Bert Jansch, Davey Graham, John Renbourn, Robert Johnson, Jimi Hendrix, Isaac Guillory, Jackson C. Frank, Mississipi John Hurt, playing cornet in Pilling Jubilee Silver Band from the age of four, hymn tunes, Rex Haymes.
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Most people who know my playing heard it in various bands over the years, baby harp seal and month of birthdays being the most notable, (some stuff is still available if you hunt it down) but for the last few years I've been playing acoustic music much more. Although there was a side of a split seven inch under the name Castles and Car Wrecks in the mid nineties and i've played as a support on various tours I guess it was seen as a sideline. Back in my native Lancashire at the turn of the century, with the post-modern dream rolling on I found in the world of sessions,jamming and just having a good time with music you can save at least some of your sanity. Played some loud, heavy,electric still but was getting into playing solo around Lancaster and had a residency up in Kendal so the balance kind of shifted. I recently recorded my arrangements of some Lancashire folk songs, three of which you may download from this page.
I left behind my beloved bay area about a year ago to live in west yorkshire because of my role as lead guitarist in Threads, check out the page via my 'friends'.Felt like I had to start my acoustic life from scratch again, but I've found some stalwart late night sessionaires to drink and sing with and played a few shows. I'm always on the scout for gigs but I'm just as happy at a pub or party, in fact maybe that's when the real music gets played anyway.
Hope you dig the songs, peace 'n' love 'n' all the good stuff xxx
rob
HUMAN BELL (THRILL JOCKEY) : Nathan Bell (ex-Lungfish) and Dave Heumann (Arbouretum, Cass McCombs, Bonnie "Prince" Billy) dispense sun-baked, primitive blues instrumentals.
C JOYNES (BO'WEAVIL) : English heavy, thumb-lead finger-picker salutes dustbowl country, ragtime ragas and the Takoma school.
FUZZY LIGHTS: Cambridge trio combine ethereal drone, brushed folk and quantised cacophony.
Other upcoming shows:
Tuesday 20 May, 2008 (in collaboration w/ Chaos vs Cosmos)
STARS OF THE LID Lichens James Blackshaw
St Giles-in-the-Fields Church, 60 St Giles High Street, WC2 8LG Doors 7.00pm ~ £12
tickets are available from: SECOND LAYER RECORDS, 323 Archway Road, Highgate, N6 5AA, 07855 140 992 ROUGH TRADE WEST, 130 Talbot Road, W11 1JA, 020 7229 8541
MONGOLIA (Dublin) Epic instrumental blissed out doom jams
BLEEDING RECTUM (Belfast) One off northern date for this classic 90's Belfast punk band, with members of the Dagda, Jobbykrust, My name is satan, Toxic waste etc etc.
The only UK/Irish band to put out a split LP with Man is the bastard [and an EP with Charred remains!!]
END THE AGONY (Brighton) Two piece from Brighton dishing out the pain and touring with MONGOLIA
MOB RULES (Leeds) free jazz funk quartet from the darkside, hard music by soft people - new EP out soon apparently!
THREADS (Bradford) you wanted the best you got the best, debut gig with new drummer boy
First band at 7:30 door tax is £4 members/ £5 non-members Plus the cafe will be open all night for quality veg/an grub As Kilvo would say .....'Back of the net!'
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Morning Dr Robert. A little light spamming before luncheon??
There will be a cracking, crackling gig on Wednesday night, featuring the all-written words and work of Natural Causes , the very warm and wonderful Ruby In The Dust, and the variously shattered collective conciousness of the Wierd String Band.
If that doesn't say 'variety', I don't know what does.
Festivities will be taking place at the Collegiate Club, Lancaster (for those of you who know Lancaster, that's just behind Wilkinsons, on the way to Dalton Square).There may be a small entry fee, but this will doubtless reflect the high quality of the evening. Doubtless.
