REVIEW - Slap Mag

SLAP SNIPPETS August 2013Ten out of ten for AndyWorking and playingin Southern Californiafor the last 18 monthshas helped AndyRobinson tap into thesoul of Americana forhis third albumWillamina Machine (outon September 8th) - 'across the pond' in LA he's workedwith Patrick Leonard (Madonna/Leonard Cohen) andDavid Kahne (Paul McCartney/Strokes/Lana Del Ray) The 10songs on the album were recorded in just 10 days - and he'srecently supported Laura Marling at several gigs in London!144 Beats per MinisterA government minister banged thedrum for Worcester during a flyingvisit to the city - CommunitiesMinister Don Foster picked up thedrumsticks as he took part in Our BigJam at Worcester Arts Workshop -as a keen ukelele player the formerbus conductor on the old 144 servicebetween Hereford and Worcester said that 'it was greatto be back - and it was fabulous to see people of all agesand musical abilities take part in the event' - one of 330Our Big Jams taking place across the country!Worcester Beer Fest - Line ‘em up - the 13th Worcester Beer, Cider & PerryFestival takes place in the middle of Pitchcroft Worcesterfrom Thursday to Saturday 8-10th August - with morethan 200 real ales and over 100 ciders and perries -plenty of great music to enjoy as well including Jasper InThe Company Of Others, Mark Leedham and SteveGibbons - co-organiser Bill Ottaway confidently expectsto break last year's record attendance of over 13000 - webelieve him!!Babajack Album Launch & TourAre they blues, jazz or folk? Maybe a bit of all three -but the newly beefed-up Babajack are still racking upindustry awards as theylaunch their forthcomingalbum Running Man with agig at The Grove in Malvernon September 21 - followedby a first show of a UK tourat iconic venue the 100Club in London on Tuesday24 September - more info at babajack.com4Blobbie’s Big Brother!Larger-than-life Take Fatmember Blobbie Williams AKATony James has started acampaign to get himself into theforthcoming Celebrity Big Brotherhouse to prove he really is a bigstar! Having recently won Channel4's Come Dine With Me - Tonyreckons that he's been on TV farmore than most people who seemto get invited onto the show - and could probably be thebiggest celebrity they've had in the house for some time...Kinrade gets his kit off for charityFrontman Kit Kinrade of Worcester rockers Ronin hasspoken about being born deaf -and only regaining his hearingwhen aged about five - so he wasvery happy indeed to get down tothe bare essentials for theWorcester Music Festival nakedband calendar, shot by SarahColquitt - as one of the twocharities they're supporting thisyear is Worcester Deaf Children'sSociety!!KAF - No holds BardThe Mouth and Music team is looking forward to theirspecial event during Kidderminster Arts Festival, anentertaining no holds "bard" battle of the sexes! OnTuesday 13th August at the Boars Head, WorcesterStreet, Kidderminster, Sarah Tamar, Heather Wastie andBobby Parker present “Gloves Off!”, a spoken word andmusic night with a difference. Also competing will beDdotti Bluebell, Maggie Doyle, Kate Wragg, Al Barz,Humdrum Express, Gary Longden and WilliamShatspeare. The audience picks the winning team. Theshow starts at 8.00 but get there early for a ring-sideseat! There will be limited open floor spots for peoplewishing to join the teams on the night. First come, firstserved. See pages 18 & 19 and pick up a Festival brochurefor full details.Moseley Folk 8th Year...Moseley Folk Festival returns for its 8th consecutiveyear! Taking place in the beautiful setting of MoseleyFolk it will see the likes of Ocean Colour Scene, EdwynCollins and The Dublin Legends (formerly The Dubliners)headlining the event whilst Lucy Rose, British Sea Power,The Leisure Society, Kate Rusby, The Be Good Tanyas,Efterklang and Goodnight Lenin plus many more makeup the rest of the line up!Promising to be the biggest to date, tickets are pricedbetween £35 and £85!