Albion Band Christmas Show

[JonHirst]

Saw the Albion Band Christmas show at Bury Met last night - fantastic stuff!  Lots of opportunity to sing along, great interaction with the audience, top quality playing and singing, and even a dance from the energetic S Care Esq.  Also nice to hear / see Mr Nicol playing his Armstrong all night.  All in all a great night out, well done Ashley, Kellie, Simon & Simon


Jon

[miff]

  nice one Jon !! I look forward to the show in Brighton on tues    Saw them last year and have to say the 2 simons were great but the Guvnor was a bit grumpy due to a sound problem with his base guitar!!!  I look forward to mr Care morris dancing on stage in the comedy club /cabaret dining venue!! surreal or wot?

miff

[JonHirst]

You are in for a treat Miff - as I suspect you already know!  Ashley was on fine form (although when they first started he had to fiddle with the lead to bass to get it to work) and Kellie sang beautifully.  The whole thing was very relaxed and enjoyable.  It was also slightly surreal at the Met, as the place is set up for the pantomime, so the band were sat in front of the scenery - an unusual backdrop, but not one that detracted from the music.

Regards

Jon

[miff]

  hi jon  thanks for the update   i think that time for sound checks are often limited on these tours  especially if panto scenery gets in the way!!
i look forward to the show as an antedote to the crass commercial xmas that surrounds us on a daily basis   try going shopping and not here noddy holder screaming his lungs out!1


merry xmas and a folkful new year

miff

[issy]

i look forward to the show as an antedote to the crass commercial xmas that surrounds us on a daily basis   
miff

..and a total antidote it will be, I assure you.  The band were in fine fettle last night at Maidenhead - just outstanding all round.  Superlatives are not enough, you just had to be there      ..and some useful new words to add to the vocabulary too.

Issy

[Simon Care]

  Hi, glad you enjoyed it. having a well earned day off today then its off to The Lawrence Sheriff School , Rugby tomorrow night. Phone Richard Barnes on 01788567338 for tickets

Cheers
Simon Care

[Angela]

Really looking forward to Brighton on Tuesday, may see you there Miff. Anyone else going?

[Delfini (Diane)]

I saw them last Monday - it's been a busy week    - at the Stables. There was a disappointingly small audience for an entertaining show. I've learned a lot of new words....and heard a few new tunes/songs as well. Kellie was in good voice and Mr Hutchings' voice superb especially for the spoken pieces. His microphone stand was fearsomely tinselled . Simon Nicol brought an almost tropical ray of sunshine to the stage with his cocktail printed shirt and the comparatively sober-shirted Mr Care played and danced. A thoroughly good evening.

............and Father Christmas IS magic

delfini

[miff]

   hi Angela  i hope to see you there  im bringing my back from uni son (who is spreading the word about folk/rock) and the wifey

I look like catwheasle (if that means anything to you!) but its a bit dark in  there    other than at  the bar !!

Its a good idea to book a table if you havent already done so 

the show was at the Hailsham Pavilion last year and was an absolute treat  i almost looked forward to Christmas!!

tickets seem to be going well  at least 160 were sold last week

as a newbie i dont know many members yet although i recognised a few at croppers 04 and swarbs benefit concert in Brum

Im definately going to croppers 06 its looking much better(slightly off topic )  than 05  INMHO  sorry!


regards  Miff

[Angela]

Will look out for you Miff. I shall have boyfriend and two children, Dennis and Jack in tow. Most people recognise us by the Children!! Dennis (the eldest) will most probably be wearing a Fairport T shirt, they don't know we're going yet as its a Christmas surprise.  I shall tell them we are going for a trip to the seaside! Our tickets are 132-135, i thought that was the seat number, don't know about tables.

[Angela]

Bit late, I know, but been a little busy this week!!
 
Took us 2 and a half hours drive to get there, half hour negotiating Brighton’s one way system, then the doorman wouldn’t let us in until he’d checked with the management,. Said jack was too young!!! Albion Christmas….hardly X rated stuff!!   But it was definitely worth all the effort.  An absolutely fantastic show, great audience interaction and as Issy said, superlatives are not enough.
Simon N’s politically correct 12 days of Christmas was hilarious, and I loved Simon C’s discourse on Father Christmas, though I was worried that it may disenchant Jack a little.  But no problem,… I heard him a few days later discussing with his big brother how father Christmas would get into our house when we have no chimney,…it’s OK, he said, it’s magic ‘cos Simon Care said so!!!  And Dennis was over the moon that Simon N remembered his name…best Christmas present he could have, he still hasn’t stopped talking about it!!

Please, please, please try and come to Kent next year.

Angela

[miff]

  glad you all made it to Brighton and got  in!!  although an odd venue   it has great folk roots and blues evenings as well as the comedy club stuff!  ive seen eliza carthy band(twice) patrick street sharon shannon finbar fury and many more this year alone

im sure the band played canterbury last year  suggest you check out his website and send him your suggestion for next year im sure he still lives on the kent sussex border (etchingham steam band) showing my age!

i must say i thought they were all on top form and i must single out kellie while as a great foil to all the men  ashley was v happy and thanked the sound guy who always does a great job there at the end

sorry we missed you but we were at  the front  at the table where ashley tried to strangle my son in his enactment of a failed actor forgetting his lines!!

its good to know santa is still as magical as ever

graham(miff)

[Chris]

im sure the band played canterbury last year  suggest you check out his website and send him your suggestion for next year im sure he still lives on the kent sussex border (etchingham steam band) showing my age!

Simon & Simon live in the Midlands - Kellie & Ashley oop North....