Nigel Graham Blues Reaction

Blooze News

2006

December 2006: The bands debut gig at the Hopbine in Cambridge had to be cancelled at the last minute as Nigel went down with real nasty bout of flu. The band hope to line up some future gigs at the venue in the new year.

November 2006: The gig on the 25th was unfortunately cancelled at The Crown & Cushion. New landlord & landlady have taken over & they are no longer putting on anymore Saturday gigs & reverting back to Thursdays only. NGBR apologise for any disappointed fans who may have turned up on the night. No worries though the band have three dates lined up for 2007.

October 2006: Great gig supporting Cream'd in Huntingdon. Really great players & a fine appreciation to the work of Messrs Clapton. Bruce & Baker & what a nice bunch of blokes too.....well done lads. NGBR look forward to supporting Cream'd again, sometime in the future & many thanks to Dave Roberts & the Rockinbeerfest crew.

October 28th 2006: The band is booked to appear as support to 'Cream'd' at The Commemoration Hall in Huntingdon. Cream'd are the 'Ultimate' live show and recognised by Eric Clapton as the UK's premier Cream tribute band.......unmissable ! Tickets are Ł9 adv / Ł11 on the door & are available from: Commemoration Hall, The Card Gallery, Simply Music or 0845 299 0845 Nige, Pete & Pat look forward to seeing you all there. www.rockinbeerfest.co.uk

September 2006: Crown & Cushion, Five Miles & Elme Hall.........Three really good gigs this month & a very big thank you to all who bought a copy of the band's new cd.

August 2006: The long awaited album is now finished, complete with a change of title – “Play Dirty”. It will be available to buy at gigs and to order online through this web site. Tracks will be available to download – details to follow and some samples will be on the site.

August 12th 2006: Fordham Music Festival.....The band kicked off it's 45 minute set at around 6pm & had a great gig. Our special thanks to the sound & stage crew.....ya did a great job considering the appalling weather conditions.

June 2006: Update: Well, the bands finally booked the studio time, scheduled for late June for the recording of the new album. Watch this space for further information.

June 17th 2006: Change of gig.....The band will now be appearing at Wood Green Godmanchester.....a charity gig in aid of a scanner appeal. This replaces the previously booked gig at The Maydens Head in Kings Lynn.

June 3rd 2006: Our thanks to the The Railway Tavern Coltishall for a great nite. We'd highly recommend the food too.

May 28^th 2006: Elme Hall Wisbech……The band's first outing at this venue, & what a great afternoon. A big thankyou from Nige, Pete & Pat to everyone who attended & we look forward to returning sometime in the near future. Follow the link to see Michael Mead's review of the gig:

May 5^th 2006: Haymakers in Cambridge…..Good gig twas….Probably not really noticeable but the band were beset with some guitar & amplification problems that nite. Time for a visit to see the local guitar luthier Mr Richard Bartram www.richardbartram.com for some long overdue maintenance I guess.

April 21^st 2006: ‘Five Miles From Anywhere’ a new venue for the band. . Thanks to Terry & Co….for all ya continued support & everybody else that made the gig a really good nite. Thanks once again.

March 2006: The planned recording of the new album ‘Back On The Blooze’ was unfortunately put on hold again due to an old back injury of Pete’s re-occuring. Too much humping over the years…gear that is…..Still he’s back up on two legs now, ...well just !