Ian, Rob and myself would like to say many thanks to Johnny (and family!!!)of QED fame for coming to the practise session at the weekend to provide us with quality vocals. That boy certainly can hit the high notes! Newtown Conservative Club are currently invoicing Houseband for replacement wine glasses behind the bar!!!!
Thanks Johnny!Great stuff!
Matt

Hi there!
I would like to say a big thank you to everyone who came down and supported the gig at The Nelson this evening.It was great to see so many friendly faces.
The 'ringers' in the audience came up and did a splendid job and the REAL first-timers did superbly. It was fantastic to see the excitement on the faces of all you wanna-be rock stars!! Well done to all for just taking a deep breath and getting up there to belt it out!
I do hope to see you all again at the next HOUSEBAND gig. Watch the website for news about the next one.
Thanks also to Ian and Rob for doing an stirling job at covering up my mistakes!!!!!
Keep on rockin'
Matt

What Matt said!!!!

We had a great time at the Nelson last night - huge thanks to every one who came down. Extra special mentions to the stars of the show: johnny, Neil, Cathy, Jenny, Rich, Martin, Steve, Daz, Naomi, Carol, Lisa, Victoria and sister, Andy, Brian and of course "the boss" Anna. It would have been very dull without you all.

We're back at the Nelson in October, but we'll sort something out before then, and let you know - check back here for new dates (If you know a venue you think we should play, then tell us), so get practising (lyrics are on the "songs" page). If you didn't get a chance to sing, or if there's a particular song you really want to sing, then just leave us a message, and we'll learn it especially for you...

Personally I've gotta say thanks and praise to Matt and Rob for making the whole thing possible - those guys are just awesome.

Ian

Gents,

Thanks for a great evenings entertainment at the Lord Nelson on Wednesday night. Really enjoyed singing along to your excellent musicianship!
Maybe see you again next time I'm down in Poole.

Rock On.

Steve.

Just back from the Lord Nelson Gig...

A bit of a slow start, when it looked like we were going to have to play a few instrumental numbers, but then people arrived, and some of them could really sing. Neil was the only "ringer" - the rest were all picked from the audience, and they were GREAT... Neil is going to have to up his game if he wants to hold the PV slot ;-)

HUGE thanks to everyone who sang. Slightly less huge, but still big thanks to to everyone else who made it down. Regular bands can play to an empty room - if we don't have you guys turning up to support us, we don't have a show.

Personal thanks to Rob and Matt for being awesome as always, and to the Lord Nelson for giving us the space.

We don't have anything booked for the future, but with a bit of luck we'll sort something regular out for next year...

Ian

Hi everyone,
Echo Ian's thoughts and would like to say a big thank you to Larry, Mick and Dee, Ted, Rach and Val,Craig's wife and Craig(from Roughcut), John from Devon,Pete and Vicki and everybody else who helped by supporting the event.
See you all very soon I hope.
Rock on...
Matt
PS My personal faves were Black Night, Black Velvet and Oochi Coochi Man...

P.P.S Huge thanks to Larry from Total Recall for helping me with all the transport and my gear this evening. Cheers mate!!!

It's that time again!!!

Only a week to go. The band are rehersing, so get over to the songs page, and start practising.

Hope to see loads of people down at the Lord Nelson next Monday - yes MONDAY. Thats their regular karaoke night, so we're stepping in to make it a special one.

Ian

Another HouseBand session over, and once again thanks to everyone who came down (I'm sure Matt will remember ALL your names). It was great to see lots of new faces getting up and having a go. It's always a lot of fun, even if it ends up being a bit rough and ready at times.

Special thanks to Verena for bailing us out whenever we needed someone to fill in for a few songs, and to Anna at the Lord Nelson for giving us such a great place to play.

Ian

The Tatnam rocks!

Thanks to every one who sang tonight - you were all awesome. We hope you had as much fun as we did. We're still sorting out details but it's looking like we'll be back at the Tatnam on a regular basis (something like the second monday of each month -weird, but that's what seems to fit right now). We'll have the confirmed dates here asap. Hope to see some familiar faces next time.

Don't forget we're at the Nelson in a few weeks too, so get practising, and if there's a song we don't know that you just have to sing in front of a pub full of your friends, backed by a loud rock band, then et us know what it is, and we'll see what we can do...

Ian

Another gig been and gone - back at the Nelson this time. As always a HUGE thanks to everyone who sang. We had a few regulars, but it was great to get a few new faces up on stage for the first time. It's so much fun to watch a newbie start out a bit unsure... then some time around the second chorus they suddenly "get it" - they're singing in a band, at a real gig! After that that they're hooked.

We've now get regular dates till the end of the year at the Nelson, and Tatnam so we're starting to get into the swing of things. A few new songs in this time (and a few new ones for next time too). I'll get the new ones listed on the songs page asap, so you can all start practising.

See you at the Tatnam in a few weeks!

Ian

When I get chance next, I'll be down!! Taking pictures of all you singers too!! I'm very trigger happy with a camera, so be prepared!! =D

Great to be back at the Tatnam last night - plenty of singers keeping us busy all night. Thanks to you all... we're back there in a few weeks and we can do it all over again!!!

Edited by author 07-03-2008 06:22 AM
We've got pictures! Check out the photo's page to see some of Monday nights singers (and check back cause there are probably a few more that aren't on there today). Thanks for those Kristina!

Tatnam Vs Nelson!!!

The Tatnam must have been pretty quiet last night, because you were all down the Nelson. It was packed, and totally rocked! Thanks to everyone for making the effort to come down and sing, and making it a great night. Some Pic's should be appearing some time tonight.

Following the GREAT night we had at the Nelson a couple of weeks back we've now got confirmed dates there for next year. We're going to be playing at the Nelson more or less the first Sunday of every month. If they're as good as the last one, we're going to have a great year!

Meanwhile don't forget we're back at the Tatnum this Monday... All singers welcome!