Maverick teens

mo 8 Jul 2013	♫ What did we say? What a beautiful weekend, we got to eat Jambalaya ... twice, recognised Christopher Green, witnessed Alex Simler's first solo gig because the rest of Mad Staring Eyes were stuck in traffic, heard the best joke of the festival from the Good Lovelies and was pleasured by their innate tunefulness, noted how many bands were using stomp boxes, toe tapped to the youthful energy of Goat Roper Rodeo, observed local man Neil Innes triumph both on and off stage, found that Andrew Duhon kept us listening to his perhaps stylised but just plain enjoyable chest voice, heard that Two Fingers of Firewater have broken up, spotted half of the Henry Brothers without a hat on, the two bars didn't run out of beer though a mercy dash was needed ... and a Scotsman did what no Englishman has done for 77 years.
th 23 May 2013	♫Tomorrow evening Kim Richey will be playing Maverick at Easton Farm Park in the Tack Room ... bit of a walk but worth it. Our thanks to Maverick for renewing their ad, well we do regularly get 14,000+ visitors a month. You could reach that happy 14,000 with just £9.95 for a two month ad.
mo 1 Apr 2013	♫Police Dog Hogan are a seriously creative, original and witty Americana seven piece that will overcome your prejudices about 'Country' (are you listening Radio Stradbroke?). They are playing the Aldeburgh Pump House at the end of the month and though the Pump House is perfectly formed it is tiny, better book early.
we 20 Feb 2013	♫When we visited a Rabble Chorus rehearsal in Easton three years ago we were impressed by Kirsty Logan's arrangements but there wasn't that many of them. Now there's enough for a flash mob in the Ipswich John Lewis with Barbara Ann Spencer taking lead. PS: This song and choir on the cd of last year's Maverick Festival.♫
sa 16 Feb 2013	♫Last night the Aldeburgh Pumphouse had its own restorated (we've been spending a lot of time with community information officers recently) petite charm and an impromptu but fully functioning bar. SOLD OUT it was packed for a pop up Maverick concert from the Henry Brothers (who allegedly have added a jolly song to their set) and Vagaband (who just keep getting tighter) ... reckon it should be a more of a standing audience for Police Dog Hogan in April ... but then what do we know.♫
we 21 Nov 2012	As a taster for Maverick's second annual Thanksgiving Ranch Party (with Americana themed food) at Easton Farm Park this Saturday Maverick are presenting Canadian singer songwriter Dennis Ellsworth in DP's Aldeburgh this Friday for FREE.♫
fr 26 Oct 2012	♫ The Maverick concert at the Halesworth Cut tonight is part of the town's art festival and we're desolate we can't make it but with a following wind we should be snapping their second annual Thanksgiving ranch party next month at Easton farm park.
fr 24 Aug 2012	♫ We think we know that the mother of one half of Madison Violet is ill which is why their UK tour has been cancelled. They were to play Maverick at Easton Farm Park this Monday and though the pre-booked can get a refund the concert is still on with Brooks Williams, new to us The Arlenes, and from the Maverick Festival 2010 The Ragged String Band.
we 4 Apr 2012	The monthly Maverick concerts moved temporarily to Easton farm park last Friday with the audience sitting at small tables with red tablecloths and table lights, felt quite sophisticated just being there. We've said it before they can all sing in country and Society and The Deadly Gentleman gave us no reason to change our minds plus the latter's banjo player Greg Liszt rendered a blistering Lonesome Road Blues as a tribute to Earl Scruggs who had died two days earlier.
fr 24 Feb 2012	♫ Returning at this summer's Maverick festival in Easton are Otis Lee Crenshaw and Otis Gibbs (bet that'll cause some confusion) plus Police Dog Hogan Friday and Saturday whilst somewhat closer in the middle distance Isy Suttie from Peep Show is top of the bill at Jokers in the Ipswich Manor Ballroom Sunday week.
su 22 Jan 2012	♫The Maverick concerts used to be at the Easton White Horse but the function room at the back of the Framlingham Crown is bigger and early last night promoter Paul Spencer was already jubilant at the near heaving turn out for his first show there. Ukulele goddess Lucy Sampson now supported by bass player Ian Bearcroft delighted, the Henry (they're not really) Brothers at the end of their set sang without mikes and Brooks Williams who might be described as a light tenor played guitar with the deceptive ease and authority that only comes with having done it forever.
mo 28 Nov 2011	♫ In the evening we went to Maverick's ranch party in Easton and got to see Norwich based Vagaband who over the past couple of years have polished up very nicely thank you. We love drummers who stand up ... especially when they use a box for their kick drum. Top of the bill Hank Wangford with his band including pedal steeler BJ Cole produced moments of pure country heaven.
sa 15 Oct 2011	Maverick tonight at the Easton White Horse is Kara Grainger and Andrew Duhon, really wish we could be there ... like we've said before they can all sing in country.
mo 12 Sep 2011	♫Judging by all the parked cars in Easton Saturday night Buddy Morlock (recordees of his songs include Garth Brooks, Nanci Griffith and Joan Baez) was being very popular in the White Horse.
sa 02 Jul 2011	♫ More stalls at this year's Maverick festival in Easton, perhaps fewer cowboy hats and Police Dog Hogan stormed the place with more dancers than we've ever seen plus youthful air banjoists. From Detroit the Orbitsuns' Vinnie Dombroski asked the audience What else you gonna do? Go bowling? Not round here Vinnie. Today there are clawhammer, flatfooting and uke workshops and tonight more Orbitsuns, Otis Lee Crenshaw, Melanie and the excellent (if poorly named) Vagaband close the evening.
mo 5 Jul 2010	Found a bench in a shady spot at the last day of Maverick yesterday and was eating paella, drinking slightly cold fizzy water and watching the cowboy hats passing by ... couldn't see The Ragged String Band but could hear them ... thought Doesn't get much better.
su 4 Jul 2010	Pix of yesterday at Maverick on that there FacePack and step dancing at the Worlingworth Swan all this afternoon.
sa 3 Jul 2010	As always the Maverick festival in Easton is being joyously magical, pix on that there FacePack, and tonight Rayburn Anthony and Kim Richey ... who needs a world cup?
sa 26 Jun 2010	The Maverick Festival prog is up and let joy be unconfined Rayburn Anthony is doing TWO sets ... one for the Gentleman Plumber there ... Rayburn Anthony? ... alright, please yourself.
mo 10 May 2010	Now a nearthecoast resident Thomas Dolby has been added to this year's Maverick Festival at Easton and after impressing at last year's Maverick Aussie Ange Boxall has a new video proving yet again that in new/alt country they can all sing.

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