Saturday, July 21, 2007 EVERSHOT village hall Doors open 8.00pm BAR £10 on door
As a tribute to the enormously talented pianist, the late Ian Stewart (Stu), the legendary Rocket 88 have got back together this year following a request from Stu's home town of Pittenweem in Fife to appear at a special 25th Anniversary Festival to commemorate Stu's life.
Stu died at the age of 47 in december 1985. He was a founder member of the Rolling Stones and can be heard with his distinctive boogie woogie style on many early Stones recordings. It was Charlie Watts and Stu's shared love of big band boogie, blues and jazz which prompted the formation of Rocket 88. This eight piece band, four horns and four rhythm, worked extensively during the 80's and into the 90's appearing at many festivals, clubs and on radio and tv, representing Britain at the Montreux Festival.
On the piano the band now has the well known blues artist Ben Waters who was a friend of and greatly inspired by Stu at the start of his career. In addition to Ben the line-up is:-
Willie Garnet & Olaf Vas, Saxophones John Picard & Mike hugh, Trombones Roger Smith, Bass/ vocals Jimmy Roche, Guitar Sam Kelly, Drums (replacing Charlie Watts)
PRESS RELEASE: BARN DANCE Saturday 14th July 2007 WOOLCOMBE FARM
BAND-ON.co.uk is proud to present a summer BARN DANCE at Woolcombe Farm, MelburyBubb. The fun starts from 5pm onwards. There will be live music with the caller from CAPTAIN THUNDERBOLT and additional tunes from THE EMERGENCY DJ’s
There will also be a Hog Roast (which is included in the price of your ticket), a licenced bar and camping.
TICKETS IN ADVANCE 01935 83860
Adults £10 ~ Children £5
This event is a "Fund Raiser" for the Little Acorns
Karen and I took some snaps on Saturday night of the Etran Finatawa gig which you can see by clicking here. I also grabbed a quick burst of video on my phone. It was an amazing sell out night, if anyone else took some pictures then please email them in!!
Despite the unexpected cancellation of the Evershot Street fair on Sunday 27th May 2007, the Acorn Inn will still be holding the beer festival. In the pub garden there will be face painting, fancy dress, barbecue and live music from Flaky Jake.
On Saturday 19th May 8.00pm Band-on.co.uk are proud to present ATCHA! ‘Spearheaded by Chris Jagger's charisma and wry wit, ATCHA! presents a highly original mix of rock, growling blues, R&B, country, Cajun and funk. This is your chance to experience ‘ top notch Cajun -flavoured R & B ' as the band takes time out from their international tour to promote the new album ‘Act of Faith'As kings of the British roots scene Chris Jagger's ATCHA! includes multi-instrumentalist Charlie Hart ( ex . Pete Brown, Ronnie Lane 's Slim Chance), drummer Malcolm Mortimore (ex Ian Dury, Frankie Miller) and the talented bassist Paul Emile and guitarist/producer Jim Mortimore.‘very engaging'; ‘if the Faces or Pogues had been from Louisiana they would have sounded like this'; ‘ this Jagger is a sly sharp songwriter'.
Another fantastic night in Evershot that even included some 'stage dancing' from a few members of the audience. I think it was Karen who asked if anyone was taking pictures? So I did. On my phone. A massive thank you to Something Blue and the Scuzzbuckets for another classic BAND-ON.co.uk night out!!
Peter Hossell lead singer with Something Blue has been singing and living the blues life since the late 60's where he was performing with Screw at the famous free concert for Brian Jones in Hyde Park.
Several bands (Los Dobros, The Dirty Dogs) and 30 years later he woke up to discover that he was in Brazil and immediately set about forming a new band of innocent victims from Sao Paulo.
Supported by the Scuzzbuckets we are lucky to have Something Blue playing one of a few gigs on their first visit to this country.
ASTRONAUTS AND PARACHUTES WIN EVERSHOT BATTLE OF THE BANDS
Saturday 21st April Evershot saw the much anticipated return of Battle of the Bands! The six bands played to a packed hall. Our three professional music judges faced an impossible challenge as all the bands were well rehearsed and confident on stage and sounding brilliant thanks to our old friends Richard and Henry from MES sound.
MANTRA back this year with new front girl Sabrina who wowed us with 'Teenage Kicks' - always difficult to play first but the audience made up for it by turning up early and giving plenty of support.
ASTRONAUTS AND PARACHUTES the judges favorites captivated their audience with their well polished and professional set, who generously invited all the bands on stage to enjoy the winning moment.
THE FREE RADICALS played a high-energy set which got the crowd jumping.
TAKE IT AS RED looked like old pros, working the crowd, in true rock 'n' roll style and were very comfortable having played the hall before.
THE MAUVES had the looks and the attitude of any great indie band and certainly got the judges attention. Great to see another girl on stage.
SUCK MY BAND don't let the name fool you, this sophisticated theatrical art-house rock-outfit delivered one of the most original sets led by Liam's incredible gothic vocal talents. Would love to see their next gigs with eccentric costumes.
A great many thanks to Val Crabb, Andrew Dickson and Paul Lashmarfor their thorough and considered judging. And to all the band-on crew.
Come back soon and see more pictures of the event, and the new BATTLE of the BANDS shield which has pride of place in the Village Hall.
If anyone took pictures of the night then please email them to us and we will put them online.
April, 21st, Saturday, Battle Of The Bands, 7.30pm. We already have some early entries for this years battle of the bands, Mantra, our youngest contestants last year, a local band from Beaminster
school , another year older and wiser, we look forward to their winning stage presence and wooing tunes. Also from Beaminster we have Suck my Band, lead singer Liam has a fantastic vocal range well suited to their tongue-in-cheek heavy rock style. Astronauts and Parachutes, this years winners of the Beaminster and Colfox School battle of the Bands, original and well produced music which is a joy to listen too. The Mauvesthis years runners up at the Beaminster/Colfox competition, very slick and retro, and nice to see a talented girl up there amongst the lads. Our final entryso far is our funky favourite Take it as Red they played excellently last year and Ed really knows how to strut his stuff and drive the audience wild! And last but not least, The Free Radicals!
P.A and professional sound mixing provided by MES sound.
EMAIL BAND-ON.co.uk to request an entry form and it back to us with your entry fee as soon as possible, numbers are limited.
March 24th, Saturday, BAND-ON.co.uk present ORPHEUS, A local Bridport band who fuse a combination of jazz, funk and ethnic rhythms to create smooth, original and danceable music.
April, 21st, Saturday, BATTLE OF THE BANDS. After the success of last year we are searching out new young talent for this annual event. Any band with all members under 30 yrs old may apply. Call Sarah on 01935 83860 for entry details. It promises to be a good night.
April 27th, Friday, THE BOYS FROM BRAZIL... and yes they're coming all the way form Brazil. Remarkable voice, unusual songs and a very shiny guitar. You really need to hear them to believe it.
On Friday 16 th February Band-on presents a full evening of entertainment, with our ever faithful EMERGENCY DJ's supporting the hottest disco diva cover band in the west. THE MAN FROM FUNKLE are all skilled artistes with years of music industry experience, these Pro Musicians play to top clients all over the world. Gigs range from Top Corporate Parties, Student Union Balls and Private Weddings to Exotic Mansions, Themed Extravaganzas and Glastonbury Festival.
The new season of bands at Evershot starts next Saturday the 18th November. After an excellent set at the street fair in May, BOY LE MONTIare back!. A busy summer gigging has seen them playing far and wide including The Larmer Tree and Music for Africa festivals, Gaz's Rockin Blues Club, in Soho, London.
Dust off your dancin' shoes and enjoy the diamond sound of vintage Ska, with this local 5 piece.
BOY LE MONTI Entry £6.00 on the door. We now have our own fantastic website at BAND-ON.co.uk check it out and see what else we have lined up for the next few months, Have your say on the forum, tell us what you like, or dislike, send us some photo's, or perhaps your recollections of gig's gone by at the hall.
The following Friday 24th THE STEVE WILSON BANDwill be playing at Evershot Village Hall. This is the local launch of the new album Sideshows And Fairytales. With Support from Virginia Astley and Bristol band The Poor Claires this will be an excellent nights entertainment. Advance tickets at £5.00 and a preview of some new tracks are available direct from Steve's website THE STEVE WILSON BAND
Sunday 13 th August saw the 7th annual ‘Festival of Wakky Races' held at Evershot cricket pitch halfway between Yeovil and Dorchester. There was a fine turn out of teams this year with the reigning champions ‘The Cider Riders' having to fend off competition from 10 teams that came from surrounding local villages, Yeovil, Weymouth and even as far as Bognor Regis!
Wakky Races is a day where teams compete in a series of silly games that are a cross between ‘It's a knockout!' and ‘The Crystal Maze' all for the glory of winning the coveted ‘Evershot Wakky Races Trophy'.
With 6 people in a team there was plenty of action for over 200 onlookers to enjoy as the participants tackled a variety of different games that involved wheelbarrows, 6-person sets of skis, some interesting looking horses and lots of buckets of water.
The day was well supported by both villagers and local businesses who helped organise the games and provide the materials needed for the crazy props that make the day such an entertaining event.
With many different games and sideshows going on throughout the day for both adults and children and also a bar and BBQ to keep everyone going (with all proceeds going to village hall and pavilion projects), this was a day of good old fashioned village fun that is getting more and more difficult to find.
The well deserved winners of the event were the finely dressed ‘Stuporheroes' who turned out to be runaway victors and denied the claims from other teams that they had unfairly used their special powers to win!
The organisers wished to thank everyone that was involved in arranging the event and all that attended and made the day so much fun, and they hope to see you all again next time!
Thanks to everyone's support over £1,000 was raised for the Village Hall and Pavillion Projets.
Paul Crate
FINAL SCORES
1st Stupor Heroes 70 points
2nd Cider Riders 48 points
3rd Holywell heroes 46 points
4th Olypians 43 points
5th Tequila Suicide 36 points
6th Diminishing Returns 35 points
7th Kitchen Mishaps 28 points
8th 118 Team 24 points
9th Over the Back Boys 18 points
10th Our Gang NO SHOW 0 points
*And finally, if you've never been to The Wakky Races Festival and can't see what all the fuss is about then you have to check out Flo's [Cider Rider fame] 2003 eight-pint-cider sprint.
Ok so its nearly that time again when we all run around like the headless chickens putting the finishing touches to this years new games so as the teams can run around like headless chickens.
As always there will be some new games and some old games, we couldn't think about Wakky races without putting the Larger louts on the list first. (see below)
Its a pretty safe bet that the teams who have played before haven't been practising this one for 12 months and if they have, they should be under lock and key in that nice room with the lovely padded wallpaper.
We have decided to go Skiing this year as well very upmarket for us, maybe next year a few polo ponies will appear on the scene!!! I'm sure this one will be as easy as falling off a log (or ski)
For the people who are planning to take part and have been saying all along that they will put a team in, beware there are only 10 places and 12 teams have said that they are going to play!!!!
5 teams have already paid their money securing a place, that leaves the other 7 looking at 5 places it will be first come first served and there is not long to go so hurry up and part with your cash.
Back by popular demand, Sunday 13 th August heralds the return of Evershot Wakky Races, marking this years' event as the 7 th Annual Wakky Races Festival.
Teams of six people will be competing in crazy challenges (details of which are only revealed on the day!) to win the coveted “Evershot Wakky Races Trophy”.
Teams go head-to-head in a truly bizarre and warped concoction of “It's a Knockout”, “Gladiator” and “Crystal Maze” style games and races involving gallons of water, dozens of eggs, loads of flour and an extraordinary array of props. Everyone has a superb time and all are guaranteed to end the day very wet, filthy dirty and exhausted! Spectators cannot fail to be entertained by the hilarious antics.
For further details and entry forms contact Steve Crate 01935 83520
(Entries restricted on a first come first served basis - £30 per team of 6 persons
All proceeds in aid of Evershot Parish Hall, Registered Charity No. 206475
