Wotson 21st February 2010 to 27th February 2010 - Kent & E Sussex Gig Guide
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KENT & E. SUSSEX GIG GUIDE Gig Listings Sunday 21 February 2010 The Eagle Tavern (124 High street Rochester Kent Me1 1jt 01634 409040) *Nick Kacal Quartet Lunchtime Jazz* 1pm Free Acacia Ballroom (High St Dartford Kent 01474 704404) Ben Beddoes Big Band Swing Bebop & Latin With Rat Pack Vocals 7.30pm £12 £10 £7.50 Albion Public House (Albion Place - Mead Rd S. Willesborough Ashford Kent Tn24 0bu 01233 622795) Bernie Monroe Solo . Dog & Gun (213 Boxley Rd Maidstone Kent M14 2tl 01622 759046) Dicky Hart & The Pill 50's R&R Band 5-7pm Free Ivy House (Hackington Road Tyler Hill Canterbury Kent Ct2 9ne 01227 472200) Richard Studholme A Rare Solo Gig From One Of The Best British Blues Musicians 5pm to 7pm Free Louis Armstrong (Maison Dieu Road Dover Kent Ct16 1ra 01304 204759) Djangles Gypsy Jazz . Mick Jagger Centre (Shepherds Lane Dartford Kent Da1 2jz 01322 291100) Hal Crittenden Live Comedian World Challenge Fundraiser 8pm £10 Royal Mail P.H. (8 Park Street Lydd Kent Tn29 9ay 01797 321774) Jam Session All Welcome 3pm to 9pm Free The Eagle Tavern (124 High street Rochester Kent Me1 1jt 01634 409040) Acoustic Band Night with Scott Brunger + Fiddlefit + The Minxters 8pm Free The Flower Pot (96 Sandling Rd Maidstone Kent Me14 2rj 01622 757705) Matt Brookes 3-6pm Walnut Tree P.H. (234 Tonbridge Rd Maidstone Kent Me16 8sr 01622 727260) Folk Session . Monday 22 February 2010 Grey Lady Music Lounge (70-72 The Pantiles Tunbridge Wells Kent Tn2 5tw 01892 544700) Jazz Singers 'Open Mic' Night - Host Sue Rivers Doors 8pm £5 Walnut Tree P.H. (234 Tonbridge Rd Maidstone Kent Me16 8sr 01622 727260) Duck Soup Distinctive Brand of Blues/ R&B . Tuesday 23 February 2010 New Inn (2 Harnet St Sandwich Kent Ct13 9es 01304 612335) George Keep Retirement Party Music By Rich Philips 8pm Free Roffen Suite** (New Road Rochester Kent Me1 1dy 07785 307388) Bottleneck Blues Club Present Earl Green & The Right Time Smooth Blues The Eagle Tavern (124 High street Rochester Kent Me1 1jt 01634 409040) BeerGut 100 Free 9pm The Flower Pot (96 Sandling Rd Maidstone Kent Me14 2rj 01622 757705) *Electro Acoustic Jam Night - Country & Blues Soul & Folk Just bring your own instruments* From 8pm Wednesday 24 February 2010 The Eagle Tavern (124 High street Rochester Kent Me1 1jt 01634 409040) Jam Night Thursday 25 February 2010 Orange Street Club (Orange Street Canterbury Kent Ct1 2ja 07769 171664) Headline - Jouis + The Overdrafts + We Are Tides + Waxhouse + Tonight We Fly A Great Mix of Musical Genres from Five Fresh Upcoming Bands 8pm £4 £3 with Flyer The Butt Of Sherry (132 High St Hythe Kent Ct21 5ld 01303 266112) Jack Pound Open Stage . The Eagle Tavern (124 High street Rochester Kent Me1 1jt 01634 409040) The Lovedays 9pm Free Walnut Tree (Forge Lane East Farleigh Kent Me15 Ohj 01622 726368) Midnight Lightning . Walnut Tree P.H. (234 Tonbridge Rd Maidstone Kent Me16 8sr 01622 727260) Stand-Up Adult Comedy With John Newton . Friday 26 February 2010 East Kent P.H. (72 Oxford Street Whistable Kent Ct5 1da 01227 272018) Essential . George Hotel** (68 High Street Ashford Kent Tn24 8tb 01233 625512) User Friendly Rock Covers Gulbenkian Theatre (University of Kent Canterbury Kent Ct2 7nb 01227 769075) *Ozi Ozza + Support Lead By Ghanaian Master Drummer Yaw Asumadu Inspired By African Jazz Latin Caribbean Music* 7.45pm First 150 £5Then £10 Louis Armstrong (Maison Dieu Road Dover Kent Ct16 1ra 01304 204759) Led Gremlin Female Fronted Psychodelic Blues Rock . Lower Bell (201 Old Chatham Road Aylesford Kent Me20 7ef 01634 861127) Any Other Business Mick Jagger Centre (Shepherds Lane Dartford Kent Da1 2jz 01322 291100) Chris Wood BBC Folk Awards Winner 2009 8pm £15 £13 Royal Mail P.H. (8 Park Street Lydd Kent Tn29 9ay 01797 321774) Radio Riot Indie Rock 8pm Free Royal Oak Hotel (High Street Sevenoaks Kent Tn13 1hy 01732 451109) Karen Lane & Paul Malsom Featuring Songs from Their New Album 'Can't Help It' - 3 Course Dinner Coffeee and Jazz 7.30pm £26 Sandyacres Sports & Social Centre (Sandyhurst Lane Ashford Kent Tn25 4nt 01233 627373) Natalie Ward Vocalist / Saxophonist 7pm to 11.30pm Free Talk Night Club (53 Central Parade Ist Floor Herne Bay Kent 01227 744468) Mood Reaction The Original Reggae Stars Shows at 9.30 & 11pm The Flower Pot (96 Sandling Rd Maidstone Kent Me14 2rj 01622 757705) Jumbo Gumbo The Grey Lady Music Lounge (70-72 The Pantiles Tunbridge Wells Kent Tn2 5tw 01892 544700) Special Charity Night With Live Music Debbie Perolls With Cover Story Hospice Of Hope Tel 01959 525110 Ticket Only Saturday 27 February 2010 Duke Of Edinburgh (1 Heath Road Barming Maidstone Kent Me16 9lq 01622 727122) Hi Jets George Hotel (68 High Street Ashford Kent Tn24 8tb 01233 625512) The Fix Louis Armstrong (Maison Dieu Road Dover Kent Ct16 1ra 01304 204759) Goodbye Eric . Lower Bell (201 Old Chatham Road Aylesford Kent Me20 7ef 01634 861127) Tom Hain & The Jam Side Up Oasthouse** (Granary Close Rainham Kent 07984 002808) DefZone Event Unplugged With The Custard Chuckers + Damsel + Paul L + Luke Jackson No under 16's - No ID no Alcohol doors 7.30pm £3.00 The Grey Lady Music Lounge (70-72 The Pantiles Tunbridge Wells Kent Tn2 5tw 01892 544700) Groove Agents Salsa Funk Disco The Three Horseshoes (Staple Street Hernhill Nr. Faversham Kent ME13 9UA 01227 750842) *King Size Slim Fat Roots Boogie* 8.30pm Get listed here, online and to the media for as little as £3 per event Other Weeks Details based on that available to us at our deadline Arthur Kay and The Originals 30th Anniversary Tour dates so far 29th January at the Horse Bridge Arts Centre Whitstable _at_ 8pm with guest DJ sold out 20th Feb Beacon Court Gillingham time & guest DJ to be confirmed 13 March Chislet Colliery Club Hersden _at_ 7pm (with support band 7yr conspiracy and guest DJ) 29 May Germany - The Reduit in Mainz Kestel http://www.arthurkay.co.uk/ Arthur Kay's first single "Ska Wars" was released just over 30 years ago on Red Admiral Records who are pleased to announce that Arthur Kay and The Originals are recording their Anniversary Album for release throught the Kent Label. Provisional title for the album is "From Brixton To The Bronx" No release date is available at this time. Red Admiral Records The Rhythm Of Blues Album "Moving On" is being released digitally in March for the first time. Is releasing a single and video by Pelican Babies on 5th April to bolster and get behind England's entry and success in the World Cup 2010 - More news later. Come on England. We have a little gift for you in conjunction with iTunes and Myspace Music we have brought you something different. For February - The Singles.** A full audio track playlist from 12 of our albums to listen to, broadcast, stream or download. Plus a playlist of some songs from our published and sometimes uniquely unreleased writers. Just go to Red Admiral February Singles Playlist

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In This Issue
Crispian St Pteters and Old Crow	Mirkwood	Jack Castle
Mick Morris	Wim Hautekiet	ZOO
Peter Dinsley	Rik Waller - Rik Waller's Mighty Soul Band	Hardly Mozart

Crispian St Pteters and Old Crow Night Sessions Vol.1
Country / Pop -

Artist: Crispian St Peters and Old Crow
CD Album
Night Sessions Vol. 1
Country, Pop and Gospel
Red Admiral Records
REDAD CDA561
September 1st 2009

Crispian St. Peters Born in Swanley Kent, began his career in 1957 and has spent his whole life dedicated to his love of music. He has travelled the world performing and entertaining and appeared on many television shows. He first was signed by Decca in 1965 who released his single 'At This Moment' bringing TV appearances that lead eventually and inevitably his rising to fame with Top Ten hits ‘You Were On My Mind' in 1965, 'Pied Piper' in 1966 and his first album, 'Follow Me' in 1967. Celebrating over 50 years in the music business.

Night Sessions Vol.1 - 19 tracks of Country, Pop and Gospel was made over a period of 3 months in 1993.with his lifetime friends and band Old Crow. It is a compilation of a few of the 200+ songs written by Crispian St. Peters, some not released before. Plus some classic covers that are great favourites of the band.
Featured vocalists are Crispian St Peters, Margaret Rose, Gary Silver and Brian Star with Mainstays Mike Ford on Bass and Peter Salisbury on Drums. Valuable contributions to the album were made by Kevin Pyne, Roger Cotton, Toby Chapman, Anthony Wimshurst, Jeff Martin, Peter Sure, Barry Sibbett, Lorez, Ted Taylor and the band Gambler.
More..... www.crispianstpeters.com

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CD: £9.99 p&p

Mirkwood Mirkwood
Classic Rock -

Band: Mirkwood
Title: Mirkwood
2008 - 35th Anniversary - first CD Edition
Rock
Red Admiral Records
REDAD CDA556

No.56 of the 200 rarest albums of all time. Nov 2008.' Record Collector'
First Release: (Flams Ltd PR 1067) 1973 limited edition of 99 copies
Second Release (Tenth Planet TP 003).Last Vinyl release Amber Soundroom Germany - ASLP015AS LP015 )
The First Release:of this historic album was a limited edition in 1973 of only 99 copies. Now in its 35th year with a collectors value of over £600 this classic rock album is now available on CD for the first time with a 12 page booklet about the legendary Dover band.

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Jack Castle The Line
Rock -

Artist: Jack Castle
Title: The Line
CD Album - Rock
Red Admiral Records
REDAD CDA557

Jack Castle of Mirkwood has brought his life album to us. Recorded over the past 5 years it tells the story of Jack's history before and after Mirkwood. The music bursting with passion and complex guitar acrobatics honed over 40 years of practice. His love affair with the guitar and friends is graphically illustrated in the 12 page booklet.

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Mick Morris Reflections
Multi genre - Instrumental -

Artist: Mick Morris
CD Album: Reflections
Guitar Instrumental - diverse genres
Red Admiral Records - REDAD CDA559
January 2009
As an accompanist or band member, Mick has worked with artists as diverse as Roy Castle and Eric Clapton and as a sideman with luminaries from the jazz world including Tony Coe, Pat Halcox and Joe Harriot. In the early 60's he was lead guitarist with the original Dover-based Rolling Stones and was later a founder member of cult progressive rock outfit Mirkwood. Somewhat surprisingly then, Reflections is Mick's first solo album.

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Wim Hautekiet Renaissance In Fives
Folk / Classical Crossover -

Wim Hautekiet Composer
CD Album: Renaissance In Fives
Classical Crossover
European Folk by a Classical Ensemble
Red Admiral Records - REDAD CDA554

Wim Hautekiet is a family man and a real European with homes and careers in the UK and Belgium, he works as a lawyer for an American bank, has a love of horses, is an active show jumper and is a composer of worth with roots in the film and TV industry. In 2006 Wim decided it was time to create his first album with all acoustic instruments and real people. Fellow musicians from his social circle as well as professionals (with the vast majority fitting in both categories) have joined him and brought together their special skills. The result is stunning. A collection of great new modern classics that will stand the test of time. Just play the album once and you will want to hear it again.

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ZOO Greenhouse - End Of The Telegraph Wires
Nu Jazz / Funk -

Artist: ZOO

CD Album: Greenhouse
New Jazz
Red Admiral Records
REDAD CDA550
May 2007

CD Album:
End Of The Telegraph Wires
Jazz / Funk
Red Admiral Records
REDAD CDA558
December 2008

ZOO albums are a unique blend of jazz-infused grooves, warm, absorbing and emotive, beautifully intimate, atmospheric, with rich harmonies and instrumentation
Described as "Everything but the Girl meets Suzanne Vega", "the Mamas and Papas on acid", and compared to The Isely Brothers, Lalo Schiffrin, Radiohead, Matt Bianco, All About Eve, and Massive Attack.

Winners of Top Jazz Act and in 3 top nominations in AAA -2007 New Music Awards

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Peter Dinsley A Swing Thing
Big Band Swing & Classic Ballads -

CD Album : A Swing Thing
REDAD CDA551

Peter Dinsley has been compared to many of the greats including his heroes Matt Monro, Mel Torme and Vic Damone with the unparalleled ease at which he sings, producing perfect melody and phrasing with velvet tones. Regularly singing with some of the great big bands as well as intimate venues and swish parties. Smooth

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Rik Waller - Rik Waller's Mighty Soul Band Innocence
Pop Soul - CD Album: Innocence
Red Admiral Records
REDAD CDA547

Since reaching the top ten in ITV1’s “Pop Idol“ appearances on BBC’s “Top of The Pops�� and reaching No6 in the Singles Chart, Rik kept himself busy as a media celebrity and working towards his real ambition to be recognised as a great natural soul singer. Released in September 2005 Rik Waller's Mighty Soul Band's debut album release “Innocence�� presents 15 tracks containing some of the best classic soul songs ever recorded along with new original material that will stand the test of time. More Info

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Hardly Mozart Whatever Happened To Jago?
Pop Punk Rock Indie - CD Album: Whatever Happened To Jago?
Red Admiral Records
REDAD CDA549
Hardly Mozart - originally formed in 2003 and were and named Jago as a result of an infatuation with TV weathergirl, Becky Jago. They had been labeled the best unsigned band in the country having 2 world number ones on the prestigious extraplay.com, and worldwide distribution on a whole string of download sites. Further radio airplay and their BBC video “Before I’m Gone For Good��, appearing on TV & Sky brought work performing at a whole bunch of top London venues but, in their quest for stardom the boys found they needed a unique name, so it is Hardly Mozart. More Info

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Artist: ZOO