So off to the Alliance at Mill Lane for Boz Boorers Xmas party. An evening of raucous rockabilly and rock and roll. It was great to catch up with a few friends. Had a beer and a chat with Lee Thompson from Madness. He filled me in with their plans for 2011 (all under wraps but very exciting). Lee is going to be playing with his Ska orchestra for Rock against the Cuts at the Arts Depot on Sun 30th Jan. The Ska orchestra is his brainchild, and it sounds great to me. Also saw old schoolfriends Mel & Sue looking great.
The pub was packed and as the rockabilly classics were pumped out, with an ever changing line up of musicians, the beers went down very smoothly. Rockabilly is a very accessable and enjoyable type of music. The pub was packed and bopping. I'd not be at all surprised to see a big Rock n Roll /Rockabilly revival in 2011. You read it here first
Just a quick note to say Lee wasn't able to get all the boys together on the 30th, so sadly can't join us.
ReplyDeleteI've noticed loads of hits from Madness fans, so please make sure the word gets round
He's promised to do another gig for us in the early spring.
Cheers
Rog