Fancy fretwork at The Tump

Pete Willow has been asked to host a night of lively guitar pickin' at The Tump Music Club in Brinklow on Thursday 6th December.

Guests for the evening are finger-pickin' wizards Pete Smith and Chris Williams. Click here for a taste of what's to come. Says Pete, 'I'll just strum a couple of numbers and then join the audience to watch the masters at work!'

The music kicks off at 8.30pm at the Royal British Legion, Heath Lane, Brinklow. For more details, call the organiser on 02476 714370.

The CAMRA never lies...

The band was given a great review for our performance at the Birmingham Beer Festival organised by CAMRA last month...

On Friday evening, we saw a fantastic performance by Coventry-based 'Oddsods', a mix of Irish, Scottish and some 'English' folk, interspersed with some jovial banter with the audience. We have never featured a folk band at the festival before, but it was nice to see that most of the audience knew the words and joined in with the likes of 'Dirty old Town' 'Fields of Athenry' and 'Whiskey in the Jar'. If you want to find out more about the band, visit their website www.oddsods.net or myspace entry www.myspace.com/oddsods.

The full Festival review is here. Cheers guys!

Get it in writing!

The original item in this part of the blog has been removed following an agreement as part of an out-of-court settlement with a venue that had been in breach of contract.

The contract was verbal. While we achieved a settlement, it took months of hassle to sort out. Our advice to any band offered a booking by any commercial venue is to get the agreement in writing. If the venue refuses a written contract, don't accept the booking.

Updated 28 July 2008