Phil Beer

Been looking for a fundraising idea for the Tall Ships race this year. The object is to try and fund two of the berths for the whole of the race. I've just come across the perfect thing. My mother used to make various items of food from her mothers recipes. By the time it occurred to me to get hold of these recipes, my mother was suffering from alzeimers disease and was unable to impart this information. My sisters have just found my grandmothers hand written recipes and I have set in motion a little cookbook entitled, 'Grandma Tonkins Cornish Cook Book'. I should have this available by the start of the SOH shows. It will cost about £1.50 per unit to manufacture. I will sell it for a fiver and put the entire profits to the aforementioned activity. Just testing the potato cake now. Brilliant!! Bon Apetite.

Hi Folks

Nice to see so many of you on the gigs. Important update.

Phil Beer
plus Bisiker and Romanov (support)

5th March 2009
Upstairs at The Maudslay (with an 'A'!)
Allesley Old Road
Coventry
CV5 8GJ

£10 on the door or £9 in advance 
Call Lucy on 07535 130975 for tickets

Or email:  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

 

See you there. 

Made it to West Chiltington without mishap and back again. Good to see so many of you there. Thanks Jerry, John and Steve. Thanks also to Lynne (in absentia) Hope the video comes out alright.

Ok Folks

Gig update. Apologies for my non appearance at the Ram Club last night. By the the time I was able to escape fom Exeter, the M4/M5 interchange was completely unnavigable due to the bridges being closed. My attempts to get across from south of Bristol to Bath also met with gridlock and there was a point at which I had to give up. The gig will be rescheduled asap. Thanks bob and Maggie for your efforts in contacting people.

It looks OK for West chiltington tonight. We'll do the coast route which is clear. See you there.

The sunday band show is definately rescheduled to  sunday 14th April. In addition to people calling us to say they might not be able to get in, a section of roof (over the bar) collapsed under the weight of the snow. All in all the fates have been conspiring against us.

 

Dueto the dreadful weather conditions, there's no guarantee that I can get to the Ram Club tonight. If that happens then it will have a knock on effect on West Chiltington tomorrow as well. The big gig iExeter is also postponed until Easter sunday. Sorry Folks. Will keep you posted.

The last of the band shows is on sunday at The Corn Exchange, Exeter. Any profits made will be going to the Tall Ships berth fund.

You can now buy tickets online for the date in Ulverston on the 26th Feb here.

 Also a new date added on the 9th March at the Tudor Folk Club in Chesham. Tickets on 01494 775190.

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The Box set. Yes that mythical compilation of legend oft mentioned in hushed tones in pub snugs and old folks homes. Yes it does exist. Yes it will be available very shortly. I’m putting the final touches to it here and now and writing the final draft of the sleeve notes.

There are five discs.

1. Archive material running from 1968 through to the early ‘90’s.
2. A live acoustic album featuring mostly recent material from Phil solo, Phil with Miranda, Reg Mueross,  Julie Matthews, Deb Sandland, Ridgeriders and more.
3. An acoustic studio album
4. An album of electric music including new and old studio tracks and some live recordings.
5. A dvd including Phil at the Minnack Theatre and a whole Band set filmed at Maidenhead.

It will finally go to manufacture in the first week of feb and you will be able to order it by the end of feb from Chudleighroots. Watch the websites for further details.

 

The box office number for Ebbesbourne is 01722 780717

The show at West Chiltington will be going ahead but tickets will not be on sale in advance. Please would everyone email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

The Band show at the Exeter Corn Exchange  on the 8^th of feb is a special show to raise funds to help sponsor two berths on the good ship Pegasus for the forthcoming Tall Ships race in june. It will be a stand up show with Tom Palmer and other guests.