Scrumpy 'n' Western - Mag 4 Live Music

FREE Every Month Scrumpy ‘n’ Western issue 10 vol 501934413412CARLTON STREET,WESTON-SUPER-MARE, NORTH SOMERSETLIVE JANUARY 2009 -3rd - ‘DYNAMO RHYTHM ACES’ + ‘ONE EYED JACKS’ - Jumpin & Jiving10th - ‘LOOPER’ - from Glastonbury, a band that’s getting noticed17th - ‘EDDIE MARTIN BAND’ - one of the best blues men in Europe £3 entry24th - ‘TONE DEVILS’ - Classic rock 70’s to 90’s good all round band31st - ‘LARRY MILLER’ - the best guitar driven rock £4 entrywww.scallys.co.ukFOOD SEVERED MONDAY TO SATURDAY 12 till 2.45 pmDAWN & KEV WISH ALL CUSTOMERS & BANDSA HAPPY NEW YEARJANUARY ‘09 9HEY MRS ROBINSONOn a cold Friday November night, myfriends up from Delebole, Cornwall and Ientered Scallys, Carlton street, Weston-Super-Mare to the sound of Taunton band‘The Graduates’. A very busy and popularband, always to be found in the Scrumpygig guide, and the first time I had seenthem live. They play mainly covers withtheir own slant as soon after entering theyplayed a fast ‘Mrs Robinson’, which Ithought was well delivered, as all that theyplayed was really good. During the intervalI went and spoke to bass player GerryDawson - “The band was formed in thespring of 2004 and started gigging thatsummer. We started as a 5 piece playingpop music from the 60’s and 70’s, by thebeginning of the following year the line-upbegan to change, and when in March 2005Andy joined on lead guitar/vocals from theblues band ‘The Barking Hat Stands’ Irealised that the band, as it was, was destinedto change. Later that year the femalevocalist/keyboard player and rhythm guitaristleft, so the drummer, Andy and Icarried on as a trio. Immediately, we broadenedthe repertoire to include classic rock,a little soul, rhythm ‘n’ blues plus rock ‘n’roll, as well as retaining some of the originalpop stuff. Over night the number of gigswe were playing went from 2 or 3 a monthto 2 or 3 a week. Although we have sincechanged drummers, the band has remainedthe same since September 2005until now playing between 70 - 80 gigs ayear from north of Bristol right down toRedruth in Cornwall. However, as we arealways looking to evolve musically, ‘TheGraduates’ next move is to add a femalelead singer, so we have more variety to thecurrent set and we are even consideringintroducing one or two original song’s thatwe have written over the years”. This wasa great nights entertainment, and we willbe taking another look at ‘The Graduates’later in the year, for more info go to -www.the-graduates.co.ukwww.scallys.co.uk