Clive Gregson, John Martyn, Suzanne Vega, Paul Simon, Tom Paxton.
Tom Baxter, Shawn Colvin, Beach Boys, The Hollies, Jeff Buckley, Nick Drake, Beatles, Fleetwood Mac, Pink Floyd, The Who, Kate Rusby, C,S&N, Paul Weller, Kings of Convenience, Sting & Police, Bert Jansch, Richard Thompson, Alison Krauss, Joni Mitchell, Eric Clapton, Robert Cray, Ian Shandy Peacock
I'm a guitarist/singer/songwriter. Usually theres just me and my guitar but I often have the pleasure of making music with some other, rather talented folks.
I'm currently playing and recording guitars for Dan Webster's first Album release. I'm constantly on a long mission to find the right musicians to play on my own first album. Foda (Paul Fothergill) will most definitely be providing his bass skills, but thats as far as I've got!
I also occasionally play with two function bands, "The Juniors" and "Blue Nun", which features Alistair Griffin on lead vocals.
My song "Victoria Green" has just been used in a short film called "Honour" by a film maker called Shyla Lee. The film is a drama that aims to raise awareness about the shocking consequences that can occur when an Asian girl falls in love with someone from another culture.
The film will be shown at various film festivals here in Britain and hopefully abroad. The first screening was at The National Media Museum in Bradford on Wednesday 26th September.
For more information on the film, copy and paste this link -
http://www.nationalmediamuseum.org.uk/btm/2007/filmdetail.asp?id=7080
Great to finally see you play on Saturday. I'll try and get down to another show sometime soon. Gis a nundge when you've got one lined up. No worries about Sunday. If you gonna have a listen check out 'All or Nothing', I added it yesterday. It's got Carl Heathrington playing piano, banjo and all sorts of things and Holly Taymar doing some vocals. I'm alot happier with the sound of my newer songs. It's all getting much closer to how i want to sound. I hope the hangovers warn off! I seem to have got a new one this morning so i'm a bit of a miserable *@#$ today. Anyhow, catch you soon mate!
This gig is gonna be one of the highlights of the year......
Saturday 7 June, 8.00 - Apollo 15 presents...
ROMI MAYES
with support from Boss Caine + Ellen & The Escapades + Mark Wynn + Andrew Neville
This experienced and talented Canadian singer-songwriter has shared stages with the likes of Ricky Skaggs, Billy Joe Shaver, Joe Ely, Fred Eaglesmith, Sue Foley, Jimmy Dale Gilmore, Butch Hancock, Gurf Morlix, Martha Wainwright and Hayes Carll. "This is the sort of sound you’d want to hear pouring out of roadhouses as you drive up expecting to get drunk and maybe fall in love." - Americana UK Magazine
Tickets: £7/£5 flyer/NUS (print off a flyer or pick one up from basement)
Hi stranger - just checked out your latest stuff and I'm very impressed as always! I really like Potential for Pain. Looks like you're doing well...about time! I'm doing a gig with Charlie on 8th June at the Black Swan in York..it'd be great to see you if you're not busy. Anyway, toodaloo for now...don't do anything I would! x
Good to hear from you. Festivals, eh ? Hope the sun shines for you buddy. Just putting the finishing touches to the new wedding garden we have created at Sandburn, which Keith and Ted have been watching with curiousity whilst they do their Tiger Woods impersonations !
people: in airports first headline show at fibbers this Saturday (19th). With support from The Tides and The Christophers. Free P:I A CD to the first 50 through the door! £3 with flyer or £4 without.
Hey Andy You goin' to 'The Junction' to get rid of some dandruff on 4th May - Diamond Head are playing. Brian Tatler is a great guitarist, and they were a big influence on Metallica and Megadeth, who both covered DH songs. Hope you are gigging your balls off. Cheers Doc
James Apollo's songs are Americana in the truest sense: drenched in Civil War ghosts, "Steinbeckian landscapes" and the kind of loneliness known only to someone who grew up in Libertyville, Arkansas. The Sunday Times
Hello.
We are very fortunate to have the brilliant James Apollo playing basement on Tuesday 1st April. In support are Chris Helme and The Sorry Kisses.
Tickets are £6/£5 with a flyer, which you can print off here if you like.
SATURDAY 12TH APRIL, The Little Num Num Club @ City Screen Basement, York. Starring: Your host; Chris Helme, Very, very special York guests 'King Richard VII and the Little wizards' who will be playing an extended acoustic set, Neil McSweeney, Andy Stones and of course, Andy 'thedj' Gaines inbetween and after!
Tickets are only £6 and are on sale from the venue!
Hey – couple of great acoustic gigs coming up at THE JUNCTION soon.
At least check them out online and if you can come down to the show.
"Outstanding. Genius. A modern-day Blake." SUNDAY TIMES (top 5 albums of the year, 2001 and 2003)
"A wry smile, a white-knuckle ride - and builds to a blistering climax. A folk wonder." NME
"A national gem of a songwriter." THE INDEPENDENT
"Genius songwriting." THE GUARDIAN
"Too many protest singers, not enough protest songs. Luckily we found the best one." DROWNED IN SOUND www. myspace. com/christtuk
YOAV brilliantly fuses different music styles: from hiphop rhythms to classical, from alternatine-pop to world music. This effortless blend may be the result of a nomadic and rootless existence, which, from his birthplace in Israel, has taken him first to South Africa as a child, then on to New York, Montreal and London where he lives now. www. myspace. com/yoavmusic
hahaha, enjoy tenerife dood. Give us a shout when you get back and we'll sort out a night for you to come jam before the gig. Flyer is on our myspace/blog etc.
SATURDAY 8TH MARCH, The Little Num Num Club @ City Screen Basement, York. Starring: Lights (Ben Leftwich), Andy Gaines, Edwina Hayes, Nick Mackay, Jont, Bright Young Things and with guest DJ Miss Abigail Fuzz inbetween and after!
Cheap advanced tickets now on sale from the venue!
One of only five UK shows on his 'Paisley Dreams' tour The Basement are very proud to have Steve Wynn playing on Friday.
Performing with Robert Lloyd (Willard Grant/John Wesley Harding) he has a great catalog of songs from previous bands The Dream Syndicate and The Miracle Three to a new record recently finished with Chris Eckman (Walkabouts).
With Boss Caine in support this should be a mighty fine night. Cheers, Joe.
Hi Andy How's it goin' ? Does Keith fancy some work on a country estate at Kirbymoorside ? If he's interested, please ask him to give me a call. Cheers Paul C.
Hey Andy, Cheers for a great night at Roman Baths with Blue Nun....First time iv'e heard you all together and look forward to more of the same soon... Thanks to you all for a great night. Ann xx
