There has been a monumental mix-up in the Fiddler’s Elbow booking system which requires that we change all our 2022 dates there. If you noted them down please delete all 6 previous dates (12 Feb, 9 Apr, 4 Jun, 6 Aug, 1 Oct, 3 Dec).
The new confirmed 2022 dates at the Fiddlers are:
Sat 15 January
Fri 4 March
Fri 6 May
Fri 22 July
Fri 9 September
Fri 4 November
Music starts at 8pm. Online tickets generally go on sale about 4 weeks before the concert.
Additionally we are booked to play 3 nights Fri 5 – Sun 7 August at the Playing in the Band festival in Saxony, Germany.
And we hope to mount a festival near Cirencester, Gloucestershire, on Sat/Sun 2/3 July in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Dead’s Europe ’72 tour (and the imminent 4th July). More news in due course.
No doubt other 2022 gigs will pitch up and we’ll keep you informed. First of course, this year, we’re playing at the Dylan and the Dead convention in Portsmouth on Sat 27 November. We plan to play a regular GD set but with a few Dylan songs thrown in. Info and tickets are available at: www.barkingspider.abelgratis.com
Lastly you may have noticed various changes of personnel in the rhythm guitar and bass slots. Dave Seppanen, erstwhile bassist, decided to leave the band and was temporarily replaced by Mike Farmer who will be with us again in Portsmouth. But the intended permanent arrangement is that Richard Hill, formerly in the Weir slot, will now twang’n’rumble his 5 string bass (as he just did on 1 October). Meanwhile Sean Daly has already established his credentials in the rhythm guitar space.
Hope to see you soon.
Cheers all have been to s few fiddler’s gigs…look forward to catching up again soon!