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NEWSLETTER
(November 2007) Good news! Our new raised stage is finally in place so you no longer have to push yourself to the front in order to see the bands. PLUS you should notice improved sound with our new in-house PA system. It was great to welcome Stan Webb’s Chicken Shack to the Club in September. It was a superb night and we hope he will play at the Club again soon. In the meantime, we think we have the best line-up ever for the first half of the year, with some great bands new to the Eel Pie Club, such as The Gary Grainger/Peter Hope-Evans Band, Egypt, The Bob Hall Show and Tony McPhee’s Groundhogs. We are also delighted to welcome back Leaf Hound with their new album, The Top Topham/John Idan Band + Earl Green, The Kast-Off Kinks and Hogg. There will be a host of interesting guests coming to The Barcodes and Incredible Blues Puppies Double Album Launch. Their Manager, Blake Powell, knows how to throw a good party! On the subject of parties, all of our Eel Pie Club musician celebrities have been invited to join in the festivities at our Christmas party on 12 December. Don’t forget that the Christmas Party is for Members and their guests only and the price includes mulled wine (if you get there early enough) and mince pies. If you are not a Member and would like to bring friends along, it’s not too late to join. The party continues into the New Year when Jackie Lynton takes the stage with his unqiue combination of comedy, storytelling and great rockin’ rhythm n blues. AND just in case you are suffering from party withdrawal symptoms, we have another celebration in March – Tom Nolan’s 60th Birthday Bash! See you there. THE PRETTY THINGS At the time of writing, there are still tickets left for The Pretty Things who will be making their only ‘electric’ appearance in the UK, between tours of Europe and the US, at York House, Twickenham, on Friday 30 November. Original lead guitarist, Dick Taylor (also an original Rolling Stone) and original lead vocalist, Phil May, are still with the band. Other members are Frank Holland on rhythm guitar, Jon Povey on keyboards and Jack Greenwood on drums. They are back playing rock and rhythm n blues and have just released a new album, ‘Balboa Island’. Also on the bill is Arthur Brown (The Amazing World of) who had a huge hit with ‘Fire’, plus The Malchicks. MOJO this month
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has a 4-page article on The Pretty Things, and one of their early tracks is on MOJO’s giveaway CD (which also includes a track from Leaf Hound’s Growers of Mushroom album). The Pretty Things extravaganza is instead of The Yardbirds (who we hope will be back again in 2008). MEMBERSHIP For those of you who joined the Club prior to January 2007, Membership Renewal is due in December. The fee remains unchanged from last year, i.e. £15 for email updates and £17 for postal updates. A Membership Renewal Form is attached. OTHER NEWS · The Downliners Sect will be making a live appearance on The Mark Lamarr show on Radio 2 on Friday morning 23 November, from midnight to 3 am. · Leaf Hound are releasing their new album ‘Unleashed’ on 12 November. Copies will be on sale at the Club shortly. · We are currently in contact with The Artwoods (the remaining members of the original band formed by Art Wood in the 1960’s) and, following their fantastic reunion at the ART Tribute (where they were joined on stage by Ronnie Wood and Geno Washington, with Ali Mackenzie taking over Art’s role on vocals and Chris Hunt on drums) we are negotiating a suitable date for them to appear at The Club. This is proving tricky at the moment as Jon Lord has such a busy schedule, but they are keen to do it so watch this space! · The Twickenham Museum is currently setting up a small display to commemorate the musical history of Eel Pie Island, and are looking for some original memorabilia. If you think you can help, please contact Ed Harris.
Gina, Tom and Warren |
