Author Archives: Mike Whitaker

Steve Makin

Posted on October 17, 2023 by Mike Whitaker

We are heartbroken to relate that Steve passed away after a short illness last Friday.  I (Mike) can’t precisely remember when I met Steve – I would guess it would be in a music rehearsal for church around 2014ish. We … Continue reading →

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“This Could Be The Last Time”

Posted on October 3, 2022 by Mike Whitaker

We’re sad to say – our gig at Thorney ex-Servicemen’s Club on November 19th is going to be our last as Americana. It’s been a fantastic six years, but the time has come (mostly due to pressures of real life … Continue reading →

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Last gig of 2021 – the Harrier

Posted on November 26, 2021 by Mike Whitaker

Just a reminder that we will be peddling our usual brand of modern ‘stadium country’ at The Harrier in Gunthorpe TONIGHT (Friday 26th November) from 9pm. We’re always glad when a local venue is willing to take a shot with … Continue reading →

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"On the road again…"

Posted on August 10, 2021 by Mike Whitaker

Saturday saw us on stage for the first time in eighteen months, having only been able to scrape together a couple of rehearsals since lockdown was lifted, at the Royal Oak, Hail Weston for their music festival (in aid of … Continue reading →

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WestFest is back and so are we!

Posted on July 7, 2021 by Mike Whitaker

At last! If you’ve missed us as much as we’ve missed playing in front of an audience, now’s your chance if you’re in the south east of England to come see us on the afternoon of Saturday August 7th! Fans … Continue reading →

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Badges, posters, stickers, t-shirts

Posted on July 1, 2021 by Mike Whitaker

Well, at least some of them… Sadly, our merchandise store is unavailable until further notice, as Clothes2Order have decided to stop hosting merch stores 🙁 You can still catch us at a gig, where we do have some stock of … Continue reading →

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Rehearsals and Gear Updates

Posted on June 10, 2021 by Mike Whitaker

So that was a blast! We do appear to have not forgotten the songs (well, mostly) during lockdown, and what rust there was fell off remarkably quickly. For the gear heads amongst our fans (you know who you are), there … Continue reading →

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We're baaaaaack!!!!

Posted on June 8, 2021 by Mike Whitaker

First rehearsal since lockdown (if you don’t count the last couple of weeks of individual ‘how did this song go again? did I really play that?’ practise) tonight. We have a gig booked for 26th November at the Harrier in … Continue reading →

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"Sober"

Posted on February 23, 2021 by Mike Whitaker

This cropped up in our Facebook memories this week, and Mike is embarrassed to note that he didn’t in fact remember it at the time. Our thanks to Americana super-fan Denise Parcell for capturing our performance of Little Big Town’s … Continue reading →

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The Lockdown Sessions – Little White Church

Posted on May 13, 2020 by Mike Whitaker

We’re working on some music for you all in these somewhat strange times. While all that comes together, we dug this out of the live archives, thanks to the sound crew from Thorney Live Music Festival back in 2018, and … Continue reading →

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