“Johnny Too Bad” is like a companion piece to “Johnny B. Goode”. The other side of human nature, if you will. And this song ‘travels’ with each new musician, who all add something of their own to the number. So it grows like a river. It was taught to Stevie by Taj Mahal. He tells…
Haunted by equipment failures and the lack of monitors and cursed with an ear-splitting violin — it was not the most polished performance we have heard from “One For the Road”. We saw the band last evening in Staines at the famous Riverside Club. The shoddy offerings did not matter. The public still had a…
BROKEN BONES has emerged from the skeletal remains of London Rock Legends BAD II THE BONE. The remaining trio play 1970s & 80s Classic Rock and are based in Hither Green. The line-up includes Ed (guitar and lead vocals) Smiffy (bass & vocals) and Les (on drums). We saw their exciting live show this week…
Weyfest is more like a mini stress-free holiday than a music festival… It is a fabulous weekend in the country, with over 30 hours of the finest music from 4 stages, camping, posh loos, friendly staff and plenty to occupy the whole family. Now this super Surrey Festival has now revealed their final line-up. The exciting…
Folk Legends Martin Carthy & Dave Swarbrick will be performing at the Holy Trinity Church (The BOILER ROOM) Guildford SURREY this September. English folk musician and singer-songwriter Dave Swarbrick is one of the most influential fiddle players on the folk-rock scene. His work with the group Fairport Convention from 1969 has been credited with leading the…
Sometimes we yearn for some classic rock. And, there really is no finer band than local lads Cry Wolf to bring us what we need so badly. We saw the band at the superb Staines Riverside Club last Friday. It has been a while since the band played the venue, so audience members were animated…
Occasionally, the fabulous Beyonders band get together to play their blues infused country-rock of the late 50’s to early 1960’s. We were lucky enough to attend one of their very fine shows at the fabulous Staines Riverside Club this Friday. The band is fronted by Pete Hutton. Pete is best known as the lead singer…
During this week of Magna Carta the perfect sound-track has been Fanfare for the Common Man. We heard the number played on Monday at the 800th anniversary dedication, brought to us across those verdant Runnymede Fields by her majesty’s own jazz ensemble — the Band of HM Royal Marines. The second time we heard Aaron…
For a sophisticated evening of musical entertainment, nothing works better than some wonderfully crafted adult contemporary pieces, sung with feeling, and performed by a group of musicians who are truly accomplished. This Thursday we were treated to a thoroughly entertaining show by Stacey Cronin and Asylum Affair at the superlative Staines Riverside Club. Small in…
If you live in the North Surrey or West London areas and you like to come out and support live music once-in-a-while, then it is almost certain that you will have seen Elaine Samuels and her band Kindred Spirit playing live. Elaine is simply the hardest working music-maker on our local scene — playing regular…
Rocking Surrey 