[OT] Billy Bragg, Treorchy

[andrewthezmore]

Looking forward to a listen, thanks Roger. I was offered a ticket but 
my daughter's birthday had to take precedence...

looking forward to the promised tour next year! I live within 
spitting distance of the SW NUM, so hopefully somewhere nearby might 
be on the cards.

--- In peel@yahoogroups.com, "bty997881" <roger.carruthers@...> wrote:
>
> Thanks to a heads-up from Andrew Thezmore, I saw Billy Bragg at the
> Parc and Dare in Treorchy last night, and what a cracking gig it 
was too.
> As is my habit, I made a recording, which I've uploaded at:
> [url]http://www.sendspace.com/file/0zs5zd[/url]
> [url]http://www.sendspace.com/file/n4lvng[/url]
> 
> 1hr.48 total, 256kbs mp3
> 
> The Parc & Dare is one of those wonderful old Working Men's Clubs 
that
> you get in the Welsh valleys with a proper theatre, which is perfect
> for the likes of BB and his support, a guy called Otis Gibbs - 
sadly I
> didn't get a recording of his set, though he does join Billy for a
> song that they cooked up during the sound-check. 
>  The venue was probably less than half full, but it was a great
> atmosphere and the acoustics were pretty sweet too. I was still
> fiddling with the mics during the first number, ('To have and to 
have
> not',which he often seems to open with) so I've not included that 
one,
> but all the rest is there - as usual, there's a lot of banter 
between
> songs. 
>  Anyway, he promised to do a Miners Strike anniversary tour of the
> Valleys next year, and as I get the impression there are few of us 
on
> the list who live in Wales, and we will no doubt also be celebrating
> beating the All Blacks this time next year, let's make a date of it!
>  Thanks again to Andrew for alerting me to a fine night out,
> cheers
> Roger
>