23 Aug
Roots Festival Southsea Pier (PJ solo; afternoon)
LITTLE JOHNNY ENGLAND, having found its stunning new drummer, Mark Stevens, is slowly emerging from a three-year rest. Earlier this year we tested the water (had everyone forgotten us?) with a short tour of Posh Folk Clubs (BBC Radio 2 award-winners all) in our 3-piece acoustic form. The response was fantastic, lots of old friends (and a few new) turned up to Birmingham's Red Lion, Hitchin, Dartford, Esher and Nettlebed, where we tried out the full electric team with Mark and Miranda (you can remove the ear-plugs now Mike). In April, my Birthday Bash at Banbury's Mill Theatre confirmed our suspicions and we consequently decided to get more gigs in 2009 (never easy, everyone's all over the place with other people!). We have two appearances listed below.
23 Aug
Roots Festival Southsea Pier (Acoustic Johnny England; evening)
24 Aug Havering Show Harrow Lodge Park, Hornchurch, Essex 01708 434343 (PJ solo; afternoon)
28 Aug Special Manx Grand Prix gig Masonic Hall, Douglas, IoM
Steve Gibbons Band 'gold' classic 1980s lineup of the Steve Gibbons Band: Steve, PJ, Roger Inniss and Brendan Day
30 Aug Rhythm Festival Twinwood Arena, Bedford (PJ solo) 01923 282725
SCROWTHER/WRIGHT DUO UK TOUR
Elusive Zurich-based songmeister Pete Scrowther has once again been tempted out of
his mountain fastness. In September, Pete will join PJ in two intimate club dates
finishing with two sets at Swanage Folk festival.
3 Sept Fighting Cocks, 78 Clayhall Rd, Gosport, PO12 2AJ 02392 585731
4 Sept Banbury Folk Club, Mill Theatre, Banbury 01295 709881
6 and 7 Sept Swanage Folk Festival
6 Sept Swanage Folk Festival (Little Johnny England electric)
19 Sept Baccapipes Folk Club Keighley, Yorks 01535 605310 (PJ solo)
5 Nov Wessex Acoustic Poole (Duo with Guy Fletcher)