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September News

Well well, here we are in the hiatus period before the annual Germany trip and the major winter tour. Always a time to sit back for a few days and take stock. Its been a good year what with the critical acclaim for the current SOH album and probably the largest number of solo gigs I’ve ever undertaken in such a short period. Its always hard for me to decide whether my activities outside of the band will be of any interest to anyone. I’m glad to report that, with very few notable exceptions, the solo shows have been great and I look forward to many more next year as Show of Hands takes a long break from live work to concentrate on recording and major album projects.

In addition to all this studio work, I’ll be able to do the whole of the Feast of Fiddles tour next year which has not been possible for a few years. I will also be out doing the Bully Wee Band tour at the end of January (Always great fun!)

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On the subject of the studio, its time to be on the move again. We had five good years at riverside and did a lot of work there. The subsequent two years at the studio complex at Cullompton were also productive but I’ve probably got more done working here at ‘Big Pink’ for the last 20 months than anywhere else. I’m now moving once again to a specific hidden away industrial unit and reconstructing the studio for the next 3/4 years. Its across the river in the ‘Delta’ (Alligator proof) and enables me to be more helpful to my aging father who lives fairly close.

By not doing any Show of Hands live shows until September 2014, this enables me to re-assemble the Phil Beer Band for a series of shows in march. We havn’t done this for a while and I’m really looking forward to it. Miranda will be frantically busy out playing with Rex Preston during that time and we’ll miss her but we are delighted to announce that we will be rejoined by our old friend Emily Slade who played with us a few years ago. She has taken a long break from music and is just getting back into the swing of things.

https://myspace.com/emilyslademusic

Probably the most exciting ventures for me, however, are the june/july/august ‘Folkboat‘ voyages. They are now open for business for June and August. Anyone who has any questions should email vicky at the office and we’ll get straight back to you. The two trips we did this year were tremendous fun and we were lucky to get some of the best sailing we’ve ever had with absolutely perfect weather conditions each time. Good to see all the folks who came down to Weymouth to see Pegasus.

Folk Boat Cruises in July next year

A series of  suggestions have come up regarding the, as yet, unbooked potential cruises in July next year. One is to do a specific melodeon cruise possibly with my old mate Simon Care on board as resident tutor. Another is to have a trip that is specifically skiffle oriented. That could be fun. Anyone contacting vicky about next year should express their interest if thats what ‘floats your boat’.

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