Little London Studios and
The Hard Travelers took the hard road down to Trowbridge
on the 27th July 2008 where they appeared alongside Don McClean
and Andy Fairweather Lowe. What a great night! See sample review:
Trowbridge Village Pump Festival
Trowbridge is one of those festivals where you can come away disappointed from the
Main Stage, only to find a fantastic band playing in the bar. But, unlike Glastonbury, the
site is small enough to make it worth hanging around to see if you like what you’re
hearing, and if you don’t, to get to another gig in good time. After listening to Andy
Fairweather Low on Sunday evening, we didn’t know what to expect from the Hard Travelers.
The blurb in the programme sounded good – but they always do. So we decided to wait.
And how glad we were that we did!
Once in a while a band comes along that has a unique chemistry. The Hard Travelers is
just such a band. Each member is an artist in his own right, but together they created a
performance that was extraordinary in its power, virtuosity and creativity. It’s impossible
to pick out a performance that towers over the others. Whether it was Dave Sharp’s raw
driving sound on vocals, Henry McCullough’s amazing guitar break, enhanced by Gary
Fletcher’s contributions on bass guitar, Zoot Money’s dazzling keyboard-playing with the
occasional vocal, or the drumming from co-founder of the British Blues Quintet, Colin Allen,
five unique talents came together to create a wall of astonishing sound that for me was
simply the best act of the festival.
Posted by: Kirsten Elliott (Guest) on Tuesday, July 29, 2008 06:03 GMT
The Bad Company gig has been postponed due to a mix up with the venue
We’re hoping it will be re-scheduled to Feb next year
In the meantime ...
AOR are appearing with Mike Peter’s Alarm for three dates in November
and supporting The Damned at a charity gig on Nov 26th
Other dates:
Southampton 7th Dec
Cardiff 12th Dec
New single out soon - album scheduled for early next year