** Movinmusic Newsletter Number 43 December 2007 ** 

Hello everyone, and welcome to the forty-third Movinmusic Blues Agency Newsletter. You're receiving this e-mail because you have either entered your e-mail address into Movinmusic's mailing list or have requested information about our acts in the past. If you don't want to receive this Newsletter please visit http://www.movinmusic.co.uk/blues_mailing_list.htm where there is a form into which you can type your e-mail and then choose the unsubscribe button to be permanently removed from this list. This newsletter contains information about: 

MIKE SANCHEZ SUPPORTED BY THE BLUE BISHOPS – BLAYDON SPECIAL
MIKE SANCHEZ & THE PORTIONS @ THE PIGALLE – NEW YEAR’S EVE SPECIAL
DERRIN NAUENDORF AND DAVE DOWNING SPECIAL DUO GIGS
YER BLUES CLUB AT THE TOWER, WINCHESTER 
WHO’S TOURING IN 2008

** MIKE SANCHEZ SUPPORTED BY THE BLUE BISHOPS – BLAYDON SPECIAL **
The final gig of the year at the Blaydon Rn'B Club - Saturday 29th December - Features both Mike Sanchez and the Portions and the Blue Bishops. 

Blaydon House Sports and Social Club 
Garden Street. (Whitmore Road in Blaydon), 
Tyne and Wear
0191 414 2791 
http://www.blaydonrnb.co.uk 
Mike Sanchez was guest vocalist/pianist for Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings, alongside Georgie Fame, Albert Lee & Beverley Skeete, for one of the most publicised musical events of the year - the Led Zeppelin reunion at London's O2 Arena. 
Tickets will be priced at £20 (they are expensive but worth it) and this year we will definitely be limiting numbers. PLEASE get in early, we do not want to disappoint anyone (particularly regulars), but given the probable demand it is likely that some people will be disappointed. 
If you wish, please send a cheque made payable to Mr A Dodd 63 Sherburn Park Drive, Rowlands Gill, Tyne and Wear, together with a stamped addressed envelope, and Alan will send you tickets by return. Otherwise tickets will be available until they sell out at each of our gigs before. 
The Blue Bishops will also be playing the Studio in Hartlepool on the 28th December. 
Click here for more info on Mike Sanchez: 
http://www.mikesanchez.co.uk 
Click here for more info on the Blue Bishops: 
http://www.movinmusic.co.uk/bluesbish.htm 
Click here for more info on the Studio: 
http://www.studiohartlepool.com/

** MIKE SANCHEZ & THE PORTIONS @ THE PIGALLE – NEW YEAR’S EVE SPECIAL ** 
Mike Sanchez and the Portions have been invited to bring the New Year in at the Pigalle Club on the evening of Monday the 31st December. 
“MIKE SANCHEZ UK singer, guitarist and pianist is one of the most exciting and charismatic performers of Rhythm & Blues and Rock ’n’ Roll in the world.” 
Doors 7pm 
Show 9pm 
Tickets £60 Standing/£150 with 3 course meal. 
The Pigalle Club 
215 Piccadilly 
London 
W1J 9HN 
Reservations: 0845 345 6053 
reservations@vpmg.net 
Pigalle Website: http://www.thepigalleclub.com 
Mike Sanchez's website: http://www.mikesanchez.co.uk 
Later on in 08, expect to see Mike and the band back at the Pigalle Club on: 
Sunday, 23rd March 
Friday, 6th June 
Saturday, 7th June 
ALSO JUST BOOKED TO PLAY THEIR FIRST DATE AT THE PIGALLE: 
The Cadillac Kings, - now confirmed for Saturday, 5th April

** DERRIN NAUENDORF AND DAVE DOWNING SPECIAL DUO GIGS **
The very end of December and beginning of January sees Derrin Nauendorf and Dave Downing reunited for the first time in a couple of years for a very limited run of 3 shows. 

31st December, New Years Eve, Platform Tavern 
Town Quay, 
Southampton SO14 2NY 
Telephone: 023 80 337232 
http://www.platformtavern.com 

5th January, Blaydon RnB Club 
Blaydon House Sports and Social Club 
Garden Street (off Whitmore Road in Blaydon), 
Tyne and Wear. 
0191 414 2791 
http://www.blaydonrnb.co.uk 

6th January, Mr Kypps 
8a Parr Street 
Lower Parkstone 
Poole 
BH14 0JY 
01202 748945 
http://www.mrkyps.net 

Click here for more info on Derrin Nauendorf: 
http://www.derrin.info  

** YER BLUES CLUB AT THE TOWER, WINCHESTER **
EARLY 2008 SEES THREE BLUES DATES AT THE TOWER ARTS CENTRE IN WINCHESTER – “So why’s it called Yer Blues Club? Well, apart from Cold Turkey, Yer Blues is probably the only other proper blues song The Beatles ever attempted. Lennon said he used the humorous title as something of a defence mechanism, so that if anyone criticised the song, he could write it off as a parody. Aside from that, he claimed to be serious about the content of the song. So now you know. But do you care? Probably not. You being a blues aficionado and all, you’ve probably choked on your shot of Jim Beam at the very mention of the Fabs. But we do have some proper proper blues in this, our very final season here at The Tower, so chug on down, chug on down…” 

Tuesday 15 January 8pm THE MARCUS MALONE BAND 
Listen carefully and at times you can hear spirits from Robert Johnson to Jimi Hendrix come shining through, with Malone's extraordinary voice defaulting to a sound not unlike Paul Rogers in the best of his Free days, but then moves effortlessly into areas more usually occupied by Bobby Womack or even, on occasion, James Brown. 
“Good-time-double-barrelled-sawed-off-twelve-bar! and it will invigorate you for a long time.“
Website: http://www.marcusmalone.com 

Tuesday 12 February 8pm THE DERRIN NAUENDORF BAND 
He’s supported Van Morrison and played to dignitaries and politicians in grand Parisian castles right down to WW2 bunkers in Germany and one-man-and-a-dog type shows in Denmark. Derrin works best live so see for yourself a bluesman poised on the cusp of much bigger things. 
‘Derrin is one of the few acts, blues or otherwise, nowadays that can send shivers down my spine through the passion of his live performance.......’ 
Website: http://www.derrin.info 

Tuesday 11 March 8pm THE BOO BOO DAVIS BAND 
From the same area, period and tradition as most of the blues greats but with one major difference…… Boo Boo is still alive and kicking, writing and singing his music….. raw first–hand experience blues directly from the Mississippi Delta. This band travelled all throughout the Delta and Boo Boo recalls a Battle of Music between The Lard Can Band and a young BB King. 
‘A regular on the St Louis blues scene, this is blues of the correct hue, the real deal’ 
Website: http://www.booboodavis.com/ 

For bookings and further details phone 01962 867986 
The Tower Arts Centre, Romsey Road Winchester SO22 5PW 
http://www.towerarts.co.uk

** WHO’S TOURING 2008 **

2008 sees some great new artists and some welcome returns by established Movinmusic acts.

January sees a number of shows by Derrin Nauendorf.  As well as his usual solo and band shows, there will also be a chance to catch three special concerts that will feature both Derrin and his former musical partner, drummer Dave Downing.   February will also see a limited number of special gigs by Derrin this time with his band co-headlining with fellow Aussie, Jeff Lang.  

Later in this period, expect the announcement of the line-up for the 2008 Maryport Blues Festival.  Full details will be distributed by both the Maryport Festival and ourselves on the Movinmusic website and in this newsletter.

March sees the return to Europe of the Sherman Robertson Band, and to the UK of Chicago bluesman Steve Arvey.  The very end of March sees another welcome return – this time of the all female Scandinavian blues band - Little Jenny and the Blue Beans.

April sees dates for new Movinmusic artists Jon Cleary and the Absolute Monster Gentlemen.  Jon Cleary is Bonnie Raitt’s keyboard player and, for those that haven’t come across their work – it does not get much more funky than this!  Paul Jones played ‘Lonely Man’s Prayer (Be with Me)’ by Jon Cleary on December the 17th as part of his ‘Best of 2007’ show.  This month also features the return to the UK of Italy’s top blues band, Family Style.

May and June will be really busy with the return to the UK of Sherman Robertson, Alvin Youngblood Hart’s Muscle Theory, Lightnin’ Willie and the Poorboys, Rob Tognoni Band and the Mick Pini Band.  The very end of May/beginning of June also sees the welcome return of Harper who headlined the afternoon slot at last year’s Maryport Blues Festival and who we enjoyed so much we invited back to tour.

They’ll be much more in 2008, and we’ll announce it here as soon as we can.

For now, have a great Xmas and a very Happy New Year.

Movinmusic

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