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Phil Graham
Acoustic / Folk / Folk Rock



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Member Since5/24/2007
Band Websitefilmar.co.uk
Band MembersJust lil ole me with occasional friends. But also please click here for details of my band.

Available as a solo performer for concerts, festivals, corporate events and fundraisers. For some events Phil offers a more rock based programme with the addition of friend and excellent slide/blues guitarist, Gary Grainger and superb percussionist, David Pratt. Together we make up Trí.

Here's an extract from a review of a gig in The Crown Hotel in Crook on 3 February 2008:- "....Gary Grainger started things off with some class finger pickin' blues and western. His mate Phil Graham was next with a few more in the same vein. I loved the Bono song "North and South" . It made the hairs stand up on me neck. They've both got great playing styles and voices. It was a great way to start things off...."


And from Acoustic Scarborough....."Phil has the honour of being the first performer to get the whole place singing which was a real uplifting experience for us all."


"last night, both Catherine and I thought you were on fire, your songs were great, one of your best performances." Terry Ferdinand, presenter, Bishop FM Radio.


"I've been a fan of Christy Moore and his singing for years. Tonight you came a very close second to him." Graham Brotton, guitarist, Teesside.


"I enclose payment for the CD. I thoroughly enjoyed your performance on Sunday at Nature's World and, like I said, it was a pleasure listening to you. May you continue for a long time." Mel, your newest fan, Middlesbrough


From The Sorstman Bar, Eaglescliffe - "We were happy chappies listening to you last night. We were blown away with your voice and the emotion when you played the Christy stuff - it really hit the spot". Nikkie


"I have downloaded that song which you sang last. Its definitely my song of the week. It was great how you got all the crowd singing with it. You command a lot of respect from the audience when you perform." James Kruman - fellow performer, Help For Heroes gig, Lazenby 18 October 2008


Hi Phil, I'm listening to the tracks on your MySpace page right now. I'd like to play one of your tracks on my Unsigned and Indie Artists Radio show on Wednesday night (repeated throughout the week). I like all of the tracks on your MySpace page. Please let me play a track of yours on my show. Les Hewitt - http://radio.manymore.net


Its great to have Phil as he is someone Loftus really looks up to, a father figure for sure, and we bet that we are not alone in thinking that, this is another fine Phil Graham composition.Ian Swinburne - The Station Hotel, Loftus.


Phil supports BISHOP FM Radio at www.bishopfm.com


And don't forget to subscribe to Phil's blog posts in order to keep up with his weekly 'doings'..... musical, photographic and domestic. Blogs are usually posted over each weekend

ADVERT - Any band or artist wanting promo or other photos just give a call to FILMAR Photography - www.filmar.co.uk


Phil Graham. Butterfly.
The Station Hotel. May 11th 2008. To listen, first use the volume slider (above right) to silence any song which might be auto playing.
.. Phil Graham.
Phil Graham. Share The Darkness.
Phil Graham. Maelstrom.

InfluencesNot necessarily in this order.... Gram Parsons, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Monkees; Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Cream, Eric Clapton, Jim Reeves, Judas Priest, Rory Gallagher, Yes, Bruce Springsteen, Little Feat, Patti Smith, Status Quo, Sensational Alex Harvey Band, Heavy Metal Kids, Victoria, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Harvey Andrews, Ravi Shankar, Arab Strap, Third Ear Band, Neil Young, The Dubliners, Louden Wainwright III, The Sex Pistols, Bob Dylan, David Bowie, Donovan, Arlo Guthrie (and Woody), John Lennon, Christy Moore, Richard Thompson, Linda Thompson, The Saw Doctors, Wally Page, Bonnie Raitt, Jez Lowe, Bert Draycott, Chris Milner, Nick Drake, Bill Oxbrough, Brother Crow, Luka Bloom, Wreckless Eric, She Wants Revenge...... and many, many, many more.

But please check out the following from Bradford:- www.myspace.com/thejamesgoreexperience and if you like what you see and hear tell them I directed you there.





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   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
Jul 11 2009 12:00P
Natures World Festival Acklam, Teesside
Jul 12 2009 12:00A
Natures World Festival Acklam, Teesside
Jul 16 2009 2:00P
Staithes Festival Staithes, North Yorkshire
Jul 17 2009 12:00P
Staithes Festival Staithes, North Yorkshire
Jul 18 2009 8:00P
Three Peaks Folk Club Settle, Yorkshire
Jul 24 2009 8:00P
Saltburn Cons Club Saltburn, TS12 1AS
Jul 28 2009 8:00P
Acklam Rugby & Cricket Club Acklam TS5 7SL
Jul 31 2009 8:00P
The Station, Loftus Loftus, Cleveland
Aug 16 2009 10:00A
Whitby RNLI Whitby North Yorkshire
Aug 22 2009 5:00P
Chill Out In The Park Albert Park, Middlesbrough
Aug 28 2009 9:00P
Barnard Castle Music Fest Barnard Castle, Co.Durham
Aug 30 2009 8:00P
Mercure Dunkenhalgh Hotel Blackburn, Lancashire
Sep 12 2009 8:00P
The Black Bull Birstall, West Yorks
Sep 19 2009 8:00P
North Shields British Legion Club North Shields, Tyne & Wear
Oct 3 2009 12:00P
Ingleton Folk Festival Ingleton, North Yorkshire
Oct 4 2009 12:00P
Ingleton Folk Festival Ingleton, North Yorkshire
Oct 10 2009 12:00A
Haderslev and Orbyhage Denmark
Oct 11 2009 12:00P
Haderslev and Orbyhage Denmark
Oct 12 2009 12:00P
Haderslev and Orbyhage Denmark
Oct 13 2009 12:00P
Haderslev and Orbyhage Denmark
Oct 14 2009 12:00P
Haderslev and Orbyhage Denmark
Oct 18 2009 8:00P
Station Hotel, Stokesley Stokesley, TS9 7AB
Mar 17 2010 2:30P
British Legion Club, Newton Aycliffe NEWTON AYCLIFFE
May 14 2010 12:00P
Clennell Hall Festival Alwinton, Northunberland, NE65 7BG

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   About Phil Graham
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Phil bought his first guitar way back in 1967 at the grand old age of just fourteen. Playing only the chord of D major for the first six weeks or so, he bought Bert Weedon's "Play In A Day" along with "500 Chord Shapes" before teaming up with school mate Rob Gittins, who was also new to the guitar. Phil and Rob were later joined by Alan and Graham Rowley and "Victoria" , a successful Rock & Pop band touring the clubs and Odeons of the North East UK, was born.

Victoria played consistently until, regreting it to this day, Phil left in the autumn of 1974 to take up employment as a postman. Victoria folded soon after and the band members each went their own ways. Rob was last heard of as Bob Roberts and working for a major UK holiday company, Graham moved to the South East UK and is still playing and in contact with Phil (see friends) and Alan, sadly, is no longer with us.

During the nineteen seventies and into the eighties, Phil appeared in various musical guises; sometimes with his former Victoria band members, before settling down in 1984 to raise a family with his wife and soulmate, Janet. Together they have two sons, Daniel and Padraic, who are both grown and doing well.

So.... where are we now? Well, Phil has moved away from his manic rock and roll roots and now performs his own songs plus contemporary folk influenced by the likes of Christy Moore, Richard Thompson, Neil Young, The Saw Doctors etc. Running alongside Phil's solo act he has also teamed up to form a band - Trí - with guitarist, Gary Grainger and drummer, David Pratt. The band (Irish for 'three') perform contemporary folk, rock and blues. Their tag line is "Music For Whatever The Gig Requires". See www.myspace.com/trimusic.

Phil makes regular Tuesday night visits to Croxdale Folk Club about four miles south of Durham city (www.myspace.com/croxdalefolk). His second album, Strange Kind Of Way, although merely a personal project with some imperfections, has been featured on Radio Newcastle's Breakfast Show as well as Tyne Tees Television and BBC TV's Look North. He is also the resident guest on Terry Ferdinand's Folk Show on Bishop FM Radio - www.bishopfm.com

Aside from his music, Phil manages FILMAR Photography (www.filmar.co.uk).

A bit of Graham History: Although Phil's paternal ties hail from Northern Ireland through his father's upbringing in Ballynure and Ballyclare, he is acutely conscious of the Scottish heritage within his family ancestry. Indeed, arising from the Norman conquest in 1066, Graham's who had sailed from Normandy with William The Conqueror followed him northwards to eventually settle in Scotland. The clan Graham have an illustrious, if controversial, history and Phil is a member of the Clan Graham Association of Scotland (www.clan-graham-association.org.uk).




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The Dream Factory





Jul 4 2009 9:42 AM

New 15 track Dream Factory CD Eye of the Storm now available to purchase from www.dreamfactroymusic.co.uk
why not check out some of the track on our page and get your copy now?
Always great to see local talent doing well Phil and it looks like you've plenty of Gigs. Cheers! TDF.
Phil Graham





Jul 2 2009 5:17 PM

I love......(je suis adore?)  Must get some French lessons

Best wishes

Phil
Epsilon





Jul 2 2009 10:29 AM

Bonjour mon ami,
Mon nouveau morceau est en ligne "Thriller" j'espère que tu aimes les musiques de FILM...:)
Amicalement
Epsilon

Hi my friend,
My new track online "Thriller",hope you like film music....;)
Make a comment if you love...:)
Friendly
Epsilon
Christian and Georgia


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Jun 30 2009 6:30 PM

Hi Phil we are coming down on Friday. Is it an 8 o clock start?
CHARLOTTE YANNI


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Jun 30 2009 10:28 AM

If even you have a night off...come and see my new band

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C x
Epsilon





Jun 29 2009 5:37 PM

Bonjour mon ami,
Mon nouveau morceau en ligne "Rock" et j'espère que tu aimes le Rock...:)
Amicalement
Epsilon
Barbara Helen


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Jun 29 2009 5:33 PM

Well Phil, you certainly deserve that beer! Lovely new pictures. The one of Andy on the first page is interesting!It looks like one of those trick through the head guitars . All the best.
Barbara x
Celtic Texan





Jun 29 2009 4:31 PM

Here's a drink for ya... hope you don't mind a little kittyspit...

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:-)
Janice
The Dream Factory





Jun 29 2009 9:36 AM

The New Dream Factory 15 track Cd Eye of the Storm is now available via www.dreamfactorymusic.co.uk
Good Luck with your music. TDF
Steve the Green Man Potter





Jun 22 2009 9:05 PM

Jst been very busy of late, so don't get much time to keep up on blogs, etc.
Jim Blenkhorn





Jun 17 2009 11:58 PM

Cheers Phil I really enjoyed The Park Head Hotel, it was a lot of fun.
Wilf Allen





Jun 17 2009 10:18 PM

I am using all the diplomacy I can muster but up to now I'm failing . . . the 3rd of July will reveal the result.
Whoops n Daisy





Jun 17 2009 8:02 PM

Always room for you dear boy .i have bought a new sleeping sofa and cleaned the house .Roll on October Hugs Mr Whoops :-))


Wilf Allen





Jun 17 2009 1:31 PM

Thanks for the compliment.  I enjoyed it but not very often that I can make a Tuseday.
See you on the 3rd July (hopefully and I say that because I had already half promised to take Anne (my wife) for an Italian at Seaburn).  I will see if I can manipulate the other half into coming to the Parkhead instead.
Wilf
TWM





Jun 17 2009 12:31 AM

Thank you for connecting! If you're interested, I'm offering one free original MP3 download to my new MySpace friends, just let me know the name of which track would you like to get and I'll tell you where to download it for free.

Keep in touch!
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Jun 16 2009 5:42 PM

http: // www.info-music-bands.com/rubrique, le sheedyfrost-R-U, 261652.html
Cliquez sur ce lien et écoutez de la musique plus fantastique sur notre site français ..... et laissez un message derrière.
Paix!
Paul et Vincent!
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Jun 15 2009 10:43 PM

Sorry Phil thought you were at The Station, my mistake
Andrew


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Jun 15 2009 10:16 PM

Hi Phil. just wondering what is the Natures World Festival and how could I get involved? I know where it is but they don't seem to be on MySpace? Hope your ok mate, thanks for your help, see you thursday :-)
The Rowan Amber Mill


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Jun 10 2009 10:41 PM

Hi . We will be releasing a 10 track pastoral psych folk CD entitled 'midsummers' on 24th June 2009. midsummers is currently available to buy from our website www.millersounds.co.uk . You can hear some tracks from midsummers on our myspace player. Best wishes, The Rowan Amber Mill.
David Franks: Walkabouts Verse





Jun 6 2009 5:57 PM

(Hi: enjoyed my visit.) 

After you've finished here, you may like to hear this poem sung on myspace... 

Poem 2 of 230, WalkaboutsVerse
(please see my blog): 
WALKABOUT WITH MY PEN 

Once drove an old sedan, up north, 
From a place in Sydney to Cairns; 
Then to Kuranda I went forth, 
By train, to look without set plans.

I browsed through the trendy market, 
With fresh fruits of tropical kind; 
Walked to the creek through lush thicket - 
Nature’s hand giving peace of mind.

I dined in a scenic cafe; 
Then, outside, as I wrote for yen, 
Some passing Kooris called-out: “Hey, 
You go walkabout with your pen.” 

Request or question, I don’t know -
Assured voices, elderly men.
That’s now several years ago, 
And I’ve seen the world - with my pen.

(C) David Franks 2003
JoAnne





Jun 4 2009 2:25 PM

Hi Phil and Janet, I just wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed looking at the pictures you posted of the Sage with Christy and Declan. I'll bet you had a wonderful evening and will savor the memories made. Best wishes, JoAnne
North East Live





May 29 2009 10:23 AM

Thank you so much for coming down and playing for us last night at The Penny Black. It was a cracking night with soooo much talent! Great pleasure to finally meet and see Tri perform too! Hope you can do the one we discussed but if not we will see you at Whitby in August!

Angie x
Barbara Helen


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May 29 2009 12:14 AM

Phil hello, really enjoyed your set tonight with Tri, brilliant, had me tapping my feet.
                                             All the best.
                                                Barbara x   
Barbara Helen


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May 27 2009 8:01 AM

Hi Phil,
   looking forward to seeing you at the Penny Black tomorrow. x
Minnie and The Victors





May 18 2009 8:20 PM

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