Welcome back Aynsley Lister!!! (Page 3 of 15)

New show for Aynsley just announced:- Lakeland Live at Lane Farm, Crooklands, Cumbria. (Just a touch south of Kendal.)  May 26th.

10cc headlining, Aynsley supporting & Picasso Brothers opening. Gates open at 5pm, kicks off at 6pm.

Break out the wellies!!!

Mike

I was at the Blue Monday 23th April 2012 in Muddy's Club in Weinheim /Bergstraße (a hot place  for hot  music!). I knew Aynsley from his Pilgrimage Tour 2006 with Ian Parker and Erja Lyttinen to Memphis and Tennessee (RUF Records). The concert was phantastic with Steve Amadeo on the bass, great.

Aynsley's got some summer dates up and running, these include a couple of his solo gigs as well as a duo (with Andre bassing?). There are also dates going right through until December with the hint that there may well be a new album on offer, depending how well recording goes through July.

Jun 02 Nl Amersfoort Highlands Festival 
Jun 04 Wellingborough Diamond Games - Special Event - Solo/Duo
Jun 16 Pontypool Borough Blues Club - Solo
Jun 21 Farnham The Maltings
Jun 23 Southampton The Brook
Jun 28 Billericay New Crawdaddy Blues Club
Jun 29 Bilston Robin 2
Jun 30 Sheffield The Greystones
Jul 24 Battle Mrs Yarrington's Music Club - Solo
Jul 25 IGF Guitar Festival and Summer School, Bath
Blues Academy 2012 with special guests Matt Schofield and Chris Eaton - Tuition

Aug 02 CH Brienz Brienzersee Rockfestival
Sept 07 Wimborne Tivoli Theatre
Sept 16 Nottingham Glee Club
Oct 08 CH Pratteln Galery
Oct 09 Rankweil Altes Kino
Oct 10 CH Rubigen Muhle Hunziken
Oct 11 CH  Sempach Bierhaus
Oct 12 CH Pontresina Voices on Top Festival
Nov 09 Nottingham - SOLD OUT Lowdham
Nov 23 York The Duchess
Nov 30 Newcastle The Cluny
Dec 02 Edinburgh The Caves
Dec 05 Bristol The Tunnels
Dec 11 Scarborough The Blues Club
Dec14 Leicester The Musician
Dec15 DerbyFlowerpot

Even though he's in the studio over the summer, Aynsley will be poking his head out for some fresh air:-

Jul 20 (UK)  IGF Guitar Festival and Summer School, Bath
Blues Academy 2012 with special guests Matt Schofield and Chris Eaton  (Tuition)

Jul31 (UK) Battle Mrs Yarrington's Music Club (Solo)

Aug 02 (CH) Brienz Brienzersee Rockfestival

Then the Autumn/Winter tour kicks off at Wimborne Tivoli on Sept 7th.

Mike

From Sunday's Bishop FM Blues Show:-

http://www.youtube.com/user/featcovers?feature=mhee

There's 3 clips in there; thanks to Gary Grainger & team.

Mike

Anyone heading along to Aynsley's Middlesbrough Empire gig on 30th September - you may or may not know of a little confusion about the gig at the moment. Last week, the promoters put word out that the gig was cancelled, I think due to clash on the same night with a Dr Feelgood gig nearby.

While the Empire's site says cancelled, they aren't about to issue refunds just yet as they are working with Aynsley's management to re-schedule. Obviously, there will be refunds if the rescheduling doesn't come off, or the date isn't convenient to existing ticket holders; so hang tight. As I hear it, I'll pass it on.

The date on October 5th at Shildon Civic, while with same promoter, is NOT effected.

Mike

Absolutely cock-a-hoop about this gig – Aynsley & band virtually in my backyard! The guys took a chance with a new promoter and a new (to them) venue and pulled off a spankin’ night (as if the outcome was ever in doubt).

As it turned out, we got two opening bands, the first being The Sugar B’s. Rousing and romping covers band, think Dr Feelgood with a little Bad Manners. Great stuff and set a really good vibe for the evening.

Next up was the Tom Atkinson Band; Formerly known as Presence and the jaw-breaking Victims Of The Fury; a local group I like to keep my eye on as I think Tom has a lot of potential over than relying on solely covers. This evening I’m glad to say the band premiered a batch of original songs, so fresh they were hardly even titled before closing with a couple of Cream standards. Compared to the likes of Virgil, Mitch & The Mentulls, Tom maybe a comparative “late-bloomer”, but he’s earned his dues round the clubs and it’s great to see him spread himself. Hope there’s an E.P. on the way soon.

And then the turn of the main man; treading where only Wilko has trod before. Joined by the now established nucleus of the band, Steve Amadeo on bass and Andre Bassing on the keyboards and “for one night only” the Joe Bonamassa of the drum-kit, Wayne Proctor. Stop press news is that THIS is the band Aynsley has taken into the studio with him: something which, if he's done before, record with the road band, it's been a long time ago. That said, its a tight and impressive unit, and the guys delivered another blazing show, based round what's become a pretty established set, pre new album release:-

The Big Sleep
Running Out On Me
Inside Out
Crazy
Early Morning Dew
What’s It All About
Possession
Sugar
Home
Feeling Good
Hurricane
In The Morning
Encore Purple Rain

You’ll have to forgive me if the running order was a little different, very rare I’m not designated driver, so the cider was flowing freely. However, was aware enough that the sound was one of the best I’ve heard for an Aynsley set, while the atmosphere didn’t quite reach Cluny or Bootleggers level the guys won some new fans, among the familiar faces that travelled down from Newcastle & Hexham. The musical chemistry between Aynsley & Andre keeps getting more and more impressive - Andre’s now in my top 3 keyboard players and Steve’s bass-work is never less than astounding.

Well done Aynsley & team for another cracking gig, and to Shades of Rock team for getting Shildon Civic on the events map.

Mike

Edit - escaped my mind for the moment - compere for the evening was the incomparable moustache of Gary Grainger - British Blues Award Independant Broadcaster of the Year - as he keeps reminding me

Back in June when I previously went down to Reeth, I enjoyed the drive down especially from Richmond to Reeth; until I passed the perfect car for the journey heading the opposite direction; an Austin Healey 3000 MkII: last Saturday the perfect vehicle would have been a DUKW. However, once at the Buck Hotel; the bar was cosy, the welcome was warm, the food was hot and the music volcanic, with Aynsley & band also braving the weather.

Not the biggest of venues, but a near full house settled for 2 searing sets from the band in their debut in this quiet corner of N.Yorks. Aynsley romping through tried and tested oldies and newbies; some great interplay with Andre on keyboards, driven along by Steve on bass and all nailed together with new boy Boneto nicely settled behind the drums. I’ll not repeat the set list but it has been juggled a bit over the past few months. However, it went down well with the polite Yorkshire audience though a few souls braved a filthy night coming over from Chester way.

Just as a side note: anyone thinking of heading to Aynsley's advertised show at The Wardrobe, Leeds  on the 29th NOV, - Don't; it's cancelled.. Not the band's fault, or the venue, but the promoters, Shades Of Rock. It seems as new players in the game, they've either been over-ambitious, naive or big on promises and short on delivery. As with the Middlesbrough gig, the band and venue have tried to salvage something but just too little notice for this tour; they will try for next time round.