May 30 - Recording in Edinburgh
A glimpse into the groanbox recording process.
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Saturday, May 31, 2008
Friday, May 30, 2008
May 29 - Leith Folk Club, Edinburgh, Scotland
LeithFM. Writing and rehearsing new material in the park.
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Thursday, May 29, 2008
May 28 - Tolbooth, Stirling, Scotland
"Blue Railroad Train" sound check at Tolbooth. Soundman Dave shares some fascinating history and shows us around the venue. Bring on the kids! Excerpts from the show.
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Wednesday, May 28, 2008
May 27 - BBC Scotland: Mary Kennedy's Global Gathering, Glasgow, Scotland
Strange whistling winds at BBC Scotland. The Tall Ship briefly revisited. A few excerpts from the show.
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Tuesday, May 27, 2008
May 26 - Rehearsing and Recording in Edinburgh
A quick look around the recording space. Working on a few new ideas. Paul finds a new instrument.
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Monday, May 26, 2008
Sunday, May 25, 2008
Saturday, May 24, 2008
May 23 - Greenock Wanderers RFC Club, Greenock, Scotland
Paul's fiftieth bowl of cereal. Writing and rehearsing new material at Gladstone Farm.
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Friday, May 23, 2008
May 22 - Acoustic Music Club, Kirkcaldy, Scotland
Pushing Scottie's caravan. Tippy toe museum. The Hat. Excerpts from the show. Lady Wemyss and Cory's people of Fife. "Going Up to Fortingall to see the Yew"
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Thursday, May 22, 2008
May 21 - The Courtyard, Kenmore, Scotland
Rabbit head on the dash. The river Tay. The Fortingall Yew. Lawers Dam by Ben Lawers. Deer bones beneath a tree in Borland. The percussion layout at Courtyard. Shattered deer bone fragments.
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Wednesday, May 21, 2008
May 20 - The Old Library, Kilbarchan, Scotland
The Groanbox train getting up to speed at the Old Library. "I've got rabbit teeth in my boot." Cory shows us his banjos and gives a brief history and demonstration of clawhammer technique.
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Tuesday, May 20, 2008
May 19 - Rehearsing in Edinburgh
Somewhere in the Highlands. Rabbit bones outside the rabbit hole. Rehearsal on a green in Edinburgh. Introducing...Jimmy John and Bobby James.
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Monday, May 19, 2008
Sunday, May 18, 2008
May 17 - Bogbain Farm, Inverness, Scotland
Scotland. Fixing the boot. The accordion exhibit at Bogbain Farm. Excerpts from the show. Jamming with Bruce MacGregor after the show.
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Saturday, May 17, 2008
May 16 - Baldersby St James CE Primary School and Old Courthouse, Thirsk, North Yorkshire
Paul's passport problem. Joda. Cemetary strip off story. Ferrybridge Power Station. The beautiful children of Baldersby St James CE Primary School. Edwina Hayes. Kitchenware percussion. "Bygone Era" @ Old Courthouse.
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Thursday, May 15, 2008
May 15 - BBC Radio Swindon and The Beehive, Swindon
Arrival at BBC Radio Swindon. Short jam in the BBC elevator. The Mark Seaman Show. The Beehive.
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May 14 - Carlyon Arms, St. Austell, Cornwall
Meeting Mel. Double branch kick. The new Groanmobile. "On the Road to Stonehenge" The drive to St. Austell, Cornwall. Paul's pep talk. Excerpts from the show.
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Wednesday, May 14, 2008
May 13 - Bom-Bane's, Brighton
Bad situation with M7. Bom-Bane's. Busking by the Royal Pavilion. Excerpts from the show featuring Nick Pynn. Jane Bom-Bane shows us some of her tables.
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Tuesday, May 13, 2008
May 12 - The Boot Inn, Weymouth
A history lesson with Terry: Boot Hill. Americans in Weymouth. John Newton and the Slave Trade. Cannonball Rag @ the Boot Inn.
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Monday, May 12, 2008
May 11 - The Bell, Bath and Royal Portland Arms, Portland
Excerpts from the afternoon show at the Bell. Amadou on Mount Pleasant. Jamming after the show. The drive to Portland. Excerpt from the RPA show.
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Sunday, May 11, 2008
May 10 - Green Note, London
Sound check at Green Note. Oscar Cainer's 1893 Lyon and Healy Washburn banjo with tree of life inlay. "Lets Go Down to the River" "Last Call" Gutter tea. The Tree of Life on Fiona's back. Beedi cigarettes. Larry Campanelli and his special sunglasses. "House of the Rising Sun" N6 Mel.
Photos of the show by Val Kelly
All photos © V.Kelly 2008
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Saturday, May 10, 2008
May 9 - Royal Albert Hall-Ignite! Series
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Friday, May 09, 2008
May 8 - National Theatre, London
The fishy contents of Paul's suitcase. London, "The Big Smoke" Set up at the National Theatre. A short excerpt from the NT performance. Beanos and charabancs.
Photos from the show by Val Kelly
All photos © V.Kelly 2008
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Thursday, May 08, 2008
May 7 - Wrotham Arms, Broadstairs
Fox Tail. Paul plays some farm machinery. "Some moron left the trunk open" Duet for Freedom Boot and Wrotham Arms Zob Stick on the streets of Broadstairs. (Zob stick doesn't survive) Paul powders his gourd, with quite startling results. "Juliette Red Dress" @ Wrotham Arms.
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Wednesday, May 07, 2008
May 6 - Crooked Billet, Stoke Row
Rapeseed and sheep in Fiddleford. Jamming at Fiddleford Manor. The drive to Henley on Thames. Red Hook @ Crooked Billet.
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Tuesday, May 06, 2008
May 5 - Sweeps Festival, Rochester and Fiddleford Inn, Dorset
Even more Morris Dancing. Excerpts from the final performance at Sweeps Festival. Tension mounts as the GBB can't refill their tires. Coca-Col. Stonehenge. Wise books in the wind on the way down, down, down to the West Country. Setup at the Fiddleford Inn. The nasty 146 lb gourd. Excerpts from the Fiddleford Inn show.
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Monday, May 05, 2008
May 4 - Sweeps Festival, Rochester
More Morris. Carousel at Rochester Castle Gardens. Guiding in "M7" Set up in the concert marquee. Excerpts from the show.
Some photos of the show by Val Kelly.
All photos © V.Kelly 2008
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Sunday, May 04, 2008
May 3 - Sweeps Festival, Rochester
Mel's Magic Mystery Windows. The Dealers. Aliens. Rapper Sword Dancing. Excerpts from the Gbox first day at Sweeps Festival in Rochester. "I hear my people" Morris Dancing. Gangster of Love. More excerpts.
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Saturday, May 03, 2008
May 2 - Man of Kent Ale House
Burning ourselves out. Excerpts from the Man of Kent Ale House. Bessie Sayce from The Dealers. A beautiful Yew tree story. Freedom (Worry) People. Bessie checks out the Freedom Boot. Demise of the crystalized chicken foot.
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Friday, May 02, 2008
May Day - Oval Tavern
We pick up "Mel 7" aka the Groanmobile. From the graveyard to the pub with the Gbox Yew tree at our first gig at Oval Tavern in Croydon. Morris Dancing. Excerpts from the first set. Yew trees, churchyards, longbows, things "my grandmother told me", and "before the pyramids"
Photos of the show by Val Kelly
All photos © V.Kelly 2008
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Thursday, May 01, 2008
Rehearsals - Day 4
Paul's "Last Call" and "Sea Bone" ("B" means "Boot") Paul on fire. Bupbups. Putting the chickens away. Bumblebee Tuna.
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