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Happy New Year! Well, We’Re All Just Making the Most of the Last Few Weeks at Home Before We Embark on What Is Looking to Be a Very Busy Year… NEWS Happy New Year! Well, we’re all just making the most of the last few weeks at home before we embark on what is looking to be a very busy year…. but before I tell you about what’s coming up, I’d like to say a huge THANK YOU for your continued support and give a quick review of last year. 2007 In Review Since the release of ‘Upside Down’ in March, we’ve some US dates later in the year. Next month will see had some fantastic response with the album getting us touring up and down the UK visiting quite a few the best reviews of any I’ve done so far! Radio 2’s Bob new places and then in March, it’s off to Germany to Harris played tracks from it over a few weeks before I begin our spring tour that will also include Austria, went into the studio to do a live session with him. This Switzerland, Holland and Belgium. was a real highlight for me because he really is such a cool guy with a genuine passion for music. Next came Of course with such a hectic schedule coming up I a live session with the band at BBC’s Maida Vale Studios thought it was about time to upgrade the blues-bus in June for the Paul Jones Show. For this we got to with something a bit more… well… spangly. Is that a work with Mike Harding, the same engineer that did word? When we tour we cover thousands of miles and all the Led Zeppelin BBC Sessions. Of course as soon it’s not uncommon for us to spend up to 8 hours a day as Rich revealed his John Bonham Signature kit, Mike in there every day for weeks on end. So, just before we gave his seal of approval! embark on our crazy schedule, I will be taking delivery of our new ride from ‘ABC Nightliners’ in Cambridge, Along with some great write-ups, those lovely people home of “The X-Factor Bus” at Classic Rock Magazine also featured me in their top 10 Contemporary Blues Artists. I was rather chuffed when I saw that!!! Last year also saw the new website going live in June. Since then those funky people at Purple Dogfish have kept tweaking it and changing bits here and there to improve it. Of course any feedback is always very welcome – anything you think we can do to improve the site, then just drop us a line. It was also about this time that I started working with ARM Management. I’m happy to say that looking forward, things are looking very exciting indeed! Latest News… This year starts off with a hectic touring schedule that will take in the UK, most of Europe and then hopefully After our European jaunt we return to the UK in May so keep an ear out at gigs… you never know what you for what could be the highlight of the touring year - an might hear!! In relation to this, I might also be doing eighteen-date tour of the UK with ROBIN TROWER. some production work for other artists too, which is ROBIN TROWER, rock guitar legend, first found fame cool as I do love being in the studio. in the seventies with Procol Harum, before departing, with his own band for the USA. He toured the States AND FINALLY... for many years, selling out stadium venues & releasing several Top Twenty albums. His classic album ‘Bridge We have had several incidences recently of shows of Sighs’ still sells 1000’s of copies each year, 30 years being recorded (both audio & video) by members of the after its release. We are all really excited about this audience. This is an illegal practice and unfortunatly a and can’t wait: it’s going to be an amazing month for number of gig bootlegs and albums have come to light us. on the internet so if you are seen recording you will be asked to stop. You also run the risk of having to Moving further on into the year we will be taking in surrender your equipment, please do not put us in some festivals and possibly some US dates. With last that position. Lastly just to clarify, if you are taking years US tour being pulled due to VISA problems, I photographs during a show please ensure you have the am hoping to get out there this year instead. I was so permission of the venue and remember not to use a disappointed when we had to pull last years tour but flash! with their customs and immigration becoming more and more strict, we decided that the potential implications Well, that’s all for now, so with the year ahead looking of taking such a risk weren’t worth it in the long run. like this already and we’re only in January, I’m gonna With enough time to plan ahead, such a cancellation go and chill out while I have the chance! See you all won’t happen next time. soon... We are currently looking to tour the UK again in November so let us have any suggestions of venues or Aynsley cities for the band to play. www.aynsleylister.co.uk Anyone who came to see us towards the end of last year will have seen the new merchandise range we have launched. Along with some funky new t-shirts in some rather eye catching colours, we will be adding lots of other bits and pieces over the next few months. With the current line proving very popular, we plan to run small limited numbers of shirts in one off colours and designs. We’ll let you know as and when we do this. On the recording front, we should hopefully be going into the studio to do a new album later this year. I am currently writing and messing around with ideas TOUR FEBRUARY 06th UK – PUTNEY Half Moon 0208 780 9383 www.halfmoon.co.uk £10/8 07th UK – BILSTON Robin 2 01902 405511 www.therobin.co.uk £10 08th UK – TREGARON Talbot Hotel 01974 298208 www.cam briaarts.org.uk £8 09th UK – ST. HELENS The Citadel 01744 762300 www.citadel.org.uk £10/8 15th UK – GT. BARDFIELD High Barn 01371 811291 www.high-barn.com £12.50 16th UK – NOTTINGHAM(solo) Running Horse 07875924975 www.barrysblues.co.uk £10 21st UK – TREORCHY Parc & Dare 01443 773112 www.rct-arts.co.uk £10 22nd UK - ROTHERHAM Rudis Club 0114 2577755 www.secretstudios.co.uk 23rd UK – BOURNE Coach House 0782 803 2241 www.wegottickets.com £10/8 29th UK – LONDON 100 Club London 08700 600 100 www.rhythmat.com £12.50 MARCH 07th UK – HARTLEPOOL Studio 01249 424440 www.studiohartlepool.com £8 08th UK – WORCESTER Marrs Bar 01905 613336 www.marrsbar.co.uk £10/8 09th UK – MILTON KEYNES The Stables 01908 280800 www.stables.org £17.50 22nd DE – FREUDENBURG Ducsaal +49 (0) 6582-257 www.ducsaal.com 24th DE – KASSEL Fiasko 0561 281989 oder 0561 285530 www.fiasko-kassel.de 26th DE – HAMBURG Downtown +49 (0) 40 275056 www.downtown-bluesclub.de 28th DE – HANNOVER Blues Garage +49-(0)511-72 46 966 www.bluesgarage.de 30th NL – WEERT De Bosuil +31 (0) 495 524269 www.debosuil.nl APRIL 01st DE – ERFURT Museumskeller +49 (0) 361 5 62 49 94 www.museumskeller.de 02nd DE – ROTH Bluestage www.bluesatge.de 03rd DE – KAISERSLAUTERN Kammgarn +49 631 950035 www.kammgarn.de 04th DE – STUTTGART Laboratorium +49 711 5052001 www.laboratorium-stuttgart.de 24th AT – RANKWEIL Altes Kino +43 5522 45387 www.alteskino.at 25th CH – AARBURG Moonwalker Club +41 (0) 900 111 121 www.moonwalker.ch 26th CH – WETZIKON Venue TBA 30th BE – WUUSTWEZEL Nacht Van De Blues www.boozebrothers.be MAY 1st NL – OVERZANDE Klomppop Festival www.klomppop.nl ROBIN TROWER SUPPORT TOUR: 08th UK – BRIGHTON The Komedia 01273 647100 www.komedia.co.uk 09th UK – EXETER Phoenix arts centre 01392 667080 www.exeterphoenix.org.uk 10th UK – BILSTON Robin 2 01902401211 www.therobin.co.uk 11th UK – BRISTOL The Thekla 0871 3100000 www.theklabristol.co.uk 14th UK – NOTTINGHAM The Rescue Rooms 0871 310000 www.rescuerooms.com 15th UK – NEWCASTLE Carling Academy 0870 3100000 www.cannygigs.com 16th UK - GLASGOW The Arches 0870 2407528 www.thearches.co.uk 17th UK – HOLMFIRTH The Picturedrome 0161 8321111 www.picturedrome.net 18th UK – NORWICH The Waterfront 01603 508050 www.waterfrontnorwich.com 21st UK – CARDIFF Glee Club 0871 4720400 www.glee.co.uk 22nd UK – PONTADAWE Arts Centre 01792 863722 www.pontadaweartscentre.co.uk 23rd UK – LONDON Mean Fiddler Astoria 0870 0603777 www.festivalrepublic.com 24th UK – MANCHESTER Academy 0161 8321111 www.manchesteracademy.net 25th UK – SHEFFIELD The Boardwalk 0114 2799090 www.theboardwalklive.co.uk 28th UK – SOUTHAMPTON The Brook 02380 555366 www.the-brook.com 29th UK – STRATFORD Cox’s Yard 01789 404600 www.coxsyard.co.uk 30th UK – BIRKENHEAD Pacific Arts centre 0151 6470752 www.pacificroad.co.uk 31st UK – FLEETWOOD Marine Hall 01253 771141 www.marinehall.co.uk www.aynsleylister.co.uk.
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