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Past Madster giggers ..... Ariel
Thiermann--- Kenon Chen--- John Lester--- Emmett Till Band--- Trio
Gitano--- Bunch of Keys--- Amy Wadge--- Daisyb--- Liza Fitzgibbon with
Jane Taylor and Colin Fletcher--- Bernard Hoskin--- Chris Tye--- Jess
Gardham--- Waking the Witch--- Under the Influence--- Jon Amor--- Darren
Ramshaw--- Boo Hewerdine---and MC bIG aL
vinnyPECULIAR
Saturday 20th December 2008
Vinny is possibly better known for arts/musical collaborations [with Bill Drummond, The Smiths, Bonehead]. Vinny has toured with the likes of, Edwyn Collins, British Sea Power, Soundtrack of Our Lives and Durutti Column. A regular Glastonbury compere he was christened ’the Tony Hancock of Pop’ by UNCUT MAGAZINE. Edinburgh Festival Live Review With his flat cap, florid blouse and fidgety nervous energy pitched somewhere between Andy Warhol and Jarvis Cocker, there’s an anarchic elegance to Vinny Peculiar which is both at once both thrilling and faintly unsettling. The Manchester troubadour is a veteran from the city’s anti-folk circuit specialising in glam-tinged kitchen sink vignettes. Storming through a set of oblique, tortured punk poetry, he wins over an initially skeptical crowd with his animated delivery and taut, frenetic pop hooks. Channeling all that eccentricity and barbed wit into something strangely compelling Vinny Peculiar is the sort of unlikely, heroic pop star they just don’t seem to make anymore. MOST of the albums are available from itunes.
rachel & the lawn growerSupporting Vinny Peculiar
Saturday 20th December 2008
Earnest and soul-searching poetess sought uncomplicated three-chord wizard for regular intense collaboration.....and Ian found Rach, Funny how things turn out innit?. I write stuff, always have done, always will...and sometimes it's nice to turn it into songs.!
johnLESTER
Saturday 21st March 2009
“Whether you regard him as an acoustic singer/songwriter,
a soulful vocalist, or a superb and innovative bassist,
his talent is undeniable.”
-Ray’s Jazz CDs
”His trademark voice sounds like it has been crafted from
silk and granite, all at the same time!”
-Maverick Magazine (feature article), UK
“…whatever he's singing he brings conviction and swing to it,
…wonderfully entertaining.”
-www.vortexjazz.co.uk
“…he can even work minor miracles and make a bass solo sound interesting!”
-Jazzwise Magazine (UK)
“…life pondering lyrics and a cosmopolitan sense of humor.”
-Americana-uk.com
“A gifted double bass player… and fine singer-songwriter,
with a rich smokey voice …excellent!”
-Time Out London
“Lester’s USP is his supreme mastery of all possible varieties
of bass guitar and his use of them as lead instruments
…his understated virtuosity demands attention.”
-Maverick Magazine (CD review), UK
“Lester has assembled a stellar cast of musicians to help bring his songs to life and it is here that the album stands out from allot of other ‘bass’ albums”
-Bass Guitar Magazine, UK
"A unique blend of jazz and original material from a world class singer/songwriter whose talent and experience make every gig special.
One of the finest exponents of this art form on the scene today
-Steve Rubie, venue owner, The 606 Club, London
