growth?Why do politicians always sing the praises of growth. Is growth always good? Why? Why shouldn't things stay the same size? Or even get smaller? Answers: (1) Greed. (2) We don't question assumptions enough.More choice?Why do politicians always sing the praises of choice? We can't even handle the choices we have now. More and more information, more and more choices to make -- what a nightmare!Transport overloadEver wondered what the sense is in thousands of people commuting into cities just to sit in front of a computer screen all day -- a screen they could sit in front of at home? Just imagine how much road & rail congestion & fuel could be saved if these people worked from home.ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER THOUGHTEvery Sunday I have a vegetable roast (I'm a pescovegetarian). And, naturally, the question arises as to what is the king of roast vegetables. Though one could hardly deny that the roast potato is right up there, the answer, in fact, is the roast parsnip. A truly sublime creation.I realized the other day that I still haven't taken down my Christmas cards. And here I am on May 1st, and they are still on display. Perhaps I will leave them up until I get some new ones next Christmas. Or maybe not. It will be interesting to see what decision my subliminal mind comes to. I will keep you posted.Every day, children search rubbish dumps for enough food to keep them alive. That's the way they live. How's your day been? Mine's been just fine.Every day, cats & dogs are skinned alive to make fur coats. What a wonderful world.We must go backwards and repair the past, or our future will never be worth living. Anyone got a time machine?Tea is the greatest drink. Holy.Anyone out there still using soap? Why?This morning (26.02.08) on Radio 4, report on China: Some people there are living in holes dug in the earth.In bed last night, reading, and I could have sworn that my bed was moving around. Naturally I thought I was finally losing it. But in the morning I heard on the BBC 4 news that there had been a big earthquake in Lincolnshire that had been felt far away. Hurray! -- I'm still sane!
Influences: Mum, Doc Watson, Loudon Wainwright, Waylon Jennings, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, John Prine, Jack Elliott, Steve Earle, Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, William Blake (the great artist/poet/philosopher/mystic).
Sounds Like: I think I sound like a philosophical hillbilly singin' & playin' guitar!Various others, after hearing me play, have mentioned certain similarities with Waylon Jennings, Loudon Wainright, John Prine, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson and Guy Clark.
Record Label: What's that?
Type of Label: None