Once upon a time ago
a little way from Brum,
where the M42 sleepily hums
+ the magic monkey birds sit + strum
+ the wood pigeons conservatively moan
like native suburban nokia phones
+ a lonesome radio blankly croons
another politely plastic tune,
Abie sat under a heap of forgotten vinyl
in her front room,
+ drowned out the pigeons....
.......with wild scratchy twist + rattle your jewellery pop go the Beatles
+ ole dusty rambling ancient moaning blind bluesmen + subterranean homesick bob n screechy howling guitar fuzz + roll me a stoney mick n keef n madcap syd crazy
diamond kid......
+ she found an anonymous old hermit guitar
in her gran's nextdoor neighbour's attic
+ tried to sing along......
........and so friends, the story has begun......
Abie travelled out of town
in search of new sounds
and the bus at last did stop
outside a towering block
with a sign that read: 'KIDDY COLLEGE –
HOPING TO EXPAND YOUR MUSICAL KNOWLEDGE'
So she stayed a little while.....
always taking up the chance
to try out as many instruments
as she could possibly play at once
ravanhatta, recorder, gongs + drums
kora + kazoo
and a trumpet made with paper and glue!
And as summer came around
a festival rolled into town
(the town of Gloucester may I add)
you see
Abie had heard the news
of two great masters of the blues:
'Mr Wiggins and Mr Roach will demonstrate the art
of country blues harp and guitar'
So Abie went along
and they asked
'would you play us a song?'
Abie reached for her guitar
and with hands and voice a-quiver
a sad but beautiful song she did deliver
and the blues guys
(to her surprise)
could not believe their ears and eyes
saying
'come to Exeter with us
an you can learn some mo' o this crazy ole blue stuff'
and Abie
(to her surprise)
could not believe her ears and eyes
So she listened and learned and played and sang
one crazy rolling flowing jam!
And so she left with ears and head and hands and heart a-singing
a multitude of tunes a-ringing
and she went + wrote a bunch of songs
and before long……….
Michael Roach called Abie up
saying, 'girl we should record this stuff!'
So Abie + Michael + Johnny and John +
Wayne and Dave and Andrew +
Dan the kora man
all went to Stroud and made a record
The Jim Jones Revue play a special XFM 14+ show at The Barfly in Camden this Monday. The show will be recorded and broadcast on John Kennedy's XFM Xposure radio show throughout November.
An mp3 comment / short interview from you would be very welcome for this film. We have lots of great footage of your sets at Tower: can we please use some of it? Thanks! p
Hey Rockers! The Jim Jones Revue celebrate the release of their new album “Here To Save Your Soul” with a release party at Cargo on Thursday 1 October. “Here To Save Your Soul” collects all the JJR singles together in physical format for the first time (Vinyl and CD).
Bring your hard hat and help us blow the roof off Cargo next Thursday!
Click on flyer for tickets Here To Save Your Soul is released by Punk Rock Blues Records on October 5
Hey People! Delta Blues legend David Honeyboy Edwards plays The Luminaire tonight at the incredible age of 94. This show kicks off another round of the 5 Years of NTSOBC Festival which continues with shows next week by The Handsome Family, Agnostic Mountain Gospel Choir, Kelly Joe Phelps and The Jim Jones Revue . Click on flyer for tickets..... "> Five Years of NTSOBC Festival Schedule
September
Friday 25 David Honeyboy Edwards @ The Luminaire,London, NW6 Monday 28 Handsome Family @ Bush Hall, London, W12 Tuesday 29 Agnostic Mountain Gospel Choir @ The Luminaire, London, NW6 Wednesday 30 Kelly Joe Phelps @ The Union Chapel, London, N1
October
Thursday 1 October The Jim Jones Revue @ Cargo, London, EC2A
Tuesday 27 October Oysterband @ The Union Chapel, London, N1
The Tail Dragger from Greenville, Mississippi AKA Mr T-Model Ford kicks off The 5 Years of NTSOBC Festival with a two date residency at The Luminaire on Friday 11 and Saturday 12 September.
Five Years of NTSOBC Festival Schedule: September Friday 11 T-Model Ford @ The Luminaire, London, NW6 Saturday 12 T-Model Ford @ The Luminaire, London, NW6 Tuesday 15 Bob Log III @ The Luminaire, Kilburn, London, NW6 Friday 25 David Honeyboy Edwards @ The Luminaire,London, NW6 Monday 28 Handsome Family @ Bush Hall, London, W12 Tuesday 29 Agnostic Mountain Gospel Choir @ The Luminaire, London, NW6 Wednesday 30 Kelly Joe Phelps @ The Union Chapel, London, N1 October Thursday 1 October The Jim Jones Revue @ Cargo, London, EC2A
NTSOBC presents two slices of magic pie with Michael J Sheehy & Gemma Ray at The Lexington this Thursday (16/7) and O'Death at The 100 Club next Thursday (23/7).
hi ya get down for either 18th July [this saturday] @ MARRs bar where I will b playing theremin, stylophone, gtr & circuit bent devices with damo Suzuki [of Can] narcoleptic Penguin [junk percusionists], dudes of Neptune, ed steelefox, worrisome ankle trout- john Joe Murray. Sunday 19th I will b playing with John Joe Murray for his birthday berlesque themed night @ the cellar bar, foregate street [near train station] worcester. look forward 2 c'in u! these 2 nights r total one offs! not to be missed.. xXx
The BellRays headline a night of maximum rock'n'soul on Thursday next
week at The Borderline with Los Chicos and King Salami & The
Cumberland 3 playing live and Corn Rocket Club DJs on the wheels of
steel.
Click on flyer for tickets.....
Other forthcoming NTSOBC action:
July
Thrs 9 BellRays + Los Chicos + King Salami & The Cumberland 3 @ Borderline, London, W1
Thrs 16 Micheal Sheehy & The Hired Mourners + Gemma Ray @ The Lexington, London, N1
Thrs 23 O’Death @ The 100 Club, London, W1
September
Friday 11 T-Model Ford @ The Luminaire, London, NW6
Saturday 12 T-Model Ford @ The Luminaire, London, NW6
Tues 15 Bob Log III @ The Luminaire, Kilburn, London, NW6
As you are a good friend of Tom Doughty, I thought you might be interested in his forthcoming gig at the Sutton Blues Collective Wednesday April 22nd.
Tom Doughty is performing on a double bill with Kevin Brown. It should be a good night with two of the best lap slide guitarists in the U.K. on the same bill.
Hi Abie, Here's a workshop that you might be interested in on Saturday 21st March at the Sutton Blues Collective. Jim Crawford is one of the Country's leading acoustic guitarists, and will be giving instruction on fingerpicking and bottleneck styles.
He is also performing in concert at the Sutton Blues Collective on Wednesday 18th March. A rare chance of seeing hime this far north of Devon.
Come along and witness history at The Luminaire next Thursday as Muddy Water's eldest son, Mud Morganfield, plays his debut London show with Big Joe Louis and His Blues Kings.
Click on flyer for tickets...
Forthcoming NTSOBC action……..
April 8: Bob Log at The 100 Club, London. W1
April 18: The Rockingbirds at The Dome, London. N19
May 21: The Handsome Family at 02 Islington Academy, London, N1
"I find his drawings very useful, I keep a stash of them in my en suite. They come in very handy when I run out of new £100 notes to wipe my **** on. "
Sir Freddy Goodwinnings, Chairman, Royal Band of Scoundrels (retired)
Hey Abie :) Hope ur doin v well ... im well broke at the mo but hope ur music's goin v well n that u hav a gd time at the gig ... we'll hav 2 hook on up soon
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