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Latest update: 15 November 2022 |
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| This site
has not been updated for almost 2
years! Hopefully that will be
remedied in the next few months
to account for green shoots of
live music recovery locally. A
few points of interest are (1) Crabshell
Free Concerts. As yet
these have not been re-instated
but there are good jazz evenings.
Some acts are on the
"folk" spectrum such a
recent jug band. (2) Crabshell
Records is now in the
capable hands of John Connor and
the Shamstrad pages dedicated to
the label will be updated to
reflect this soon. (3) Norman
Hore has been hosting a
well received folk night in the
Regal Social Club Kingsbridge on
one or two Fridays a month. It is
hoped to update this site with
details in due course. In the
meantime, there are several video
clips to browse in the video
gallery to remind you of what
went on at the Crabshell
pre-covid! |
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Archive
February's Free Concert 27
February 2020
There is no doubt that
worries about covid-19 meant that
the concert was not packed but we
had a great evening and the
entertainment was brilliant.
Click on the thumbnails below to
hear a short clip from each of
the performers |
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January's
free concert
A capacity audience was
royally entertained at
January’s Crabshell concert.
Talented local musicians put on
stunning performances. It all
started with singer/songwriter James
Montague. He rose to the
challenge of introducing us to
his own original, self-penned
songs. These are provoking and
based on personal experiences.
One centred around his
observation that “ethical
eating is an aspiration but in
practice is impossible to
accomplish”. Then Jon
Hardy with Jerry, Rich and Dan,
collectively “Dust
Devils”, burst onto
the stage. With solid vocals,
guitars, mandolin, beat box and
great banjo picking, we were
treated to a variety of
traditional Americana and
contemporary covers in a
breath-taking non-stop set. After
the interval Banned from
the Moor, in a departure
from their regular Ceilidh work,
did us a concert set. It may be
fair to say that for most, one
violin is normally enough, but in
the case of Banned, fiddlers
Jayne and Rhona are a treat to
listen to. They are lively and
the way they complement each
other’s playing is
magnificent. They were powerfully
driven by the backing of Clive,
Mel and Steve on bass, guitar and
drums. Their set concluded a
great evening. |
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