tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16250757050612424742012-02-13T10:53:20.996-08:00Acoustic Rotherham - All the NewsNews Views and Reviews from the South Yorkshire Acoustic Music SceneAcoustic Rotherhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01943346307001147179noreply@blogger.comBlogger1171100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625075705061242474.post-4709118474906564082012-02-13T08:02:00.000-08:002012-02-13T10:53:21.008-08:00OUT!! / News Round Up / What's Coming in 2012 from Acoustic Rotherham
A lovely week, I got out from behind the desk!!
Yes thanks to the good services of friends I was able to
escape Masher Towers, work around the Bus Strikes and sing one song…………….. wow! But more importantly meet up with some
smiling faces in two fantastic atmospheres.
Tuesday, thank to Mark Hearne, it was to the Red Lion that I was taken.
I have to say that the down stairs Lounge BarAcoustic Rotherhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01943346307001147179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625075705061242474.post-9127119835023922102012-02-06T04:07:00.000-08:002012-02-06T04:07:08.983-08:00Ranting into February / CDs / Great stuff to come<!--[if gte mso 9]>
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Acoustic Rotherhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01943346307001147179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625075705061242474.post-7958274663247258952012-01-12T05:48:00.000-08:002012-01-12T05:49:34.487-08:00Legends of Folk in Rotherham / A Great Weekend AheadA Warm welcome to the wave of New Folks who have joined us over the past couple of weeks.
This is our end of the week Update with what's going on around the Rotherham and South Yorkshire Acoustic scene.
Folkies of a certain age will be thrilled to see that The Haughton Weavers and Mike Harding
will be visiting The Civic in Rotherham in February and March
respectively. Both are likely to be Acoustic Rotherhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01943346307001147179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625075705061242474.post-91652517214088342722012-01-08T12:35:00.000-08:002012-01-08T12:35:45.698-08:00Get Your Teeth into The New Year. Arts / Personal on the Move / And Zombies Wanted<!--[if gte mso 9]>
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Acoustic Rotherhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01943346307001147179noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625075705061242474.post-9649404084841193852011-12-26T09:43:00.000-08:002011-12-31T04:54:21.152-08:00A Short Xmas Blog / This Week's Sessions / and a Festive Rant
Yes. That’s Christmas
for 2011 done and dusted. The Masher
enjoyed a wonderful relaxing Christmas Day, only slightly spoilt by having the
Queen lecturing me about togetherness in “hard times”. She doesn’t know the half of it. And there was something just a little askew with
the Duke being top of the News items despite bombs going off in other parts of
the World.
One of the joys of Acoustic Rotherhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01943346307001147179noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625075705061242474.post-36992056748547581942011-12-18T13:13:00.000-08:002011-12-19T01:57:44.788-08:00Music Into Christmas / Roy Blackman On the Road + Other Chit Chat
If you needed reminding, we were blown into the week by high
winds, and plunging temperatures. However those self same chilly blew a small party of Rotherham Folk up
the A1 to Bishop Auckland.
The purpose of this little outing or carefully planned mission was to start the serious Promotional
work for the Roy Blackman CD, “Roy Blackman-Rotherham’s Man of Memories”, and
of course it being a Acoustic Rotherhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01943346307001147179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625075705061242474.post-689061902126052972011-12-11T09:44:00.001-08:002011-12-11T10:18:02.430-08:00Reports and Reviews from a Busy Week for the Arts in Rotherham + CD News + Loads of Chit Chat
It’s been one of those really special weeks on the Rotherham
Arts scene, and strangely for The Masher, mostly outside of the music
Community. Mrs Masher has hardly seen
me.
It all started on Tuesday night.
I was invited to attend the AGM of The Open Minds Theatre Company. From what I understand Open Minds is the
umbrella organisation encompassing a number of Arts Groups for Rotherham.
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Some might be wondering where the full Review of the
Rotherham Open Arts Festival has got to.
Well, when I got down to writing it there was just so much that had to
be included that I’ve held back on publication.
Once the folks who need to see it have had a look at what I have had to
say both positive and negative, along with forward recommendations then I’ll
publish for all. It’s a courtesyAcoustic Rotherhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01943346307001147179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625075705061242474.post-41745008660316413572011-11-28T02:24:00.001-08:002011-11-28T03:16:20.771-08:00Last of The Cracking Festival Concerts / News from the World of Folk / Web Site Additions<!--[if gte mso 9]>
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Acoustic Rotherhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01943346307001147179noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625075705061242474.post-13035824754382647442011-10-31T08:49:00.000-07:002011-10-31T08:49:25.432-07:00All the News / Pictures / Chit Chat from the Rotherham Busking Day and Acoustic Rotherham 3rd Birthday Party<!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-GB X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Acoustic Rotherhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01943346307001147179noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625075705061242474.post-66049537205896210012011-10-23T08:35:00.000-07:002011-10-23T08:35:28.292-07:00FULL STEAM AHEAD FOR THE MASHERS: Rotherham Busking Day / Festival / Acoustic Rotherham<!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-GB X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Acoustic Rotherhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01943346307001147179noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625075705061242474.post-66329612257399865412011-10-16T11:59:00.000-07:002011-10-16T12:04:34.357-07:00X Factor + the Latest from the Festival / Busking Day / and the week AheadMaking a late start to this week’s News Blog.
It’s been one of those bitty weeks that I’m sure we all have from time to time, marked at the start of the week by major communications failures.
First to break down was my mobile, which I can survive without, but when on Tuesday I was working away when suddenly my Internet Connection broke, I was a bit like a blind man tottering at the top of Acoustic Rotherhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01943346307001147179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625075705061242474.post-66318220408453063832011-10-09T08:44:00.000-07:002011-10-10T02:02:03.990-07:00BUMPER EDITION: REVIEWS/BUSKING DAY/FESTIVAL NEWSIt’s busy, busy, busy.
But let’s start this week’s Blog by paying a tribute to Bert Jansch, probably the finest guitar player of his generation within the Folk genre. I suspect most acoustic / folk music lovers will have Pentangles “Basket of Light” in their collection and of those most will have at least one Jansch solo album on the shelf to.
I only got to see him twice, both in my formativeAcoustic Rotherhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01943346307001147179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625075705061242474.post-41578790174139363362011-10-03T12:48:00.000-07:002011-10-03T12:48:25.828-07:000N STAGE TIMES: ACOUSTIC ROTHERHAM AND ROTHERHAM OAFCovering all the bases:
Rotherham Open Arts Festival Wednesday and Saturday Concerts - Please follow the link that you will find HERE
It's just above the Google Map.
Acoustic Rotherham Third Birthday Party. Please go to the link you'll find HERE You will find it at the bottom of the big box that lists the Acts.
Please make sure that you refresh your browser if you have visited both or Acoustic Rotherhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01943346307001147179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625075705061242474.post-42928500446289946802011-10-02T09:35:00.000-07:002011-10-02T12:02:39.701-07:00In The Studio / Please come a Busking in Rotherham / Latest Festival NewsIt’s been a week packed with “stuff” and activity. Sorry, but you really will need to check out the words as there’s some important information relating to The Acoustic Rotherham Third Birthday Party, The Rotherham Open Arts Festival and The Busking Day. And all that will be found amongst all the other News.
Let’s start on a high note. Another lovely evening of Folk on Monday at Nellie Folk.Acoustic Rotherhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01943346307001147179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625075705061242474.post-30040508903053031292011-09-26T04:44:00.000-07:002011-09-26T04:44:46.236-07:00IMPORTANT VENUE CHANGE INFORMATION FOR ACOUSTIC ROTHERHAM THIRD BIRTHDAY PARTYDue to unforeseen circumstances, we're having to move home for our Third Birthday Party Celebrations.
We will now be based at The Crown, Bellows Road, Rawmarsh, S62 6NF.
30th October starts at 1:00pm. Be early..............
I'm told we will get lots of special treats......................... Acoustic Rotherhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01943346307001147179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625075705061242474.post-72212085845697967652011-09-26T02:21:00.000-07:002011-09-26T02:21:01.190-07:00Open Arts Festival Updates / All the local music News + Web SitesThose visiting the Web Site this week will have noticed that it’s a mess, believe it or not it’s organised chaos, and while I’ve made some progress in getting some of the key pages “live” in the new Mac friendly format, you can get to all the other pages via the link on the “Home” page in the top left hand corner. Please bear with me, be patient and the complete overhaul will soon be made.
I Acoustic Rotherhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01943346307001147179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625075705061242474.post-86922051088159201342011-09-18T07:23:00.000-07:002011-09-18T07:23:22.683-07:00Latest Local News + Rocking Review + Links to some great Music<!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-GB X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Acoustic Rotherhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01943346307001147179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625075705061242474.post-54296894948707337912011-09-12T07:26:00.000-07:002011-09-12T07:26:58.170-07:00Rotherham Show / Wirskworth / Poets / Now't / and a New Fan phew.....<!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-GB X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Acoustic Rotherhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01943346307001147179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625075705061242474.post-73583509871793855742011-09-05T05:15:00.000-07:002011-09-05T05:15:10.638-07:00You can't miss this........ Bramfest + loads and loads of stuff to come<!--[if gte mso 9]>
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Acoustic Rotherhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01943346307001147179noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625075705061242474.post-90905323999690415532011-08-28T05:07:00.000-07:002011-08-28T05:07:34.357-07:00The Promise of Good Things to Come for Rotherham Arts + Whitby + News and Gigs in Week Ahead<!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-GB X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Acoustic Rotherhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01943346307001147179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625075705061242474.post-67856745346255857442011-08-22T06:46:00.000-07:002011-08-22T06:59:00.389-07:00Worcester Music Festival - The Masher's Review + much more.The Worcester Music Festival has something for everyone, from traditional Folk to any one of the many rock fusions, to cool traditional Jazz or Blues or contemporary song writers and experimental music. Even a full Bagpipe Band.
As a setting for a Festival you really can’t go wrong with Worcester with the classic Cathedral overlooking a commercial Centre made of narrow allies and precincts Acoustic Rotherhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01943346307001147179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625075705061242474.post-6381770305602556872011-08-14T13:12:00.000-07:002011-08-14T13:12:38.543-07:00A Mad Bad Week, and some South Yorkshire Music News.<!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-GB X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Acoustic Rotherhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01943346307001147179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625075705061242474.post-74100316516904143692011-08-07T13:54:00.000-07:002011-08-07T13:59:06.823-07:00Don't Panic - It's a Crash - Back At My Desk in three weeks until then the Computer Will Manage it AllWhat a fantastic night at the Red Lion, Braithwell on Tuesday night. For those who were not tuned into what had being going on will be unaware of the hard work that John Statter had to put into finding a new venue after the regular Three Tuns, Stainton Pub was put out of action due to redecoration following a flood.
So well done to John and everyone else who rallied around to find a stand in. Acoustic Rotherhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01943346307001147179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625075705061242474.post-18668620649319922112011-08-01T14:31:00.000-07:002011-08-03T09:41:47.886-07:00It's Huge - Nellie Folk + Birthday Bash + Party in The Park and Acoustic Rotherham 12 ReviewedAnother of those busy weeks, so no comment about the US Debt figure here, or those rather strange folks having a Tea Party.
Fourth Monday of the month and so The Bridge entertained Nellie Folk. Another evening of fine song and music, and an interesting audience, some of whom appeared to be in transit from one Club to another. All the usual suspects though, so top ho.
For the Masher it was Acoustic Rotherhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01943346307001147179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625075705061242474.post-28025865317501880572011-07-24T04:22:00.000-07:002011-07-24T04:22:37.935-07:00Test Match Special + the busy week ahead.<!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-GB X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Acoustic Rotherhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01943346307001147179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625075705061242474.post-86219237229935372982011-07-18T04:26:00.000-07:002011-07-18T04:26:54.214-07:00A Recovery Rant<!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-GB X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Acoustic Rotherhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01943346307001147179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625075705061242474.post-24425004749274392932011-07-13T02:17:00.000-07:002011-07-13T02:17:31.150-07:00PART 2: Of The News Blog. Launches / Poetry / Personal<!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-GB X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Acoustic Rotherhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01943346307001147179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625075705061242474.post-45728434558830543202011-07-11T13:40:00.000-07:002011-07-11T13:40:27.010-07:00Masher On the Road............. What Fun. And there's more to come.<!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-GB X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Acoustic Rotherhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01943346307001147179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625075705061242474.post-80696464981305935852011-07-03T09:28:00.000-07:002011-07-03T09:39:05.573-07:00As The Weather Warms Up so Does the Music. Reports From South Yorkshire Show + More.There’s a lot to get through this week so we’ll get straight into it.
An interesting night at Nellie Folk on Monday, with folks coming in from Wath and Mansfield, always great to see rare faces in the Club. Much needed as well as many of the Club regulars were off on their holidays enjoying the weather elsewhere.
Comedy moment of the night came from The Masher, who having been called by Roy Acoustic Rotherhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01943346307001147179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625075705061242474.post-41394300423062354142011-06-26T02:29:00.000-07:002011-06-26T02:29:35.062-07:00Important News of The Web Site / Out and About / + News Extras + Pictures<!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-GB X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Acoustic Rotherhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01943346307001147179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625075705061242474.post-14204271641526797432011-06-19T10:21:00.000-07:002011-06-19T10:21:01.781-07:00In The Main Silence. UKFCFG News. And all the Latest News.So no sooner were the Water Companies complaining that Mother Nature was giving them a bad time then of course the rains have come. I hope that the good folks at the Beverley Folk Festival this weekend are not getting too wet, if you do, blame Capitalist Water Companies and Farmers!
So while the Condems launch yet another attack upon our Public Services, this time it’s their pensions, a Acoustic Rotherhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01943346307001147179noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625075705061242474.post-38090768388224345852011-06-12T12:32:00.000-07:002011-06-12T12:32:41.214-07:00He's been a Busy Bee - But so Has Everyone Else - and more to come<!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-GB X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Acoustic Rotherhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01943346307001147179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625075705061242474.post-26673204020939334962011-06-05T06:50:00.000-07:002011-06-06T06:45:43.821-07:00From The Pub Festivals and Looking to the Week Ahead NEW VENUESI return to a subject that gets a regular airing in our Blog, namely the loss of Pubs to our Communities.
Driving around South Yorkshire with my “Learners” I get the opportunity to see just what is going on and it’s sad to reflect that if the “Council Curtains” have not been screwed into the Window frames of a pub marking it’s death or temporary closure, then there is a huge Lease For Sale signAcoustic Rotherhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01943346307001147179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625075705061242474.post-92039067460041862322011-05-30T04:39:00.000-07:002011-05-30T14:03:43.168-07:00Keeping in Contact + All the usual News from Acoustic RotherhamI look from my window this Bank Holiday Sunday and my heart goes out to all you Festival Campers out there, be you at Whitby, Cleethorpes, Chester or any of the many gatherings of musicians around the Country. Wind, rain and temperatures just a little light of Mediterranean. As far as I’m concerned you’re all heroes.
My moan of the week is, why on earth do people make the investment in time Acoustic Rotherhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01943346307001147179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625075705061242474.post-19971910197964838572011-05-22T01:25:00.000-07:002011-05-22T05:31:54.822-07:00Dirty Tricks / Doncaster Festival and alot more.I was fascinated this week by a post on Facebook from the Folk legend that is Ray Padgett. He announced that the Fred Jordan, Unaccompanied Singer Contest to be sung out at the Saltburn Festival in August was now open to entries, and that he had the Application forms, and RULES. Now, why should nice Folkie types need RULES to sing a song? The brain was a whirlwind full of evil tricks that Acoustic Rotherhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01943346307001147179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625075705061242474.post-27580464837342879342011-05-16T15:40:00.000-07:002011-05-16T15:40:31.569-07:00Folk's Not Dead - A short film + All the Latest News from Acoustic Rotherham<!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-GB X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Acoustic Rotherhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01943346307001147179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625075705061242474.post-70866913889125172232011-05-11T01:11:00.000-07:002011-05-11T01:11:25.989-07:00Holmfirth Folk Festival 2011 Reviewed By Sue Sutherland<!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-GB X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Acoustic Rotherhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01943346307001147179noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625075705061242474.post-65736776356258013252011-05-08T11:53:00.000-07:002011-05-08T11:58:55.493-07:00The Ups and Downs of a Musical and Political WeekAn interesting week, I think, in so many ways.
So we voted “NO” to any changes in the way we elect our MPs. It was quite a big rejection of change, as well, which took me a bit by surprise as many young’uns had suggested they wanted change, and the “YES” People had such a positive start to their Campaign.
I’m afraid I was one of those who voted NO, I simply could not get my head around Acoustic Rotherhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01943346307001147179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625075705061242474.post-45351415810478496372011-05-01T09:36:00.000-07:002011-05-01T09:54:54.679-07:00Kung Foo Fighting - Festival Lessons - Upcoming News and GossipA strange surreal sort of week for me. Hard to tell when one holiday ended and the next started, and of course my busiest day of work turned out to be Wednesday which meant that there was no Masher presence at Nellie’s on Wednesday evening as I was exhausted. We all knew the silly season had kicked in when the arrest of a singer on the Isle of Wight for singing Kung Foo Fighting hit the front Acoustic Rotherhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01943346307001147179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625075705061242474.post-49585065833468927692011-04-24T07:25:00.000-07:002011-04-24T07:28:06.817-07:00Wath Festival Preview / Blues Festival Cancelled and news / gossip from aroundI hope everyone has had a great Easter and that not too much weight has been put on by over indulgence with that sin of sins, chocolate. Of course many of you will be spending the rest of the week and May Day Bank Holiday weekend walking it all off, between another very full weekend of musical happenings.
It’s sad to start with a negative though. The Yorkshire Blues Festival due to start on Acoustic Rotherhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01943346307001147179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625075705061242474.post-39100344963447674482011-04-18T13:13:00.000-07:002011-04-18T13:13:00.611-07:00All The News and Chat from Acoustic Rotherham 11 News Blog Part 2<!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-GB X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Acoustic Rotherhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01943346307001147179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625075705061242474.post-45111649603566820322011-04-16T04:01:00.000-07:002011-04-16T05:57:34.622-07:00Music, Music, Music All over Easter - where to find it and loads more NewsWith so much going on this week’s News Blog is coming in two parts. You poor souls. But there is so much good happenings, that I don’t want anything to get lost, which there is a tendency to happen on an Acoustic Rotherham weekend.
Yes it’s Acoustic Rotherham 11 tomorrow, Sunday 17th April, at the Queens. Unfortunately we’ve lost an act, work commitments mean that Stompin’ on Spiders will not Acoustic Rotherhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01943346307001147179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625075705061242474.post-19899787315026925032011-04-10T01:43:00.000-07:002011-04-10T01:46:32.089-07:00That Little Word F***, News, Reviews and PreviewsTwo wars, Countries going Bankrupt, the Coalition Government U turning on nearly every policy in their document, The News of World caught with their ear to the wall and what has been the main subject of the week, the use of the word “fuck” (please close your eyes if you’re sensitive to the use of this word) by a footballer, not just any footballer though, one who at the best of times is Acoustic Rotherhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01943346307001147179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625075705061242474.post-26029126591736157112011-04-03T03:38:00.000-07:002011-04-03T03:38:46.533-07:00All the Week's News, Claws out!!. and some great music for April<!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-GB X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Acoustic Rotherhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01943346307001147179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625075705061242474.post-37878077348475089542011-03-27T04:15:00.000-07:002011-03-27T04:15:14.590-07:00Respect to those with sore feet<!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-GB X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Acoustic Rotherhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01943346307001147179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625075705061242474.post-20109588635742356452011-03-23T11:57:00.000-07:002011-03-23T11:57:32.316-07:00Hearts Of Steel - The ReviewsYou may recall that I made a big thing of previewing The Hearts of Steel DVD launch Presentation - well here are two Reviews.
The Show was performed twice in the day, both to very different sorts of audiences, hence the two reviews.
Phoebe and Sylvia report on the afternoon performance :
Hearts of Steel – Monday 14th March 2011 afternoon
By Phoebe Taylor-Thorpe & Sylvia May
It may seem a Acoustic Rotherhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01943346307001147179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625075705061242474.post-13175156278634250102011-03-20T07:14:00.000-07:002011-03-20T07:14:50.816-07:00It's War!! Sorry - it's a No Fly Zone, All the AR / MBMT / Masher News from the week and moreIt’s been a bit of a bitty week.
Everywhere we turned it seemed to be gloom, especially on the News front. More bad news on the Economy in the form of a 17 year high set of Unemployment Figures, with our young people again taking the main hit. I was interested to hear that the over 65s are doing OK, with record numbers finding jobs. Now just what is that saying about Pensions?
The full Acoustic Rotherhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01943346307001147179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625075705061242474.post-21762739712517817672011-03-18T08:30:00.000-07:002011-03-18T13:38:19.220-07:00OBITUARY: DOREEN BOTTOMLEY 27/11/1925 -14/03/2011It was with great sadness that I lean't of the death of Doreen on Monday night. She and Roy had been out to the Civic Theatre, Rotherham to take part in the "Hearts Of Steel" DVD launch.
It had been a fantastic trip down memory lane for Doreen, who always enjoyed getting out and about to the various Folk and Writting Groups with Roy.
I didn't know Doreen well personally, and so Sue Acoustic Rotherhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01943346307001147179noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625075705061242474.post-13324329283976694372011-03-13T04:52:00.000-07:002011-03-13T04:52:49.317-07:00It's Just One Big Mess, disaster after disaster<!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-GB X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Acoustic Rotherhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01943346307001147179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625075705061242474.post-77404317456008179842011-03-10T12:36:00.000-08:002011-03-10T12:49:21.585-08:00Hearts Of Steel SpecialNow here’s unusual, a News Blog Special from The Rawmarsh Mashers / Myke Barritt Music Trust and Acoustic Rotherham. And why might this be the case? Answer, there’s an event this coming Monday Night that I think deserves a very special mention, a live performance, to launch the DVD and CD entitled “Hearts Of Steel”.
As we all know, Steel Production has been as much at the heart of Rotherham asAcoustic Rotherhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01943346307001147179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625075705061242474.post-31453786475189308102011-03-06T13:32:00.000-08:002011-03-06T13:32:12.939-08:00Drowning in Beer...............<!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-GB X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Acoustic Rotherhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01943346307001147179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625075705061242474.post-90233433646062499052011-02-27T10:52:00.000-08:002011-02-27T10:52:57.558-08:00Busy Mashers + Who is taking The Wingman place on Stage at The Beer FestivalWell, The Masher has had another fine music week.
The week started with a trip across to Barnsley, my first visit to their Trades Club venue, and a nice cosy room it is to, with most importantly easy and instant access to the bar.
I arrived as the instrumental learners session, held before the main Club, was in full swing. Great to see so many potential new folk fiddle players emerging, yet Acoustic Rotherhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01943346307001147179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625075705061242474.post-31295193596528015072011-02-20T04:23:00.000-08:002011-02-20T08:36:34.708-08:00Taking The Gospel to Hull and ummmm Rawmarsh!What a lovely week The Masher has had.
The week started with that lovely feeling one gets when an unexpected booking comes in. In this particular case two for the price of one, and for an event that I had thought had once again ignored The Mashers application, The Rotherham Beer and Music Festival, which this year, for the first time, is to be held at Magna. Dates 2nd to 5th March. The Acoustic Rotherhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01943346307001147179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625075705061242474.post-63820395847563858992011-02-13T09:03:00.000-08:002011-02-13T09:06:34.251-08:00Thornberry Report / Awards / The Price of Malteasers + reviews and the NewsI suppose this week’s big acoustic event was without doubt the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards. Joke!!
And this year the BBC managed to make it not a lot different to previous years, with the Folk establishment winning out yet again – and I think that just about says everything that needs to be said.
It was the overall presentation of the event, if event is the word, which turned me off. Folk music Acoustic Rotherhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01943346307001147179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625075705061242474.post-17186006258803214882011-02-06T09:52:00.000-08:002011-02-06T09:52:29.167-08:00Hard Times, Another Folk Club Disappears<!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-GB X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Acoustic Rotherhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01943346307001147179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625075705061242474.post-75405868705031563442011-02-01T14:09:00.000-08:002011-02-01T14:09:50.369-08:00All The Chat from Acoustic Rotherham 10 + The Masher Out and About!!! Read On<!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-GB X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Acoustic Rotherhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01943346307001147179noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625075705061242474.post-50348301851807182982011-01-23T04:28:00.000-08:002011-01-23T04:28:47.558-08:00Great Music coming your way. Acoustic Rotherham 10 / Theornberry Benefit ConcertThe end of another busy week.
I’m pleased to say that the final bits to the Thornberry Benefit Concert have been put in place. Big thanks to Ben at The Bridge for agreeing to help us and allow us to use the big room upstairs for the event.
The tickets are now out there at £5 per head, and you can buy them from the acts – that’s Ray Hearne, Toein’ In The Dark, Tina and Matt and of course The Acoustic Rotherhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01943346307001147179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625075705061242474.post-33140508133914949782011-01-16T11:03:00.000-08:002011-01-16T11:23:20.849-08:00Busy times ahead. + Urgent Fund Raisers / Acoustic Rotherham 10 / and MBMT NewsFanfare. Dickie and Mrs Masher got out on Saturday night. Yes indeedy. I told her it was to get into training for the round of Gigs soon coming my way and for which I need to get into training. What’s more in one evening we got to see three Bands – all of them completely different. We start our Gig crawl at The Bridge in Rotherham where my good friends Karen and Nigel were playing with the Acoustic Rotherhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01943346307001147179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625075705061242474.post-38997293414899266612011-01-09T03:46:00.000-08:002011-01-09T03:47:52.989-08:00Normal Business Resumes - AR10 News - Local News and Fund RaisersThe first week of 2011 has, I hope, been safely negotiated by everyone.
It seems that Bookers of all types have had some sort of New Year bug with double bookings cropping up throughout the County. I hope our message about the Robbers Dog Folk Club got out in time, if you went last night and did not find the usual gathering then pop along next Saturday the 15th January and you’ll find all yourAcoustic Rotherhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01943346307001147179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625075705061242474.post-9030664529409069902011-01-02T12:37:00.000-08:002011-01-02T12:40:02.043-08:00A HUGE WELCOME TO 2011. AND AN END TO 2010Having survived Christmas, the diary insisted that we head towards the Year End, and on route there was a very special Nellie Folk on Wednesday evening to be negotiated.
It was, or was very close to joint Nellie Folk Founder Roy Blackman's birthday, his 74th I believe, and on the night he was certainly feeling and actively considerably more sprightly than this, supposedly younger man.
We wereAcoustic Rotherhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01943346307001147179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625075705061242474.post-18083791931013703232010-12-27T12:02:00.000-08:002010-12-27T12:02:48.246-08:00The Masher Reviews 2010 Part 1. Dedicated to absent friends.THE YEAR THAT WAS – PART 1
It's that time of the year when, in looking forward to the New Year looming a few days a head, we all tend to look back on the year that has been. In fact without these annual reviews how on earth would the News Papers fill their pages during the first eight days of Christmas? How would the television channels fill their programme time?
The bad news for you lot is Acoustic Rotherhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01943346307001147179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625075705061242474.post-22806038563825047952010-12-19T12:50:00.000-08:002010-12-19T12:50:14.508-08:00Not Much Christmas Spirit Around this YearSo we head straight into the main of the week. Was it the Government being told that they were completely out of order to pull the plug on the Forge Masters Loan? well, no, that little gem hardly rated in the news but it's a fact, and of course the Government are less than sorry. Strike one against Nick continuing as Hallam's MP one hopes.
Was it my results from the clinic, more bad news in Acoustic Rotherhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01943346307001147179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625075705061242474.post-32918323952549831662010-12-12T01:18:00.000-08:002010-12-12T01:18:53.395-08:00The Political Teeth are grinding - the tom toms are banging + News and reviews and eventsSo after the disaster of the weather we start to return to some sort of normality, but only under the threat from the weather man that it's all going to go pear shape again at the end of the week ahead.
Just in time for Christmas then!
And what a week in the political arena it has been. I can't help feeling that The Lib / Dems fell for the oldest trick in the political book when they signedAcoustic Rotherhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01943346307001147179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625075705061242474.post-45388144873718829492010-12-05T02:51:00.000-08:002010-12-05T13:49:30.715-08:00It was Nearing December when - Yorkshire stopped for SnowSo it was an eventful, event less week for most us, especially those of us who found themselves under a couple of feet of snow, or more, by Wednesday tea time.
The week had not been without it's personal disaster for Richard. As I was later to find out when my leaky pipe was sorted on the car and the coolant topped up not enough anti freeze was added, so when last Sunday I started the the carAcoustic Rotherhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01943346307001147179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625075705061242474.post-69091518296473453552010-11-28T06:55:00.000-08:002010-11-28T06:55:05.464-08:00It's Getting towards Christmas. + More TechnologyI'm afraid it's been another very quiet week for The Mashers. Quiet, in so far as outings have been none existent.
Before going into the reasons, first an important note. I GOT IT WRONG!!! The November Diary got it right – despite what I said in the last up date Email there is NO NELLIES TOMORROW NIGHT – MONDAY. It was in fact last Monday. So please don't venture out to The Bridge on the Acoustic Rotherhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01943346307001147179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625075705061242474.post-53112031761845040392010-11-21T10:54:00.000-08:002010-11-21T12:00:45.111-08:00Technology Takes up Time - But we TryI think we can settle down to a bit of normality now.
The Technology problems appear to have slowly but surely been worked through. By Tuesday the Old Mashing Machine had been returned in a condition that allowed me to get at the essential data it contained on the Hard Disc and by late Tuesday it was all safely placed on an external Hard Disc.
The New Mashing Machine was delivered on Acoustic Rotherhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01943346307001147179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625075705061242474.post-89488292597253540222010-11-15T04:27:00.000-08:002010-11-15T04:27:56.292-08:00Technical Problems but The News Will OutLet's start with a bit of immediate Masher News this week.
It must be near on two years since Myke and myself headed up the A1 to Bishop Auckland to do a bit of radio stuff with Terry for Bishop FM
Besides appearing on the The Folk Programme where we played a few live tracks, we also recorded one of Terry's Folk Up Front programmes. This programme gave us a chance to talk about our music Acoustic Rotherhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01943346307001147179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625075705061242474.post-20964357207310430932010-11-09T08:14:00.001-08:002010-11-09T08:14:54.190-08:00Short but sweet. + MBMT NewsAfter last weeks marathon it's a short News Blog this week.
I'm sorry to say that I can't say that I'm currently at my best. Acoustic Rotherham 9 and the time adjustment taking it's toll on the body.
I can remember when the extra hour of turning the clock back meant just that, an extra hour in bed. Unfortunately for this old bugger it means I'm getting up an hour earlier, so no gain for me Acoustic Rotherhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01943346307001147179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625075705061242474.post-14200767784989145602010-11-04T06:44:00.000-07:002010-11-04T06:44:46.981-07:00All The Gossip From Acoustic Rotherham 9 + Loads more News from Around the South Yorkshire RegionWell my friends it has been a busy old time, but slowly we catch up.
But the most important thing this week is to start with this coming Friday's meeting of The Play On Club. I hope the message has not passed you by but the Club is for one month only moving home to The Rutland Arms which you'll find on Brown Street in Sheffield. This is because the Fat Cat is having a Guy Fawkes event. PostAcoustic Rotherhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01943346307001147179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625075705061242474.post-12929476233354871822010-10-24T13:45:00.000-07:002010-10-24T13:45:09.564-07:00Acoustic Rotherham 9 + Loads of News including Trust News - A good Read Yes The Mashers in duo form, Mr Phillip Hartley co-starring, could be heard bashing out their stuff in the upstairs room of The Bridge on Monday night.
It was an attempt to record material that has sort of log jammed. Songs that Myke and I had been working on and had begun to introduce into our shows just before Myke’s death, amongst the songs selected were couple we had always meantAcoustic Rotherhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01943346307001147179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625075705061242474.post-88594884877446766952010-10-18T00:19:00.000-07:002010-10-18T00:19:47.588-07:00Pilage, Rape, Thieves - and that's only the Chancellors Financial Review + Loads about MusicSo into a new week. It’s going to be a busy one.
Monday will find The Mashers attempting to record some material at the Bridge on Monday night. We like to get the atmosphere of the singalong big room into our recordings, so it’ll be interesting to see, or rather listen to the results, that’s if we can get the technology right.
This has meant that much of the past week has been spent Acoustic Rotherhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01943346307001147179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625075705061242474.post-13375236344378185012010-10-10T10:27:00.000-07:002010-10-10T10:27:15.001-07:00Bad News and Good News for South Yorkshire FolkiesThis week’s Blog starts with the sad news that Friday Folk at The Venue is no more. The Venue, Stocksbridge, have pulled the plug, despite the growing success of the Last Friday Folk Club and the very succesful launch only this Friday of Second Friday Folk as a Concert based pay Club with special guests Gilmore and Roberts. Behind the scenes The Venue are struggling financially and clearly “Acoustic Rotherhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01943346307001147179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625075705061242474.post-54441045431134041892010-10-03T11:48:00.000-07:002010-10-03T11:48:34.714-07:00Inactive But Busy: News about Web - Myke Barritt Music Trust - Gigs - CDs and moreBig fanfare. Yes. The Masher actually got out for a sing this week.
On Monday I dragged the guitar and myself out into the car and made my way down to The Bridge in Rotherham for Nellie Folk.
It was nice to be out, if a little strange to again be on my own.
I’m glad I made the effort though as attendance was not at it’s best, although it was good to see Oliver and Jimmy Saville calling in on Acoustic Rotherhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01943346307001147179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625075705061242474.post-25909851180036167092010-09-26T10:31:00.000-07:002010-09-26T10:31:06.690-07:00A Quick Update of Music Things Rotherham wayOK, let’s start with the important Parish Notices. Acoustic Rotherham 9, October 31st will be upon us before we know it – so Acts listed, and the list of confirmed requests can be found HERE please get your short Biog / Picture and track to me via acousticrotherham@jmucreate.com as soon as you possibly can. It will be appreciated. First Friday Folk at the Princess Royal launches this coming Acoustic Rotherhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01943346307001147179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625075705061242474.post-48758006919131201792010-09-16T01:00:00.000-07:002010-09-16T01:00:06.775-07:00Late - but it's big. All the Reviews and NewsYes, I know, the News Blog is very late for this week. Regular readers – I’m sorry. The past ten days have been full on for The Mashers, and Facebook followers will no doubt be wondering just how much blood has been spilt. I’ll start off with a word about the Facebook hiatus. News of the end of The Mashers has been greatly exaggerated. Sitting here on Wednesday morning I feel a bit like a “Acoustic Rotherhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01943346307001147179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625075705061242474.post-34643465619614558652010-09-05T09:45:00.000-07:002010-09-05T09:45:02.173-07:00Mashers Having Fun. Topcliffe + Chapeltown + Play On. And Other StuffIt’s a busy time for everyone as the last of the Summer Festivals and rush of Autumn activities get underway. Locally September looks to be one of the busiest yet – just look at all the good things happening HERE.
The Mashers have been busy to. Last week we travelled North to The Angel Inn, Topcliffe, a sleepy North Yorkshire rural very picturesque village, where Stephen Mathew’s had put Acoustic Rotherhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01943346307001147179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625075705061242474.post-61542371678055532472010-08-30T06:42:00.001-07:002010-08-30T06:42:49.599-07:00They've All Gone to Whitby - Except The Masher!I don’t know why I’m writing this really as I know you’re all under canvas or sheltering in caravans at various Festivals throughout the land.
Having said that – last week’s Blog which included my review of The Mashers at Worcester had near record readership. So thanks to those who took the trouble to check it out.
A bit of strange week really. The Internet sites have been very quiet because Acoustic Rotherhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01943346307001147179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625075705061242474.post-9541004012780844272010-08-25T07:20:00.000-07:002010-08-25T07:20:02.900-07:00The Worcester Music Festival Review + Trust NewsMy brain is still buzzing from what was one of those special musical days that we get from time to time as musicians, or performers.
I take my hat off to the organisers of the Worcester Music Festival. This is exactly how a City wide Music Festival should be organised, and some other Festival organisers might just learn a thing or two from this event, for it had everything, from thrash rock to Acoustic Rotherhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01943346307001147179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625075705061242474.post-135449659188246352010-08-25T07:10:00.003-07:002010-08-25T07:10:57.112-07:00Mashers On The Road - Loads coming up and Exclusive Down LoadsTop of this week’s News Blog – and just because I might well forget, is to invite one and all to a meeting of The Myke Barritt Trust, on Monday – yes that is TOMORROW / TODAY depending upon when you get to read this – the 16th August. Sorry about the short notice but I only found out myself yesterday. Oh – where is it – The Bridge Inn, time around 7:30pm in the small upstairs room.
Other TrustAcoustic Rotherhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01943346307001147179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625075705061242474.post-43205266096697572202010-08-25T07:03:00.000-07:002010-08-25T07:04:30.692-07:00Mashers LiveThis time last week I was just a bit down.
The Big News Blog had been completed, the immediate Myke Trust business concluded and well, still very much undecided about the future of The Mashers.
OK Phil and I had talked and set up a practice, but I have to be honest I was still very much in two minds as to whether The Mashers could really take to the road again given that such huge character hadAcoustic Rotherhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01943346307001147179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625075705061242474.post-15720699913203313172010-08-25T04:57:00.000-07:002010-08-25T04:57:59.697-07:00Acoustic Rotherham 8 Reviewed + Myke's Birthday BashWhat a week!!
A big week of activities for everyone this week, starting with Acoustic Rotherham 8 at The Queens, Rawmarsh.
This quarter we added an extra for artists and music enthusiasts, a tour of Rawmarsh and the surrounding area. The folks at the Gas trunking place decided that last week was a good time to shut off the road leading to the Queens, requiring people to take a trip either Acoustic Rotherhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01943346307001147179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625075705061242474.post-68944109506833267552010-07-04T00:07:00.000-07:002010-07-04T00:07:20.032-07:00Reflections and Moving OnAnd so I am left to reflect upon what has been a rather turbulent time for The Mashers, as ever, understated some might argue.....The final laying to rest of Myke marks the end of what has proved to be one of the most exciting and challenging periods of my life. It’s hard to believe that the Chapter lasted only three years. Myke and I seemed to have packed so much into such a short time.....ButAcoustic Rotherhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01943346307001147179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625075705061242474.post-28252980206160820082010-07-03T23:58:00.000-07:002010-07-03T23:58:30.412-07:00Final Details about Myke's Final Gig / Reviews and NewsThe week ended on a high, listening to the wonderful music of Rachel Barley in session at The Bridge in Rotherham.
An important component of Papa Legbas this was an only too rare solo outing for Rachel who has been knocking around the Rotherham music scene for many years, and in my humble view, never get's the recognition that she deserves.
Her distinctive, blues / jazz style always marks her Acoustic Rotherhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01943346307001147179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625075705061242474.post-69238580299834069762010-06-22T05:31:00.000-07:002010-06-22T05:31:44.613-07:00Acoustuc Rotherham and Rawmarsh Masher MusingsA real success. A full week of not going out has been completed, and I’m pleased to report to all who have sent messages, that I’m feeling a lot better.
Somehow I lost two stone in a couple of weeks, but the scales now start to show that the weight is now going back on and I’m feeling much better within myself.
Thanks for all the remedies - I’m not sure which one worked, but at least one Acoustic Rotherhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01943346307001147179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625075705061242474.post-22244915815537575922010-06-14T07:58:00.000-07:002010-06-14T07:58:43.836-07:00A Quiet Wek Still Plenty to Talk AboutWell, it’s all kicked off. And already much of the hope that we all had that an Italian might work a miracle over our headless chickens we call footballers have taken a bit of a kicking.
Never mind, I’m sure it will all come out in the wash.
For artists though, especially those on the Pub circuit this is at least three nightmare weeks. Last night poor Mark Hearne became the first local Acoustic Rotherhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01943346307001147179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625075705061242474.post-89167094573219918322010-06-09T01:28:00.000-07:002010-06-09T01:28:40.663-07:00The Latest News From Masher Land - The Myke Barrit Music Trust
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Acoustic Rotherhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01943346307001147179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625075705061242474.post-48645836898169113152010-06-09T01:18:00.000-07:002010-06-09T01:18:18.391-07:00Good Times - Sad TimesIt’s so very hard to describe the sort of week that it has been.
On one hand there is the selfish sense of total loss, lack of direction, drifting and a general sense of not understanding what life is all about because Myke is no longer there at the end of the phone line – even if sometimes he would refuse to pick up because he was deep in practice or building a train or listening to The Acoustic Rotherhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01943346307001147179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625075705061242474.post-62546249741293125762010-06-09T01:07:00.000-07:002010-06-09T01:07:23.728-07:00Myke (Masher) Barritt RIP“MY HEALTH DEAR”
A tribute to Myke (Masher) Barritt (27th July 1949 - 16th May 2010 A Good Gig)
Myke left us to play in the master session beyond this life, the” happiest man in the World”. His words, not mine.
After a life time of searching Myke had at last found, if belatedly, his perfect soul mate, the love of his life Phoebe.
He was to become a man of property and was so Acoustic Rotherhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01943346307001147179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625075705061242474.post-78091931253350287472010-06-09T01:00:00.000-07:002010-06-09T01:00:49.837-07:00I had all but written this week’s News Blog when at just after 9:00am on Sunday morning I received the dreadful news from Phoebe that Myke Masher had decided to pop off to the big Jam Session in whatever World he now inhabits.
My thoughts about Myke have been published in a separate Blog/ Obituary which you’ll find around the placement of this Blog. It will also be eventually published as a Acoustic Rotherhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01943346307001147179noreply@blogger.com0