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About Me

The Great White Hopes is a three piece band from the Shotley peninsula in Suffolk, comprising David Steel on bass, Peter Callaghan on drums and James Callaghan on guitar and vocals.
As a group they have been playing together for about 18 months. The original line up has changed and while brothers James and Peter have been in the band since the beginning they have experimented with two other bassists, before settling on David, who has played with various other bands in the area, gaining significant musical experiences in his wake.
Their original material, penned by James Callaghan, displays a maturity in musicianship and lyrical content that belies their relative youth. James and Peter have only just turned 16 and Dave is 17.
The Great White Hopes are a grunge band playing mostly original material consisting of strong power-chord rhythms and gripping riffs underpinned by punchy bass lines and solid drum patterns.
They have a growing reputation for their live shows which are full of passion, energy and sheer enjoyment for their craft.
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Here's a clip from Permission to Rock at the Corn Exchange in Ipswich last year. Many thanks to the 750+ people that turned out to see us. Check out the moshing!
Here's a video clip from a gig we did as a birthday present for Barnaby last November added by request!
From another recent gig in Colchester here's a live version of Save Yourself. Love the audience participation halfway through this one!
From 2 August 2007, here's our 3rd live set we played on ICRFM's Vinyl Club, Late Live Lounge
More videos of us playing live are available here .
Hope you enjoy them.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 5/28/2006
Band Website: greatwhitehopes.com
Band Members: James Callaghan - Guitar & Vocals, David Steel - Bass, Peter Callaghan - Drums
Influences: Loads of influences mainly from Nirvana and Asian Kung-Fu Generation. Others include L'Arc~en~Ciel, CKY, Velvet Revolver, Guns N' Roses, Clutch, Electric Eel Shock, Rage Against The Machine
Sounds Like: Us, of course!
Gig History
16 Jan 2008, Sixth Form College, Colchester

3 Jan 2008, The Steamboat Tavern, Ipswich

15 Dec 2007, The Pier, Clacton

30 Nov 2007, SU Bar Suffolk College, Ipswich

17 Nov 2007, Wanderers Football Club, Ipswich

15 Nov 2007, The Spread Eagle, Ipswich

10 Nov 2007, SU Bar Suffolk College, Ipswich

9 Nov 2007, SU Bar Suffolk College, Ipswich

17 Oct 2007, The Steamboat Tavern, Ipswich

5 Oct 2007, The Loft @ Rose And Crown, Ipswich

28 Sept 2007, Upstairs @ The Railway, Ipswich

15 Sept 2007, The Hole In The Wall, Colchester

8 Sept 2007, Ipswich Respect Festival, Suffolk College, Ipswich

2 August 2007, Live on ICRFM - Late Live Lounge, CSV Ipswich

21 Jul 2007, Novotel, Ipswich - CSV Awards Ceremony

15 July 2007,'GangeFest' Ganges Wood, Shotley Gate, Ipswich

14 July 2007, Music On The Green, Martlesham Heath, Ipswich

7 July 2007, C-change Festival, Clapham Common, London

28 June 2007, The Railway, Ipswich

21 June 2007, Holbrook High School, Ipswich

16 June 2007, D2 Bar, Suffolk College, Ipswich

9 June 2007, The Twist, Colchester

8 June 2007, Premier Pool Club, Ipswich

31 May 2007, Suffolk Show 2007, Trinity Park, Ipswich

2 May 2007, Bury Fringe Festival,Studio 3, Bury St Edmunds

20 April 2007, The Twist, Colchester

4 April 2007, The Steamboat Tavern, Ipswich

23 March 2007, Holbrook Village Hall, Holbrook, Ipswich

21 Feb 2007, The Steamboat Tavern, Ipswich

3 Feb 2007, The Steamboat Tavern, Ipswich

18 Jan 2007, The Twist, Colchester

16 Dec 2006, The Steamboat Tavern, Ipswich

8 Dec 2006, The Flower Pot, Brandon

4 Dec 2006, Woodbridge Town Football Club, Woodbridge

16 Oct 2006, The Twist, Colchester

5 Oct 2006, The Railway, Ipswich

25 Sept 2006, The Ice Bar, Ipswich

23 Sept 2006, The Riverside Club, Stowmarket (midnight gig)

23 Sept 2006, Suffolk College, Ipswich (early evening)

14 Sept 2006, The Twist, Colchester

8 Sept 2006, Premier Pool Club, Ipswich

16 July 2006, The Railway, Ipswich

7 July 2006, The Corn Exchange, Ipswich

23 June 2006, Shotley Village Hall

Type of Label: None

My Blog

Gig History and Availability of Live Recordings

Thanks to all those who sent us messages asking about what live recordings we have available. We have put together the following list of gigs we have done since Dave joined us officially in July 2006....
Posted by The Great White Hopes on Thu, 28 Dec 2006 03:38:00 PST

Live on ICRFM 2 Aug 2007

We played live on ICRFM's Vinyl Club on 2 August 2007. We played three live sets as follows: Set 11. I Have A Reason2. More And More3. I Just Can't Take It Set 21. Save Yourself2. Highlight3. Sleet Se...
Posted by The Great White Hopes on Sat, 18 Aug 2007 02:29:00 PST

New EP Now Available!!!

Our debut EP - Available For Adoption - is now available. You can get it from us at any of our gigs, via email at [email protected] or from Know Your Product, Eagle Street, Ipswich W...
Posted by The Great White Hopes on Tue, 01 May 2007 05:17:00 PST

Supporting Street Light Youth

Just thought we'd say a big thanks to George from Ignite Records for the opportunity to play support to Street Light Youth at The Twist in Colchester on 20th April. We got a fantastic respo...
Posted by The Great White Hopes on Sun, 22 Apr 2007 04:45:00 PST

Live CDs

As many of you know by now we record all of our gigs. We use them to help us improve what we do so as to make the next show even better. We also use them as a memento to give to people who have attend...
Posted by The Great White Hopes on Mon, 18 Dec 2006 04:34:00 PST

Steamboat Gig

What a great night at The Steamboat in Ipswich! Thanks to George and Amplifier for putting it all together. We enjoyed playing and we really appreciate the fantastic response we got from everyone ther...
Posted by The Great White Hopes on Mon, 18 Dec 2006 04:13:00 PST