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Monday 5 January 2009

Nothing in my view beats the wondrous yearly music issue of The Oxford American Reader.

Gigs of 2010

20 - Danny & The Champions Of The World & Fionn Regan @ ULU
19 - The Duke & The King @ Le Fletch D'Or Paris
18 - Fairport Convention @ The Union Chapel
17 - 2 Support acts & Mary Epworth & The Tailors @ The Kings Head
16 - Jack Day, Pepe Belmonte, Benjamin Folke Thomas, The Hankdogs, Martin Belmont supporting Trevor Moss & Hannah Lou @ The Lantern Society @ The Betsy Trotwood
15 - Simone Felice @ The Hawley Arms (again)
14 - Simone Felice @ The Hawley Arms
13 - TwigBoy Joe, This Is The Kit, The Hankdogs opening for Danny George Wilson @ Still Believe @ The Windmill
12 - Delta Maid & Note To Self opening for Dayna Kurtz @ The Slaughtered Lamb
11 - The Carolina Chocolate Drops @ The Bush Hall
10 - Little George @ CDAMTF
9 - Deer Park opening for Malcolm Holcombe @ The Luminaire
8 - Laura Veirs @ The Union Chapel
7 - Astrid Williamson opening for Joe Pernice @ The Union Chapel
6 - Danny & The Champions Of The World & The Magic Numbers @ Wiltons Music Hall
5 - Kimmie Rhodes @ The Greenote
4 - Trevor Moss & Hannah Lou, Danny & The Champions Of The World @ The Betsy Trotwood, followed by a London All Star AltCountry singalong & jam featuring slots from Angela & Romeo from The Magic Numbers, Jason McNiff, Alan Tyler, Andy HankDog, Ben Folke Thomas
3 - Alan Tyler, 2 floor spot artists, Emily Barker & Gill Sandell, The Kittiwakes (& me DJing) @ CDAMTF
2 - Emma Tricca & The See See @ ElPaso
1 - Natiana and Sergey Nikitin - worked at the Union Chapel. Russian Easy Listening at it's best or worst who could tell?

Musical events attended in 09

90 - Martha Scanlan @ The Green Note
89 - Martin Harley Band opening for Chatham County Line @ The Garage
88 - CDAMTF at the new venue - The Stags Head. Alan Tyler & Paul Lush opened, a frankly turgid floor spot followed, the wonderous King James, The Barker Band closed the evening
87 - Vetiver & Beach House @ The Union Chapel
86 - Sophia Knapp supporting Bill Callahan @ The Union Chapel
85 - Sophia Knapp supporting Bill Callahan @ The Union Chapel
84 - Danny & The Champions Of The World @ 93 Feet East
83 - Lot's of dodgy dance acts, & Chrome Hoof & David Byrne @ The Big Chill Festival
82 - Race Horses @ Tapestry
81 - Some really horrid folky singer/song writer version of Amy Winehouse (& not as good as that should be!) supporting Hayes Carll @ The Luminaire
80 - Rodney Crowell, Will Kimbrough & Jedd Hughes opening for The Flatlanders @ The Barbican
79 - Bear McCreadie, Stuart Warburton, Caroline Casey, Gravity, Alan Tyler & The Lost Sons Of Littlefield, Brennen Leigh, The Redlands Palomino Company, Sie Gubba, James Intveld, Heybale & the wonderful Ida Jenshus (a star in the making!!) @ Seljord Country Music Festival in Norway
78 - The boy who trapped the Sun, Little Lost David & Frontier Ruckus @ The Slaughtered Lamb
77 - Clint Mansell and the Sonus Quartet @ The Union Chapel
76 - The New York Dolls, Ladyhawke, Danny & The Champs @ Lovebox
75 - Y, Cat Martino, Trevor & Hannah Lou Moss, Dusty & The Dreaming Spires, Willy Vlautin, & Danny & The Champions Of The World @ 'Still Believe' @ The Windmill
74 - Jonathan Jerimiah supporting Lisa Hannigan @ The Union Chapel
73 - King Salami, Los Chicos @ CDAMTF
72 - Lucky Lips, Southpaw, Hey Negrita, Rick Broussard, Lonestar, The Redlandsa Palomino Company, Stuart Warburton @ The Vinstra Country Music Festival Norway
71 - Trailer Park, Emily Barker, The Altered Statesman @ The Betsy Trotwood
70 - Gemma Ray, Snowbird & The Low Anthem @ The Union Chapel
69 - Livers & Lungs, Josh Small, Mike Hale supporting Austin Lucas @ The Windmill Brixton
68 - The Magic Numbers, Danny & The Champions Of The World, Alan Tyler, The Cedars, Dusty & The Dreaming Spires, Trevor Moss & Hannah Lou, The Tailors, Treetop Flyers, Jersey Budd"Tramps Like Us" @ The Windmill Brixton
67 - Rowan Couplland, Shoreline, Sweet Billy Pilgrim, Sons Of Noel & Adrian, The Leisure Society, Kopek, The Miserable Rich & Laish Quartet @ The Union Chapel
66 - El Tanbura @ The Union Chapel
65 - Sing London @ The British Library
64 - Endings, Magic Lantern & Emily Barker @ The Union Chapel
63 - Robert Stillman, Mary Hampton & Diane Cluck @ The Stoke Newington International Airport
62 - The Old Time Session & The Shakespeare's Head
61 - Lea Andrews, Alan tyler & The Lost Sons Of Littlefield & The Jamie Rowen Band @ CDAMTF
60 - The Langly Sisters, Josephine Oniyama supporting Ed Harcourt @ The Union Chapel
59 - Autumn Chorus, Snowbird & Kelli Ali @ The Union Chapel
58 - Danny & The Champions Of The world supporting Phosphorescent @ The Engine Room Brighton
57 - Josh Bray supporting The Duke & The King @ The Bush Hall
56 - Catherine AD, Stehanie & Paul supporting Amadou & Mariam with David Gilmour @ The Union Chapel
55 - Seth Lakeman @ The Union Chapel
54 - Matraca Berg, Gretchen Peters & Suzy Boggus @ The Union Chapel
53 - The boy who trapped the Sun, Jennie Abrahamsom, Rebekka Karijord supporting Ane Brum @ The Union Chapel
52 - Andy McKee, Johnny Dickinson & Tony McManus @ The Union Chapel
51 - Mamer & Hanggai @ The Union Chapel
50 - Luna troika, Colourmusic, Sibrydion supporting Danny & The Champions Of The World @ The Windmill
49 - Blue Roses supporting Gurrumul @ The Union Chapel
48 - Hospital Ships & The Cave Singers supporting Shearwater @ The Union Chapel
47 - The Old Time Session & The Shakespeare's Head
46 - Ben Thomas, Rachel Harrington @ CDAMTF
45 - Liam Dullaghan, Case Hardin supporting Chris Mills @ The Green Note
44 - Gurf Morlix @ The Luminaire
43 - Fito Paez @ The Union Chapel
42 - Eion ?, Danny Schmidt supporting Emily Barker & The Red Clay Halo @ The Luminaire
41 - Alejandro Escovado (& support) @ Bush Hall *Possibly Gig of The Year*
40 - Romi Mayes & The Weber Brothers @ The Green Note
39 - Alan Tyler, a support act & The Tailors @ CDAMTF
38 - Onions, Mary Epworth & The Jubilee Band, Emma Tricca, The Moon Music Orchestra, Dan Raza, The See See & Danny & The Champions of the World all at Camden Crawl @ The Good Mixer
37 - Colourama opening for Emma Tricca @ The Betsy Trotwood
36 - WENSTOCK - The Hog Eyed Men, Alan Tyler, Sally & Jamie, Emily Barker & The Red Clay Halo & The Princes in The Tower
35 - The Redlands Palomino Company opening for The Rockingbirds at The Dome Tufnell Park
34 - The Redlands Palomino Company opening for The Rockingbirds in Brighton
33 - The Dedringers, Shannon Whitworth, swamp Cabbage, Tornado Rider, The Gourds, Redheaded Stepchild, Cathy Lee, David Gans, Dread Clampitt, Rubber Souldiers, Seth walker, Darrell Scott, Ritchie Havens, The Duhks, Scythian, Gatorbone, Donna Buffalo, Amy LaVere, Vasen, Emitt-Nershi Band, Blueground Undergrass, Jim Lauderdale, Quartermoon, Roy Book Binder, peter Rowen, Guy Clark, The Lee Boys, Verlon Thompson all @ The Suwannee Springfest
32 - Vetiver supported by Larkin @ The 40 Watt Athens
31 - 2 unknown floor spots @ Flicker Bar Athens
30 - Dan & Rayna Gellert - Old Time workshop in Savannah
29 - Steelin' Ain't a Crime @ The Luminaire, with Al Perkins, BJ Cole, David Rothon, Spencer Cullum, Alex Chappelow, Ange & The Wagon Band, Two Fingers Of Firewater, Alan Tyler, Alex & Hannah Elton-Wall
28 - Joel Barker supporting his sister Emily Barker & The Red Clay Halo @ The Green Note
27 - CDAMTF with Alan Tyler, a floor spot act & Ange Boxall & The Wagon Band
Had a 2 week break due to being on call for work
26 - CDAMTF with Alan Tyler with Smokey Angle Shades, Jenny Lindfors, Dan Raza
25 - The truly great Betsy's Winterlude with Onions, Foghorn Leghorn, The Moon Music Orchestra, The See See. Danny & The Champions of the World & The Magic Numbers
24 - Malcolm Holcombe @ The Green Note
23 - Fools Paradise @ The Betsy Trotwood. A night of rocking records
22 - Cut A Shine doing a great job playing at a mad Barn Dance.
21 - Kris Drever, John McCusker & Roddy Woomble supported by Boo Hewerdine & Heidi Talbot, & Blue Rose Code @ The Union Chapel
20 - Robyn Hitchcock supported by Catherine Teeny @ The Union Chapel
19 -A regular Sunday night bluegrass session with Tom Paley & others @ The Shakespeare's Head
18 - Norton Money headlined, with Two Fingers of Firewater and the Henry Brothers, & our host Alan Tyler @ CDAMTF
17 - The Help & Share supporting The Redlands Palomino Company @ What's Cookin'
16 - 20, yes 20 acts performing at The Lantern Society & the Betsy Trotwood. Highlights included Emma Tricca, Ange Boxall, The Anti Coca Cola Experience & of course our hosts Trevor Moss & Hannah Lou. Music started at 9pm & finished after 1am
15 - AHAB opening for JT Earle @ The Gilded Palace Of Sin in Brighton
14 - Richard Thompson @ The Barbican
13 - John Crampton @ Tapestry
12 - The Cherryholmes opening, & Kathy Mattea @ my beloved Union Chapel
11 - The Hot Seats, Piney Gir supporting The Wilders @ What's Cookin' at The Luminaire
10 - Vince McCann @ The 12 Bar
9 - Justin Townes Earle @ The Borderline
8 - The Coal Porters, Billy Bragg, Roger McGuinn, Eric Andersen, Carolyn Hester, Judy Collins @ Folk America: Greenwich Village Revisited - Barbican
7 - The Firelight Shadows, Birdengine, supporting Emily Barker & The Red Clay Halo @ The Local & she gets a 5 star review in The Times
6 - The Jolenes, The Snake Oil Rattlers, & The Snakes headlining @ ComeDownAndMeetTheFolks
5 - The Fabulous Cellar Club
4 - My Window Faces South @ The Betsy Trotwood. Old fashioned country tunes to dance to, & many bright young things were doing just that.
3 - The Lions Part - lots of wassailing at a very cold Southbank 12th Night celebration. They did a great Mummers play too
2 - A blues band @ The Wenlock
1 - Jamie Rowen & Sally @ The Wenlock Arms when 08 became 09

Some of the Bands & musicians I listen to & most humbly suggest you might like to as well

Alan Tyler
Alejandro Escovedo
Amy LaVere
Area Code 615
Billy Bragg
Bob Dylan
Bruce Springsteen
Buck Owens
Captain Beefheart
Chatham County Line
Chris Mills
Circulus
Corb Lund
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Dana Thompson
Danny & The Champions of the World
Deadstring Brothers
Dillard & Clark
Dr Ralph Stanley
Dusty Springfield
Elizabeth Cook
Emily Barker & The Red Clay Halo
Fairport Convention
Fotheringay
Fred Eaglesmith
Gene Clark
Gillian Welch
Gina Villalobos
Gram Parsons
Hanks 1 & 3
Hayes Carll
John Hartford
Jonathan Richmond
Justin Rutledge
Justin Townes Earle
Kathleen Edwards
Kitty Wells
Laura Cantrell
Les Negresses Vertes
Levon Helm
Lowell George
Madam
Martha Scalan
Michael Nesmith
Neil Young
Ollabelle
Pee Wee King
Pete Molinari
Peter Bruntnell
Roger Marin
Ryan Adams
Southern Tenant Folk Union
Spirit
St Thomas
Steve Earle
Steve Young
The Arlenes
The Band
The Broken Family Band
The Byrds
The Carter Family
The D.Rangers
The Gosdin Brothers
The Jayhawks
The Redlands Palomino Company
The Rockingbirds
The Sadies
The Samsonites
The Volebeats
The Wilders
Townes Van Zandt
Whiskeytown
Willie P Bennett
Willis Alan Ramsey

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Monday 5 January 2009

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Gigs of 2010

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Musical events attended in 09

Some of the Bands & musicians I listen to & most humbly suggest you might like to as well

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Fred Eaglesmith on Fabchannel which closes in 3 days