Upcoming Gigs

9th November 2008

Yorkshire house, Lancaster (LA1 1DB)
7:30pm, free entry

My farewell gig! My final gig in Lancaster before Em and I move to Cardiff, plus my final gig with my current backing band line-up (Jave, Jacob and Sean). With support from Leni Ward, Stephen Hudson and Dave McGovern. With the band.

25th November 2008

The Musician, Leicester (LE1 2BG)
8pm, £4 entry

Opening for Wes McGhee & The Border Guitars and Refuge. Solo gig. Can't make it? I'm also going to be at the Musician Open Stage the night before, which is The Musician's weekly open mic night. It's free entry and it starts at 8pm.

7th December 2008

Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff (CF10 1BR)
8pm, £2 entry

An evening of acoustic music hosted by The Living Room. Full line-up TBC. Solo gig.

17th December 2008

Bar Inc, Pontypridd (CF37 1QN)
8pm, £3 entry (£2 with flyer)

Full info and line-up TBC. Solo gig.

7th January 2009

Bar Inc, Pontypridd (CF37 1QN)
8pm, £3 entry (£2 with flyer)

Full info and line-up TBC. Solo gig.


For bookings, please email me or contact me via Myspace.


Open Mic Appearances

This section will be updated with Cardiff-based open mic nights within the next few weeks...!.


Past Gigs

As the title suggests, here's a list of all of my past gigs (excluding various open mic night appearances). Below some of the gigs are links to live reviews; you'll notice them when you see black writing, which by clicking will link you to the review.

28th April 2005

Gradbar, Lancaster Uni
Supporting Kermits.

9th June 2005

Gradbar, Lancaster Uni
Opening for Micky Kemp Band and Stolen Bibles.

12th June 2005

The Argyll Arms, Rothesay, Isle Of Bute
Opening for Micky Kemp Band and Stolen Bibles.

8th August 2005

Meze Lounge, Newport
Supporting Siren, Audiocircus and Audiocalm.

28th August 2005, 6pm

Meze Lounge, Newport
Supporting Dave Merrick, Go-X and more, all amongst DJs and VJs and such.

28th August 2005, 9pm

Journeys (now Toucan Club), Cardiff
Supporting Dan Butcher and SL Macombee.

6th September 2005

Salt Bar, Cardiff
A double headline show with Leni Ward.

15th September 2005

Callaghans, Cardiff
Support for two unsigned bands: Aurora and another act.

8th October 2005

Pendle Bar, Lancaster Uni
LULUMS Freshers Fest '05. Supporting Frontpage Story, The Postwaryears, KunK and And What Will Be Left Of Them?
Link to SCAN review

19th October 2005

87.7 Bailrigg FM (www.bailriggfm.co.uk)
Playing a few songs live on-air on the Live & Unsigned Show.

20th October 2005

Gradbar, Lancaster Uni
Opening for Micky Kemp Band.

18th November 2005

Cartmel Bar, Lancaster Uni
An event to raise money and awareness for People & Planet. Supporting One Chip Potato, ForenZic, Self-Titled and The Jackpot Golden Boys.

23rd November 2006

87.7 Bailrigg FM (www.bailriggfm.co.uk)
Playing a few songs live on-air on the Live & Unsigned Show.

3rd December 2005

Pendle Bar, Lancaster Uni
Supporting Laura Bazell and Ist.

14th December 2005

The Musician, Leicester
Supporting The Postwaryears, The Dirty Backbeats and The Traces.

3rd February 2006

Yorkshire House, Lancaster
Supporting MojoBlack, Baby Bitch and Sprog Noggin.

8th February 2006

87.7 Bailrigg FM (www.bailriggfm.co.uk)
Playing a few songs live on-air on the Live & Unsigned Show.

10th February 2006

Yorkshire House, Lancaster
Supporting Ambrose Tompkins, Rattlebus and The Wisemen.

11th February 2006

Pendle Bar, Lancaster Uni
Supporting The Rushes and Soulstarr.

23rd February 2006

Gradbar, Lancaster Uni
Supporting The Tinkers.

25th February 2006

Yorkshire House, Lancaster
With Black Karma, Death Of A Champion and Stephen Hudson.

27th February 2006

Yorkshire House, Lancaster
The opening night for Little Argument With Myself (LAWM). Supporting The Maud, Silje and Ragz.

9th March 2006

The Bobbin, Lancaster *EP LAUNCH*
The official EP launch night for Bad River EP! Supporting MojoBlack.

17th March 2006

Korners (Farmers Arms), Lancaster
A Feedback event. Supporting One Chip Potato & The Transcendental Watermusicians, Superkings, thishumansoundtrack and _missionaries.

26th March 2006

The Anker, Nuneaton
With Leni Ward, Rob Halligan and Blake Hutchings.

27th March 2006

The Jug & Jester, Leamington Spa
Supporting The Big Bang and The Displacements.

13th April 2006

Callaghans, Cardiff
Supporting two unsigned acts.

10th June 2006

Yorkshire House, Lancaster
Supporting The Wisemen and One Chip Potato.

24th June 2006

Yorkshire House, Lancaster
A fundraiser for Lancaster's Music Co-op. Other acts include Tin Soldiers, Anderson, Tales From The Vauxhall Conference, The Puma-Sutras, She Never Sleeps and The Three Ages Of Elvis.

25th June 2006

Williamson Park, Lancaster
One of the many acts performing at The Graduate Chef's Feastival, a one-day festival of live music.

13th July 2006

The Bobbin, Lancaster
Supporting MojoBlack.

19th September 2006

Durty Nelly's, Torrevieja, Spain
An Evening With...

24th September 2006

Durty Nelly's, Torrevieja, Spain
An Evening With...

28th September 2006

The Copper Pot, Leamington Spa
Supporting Circle 3 and C*Bob & The Sunshine Blues.

4th October 2006

Last Orders, Lancaster
Supporting Liz Wyatt Band.

6th October 2006

Yorkshire House, Lancaster
A fundraiser for Lancaster's Music Co-op. Other acts include Joyeux, _missionaries, Silence Broken, Smoking Kills and Uncle Jeff.

12th October 2006

Yorkshire House, Lancaster
A Hamcaster gig with Dave Cosens (Advina), Swedenborg and Emenrio.

23rd October 2006

The Sugarhouse, Lancaster
Supporting The Ampersands and Ray's Music Exchange. My first gig with Luke Williams on drums!

1st November 2006

Yorkshire House, Lancaster
Playing a solo set for the one-off Songwriters Showcase event in assocation with LULUMS and Lancaster Uni's Writers' Guild.

11th November 2006

87.7 Bailrigg FM (www.bailriggfm.co.uk)
Playing a few songs live on-air on Andy Hare's Record Collection Inspection.

15th November 2006

Yorkshire House, Lancaster
A Zzz Promotions night with Ste Hudson (& The Flying Beaver Brigade), Liz Wyatt Band and Daniel Ray. With Luke on drums.

18th November 2006

Pendle Bar, Lancaster Uni
A LULUMS night supporting Advina and Dolore. With Luke on drums.
Link to SCAN review

1st December 2006

Cartmel Bar, Lancaster Uni
An event to raise money and awareness for World AIDS Day, in association with People & Planet and LULUMS. Supporting ForenZic, Palmstruck, Ray's Music Exchange and The Wind-Up Merchants. With Luke on drums, and with Phil Bates on bass for the first time!

7th December 2006

Bowland Bar, Lancaster Uni
Supporting Half A Day, Swedenborg and Boo Boo Kiddy Fonc. With Luke on drums, Phil on bass, and, for the first time, 'The Reverend' Dave Cantle on saxophone!

13th December 2006

Yorkshire House, Lancaster
With Goldmundo, Swedenborg and ForenZic. With Luke on drums, Phil on bass, and Dave on sax.

5th January 2007

Yorkshire House, Lancaster
Opening for Runt Hornet, The Pier Group and Death In Public. With Phil on bass.

19th January 2007

The Shed, Leicester
Supporting The Delphians, The 212's and I Am. Performed solo.

5th February 2007

Cuba, Lancaster
With Idol Minds. With the band, and introducing Tommy on lead electric guitar!

8th February 2007

Yorkshire House, Lancaster
With Ampersands, missionaries and The Maud. With the band.

16th February 2007

Grizedale Bar, Lancaster Uni
Supporting The Wind-Up Merchants. Performed solo.

20th February 2007

87.7 Bailrigg FM (www.bailriggfm.co.uk)
Playing a few songs live on-air for The LULUMS Show. With Emma on flute.

22nd February 2007

Yorkshire House, Lancaster
An event for LAWM's first birthday. Supporting Vijay Kishore, Ragz, Silje and Billy Bates. With Emma on flute.

24th February 2007

Pendle Bar, Lancaster Uni
A LULUMS event with Sadie Hawkins Dance and Andrew Lawton. With the band.

25th February 2007

Kolor Bar, Preston
One of the many acts for HedMag's all-day gig. Performed solo.

26th February 2007

Cuba, Lancaster
A last-minute headline performance for TTR Promotions. With support from Daniel Ray and Lady Muck.

10th March 2007

County Bar, Lancaster Uni
One of the many acts for The Hamill Family Twins Annual Hootenany, the other acts being She Never Sleeps, Smack Rats, Gez & Steph and Leading Notes. With the band.

12th March 2007

Cuba, Lancaster
A TTR Promotions event with Boo Boo Kiddy Fonc and Joe Spence. With the band.

6th May 2007

Cuba, Lancaster
A charity bands night in aid of the conservation of pandas in China, with Kr!ss Foster, The Wind-Up Merchants and Advina. Performed solo.

29th May 2007

The LULUMS Show on 87.7 Bailrigg FM
7-8pm

Playing a few songs live on-air for The LULUMS Show. Performed solo.

22nd June 2007

Dickie Doodles, Kendal

Supporting SupaCuba and The Dead Letters. With Tommy on guitar and Emma on flute.

27th June 2007, 1pm

Alexandra Park, Lancaster Uni

With Daniel Ray, Jacob Cordingley, The Dead Letters and others. With Tommy on guitar and Phil on bass.

27th June 2007, 7pm

Grizedale College, Lancaster Uni

One of many acts for this end-of-year celebration for Grizedale College. With Tommy on guitar and Phil on bass.

13th September 2007

Dickie Doodles, Kendal

Supporting The Dead Letters. With Phil on the drums for the first time!

5th October 2007

Cartmel Bar, Lancaster Uni

A Roasted event. Supporting Boo Boo Kiddy Fonc. With Phil on drums and Dave on saxophone.

19th October 2007

The Great Hall, Lancaster Uni

A big charity gig raising money for the Christopher Clarke Cancer Research Fund. With Boo Boo Kiddy Fonc, The Clergy, Wagtale, Kr!ss Foster, One Chip Potato & The TWs and The Bizzles. With the band.

1st December 2007

Pendle Bar, Lancaster Uni

Supporting Electric Free Time Machine and Jacob Cordingley. Introducing Jacob (keyboard), Jacob (percussion) and Sean (percussion) for the first time!

13th December 2007

The Bobbin, Lancaster

A headlining gig with The Dead Letters and Jo Bywater in support. With Jave (bass), Jacob (keyboard) and Sean (percussion).

17th January 2008

The Bobbin, Lancaster

The Help the Aged Compilation Album Launch Night, also featuring Ampersands, One Chip Potato and Odd Socks. With the band.

25th January 2008

Yorkshire House, Lancaster

A Hypothetical night, supporting The Tides, Uncle Jeff and The Citizen. Performed solo.

3rd February 2008

The Bay FM

Playing songs live on-air and being interviewed for Darren & Lorna's The Bay Unsigned Show. With Jacob and Sean on percussion.

9th February 2008

Pendle Bar, Lancaster

With KunK, EndEveR and Jave. With the band, including Sean's first gig on the drums!

16th February 2008

Pendle Bar, Lancaster Uni

A LULUMS gig with One Chip Potato & The TWs. I'll be opening the night with a solo set. With Emma on flute.

6th March 2008

Yorkshire House, Lancaster

Supporting Nels Andrews and Jon Redfern. With Emma on flute.

25th April 2008

Yorkshire House, Lancaster

An event by Tales of the Pumpkin Child. Opening for Working For A Nuclear Free City, Beat The Radar and Pushbike Army. Solo gig.

27th April 2008

Yorkshire House, Lancaster

A charity event to raise money and awareness for The Light Project. We're on last, with other acts including The Evil Beat, The Citizen, Jacob Cordingley and Chris Matthews. With the band.

16th June 2008

Yorkshire House, Lancaster

The Calmer Than Karma EP launch gig. With support from New Jave Trio and Daniel Ray. With the band.

26th July 2008

The Gregson Centre, Lancaster

A private party of sorts for Becca, who is leaving Lancaster to live in sunny Mexico. With Turnstone, Daniel Ray, Stuart Anthony, Harvey Lord and Sophie Postlethwaite. With Emma on flute.

5th August 2008

10 Feet Tall, Cardiff

A Ten Foot Cwtch night, supporting Toy Horses and also with To The Trees! (acoustic) and Rowan Liggett. With Emma on flute.

11th September 2008

Yorkshire House, Lancaster

An Opposite Of Robot event. With How's My Pop, One Chip Potato & The TWs and Ivan Campo. With Jave on bass.

23rd September 2008

The Mocha Lounge, Liverpool

A MochAcoustic event. With Dave Nelson, Matt Reekie, Dan Wilson and Colin Wakeford. With Emma on flute.

27th September 2008

Nexus Art Cafe, Manchester

An unplugged acoustic event by Mostly Toast, called Mostly Acoustic. With Peter Butler, Dan Jones, Sam Dale, Tom Kerswill and Phil Davies. With Emma on flute.

9th October 2008

The Green Windmill, Manchester (M32 9BH)

A Mostly Toast event. With The Electric Kools, Taxi and Sally Murray. With Jave on bass.


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