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A Few Dates…..
March 2013 Fri 1st EDINBURGH Forest cafe with Breagh Cuinn and Brian Curran 7PM FREE ENTRY Sat 2nd YORK Fulford Arms with Stolen Embers 8PM FREE ENTRY Sun 3rd BRADFORD 1 in 12 This is still to be confirmed Mon … Continue reading
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Tagged 1 in 12 club, bradford, breagh cuinn, brian curran, edinburgh, forest cafe, fulford arms, gig, grosvenor, leeds, london, manchester, mark ayling, milo, proud city fathers, random hand, rigger, Robin Leitch, stoke, stolen embers, thirsty scholar, york
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Happy New Year
Looking back at 2012, I’m grateful to have been invited to play some really enjoyable gigs. I’ve loved them all but personal highlights are (in no particular order); -Playing support to 999 at Drummonds which was good fun. -Playing off … Continue reading
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Tagged 999, acoustic, acoustic punk, banff castle, billy liar, breagha cuinn, brian curran, joe solo, kelpie cafe, mark ayling, paul carter, punk, the mob
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Upcoming Gigs…..
OCTOBER 3rd – Fox & Goose, Hebden Bridge with Brian Curran & Cayn White 5th – L’Île Aux Trésors, Liege, Belgium with Brian Curran 6th – Crowbar, Groningen, Netherlands with Brian Curran 7th – Rehearsal Space gig TBC Berlin, Germany … Continue reading
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Tagged acoustic, acoustic punk, billy liar, brian curran, cayn white, frustration, gig, mark ayling, punk, singer songwriter
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Pay To Play…..
There’s been a lot of talk in Glasgow recently regarding bands being made to ‘Pay To Play’ gigs. A couple of the promoters that were targeted were NOT actually making bands pay them money to get a gig. The deal … Continue reading
Upcoming Gigs…..
28/29th July – Fox & Goose, HEBDEN BRIDGE Punx Picnic (with The Mob, The System, Autonomads, Total Bloody Chaos, Lowlife UK, Captain Hotknives + More) 31st July – Milo Bar, LEEDS TBC 11 August – Harbour Lights, PETERHEAD TBC More … Continue reading
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Tagged acoustic, acoustic punk, autonomads, captain hotknives, distorted truth, elizabethan, fraserburgh, gig, glasgow, harbour lights, hebden bridge, leeds, lowlife uk, mark ayling, milo, peterhead, punk, punx picnic, skizofrenik, splinter, the bay, the mob, the system, total bloody chaos
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The Fear….
There is a fear that grips me when someone else posts up a video of me somewhere on the internet. I’m not sure why, maybe it’s a deep-rooted insecurity? Maybe I’m paranoid about sounding shit? Maybe it’s just vanity? Hard … Continue reading
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Tagged acoustic, acoustic punk, ayling, facebook, gig, glasgow, guitar, mark ayling, pivo pivo, scotland, singer, singer songwriter, songwriter, tragically shit, video
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The Choice…..
It seems that people have a choice these days, with regard to which band they go and see playing live. I’m not talking about choosing between your favourite band that you’ve seen a million times, or that other band that … Continue reading
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Tagged acoustic, acoustic punk, gig, mark ayling, singer, singer songwriter, songwriter, tribute, tribute bands
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Maximum Rock & Roll Interview
Here is a copy of the never-to-be-seen MRR interview as, apparently, MRR is a punk magazine so therefore isn’t interested in acoustic music (punk or otherwise). Thanks to Rags for taking the time to ask the questions. Firstly, for those … Continue reading
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Tagged acoustic, acoustic punk, billy bragg, brian curran, charlie harper, interview, joe strummer, joy division, killing joke, mark ayling, maximum rock and roll, motorhead, new model army, paul weller, proud city fathers, punk, shane macgowan, singer songwriter, the beat, the jam, the specials, versificator
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Raise Your Banners, Bradford
What a weekend that was!! Bloody fantastic!! The gig was great, all the other artists were really friendly, I met some lovely people and it was well worth the 14 hour round-trip in the howling gales & pouring rain. I’d do it all … Continue reading
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Tagged bradford, festival, gig, justin sullivan, raise your banners, robb johnson
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First Gig…..
So, that’s my first gig out of the way, it was great to play with Proud City Fathers. It seemed to go well and the crowd were very kind and supportive, but I guess the video will give a more … Continue reading