This week’s song is called Insufferable and quite clearly at times I am. Be warned I kick the mic stand about a 3rd of the way through and didn’t have time to redo it so if you are listening at full volume prepare for a Jaws/Carrie moment.*
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A Song A Week - Insufferable - 02/09/08
Published September 2nd, 2008 in A Song A Week, Gig, Music, gigs, music and song. 0 CommentsASAW -26/08/08 - Carry It With Me - Plus Some News
Published August 26th, 2008 in A Song A Week, Gig, Music, News, gigs, music and song. 0 CommentsThis week’s song is called Carry It With Me and I’ve written it because me and mine are moving away from Liverpool in October to Glossop in North Derbyshire. I’ve never lived more than 10 miles from where I was born so it’s an upheaval for me but one I think will be good for [...]
A Song A Week - 05/08/08 - Don’t Try This At Home
Published August 5th, 2008 in A Song A Week, Gig, Music, music and song. 0 CommentsThis week’s song Don’t Try This At Home might well refer to the attempted vocal gymnastics about 3/4 of the way through; far too early in the morning for that kind of thing…..
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From tomorrow (wed) until Saturday I’m in Inverness at Hootannay on wednesday evening, Brockies Lodge thursday evening and [...]
Some acoustic gigs coming up and here’s a flyer/poster thing that you can print out and draw false taches on and the like. Or not.
The Inverness shows will have the lovely Mark Byrne noodling on guitar with me and the View 2 gig is supporting Kirsty Mcgee.
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A Song A Week -21/07/08 - It’s A Strange Life
Published July 21st, 2008 in A Song A Week, Gig, Music, Shop, gigs and music. 0 CommentsThis weeks song is called It’s A Strange Life and indeed it is. My brother Chris plays bazouki on this song and he sports a beard that seems to say ‘I play bazouki’, so I’m happy with that. Since posting this Chris has informed me that it is spelt bouzouki. I knew that, honest.
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A Song A Week - o8/07/08 - Old Fashioned
Published July 8th, 2008 in A Song A Week, Gig, Music, gigs, music and song. 1 CommentI wrote 3 songs this week and can’t say I was really pleased with any of them. And i ‘ve had a sore throat and all that kind of palaver. Excuses excuses.
I’ve gone with Old Fashioned the one I wrote first because I managed to record it, although I have rewitten the words since. It’s [...]
A Song A Week - 30/06/08 - Indigo
Published June 30th, 2008 in A Song A Week, Captain Pop, Gig, Music, gigs, music and song. 0 CommentsAbout 10% of the songs written this year i consider finished. By that I mean the melody, chords and words rather than the recordings, I’m hoping to re-rcord as many as I can, and this week’s is no exception, it’s partly written. It’s called Indigo and is the first I’ve written with it being a [...]
A Song A Week - 19/05/08 - Sweethearts and Swells
Published May 19th, 2008 in A Song A Week, Gig, Music, gigs, music and song. 0 CommentsHere’s song number 22 (two little ducks quack quack) called Sweethearts and Swells. A bit of a Nick Lowe/Elvis Costello vibe going on here I think. Very short slice of power pop.
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Couple of Bank of England gigs coming up this week at The Cavern [...]
A Song A Week - 05/05/08 The Farmer & The Badger
Published May 5th, 2008 in A Song A Week, Gig, Music, News, music and song. 0 CommentsThis weeks song is called The Farmer and the Badger. I wrote it olast night about 9pm and have just quickly recorded it. Very last minute as the song I first wrote for this week sounds like a mid-life crisis set to a tune and by the weekend my middle aged angst had hidden itself [...]
On stage about 5pm at :
Capitol
468 Sauchiehall Street
Glasgow
G2 3LN
t: 0141 331 1040
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Playing up in Glasgow on Sunday 9th December at Maggie Mays, Trongate, Glasgow, Scotland G1 5PR supporting Desolation Yes. 7.30pm.
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I’M NOT NOW PLAYING DUE TO A BAD COLD - APOLOGIES
14 Dec 2007, 20:00
34, Pilgrim Street, Liverpool, Northwest L1 9HB
Cost :
A benefit gig in aid of Karen Reissmann, the NHS worker sacked for her UNISON activism in speaking out against NHS cuts. I’ll be playing a half hour set and the bill also includes [...]
CANCELLED CANCELLED !!!! To be rearranged. CANCELLED CANCELLED !!!!
I’m returning to The New Inn, Brampton Village, Appleby in Westmorland, Cumbria, CA16 6JS on Friday 16th November.
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Great pub just outside Appleby, roaring log fires, great food, fine wines and real ales.
8pm and it’s free.
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Bit late notice but I’ve just had a call to support Brian Kennedy at the Philharmonic in Liverpool Saturday (20th) night.
I can’t wait. If you’re going I’m doing a 45 minute set starting 7.30pm.
On Monday 22nd October I’m supporting Mose Scarlett/Jim Condie at the Telegraph Inn, New Brighton. Tickets are £10 but if you fancy [...]
I’m at Under The Boardwalk, Snig Hill, Sheffield, S3 8NA on Sunday 4th November. It all kicks aff about 8pm. Free with a whipround (ooh Mrs Worthington)
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I’m supporting American Bluegrass legend Mose Scarlett at The Telegraph, Mount Pleasant Rd, New Brighton, CH45 5EW on Monday 22nd October. Tickets £10 from the pub tele 0151 639 1508
Starts at 7.30pm
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I’m supporting Vinny Peculiar at The Cavern in Liverpool on Thursday 11th October.
I’m hoping to have the full band playing with me. (edit: no I’m not)
Incidentally, Martyn is out and about with the rather marvelous Shack, throughout late October/November.
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I’m playing at The New Inn, Brampton Village, Appleby in Westmorland, Cumbria, CA16 6JS.
It’s free admission, two sets starting at 9pm.
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Video blog of some gigs coming up and a ukelele version of Ronnie Lane’s How Come.
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Internet Gig Thing Webcast How’syafather
Published February 15th, 2007 in Gig, Music and News. 0 CommentsTomorrow, I’m going to be playing for an hour or so over the internet. Friday 16th February 2007 Time: 18:00 (GMT)
If you like to tune in at this time, please ensure you have either WinAmp
or Windows Media installed
Then open the following URL in your Audio player (Usually File -> Open URL)
on Friday 16th February 2007 [...]
I’m doing Pete Wylie’s Classic Night at The Zanzibar on Saturday 24th February. Martyn Campbell should be doing it too. Other guests will also be playing.
We’ll be playing a number of Pete’s Mighty Wah! songs and 1 or 2 of mine plus covers of Classic songs. Not sure what yet but you can expect The [...]
27/11 Stamps, Crosby, Liverpool
28/11 The Hope, Brighton
29/11 Whats Cooking @ The Sheepwalk, London E11
30/11 Junktion7, Nottingham
1/12 Wheatsheaf, Leighton Buzzard.
For full details including maps of venues etc go here
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This coming Monday 16th October I’ll be playing a benefit for Oxfam as part of the Oxjam series of gigs throughout October. I’m hoping to do it with The Bank of England. Also appearing are: Lizzie Nunnery, Dan Sumner, Joe Keelan, Diesel Fitters, Endbut Lane and Jonny Sands. It’s at Stamps Bar in Crosby and [...]
Captain Pop will be making it’s London debut at What’s Cookin @ The Sheep Walk, Leytonstone E11 on Wednesday 29th November. More details and more gigs soon.
http://www.whatscookin.co.uk
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Saturday 23rd September Benefit for Action Aid CHET Centre, Little Crosby, Liverpool, L22 email_me for details. Tickets £10.
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A number of gigs coming up:
Friday 15th September with Jegsy Dodd at The Pacific Arts Centre, Birkenhead. £8/10 8pm FULL BAND link
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Performing a short set at The Pilgrim in Liverpool on Friday 7th July in support of the release of Lizzie Nunnery’s debut EP Monkey’s & Devils. 8-11pm Free Admission.
www.lizzienunnery.co.uk
The EP is also available from www.acousticengine.com
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A Song A Week - 23/09/08 - The Blame Game
Published September 23rd, 2008 in A Song A Week, Comment, Gig, Music, News, gigs, music and song. 0 CommentsBack to the now traditional only one day late, this week’s song is about self loathing or a sociopath. It might be a mix of both conditions, I’m never quite sure what most of my songs are about, but I know what they mean.
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There have [...]