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5 Things – This Week in Staines

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Duncan Mckenzie & Alec McCabe at Staines

Duncan McKenzie at Staines

Nov 13 2008      9:00P The Staines Riverside Club £3

Those that regularly read this column and support live music in Staines will be familiar with Duncan McKenzie the smooth acoustic and blues operator who has recently been gracing our Thameside venue with his superlative fretwork and polished repertoire of soft, yet invigorating, blues. He has worked, recently, with Mike Piggott and, ofcourse, Big Jim Sullivan. He is now back in town with Alec McCabe.

If you like your blues to be soft, luxurious and professional- this show is not to be missed.  We are very luicky to have these guys in town!

Alec McCabe is a guitar teacher (originally from Australia) who also works as a duo (with  Lizzy Templer) sometimes adding musicians to the mix to create Freepeace a standalone rock band.


http://www.myspace.com/duncanmckenzieuk

2.

Audio.Video.Disco – EP Launch Party- Staines

Audio Video Disco at Staines


Nov 15 2008      8:00P  Audio. Video. Disco. EP Launch Party     Hob Staines

So it all started when Matt and Rich played lots of acoustic guitar for a long time and eventually they got a bit bored of the acoustic circuit and decided it was time for a change.

So in came the help of Adam Linton (bass) and Tom Smith (drums) into the band. Everything seemed to fall into place very quickly and new songs were written in a flash and we hit the ground running. All we needed was the band name….so after months of rubbish ideas and even worse ideas we settled on Audio.Video.Disco. meaning “I hear, I see, I learn” in latin and as rich described it, it was the coolest thing matt has ever come up with in his life!

They have played alongside established pop act Alphabeat, played headline shows at The Fighting Cocks, sold out in their hometown and had a storming set at The Clapham Grand, things are majorly looking up. The band are set to record with engineer / producer Phil English in September and are currently preparing for their biggest gig yet……a headline slot at the London Astoria 2. It’s gonna be mad, get a ticket, don’t be the only person to miss out……

Links:

http://www.myspace.com/audiovideodiscouk


3.

Blues and R&B at Shepperton

Debbie Giles Band at Shepperton

Nov 15 2008      9:00P  Barley Mow     Shepperton

A new entry into the UK blues and R&B circuit

Powerful and passionate vocals with rockin’ rhythm ‘n blues” is based in Guildford, Surrey playing venues in London and mainly the southern counties.


Featuring Debbie Giles (vocals) Phil Headsmith (lead guitar/vocals) Baz Payne (Bass/vocals) and Neil Turfitt (Drums). They have all individually logged years of experience as professional musicians and have developed their own blend of Rocking Rhythm & Blues with Phil Headsmith’s orginal songs.


Most recently in June 2008 they have launched their new album “Shake it Just a Little”, whilst in their live set feature numbers by Thin Lizzy, BB King, Al Green and Jimmie Vaughan, Georgia Satellites to name a few.. Debbie & Phil’s duets have become a focal point of this ‘live band and recently have been featured in “guest radio sessions” with Delta, County Sound 104fm and BBC Radio Swindon.


Formed in October 2006 the band caused a storm when they opened for Mike Pender’s Searchers in July ‘07 at Basingstoke Live Festival.

Links:

http://www.myspace.com/debbiegilesband

4.

Tight Pop/Rock at Staines

A Girl Called Kate at Staines

Nov 15 2008      8:00P at the Audio. Video. Disco. EP Launch Party     Staines

A Girl Called Kate

Mikool: Vocals/Guitars

Benzie: Vocals/Bass

Jake: Guitars

Megan: Synth/Vocals

Alex: Drums

If you like  The Subway, The Automatic, The Killers etc, You are gonna love this!

Links:

http://www.myspace.com/agckband



5.

The Folk Group of the Year- at Windsor

Lau at Windsor

Nov 12 2008      7:00P Lau     Windsor Fire station Arts Centre

“BBC RADIO 2 FOLK GROUP OF THE YEAR 2008″

Lau is a formidable union of three of the finest and most innovative exponents of modern traditional music in Scotland today; Kris Drever (guitar and vocal), Martin Green (piano accordion) and Aidan O’Rourke (fiddle). Winners of “Best Group” at the BBC Folk Awards 2008 and with a year of dates around the globe ahead, look set to cause serious musical trouble worldwide.

Links:

http://www.myspace.com/laumusic

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5 Things -Next Week in Staines

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1.

Holler at the Hollers at Staines

The Hollers at Staines

Oct 23 2008      8:00P Hobgoblin        Staines        The Hollers

The Hollers

The Hollers are made up of one Beauty and four Beasts,     a girl singing, 3 Guitars and a Drum Kit, all playing at the same time…

You have got to LOVE them !

Also catch The Hollers at

Nov 20 2008      8:00P Hobgoblin W/ Purge (18+)     Staines

Dec 20 2008     8:00P St Hildas     Staines

Links:

http://www.myspace.com/thehollersband

2.

Get classy Jazz sounds – Staines Riverside

Duncan McKenzie and Mike Piggott


Oct 23 2008      9:00P Riverside Club, Duncan McKenzie and Mike Piggot     Staines

Duncan McKenzie

Singer songwriter, guitarist (acoustic fingerstyle, 12 string, highstrung, nylon, electric, plus 1932 National steel fingerpickin and bottleneck) and piano. Album “NEW LIFE”, all original tracks by DM, featuring Mike Piggott,violin (Bert Jansch, Ralph McTell,Pentangle etc etc)John Bentley double bass (Squeeze) -”DUNCANS ALBUM NEW LIFE IS A MAJOR CONTRIBUTION TO THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT”- (Duncan’s friend ) “I AGREE” -( Duncan’s other friend) Chill out Ambient instrumental album Just finished. Duncan and John Bentley, are “MIND YOUR HEAD” The album is called Don’t worry. Duncan plays major festivals and theatres worldwide including Blues,Celtic,Latin and guitar festivals and has also worked for some years with guitar legend and friend BIG JIM SULLIVAN.

Influences:    White Eagle, Running Bear,Lonnie Johnson, Muddy waters, BB king,Samuel Barber,Big Jim Sullivan,Tommy Emmanuel, Gypsy Kings, Supertramp,James Taylor, Martin Taylor,

Mike Piggott

Mike is a wonderful violinist/guitarist, he began playing professionally as a guitarist with blues/reggae/soul bands in the early 1970s. As a violinist has become known for work in folk, jazz and rock fields. He now appears at jazz festivals and concerts as a guest artist, or with his own quartet. The programme “Grappelli A Celebration”, includes music by violinist Stuff Smith (a big influence) and Joe Venuti. Mike’s CD release “Blues for Stuff and Steph” (1998 DOZ Records) a tribute to two major influences, Stephane Grappelli and Stuff Smith has received enthusiastic reviews

Links:

http://www.myspace.com/duncanmckenzieuk


3.

Jazz – Bix is Good- Walton

OKeh Classic Jazz All Stars at Walton

OKeh Classic Jazz All Stars Sunday 26th October 2008 12.15 – 2.15pm
Riverhouse Barn Arts Centre Walton-on-Thames

This band originally came together as a “pick-up” group at riverhouse. They liked it so much (as did the audience) that they decided to stick together. The band has appeared at several jazz festivals as well as at jazz clubs over the country. A welcome return to the barn.

Tickets:

£7.00

riverhouse boxoffice
Manor Road
Walton-on-Thames
Surrey KT12 2PF

01932 253354 (24 hrs)

4.

Energetic Rock and Blues at Staines

Loudshirts

Oct 23 2008      9:00P The Hobgoblin     Staines

Albany Down

Albany Down is an original rock band based near London.
Paul Muir joins the band as front man; Jonny Bescoby is the percussionist with Paul Turley on electric guitar and Billy Dedman on the bass.

The Albany sound is 50% British Indie and 50% West Coast Rock, quite 80′s in places, but with a vintage heartfelt sensitivity and contemporary aggressive energy. Influences include Led Zeppelin, Guns N Roses, The Who and The Rolling

Stones.

Paul Muir (Vocals)
Paul Turley (Guitar)
Jonny Bescoby (Drums)
Billy Dedman (Bass)

Beatles
Led Zeppelin
The Who
Rolling Stones

http://www.myspace.com/albanydownofficial



5.

Punk Acoustic Rockster at Windsor

Jonah Matranga

Oct 26 Windsor, UK – The Old Ticket Hall

Jonah Matranga

The Indie/Acoustic Californian Punk is getting towards the end of his UK tour so catch him now (or travel to San Francisco

to see him on his home turf- your choice.)

http://www.myspace.com/jonahmatranga

The Big Jim Sullivan gig

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STAINES RIVERSIDE CLUB

Thursday 21st August BIG JIM SULLIVAN GIG

Unfortunately, “BIG JIM” sent his apologies but could not be with us on the 21st August… he is currently off sick.

We all (here in Staines) send our heartfelt ‘get well soons’ out to BIG JIM.

For those of you that came to see Big Jim hoping for something special, we are sure that you were not disappointed because Duncan McKenzie put on an excellent show and pulled out all the stops with his buddy Alec McAbe to play some sizzling music.

Big Jim Sullivan and Duncan McKenzie in Staines

 Awesome Blues Guitar !

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5 Things- This Week in Staines

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1.

Impressive Guitar with Big Jim Sullivan, Staines

Big Jim Sullivan

Duncan McKenzie & Big Jim Sullivan at STAINES RIVERSIDE CLUB
Thu Aug 21 2008 9PM £3 on door Non-Members welcome

We saw this duo at the convivial Staines Riverside Club, Laleham Road, Staines last April. Their set was split into two, with part one being acoustic and ‘jazzy’ and the second part being electric and ‘rocky’. The jazz standards in the first half were perfect and there was plenty to be amazed at. But the second half, the rock half, was when the fire really started and the earth really began to move. The pair sound a lot like 1970’s Dire Straits but the playing fluctuates between raw blues to flamenco style – always bold – always confident- using the body of the guitar percussively, and employing some sumptuous finger-style technique.

See The AdPontes FULL REVIEW here

Links:

http://www.bigjimsullivan.com/

http://www.duncanmckenzie.com/

2.

London Soul and Funk, Ascot

The Unikque at Jagz


The Unikque Aug 25 2008 7:30P The Jagz Club & Restaurant, Ascot

The finest Soul and Disco classics from a superb band with 3 sensational singers up front.
This is a London band which has been around since the eighties. They concentrate on Soul, Funk and R&B and perform a lot of commercial classic soul and funk covers that everyone knows and have danced too.

Some of the classic covers they perform are:

Can you handle it – Sharon Redd
We’ve got the funk – Positive force
Got to be Real – Cheryl Lynn
Good times – Chic
We are family – Sister Sledge
Behind the Groove – Tina Marie

And lots more……….

All tracks are not rewrites, but complete copies of the original track.

You will probably never hear theses tunes performed again, unless you come to one of their gigs

The Show:

Saturday, 23rd August
Show will start at 8.00
Ticket cost: £8.00
Doors open from 7.30pm. £26 for 2 courses and entrance (£30 for 3 courses). Entrance for the bands is £8 but is strictly limited and on a first come first served basis. Entrance for dining or just the band INCLUDES free entrance to the nightclub

http://www.unikque.co.uk/

http://www.jagz.co.uk/

Station Hill, Ascot


3.

Enjoy FREE lunchtime Jazz at The Rose Kingston

Free Lunchtime Jazz at Kingston The ROSE

Free Lunchtime Jazz at THE ROSE THEATRE Kingston August 20 1:00P

The event will be taking place in the Rose Theatre Cafe bar, and is free, and no ticket is required.

Rosabella Gregory

WEDNESDAY 20 AUGUST: 1-2PM.

Rosabella and her band have been making waves in jazz and songwriting circles, with the likes of Grammy winner Bob James picking up on their talent via myspace and collaborating with them on a song from Rosabella’s forthcoming debut album. A born composer, Rosabella graduated from the Royal Academy of Music where she met her musicians-guitarist Tommy Caris, percussionist Jez Wiles and bassist Oli Hayhurst.

Together the band focus on creating delicately crafted soundscapes and much like characters in a film, they offer their individual voices to the songs.

Rosabella was invited to perform her song “Better love next time” in an interview with Richard Niles for his program “What is melody?” on BBC radio 2. This song also won her the “International Prize” at the 2007 New York Songwriters Circle Songwriting Contest. Rosabella will perform her winning song at the finals in New York City’s legendary “Bitter End” this November. Don’t miss this opportunity to see Rosabella live in the cafe at the Rose Theatre on Wednesday 30 July at 1pm.

http://www.rosabellagregory.co.uk/index.php

The above events are free, and no ticket is required.

4.

Jolly Hockey Sticks at Windsor

Daisy Pulls It Off

Daisy Pulls It Off Theatre Royal, Windsor 18 Aug to 23 Aug
Show Times
Mon – Sat 8pm, Thurs 2.30pm & Sat 4.45pm

This affectionate and keenly observed parody of English boarding school life will appeal to the whole family.

Plucky school girl Daisy Meredith is forced to overcome snobbish prejudice after receiving a scholarship to attend Grangewood School. She forms a secret society to find the missing treasure that would save the school’s debts – but still finds time for a cliff top rescue and a jolly good game of hockey!

Featuring Kim Hartman (who starred as Helga in the in all ninety-six episodes of the BBC comedy ‘Allo ‘Allo), Ben Robert’s (who played Chief Inspector Conway on Thames TV’s The Bill for fourteen years), Julia Mallam (Emmerdale’s Dawm Hope) and Carly Hillman (Nicki di Marco from Eastenders) as Daisy.

This nostalgic production brims full of old fashion values, midnight feasts and jolly good adventure stories.

“Perfectly Ripping, Absolutely Spiffing not to mention Scrummy Entertainment” Sunday Times

Box Office 01753 853 888

http://www.theatreroyalwindsor.co.uk/

Lots of Fun !!


5.

Prog Rock Maestros from Spain at Kingston

Kotebel at Kingston

KOTEBEL Aug 23 2008 7:30P @ THE PEEL House of Progression

Influenced by Ravel, Debussy, Stravinsky, Rachmaninov, Prokofiev, Antony Banks, Messiaen, Poulenc, Keith Emerson, Robert Fripp, Chopin, Yes, PFM, Jethro Tull, Beethoven, Finnegans Wake, After Crying, Bartok, Deus Ex Machina, Banco del Mutuo Soccorso, Mussorgsky, Gentle Giant, Discipline (Mathew Parmenter), Anglagard, Porcupine Tree, Isildurs Bane, Universal Totem Orquestra, Univers Zero
Kotebel are prog rock maestros.

Kotebel, founded in 1999, was conceived as a long-term project with the aim to serve as a vehicle for the development of a musical proposal that could be described as Art Music:

* An artistic expression not subject to commercial considerations
* A structured approach to the development of thematic material
* An eclectic language with a strive to integrate different musical genres, resources, instruments

In short, elaborate music that appeals to the mind and the spirit.

Kotebel’s music also shares a number of characteristics with other contemporary artistical expressions currently labelled as Neo-Barroque:

* A highly creative, hybrid cultural expression
* An aesthetics and ideology of inclusion
* A tendency towards expansion, creating ambiguity in the frontier between pieces
* A desire to evoke states of transcendence

Carlos Franco – Drums and Percussion …. cfranco@kotebel.com

César Garcia Forero – Guitars ………………. cgarcia@kotebel.com

Jaime Pascual – Bass …………………………… jpascual@kotebel.com

Adriana Plaza – Keyboards ………………….. aplaza@kotebel.com

Carlos Plaza – Keyboards …………………….. cplaza@kotebel.com

http://www.myspace.com/kotebel

This is a very rare UK performance at THE PEEL, KINGSTON this week!

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Grange Road
Hayes
Middlesex
UB3 2UE

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Big Jim Sullivan and Duncan McKenzie

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Big Jim Sullivan

Big Jim Sullivan with Duncan McKenzie

If you prefer your peanut butter smoo-ooth and you like your breezes warm and tropical – then the gentle sounds of Duncan Mckenzie and ‘Big Jim’ Sullivan are probably for you. This is music for the ’mellow birds’ set.

That is not to say that there is no drama or light n’ shade in their playing, but the sheer class and gentle power of the strings washes over the listener in a mesmeric and, frankly, spiritual way. Yes, it is musical healing.

You probably already knew that ‘Big Jim’ has worked with just about every artist in the business- from Ritchie Blackmore to Frank Zappa via Jimmy Page. He played with Elvis. He toured with Tom Jones. He practiced sitar with George Harrison in his sitting room. Heck, he was even on the fateful tour that ended Eddie Cochran’s life. But you probably were not aware of just how mighty and influential ‘Big Jim’ has been on the guitar world stage. Amongst his many, many achievements he can boast that he introduced 12-string guitars to the UK, he was the first to use fuzz-boxes and whah-whah on recordings and he even did the musical arrangements for the orchestral version of The Who’s Tommy.

Duncan McKenzie, one of the uk’s finest acoustic guitarists in his own right, provides the vocals for the duo.His ambient vocal style, gritty when required but fluid and soulful for the most part, add colour and nuance to the twin guitars.

I saw the duo at the convivial Staines Riverside Club, Laleham Road, Staines last week. Their set was split into two, with part one being acoustic and ‘jazzy’ and the second part being electric and ‘rocky’. The jazz standards in the first half were perfect and there was plenty to be amazed at. But the second half, the rock half, was when the fire really started and the earth really began to move. The pair sound a lot like 1970’s Dire Straits but the playing fluctuates between raw blues to flamenco style – always bold – always confident- using the body of the guitar percussively, and employing some sumptuous finger-style technique.

Covers include work by Van Morrison, Bob Dylan (or to be more accurate Jimi Hendrix plays Dylan), Eric Clapton, the Beatles and, naturally, Elvis. Sometimes folksy and soulful a la 1970’s Wishbone Ash, often gritty and raw, but always majestically tuneful and gloriously sumptuous.

This is guitar heaven. It is guitar cream and honey.

Neil_Mach
©AdPontes-Staines.com
2008

Links:

http://www.bigjimsullivan.com/

http://www.duncanmckenzie.com/

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5 Things- This Week in Staines

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1.

Take in a Piano Recital , Egham

Nadia Giliova

Nadia Giliova at United Church, Egham, Wednesday Apr 16th 2008 8PM

The pianist at this Egham and District Music Club evening concert will be Nadia Giliova, who studied piano at the Kharkov Special School of Music in the Ukraine and subsequently graduated from the Gnessin Academy of Music in Moscow and the Royal Academy of Music, London. Nadia has been a prize-winner at a number of national and international competitions, including the International Prokofiev Competition in Moscow, the Petrozavodsk International Piano Competition and the 2003 Grieg international Piano Competition in Oslo. Since her English debut in 2002, Nadia has performed at a number of important venues, festivals and music series across Great Britain. She is due to play “The Seasons” at the Wigmore Hall in 2008.

Visitors – £10

Concerts held at:
United Church, High Street, Egham (next to Literary Institute)

http://www.edmc.org.uk/

2.

Go to see the ‘Bee Gees’ at Hayes

Bee Gees fever


Bee Gee Fever at the Beck Theatre, Hayes. Thu 17th April 8pm. £12-£25

Bee Gee Fever – the ULTIMATE Live TRIBUTE to the music of The Bee Gees

Since 1999 Bee Gees Fever have been wowing audiences across the UK and Europe with their stunning live tribute to the music of the Brothers Gibb.

From the soulful ballads Too Much Heaven and How Deep Is Your Love through to the high energy disco classics such as Stayin Alive and Night Fever, the band faithfully recreate the songs that have helped make the Bee Gees musical legends over the last four decades. With a full show of over 2 hours, there is something for everyone from every era of the Bee Gees glittering career, and create a striking visual tribute too as they pay tribute to the Saturday Night Fever image of the late 70s.

Unlike some tribute acts, all the songs are performed totally live, no backing tapes or sequencers, just five guys, their voices and their instruments. This gives the show a raw energy which will get even the most reserved feet up on the dance floor.

Bee Gees Fever perform to theatre and festival crowds both in the UK and in Europe and have worked with the likes of Suzi Quatro, Hot Chocolate, The Manfreds and the Foundations – plus a host of todays brightest chart stars such as Liberty X, Atomic Kitten, Gareth Gates and Busted.

They also perform regularly at the Bee Gees Fan Club’s Convention in Manchester, to an audience made up of fans from all over the world and some special guests such as Blue Weaver, the keyboard player in the Bee Gees disco era line-up and responsible for co-writing many of the 70s classics. In 2004 the band were asked to headline a festival in Emmen, Holland on a bill which also featured The Troggs and Chris Farlowe, and they have continued to play to packed audiences all over the UK.

Bee Gees Fever
The Beck Theatre , Hayes, GB
Thu 17 Apr 2008, 19:30

Click here for tickets for THIS THURSDAY >>>

http://www.myspace.com/beegeesfeverofficial


3.

Go see Rough Justice, Rising Sun

Rough Justice- Rising Sun, Slough

Rough Justice at Rising Sun, Slough on Sat 19th April 8pm. Free entry

Energetic rock covers from a hard working local band. Now is the chance to catch the boys Rough Justice

Sat 19th Apr: Rising Sun, Slough

* Dangerous Dave – Bass
* The Stoner – Guitar
* The Mighty Mammal – Drums
* Caesar – Guitar
* Hog – Lead vocals

http://www.roughjusticerock.com/

4.

Go see ‘Hanging Hooke’ , Riverhouse Barn, Walton

Hanging Hooke

Hanging Hooke- The Riverhouse Barn, Walton-on-Thames Fri April 18th 8pm

Take the Space present – Hanging Hooke
Friday 18th April 8pm – tickets available

Hanging Hooke

by Siobhan Nicholas.

Chris Barnes (Midsomer Murders, Hornblower) stars in this new play, which comes highly recommended by a friend of Riverhouse.

Christopher Wren loved him. Isaac Newton loathed him. Robert Hooke, this genius of the 17th century provoked intense loyalty, controversy, jealousy and hatred. His recently unearthed manuscript sold for millions. But was “England’s Leonardo” buried by another Da Vinci plot?

“a gem of a show… this was story telling of the highest order”.

Tickets:

full price £12.00
conc. £10.00

Booking Details

By Post

riverhouse boxoffice
Manor Road
Walton-on-Thames
Surrey KT12 2PF

By Phone 01932 253354 (24 hrs)

5.

Go to see ‘Big Jim Sullivan’ at Staines Riverside Club

Big Jim Sullivan and Duncan Mckenzie at Staines

The Big Jim Sullivan & Duncan Mckenzie, Apr 17 2008 8:30P The Riverside Club, Staines

The Big Jim Sullivan / Duncan Mckenzie

Big Jim Sullivan started playing the guitar at 14 and within 2 years was
already a professional. Richie Blackmore went to see Jim every now and
then for the odd lesson. “It wasn’t that odd” said Jim “Richie was a precocious talent even then, he learned to be an individual very quickly. To be truthful I think that telling him to be an individual and making him use his little finger is all I needed to tell him. The rest was natural to him.”

Hitting the big time at 17 as one of Marty Wildes original Wildcats. The Wildcats, including Jim, had the pleasure of meeting and backing the charismatic Eddie Cochran on his ill-fated tour of England. Jim went on to become one of the most sought after session guitarists throughout the sixties and seventies, his flexibility for every style of music meant he was always busy, averaging 3 sessions a day, playing on an enormous number of hits, (at least 1,000 chart entries).

In early 1969 Jim joined Tom Jones, touring extensively and although often in the background with the rest of the band he featured many times with special guests on Toms TV shows.

Jim left Tom late 1974 and immediately teamed up with Derek Lawrence, the producer of ‘Deep Purple‘, ‘Wishbone Ash‘ and more. Derek and Jim had a record label called ‘Retreat’. They also produced various artists over a period of two years or so. Among these artists were ‘Labi Sifri‘, ‘Chas ‘n’ Dave‘, ‘Mcguiness Flint‘, ‘Tiger‘ and more. Together they went to the states and produced a Glam Metal band called ‘Angel‘. This band was very big in America and Derek and Jim Stayed in the States and produced more artists and a second ‘Angel’ album.

Jim now tours with Duncan Mckenzie, a friend of long standing and a great artist in his own right. The duo covers music from jazz standards to Jimmy Hendrix.

A rare chance to see a true Guitar Hero here in STAINES

http://www.bigjimsullivan.com/

http://www.duncanmckenzie.com/

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The Beck Theatre
Grange Road
Hayes
Middlesex
UB3 2UE

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