WE PLAYED DARLINGTON R&B FESTIVAL ON SUNDAY 20th SEPTEMBER IN THE MARKET SQUARE. AS THE FIRST BAND ON WE DECIDED
TO TAKE SOME FANTASTIC WEATHER WITH US. IT WAS AN ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT DAY AND EVERYONE THOROUGHLY ENJOYED IT.
IT WAS A PLEASURE AND A PRIVILEGE TO BE ON THE SAME BILL AS THE CADILLAC KINGS, THE HAMSTERS AND THOSE LEGENDS THE ANIMALS.
WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK IAN ROSS AND MIKE PRENDERGAST AND THE REST OF THE DARLINGTON R&B CLUB COMMITTEE FOR BOOKING US
AND ORGANISING THE FESTIVAL.. ALSO OUR THANKS GO TO STEVE WILLIAMS FOR A GREAT SOUND.
AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST THE FANTASTIC AUDIENCE FOR MAKING THE FESTIVAL A GREAT SUCCESS
WE ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT DIRK ZODIAK
HAS JOINED THE BAND. DIRK HAS SPENT A NUMBER OF
YEARS PLAYING SAX FOR THE VERY
EXCELLENT HAMPS TRAMPS
AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO. IN THE EVENT OF
ANY GIG CONFLICTS ONE OF HIS BANDS WILL HAVE
TO MAKE DO WITH A LIFE SIZE PHOTOGRAPH AND
HOPE NO ONE NOTICES.
PHOTO’S AND A BIO WILL FOLLOW SOON
THE PENNY BLACK CANCELLED OUR GIG AT SHORT NOTICE SO APOLOGIES IF YOU TURNED UP
TO SEE US.
UNFORTUNATELY WE WILL NOT BE APPEARING THERE AGAIN AS THEY HAVE DECIDED TO ONLY
HAVE
‘ROCK’ BANDS ON IN THE FUTURE. APPARENTLY WE ARE “EASY LISTENING” ?.?.
MANTOVANI
EAT YOUR HEART OUT !