I had the pleasure the other day of listening to the long-awaited new jOhNcOcKs CD ‘up the creek’ the title track of which refers to a sojourn in Mylor where many of the songs were composed. In an amazing display … Continue reading
PAUL ANTHONY has been around the Falmouth scene for quite a while but I’d only heard him in folk mode until recently when he launched his CD at the Gyllyngase Cafe, quite a revelation! Paul wrote and sang all six … Continue reading
VOID are a very talented local band who played a very high-energy gig at the Pirate recently. One of their numbers reminded me very much of Jimi Hendrix and I was amazed to hear that they were all written by … Continue reading
Last week the Star & Garter house band were gigging elsewhere so Monty Ray, whose turn it was to front them, brought his own band and very good they were too. Monty has seldom been in such good lip on … Continue reading
Was on the prowl again last weekend and started with with a tasty spoonful of the souped-up folk of MATILDA MOON at the Jakes. Went in search of a blues band at The Quayside but got the wrong week so, … Continue reading
Was cruising home last Wednesday evening after a meeting which proved to be unexpectedly short and very sweet since bridging finance had miraculously arrived to keep our town manager in post. So, after a coffee at the Mason’s, a little … Continue reading
For the last several years Jane Collins has been providing high quality jazz every Monday night at the S & G at the top of High Street. Musicians at the Star & Garter. There is a revolving line-up of soloists … Continue reading
A few months ago, after a brilliant Sunday evening session of jazz at The Pirate, I was fortunate enough to be asked back for coffee with some of the musos. There was some very interesting jamming on guitar in which … Continue reading
The ubiquitous Max T can be seen and heard at The PANDORA Inn, (Restronguet, past Mylor) on a Friday night. Well-known local recording artist, jOhNcOcKs has now put the finishing touches to his latest solo CD (see reviews). He’s looking … Continue reading
A few cognoscenti would know who I was on about if I mentioned the line-up of Helm, Asda, Lorenzo and Bronson, although the recognition factor would rise exponentially if I gave their collective name, SMALL WONDER. I’ve known Bronson for … Continue reading