The Mentulls (Page 7 of 11)

Just a quick update on the new studio album.
Recording started last week at Superfly Studios, Nottinghamshire, UK with Wayne Proctor producing. Recording will continue into May and June with mastering complete by the end of June. Release is due in the Autumn 2014.

List of confirmed forthcoming gigs........
Tuesday 22nd April - Saltburn Theatre (Part of Grand 'Ol Oprey)
Friday 9th May - The Blues Café Bar, Harrogate
Saturday 10th May - Community Centre, Mainsforth (Walter Trout Benefit Concert)
Saturday 24th May - Saltburn Blues Club
Sunday 1st June - Barnsley Rock & Blues Club
Saturday 12th July - Bluesfest 2014, Gravesend
Saturday 23rd August - The Great British R & B Festival, Colne (British Stage - 8pm)
Sunday 31st August - Weyfest Music Festival, Farnham, Surrey
Thursday 4th September - The Rescue Rooms, Nottingham (with Danny Bryant)
Saturday 13th September - The Box, Crewe
Wednesday 17th September - The Robin 2, Bilston (with Roger Chapman & The Shortlist)
Friday 26th September - The Blues Café Bar, Harrogate
Friday 3rd October - Back Stage @ The Green Hotel, Kinross
Saturday 11th October - The Stables, Milton Keynes (Hall 2)
Thursday 23rd October - The Roadhouse, Birmingham
Friday 24th October - The Tropic, Ruislip (with Larry Miller)
Sunday 26th October - The Proud, Camden
Saturday 1st November - Guisborough R & B Club
Sunday 9th November - The Memorial Hall, Newmarket (with Wishbone Ash)

Confirmed dates for Andrew Pipe acoustic solo............
Saturday 7th June - Guisborough R & B Club (with The Nimmo Brothers)
Friday 13th June - The Forum, Darlington (with Chantel McGregor Band)

More dates still to be confirmed.

Another date just confirmed:
Saturday 23rd August - The Great British R & B Festival, Colne (British Stage - 8pm)

When do the Mentulls plan on having their website store set up to sell to the U.S. so we can get some hard copies cd's of the 1st album over here?

Well, Andrew certainly acquitted himself in fine style again on Saturday night. You would think a quiet, little 30 minute acoustic set on home ground would be a walk in the park, but when it's to a packed house and you're opening for the Nimmo Brothers, its a new guy on the sound desk, never mind that you're not yet 18: that's a new level of stress. And while Andrew has plenty of stage hours under his belt, it is a whole new game being out there on your own with just an acoustic guitar.

So, for only a second attempt at such a spot, Andrew came out swinging with a good run at Red House and then dipped well into some Wishbone Ash back-catalogue before re-working something from the "day-job". Then came a pleasant surprise and something a little "left-field" as only The Mentulls can, a superb working of Barclay James Harvest's Mockingbird leading into a dirty grooved Green Manalishi and a new song from the upcoming album.

A well-balanced and well-executed set; if you don't believe me, you should have heard the endorsement from none other than Alan Nimmo,

Caught Andrew on stage solo again at the week-end, this time at Darlington Forum opening for Chantel McGregor. Can't really say much more in regards to the set, to last week's comments except that Andrew had a little more time and so was able to add a couple more songs. However, 2 things really shouted out; between songs, Andrew was much more composed and relaxed, like he's shedding the nerves and getting to enjoy himself. And as The Forum is a dedicated performance room and not a stage at the end of a club, the sound carries better and I have to say, Andrew's vocals have leapt; developing to be as potent as his undoubted guitar playing.
Couple this with the prowess of brother Jamie's keyboards and Nick Colman's drums and The Mentulls are ready to break out.

Here is a video of part of Andrew's acoustic set at Darlington Forum:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpD-Yhu4Ppc

Great video of The Mentulls taken at Bluesfest, Gravesend last Saturday.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbpadUjhGzg

Told you - those 20 minute Moog solos would be a problem.....