This page shows the photos taken during our 2009 gigs, together with the text written at the time: as such, it represents a complete visual record of what was happening with the band during the whole of 2009. The gigs are listed with the most recent first, then going back through the year, so you might need to scroll the page to find what you are looking for. On the other hand, if you have arrived at this page from the Gig Archive page for 2009, you will be linked directly to the set of photos that you want to see! Enjoy!
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We rounded off our most successful year ever on Boxing Day 26th December, playing our second gig of the year for our friends at Ball Green Working Men's Club in Stoke-on-Trent. As always, we received an enthusiastic welcome, and our songs were well received, with a fair amount of dancing taking place, right from the first set. We'll see you again in 2010, and wish you all a Happy New Year!
We returned to one of our old haunts, the Hill & Cakemore ExServicemen's Club on Saturday 19th December - we've been performing there since the very first incarnation of the band, when Bimal was our sound engineer and wasn't playing guitar for us! Things have moved on a lot since those days, and clearly the punters were really having a great time, despite cold temperatures outside and the spectacular snow flurries! Enjoy the pictures, and we'll see you again next year!
We returned to Cradley Labour Club on a very cold night, on Saturday 12th December, and we were delighted by the warm response we received from the generous punters who had come out to support us! Everyone enjoyed the show, as demonstrated by the calls for more at the end, which we happily obliged - and we'll look forward to seeing you all again in 2010!
We played our second gig for Kinver Constitutional Club on Saturday 21st November, and despite the fact that Kay was still recovering after having wisdom teeth out the week before, we pulled out all of the stops, as usual. The crowds responded marvellously and with loads of enthusiasm and slick dancing! We're looking forward to seeing you all again in 2010!
We returned to Charlemont Bowling Club on Saturday 7th November for our second gig of 2009; Taff gave us a great welcome as always, and we had modified our sets - everyone seemed to have a great time, and we were delighted with the enthusiastic reception we received!
We played our return gig to one of our regular haunts, at Brierley Hill Labour Club, on Saturday 31st October - Halloween Night - so we decided to do one or two things in a slightly more scary way! Thanks for the brilliant reception we received, and the new bookings for 2010.
We played our debut gig at Coseley Working Men's Club in association with Nathan Entertainments on Saturday 24th October, and were delighted with the excellent reception we received. The dance floor was kept busy from the second set onwards, and the appreciative crowd yelled for more at all the right times! Many thanks, and we'll hope to see you all again in 2010.
We returned to one of our regular haunts at Leek Working Men's Conservative Club on Saturday 3rd October, and had a whale of a time, as usual! Everyone enjoyed themselves (especially when Kay won a prize in the raffle!) and the dance floor was kept busy for the whole evening. Enjoy Gill's selection of photos, and we'll see you all again next year in March!
Our debut at Netherton Liberal Club was on Saturday 26th September, and we received an excellent reception! In addition to being our first gig for the club (but not our last, we are assurred!), it was also the first gig for John's awesome new pedal, and Kay's first gig with a new glittery number in the third set of the show! Check out the photos below!
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We played our second gig of the year at Dudley ExServicemen's Club on Saturday 19th September, and despite a technical hitch or two, we received a brilliant reception, along with plenty of dancing and encores! We really are most greatful for the excellent support we have received throughout our career from the folk at Dudley Ex - and we'll look forward to seeing you all in 2010!
We took part in a Worcestershire Showcase at Severn Motor Yacht Club on Sunday 13th September, organised by our friend George Brookes, and Gill was there to take a few pictures during our 30-minute slot! What a beautiful venue!
Our return to Catshill Social Club on Saturday 12th September was very well received, and we all had a great time! The dance floor was busy the whole evening, and the new songs went down very well! Hopefully we'll see you again next year, but until then here are Gill's photos!
We played our debut gig at Cradley Heath Labour Club on Sunday 6th September as they had been let down by another artist. Gill was again on hand to film the experience, and once more, we've persuaded them to let us have a sneek preview! Enjoy!
We returned to Rugeley Progressive Working Mens Club on Saturday 5th September, and half of the gig was video recorded by Gill - and here are some exclusive stills to whet your appetite!
We played our first gig at Weston Coyney Private Social Club in association with Diamond Entertainments on Saturday 29th August, and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves - as did the punters at the club! We received a brilliant welcome and had to play five encores to boot! We'll see you all again in 2010, and here are Gill's excellent photos to remind you of the gig!
Our return to Stechford Social Club on Saturday 22nd August was received with the kind of welcome we have come to expect: the dance floor was kept busy in the second half, and we received the usual requests for encores. We're looking forward to seeing you all again in November, and until then here are Gill's photos!
We received a very enthusiastic welcome from the punters at The Round Of Beef public house on Friday 21st August, when we made our debut there. The material went down very well, as did the encores! Gill was able to get up close and personal, as you can see below!
Yet another debut gig was on Saturday 15th August when we played at Church Hill Victoria Working Mens Club in association with Diamond Entertainments. We built up the pace during the night, and by the end of the evening, everyone was having a great time! Enjoy the pictures, and we'll look forward to seeing you again next year!
We played in another new (for us) Royal British Legion Club on Saturday 1st August, this time over at Lanesfield in Wolverhampton. We received a brilliant welcome from everyone there, and the whole evening was very enjoyable - the dancers kept the dance floor busy for the whole of the second set, and were certainly very enthusiastic! We'll see you all again next year!
We were invited to help Martyn celebrate his 21st Birthday at the Royal British Legion Club in Kingswinford on Friday 31st July - and everything seemed to go swimmingly well! It also helped that Martyn likes Bon Jovi, so the talk box went down OK! Enjoy Gill's photos, and we'll look forward to seeing you all at the club next year...
We returned to Beechtree & Wollescote Welfare Club in association with Diamond Entertainments on Saturday 25th July, with lots of new songs, as well as an improved sound, and everything went very well. Gill also managed to get some excellent shots, significantly different to previous gigs, and which give a great indication of the gig: enjoy!
Our first visit of the year to Ball Green Working Mens Club went down really well, and as usual Gill captured some images of the show for posterity! We still need to get her a more powerful flash gun! ;-)
We returned to the Mackadown Sports & Social Club in association with Diamond Entertainments on Sunday 12th July, this time for our own booking, and we received a great reception! The dance floor was kept busy, and the new dance numbers went down especially well! We'll look forward to seeing you all again next year, and you can enjoy Gill's evocative pictures!
Our 2009 return to Cannock Social Working Mens Club in association with Diamond Entertainments on Saturday 11th July was extremely well received, especially the new songs and the stunning quality of Kay's voice! Gill's photos convey some of the magic of the evening!
We paid our second visit of 2009 to the Waggon & Horses Family Pub on Saturday 27th June, and had a whale of a time - and please everybody note: this lovely pub is OPEN! If you don't believe us, just check out the photos below! The full sized shots can be seen by clicking the thumbnails!
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Emma Salcombe's birthday celebrations were on Saturday 20th June, and we had been asked to entertain everyone - naturally we agreed, and the evening went really well! Enjoy Gill's photos - and many happy returns, Emma!
We had a fantastic evening at the H.D.A. Sports & Social Club on Friday 19th June, which was our very first gig for them - judging by the reception we received, it won't be our last! Thanks to you all for a great welcome, and well done to all of the prize winners! To see the full size images, just click on the thumbnails!
Our first ever gig at Gornal & Sedgley Labour Club was on Saturday 30th May, and we received another rapturous reception from the packed club! Everyone had a great time, and we'll look forward to seeing you again in 2010! Thanks for a great welcome!
We played our debut gig at Redstone Social Club on Bank Holiday Monday 25th May, and received a brilliant reception from the crowds - they kept the dance floor packed all evening, as well as demanding several encores!
We returned for our first 2009 gig at Church Hill Social Club on Sunday 24th May, and it was obvious that the punters were enjoying the show! We'll be seeing you all again later in the year, with more new songs and outfits! Until then, enjoy the photos!
We made our first visit of the year to Bewell Head Working Mens Club on Saturday 23rd May, and received an enthusiastic reception, as we did last year. The new songs seemed to be well appreciated in particular.
We returned to one of our regular venues, playing our first gig of 2009 at Brierley Hill Labour Club on Saturday 16th May. We had a great time, as usual, and the crowds seemed to enjoy the new songs as well as the old favourites! Gill was experimenting with photos sans flash, so you can check out the results below, and see if you can tell which ones had flash, and which ones didn't! We'll be back for Halloween!
We played our second gig of 2009 for Rowley & Blackheath Labour Club on Saturday 2nd May, this time in the concert room, where we played to a packed audience. They seemed to enjoy the material, including several new songs and some unexpected requests! Gill found that the camera struggled with the dark backdrop - so we're just going to have to get her a more powerful flash unit!
We returned to one of our regular haunts, Dudley ExServicemen's Club, on Saturday 25th April, and received a thoroughly enthusiastic and warm response, as we've come to expect from our friends at this lovely club. We'll see you later in the year: enjoy Gill's photos!
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We were unexpectedly asked to play at the Mackadown Sports & Social Club on Sunday 29th March, in association with Diamond Entertainments. We had a great time, as the photos taken by Gill demonstrate, and we were delighted by the warm welcome we received! We'll look forward to returning in the not-too-distant future!
We played at Summerhill Caravan Park Club for the first time on Saturday 28th March, and received a great reception from the punters - they kept the dance floor busy, and everyone had a great time as you can see in Gill's photos below!
We had a whale of a time when we returned to the Hill & Cakemore ExServicemen's Club on Saturday 21st March, celebrating Danielle's birthday the day before, and generally partying it up! We were all suffering from colds and bad throats, but it didn't seem to hinder people having a great time, with plenty of encores - and we'll be back later in the year!
We played our first gig of 2009 at Charlemont Bowling Club on Saturday 14th March, and as usual Taff and his punters gave us a very warm welcome, keeping the dance floor busy for most of the evening! Here are Gill's evocative photos of the gig, plus our host and friends!
We made our first visit of the year to the Waggon & Horses Family Pub on Saturday 7th March to a packed venue, filled with an enthusiastic crowd, especially those there for the various parties, and we ended up playing loads of extra songs! We'll be back in June, but for now, just look at these excellent photos that Gill captured!
We played our return booking for Rugeley Progressive Working Mens Club in association with Diamond Entertainments on Saturday 28th February, and we had a whale of a time! The resident band did a great job setting the scene and were also very kind with their announcements - and we were delighted with everyone's responses to the music we played! We'll be back at the start of September, so we'll see you all again then - and here as always are Gill's photos!
We played our debut gig at Kinver Constitutional Club on Valentine's Day and received a fantastic welcome from everyone! We even played for an extra quarter of an hour, and received loads of very generous compliments afterwards. Hopefully, we'll see you all again soon, and until then, enjoy Gill's excellent set of photos!
We returned to Leek Working Men's Conservative Club on Saturday 7th February for our first visit in 2009. We unleashed new songs and everyone seemed to have a great time - we certainly did! Just check out these photos, some of Gill's best!
We returned to Beechtree & Wollescote Welfare Club in association with Diamond Entertainments on 31st January on a very cold night! However, the club was warm and the punters clearly enjoyed themselves, with the dance floor filling up in the second half and extras even joining us up on stage! We'll be back later in the year, and here are Gill's memorable photos!
We played our first "real" gig at Catshill Social Club on Saturday 17th January, when the weather was terrible - but the club had a great crowd in who loved what we played and kept the dancefloor busy all evening! Many thanks for the excellent welcome, and we'll see you all again later in the year - for now, enjoy Gill's photos!
Our first gig of 2009 was at Rowley & Blackheath Labour Club on Saturday 3rd January: it was in the snug, bar environment, and we all had a great time. Gill was able to capture the mood really well with her photos. As usual, click on a thumbnail to view the full size image, which opens up in another window, making it easy to get back to this page!
