One Step From The Lash...

There's always a new experience to be had when playing gigs. Sometimes it's a new town or venue, then sometimes it's an event you never foresaw. On Friday night, just after coming off stage, I was confronted with the bizarre sight of our drummer being whipped by a lady with said implement, in the vain hope we'd play another song. Audiences are getting more violent these days...



This was at the brilliant Cricketers Arms in Keighley, definetly one of our best venues. We'd played a good set to an enthusiastic crowd, then came the drummer lashing. OK, don't get too carried away, it was only a light tickling but the question still remains: what was this lady doing carrying a 4 foot whip around Keighley in the first place ?! I think it's better we don't know.



The following night I had another new experience, my first ever gig in Todmorden. This one was a solo set which came about via the Hole Note/Hole In The Wall people in nearby Hebden Bridge. The venue was the 3 Wise Monkeys on Water Street, and it was a really enjoyable night. As with the Cricketers, they have a PA system: other venues PLEASE take note!! I played two sets of mainly covers, to a good crowd. It was rather like the Zephyr Bar crowd, a good mix of ages, no idiots, and an encouraging response. So I'm really happy with how the weekend's gigs went. There's been some fairly lacklustre ones lately, so it was something of a relief. And for the record, not a whip in sight in Todmorden!


SONG OF THE WEEK:

The new Song Of The Week is Lost In Love Town, the title track from worldwide-selling* first album, which was also called Lost In Love Town.

So far, each week I've featured a song from my back catalogue, the track in question has reached a new high on the soundclick charts, which is based on song plays (streams). So please do have a play of the song by clicking the link on the title above. It's another of my favourite songs.

*= I make no mention of the quantity :)


Gigs this week......

Band at The Royal Oak in Paddock, Huddersfield (6th)
Solo at The Rose & Crown, Greetland, Halifax (7th) - this one being with LiveSpace featuring other acts.

The rugby season starts on Friday...only a month to the start of the stock car season, is winter finally loosening it's grip?!