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1st January 2012 So doesn’t time fly? Happy New year from The Sheds to everyone out in cyberspace, and what’s new for 2012? Should we have a facebook page? Possibly. Should we buckle down and record some of our old songs? Eventually. Will we spark back into life and attack the Manx Music Public once again with our energetic blend of punk and jangle? More than likely.
In the meantime there is an important matter to attend to… the paradox which is trying to arrange a Shedmen post Christmas curry alongside the new year detox. Priorities set, we’ll let you know how we get on… oh, and if we get any bookings this year you’ll be the first to know!
20th November 2011 So last night there was a bit of a party for two of the elder members of the band. The Sheds played a lively 45 minute set, and then handed over the baton to Catch 22 to show us how it’s done. A good time was had by all.
So that’s it for 2011. A quieter time for the band as old age, personal commitments and apathy have ruled. We will hope to come back in the new year re-vitalised
28th August 2011 We are back! Ahead of a special private party in November, we have a gig at the Outback Tent on Thursday 1st Sept, and then a warm up gig at The Creek on Saturday 8th October with Catch 22 - it’s gonna be a bit special
17th July 2011 Sunday Peelstock called off due to awful weather - gig cancelled
3rd July 2011 Gigs can come along in strange and mysterious ways. Our drummer got a wrong number call from someone organising a fun-day at Castletown football club - next thing we know we are live on stage on a barmy Sunday afternoon. So that done, we look forward to Peelstock on Sunday 17th July - if the weather stays like this it’ll be a great one
8th June 2011 What a fantastic gig last night. Up on the new Bushy’s Tent open-air stage, we enjoyed the privilege of playing to the Bushy’s crowd 7-9pm. We had a support act, called “The Red Arrows” but to be honest, they weren’t up to much. They seem to play everything twice, and despite all that flouncy red and blue smoke, and intricate manoeuvres, the sound was a bit one-dimensional. We were pretty happy with our set, and great to see everyone singing along to “I don’t like Mondays” at the end. Thanks to everyone that came down to watch, sing-a-long and dance. Next stop, Peelstock
30th May 2011 We are back and all set for 3 gigs in the next couple of months. A private party on Mad Sunday, the infamous Bushy’s Beer Tent on Tuesday 7th June, and then Peelstock on Sunday 17th July 2011. Hope to see you there
31st March 2011 It’s been a while, but we are back with some news! We have secured a couple of gigs around TT week. A private party on mad Sunday, and then the infamous Bushy Beer tent on Tuesday of race week (7th June) Rehearsals are underway, and we are all excited
15th August 2010 We’ve come to a bit of a decision in the band. Over the last year or so, we have certainly downsized activity. Much of this has been down to a mixture of work commitments, health issues, random holidays and us getting old. We have decided to pull out of the pub circuit - so whilst we have always been made welcome at the likes of Jaks, The Creek and more recently Amber, our issues within the band are that between us, we never seem to be able to synchronise diaries, agree dates and then be able to stick with them. A sorry state of affairs, but there we are.
So going forward there may be the odd private party, perhaps the odd promoter can persuade us back on stage for a special occasion, but to all intents and purposes this is semi-retirement time… what a bunch of old giffers! We would like to thank Claire and Darren particularly for their patience and continued faith in us over the last few years, and everyone who has come to see us in the pubs and clubs on the island and had a good time. It’s time for the new breed to come through and make a stand.
With Peelstock now likely to have been our last public appearance this year, we have devoted a page to it, as we have gathered a whole load of photos, links and video clips for your enjoyment. Click on Peelstock on the left hand side of this page.
11th July 2010 Well what to say? We played Peelstock last night - for those unaware, this is the annual outdoor gig organised by the friends of the Tommy Clucas Memorial Fund. Despite the weather being cloudy and intermittently rainy, it was a great event with a number of top local bands performing. We went on at 8.15pm and had taken the prior decision to play 45 minutes of high octane, non-stop, raucous fast punk plucked from both the 70’s and more contemporary artists in the same genre. It all seemed to go down well, with a fair few on the moisten dance floor singing and bopping away to The Shedmen in the open air. The organisation, set up and stage was absolutely superb and we can’t thank the organisers enough for the hard work they put in to make it such a memorable occasion
20th June 2010 So a quiet year for us so far. With 3 of us away for TT fortnight, it is the first time in many years that we have not been out and about during the festivities and gracing the likes of The Creek, Jaks and Bushy’s tent. Summer is traditionally our private party season and we have a couple of those coming up in the not-too-distant, along with a slot at Peelstock, and a MGP appearance at Jaks. Feeling a little rusty, we had a bit of a rehearsal this week, and started picking off some older songs to re-introduce for the parties, producing a dischordant evensong of “Hurry up Harry”, “Down in the tubestation at midnight” and “Psycho Killer” ringing out in the early evening Kewaigue sunshine.
2nd April 2010 We have been confirmed for Peelstock this year. This is to be held on 10th July at Peel Football Club in aid of the Tommy Clucas Memorial Fund. Looking forward to it already - please support this event as it is a great cause.
7th March 2010 Great gig at Jaks last night. Celebration of Bozstar’s 50th birthday, and a lovely atmosphere from start to end. Apologies to any Oasis fans in, there was some unnecessary business at the start of “Live forever” but the band recovered well! So onwards and upwards. We have another gig lined up, upstairs at The Rovers. First time for us at that venue, so will be a new experience. More to come on that in due course. Meanwhile, we really need to organise a rehearsal, but more importantly, the next band lunch… think we might go Italian this time - can’t beat a lunchtime calzone… ciao!
23rd February 2010 Finally, we get this year started at Jaks on 6th March. We have had a few issues outside the band including surgery, work commitments, sloth and apathy. It was so bad that it took us until late January to get our first band lunch organised - a rather fine plate each of fish and chips at a well known new diner in town... and we all noted that there was no “F” in plaice. Rehearsals have also been scuppered by the reasons listed above, and so it is unlikely that we will yet bring the joys of Magazine to the set list - one day Pablo, eh? So, the Jaks gig also represents a huge milestone for the band - our aging singer reaches the magical age of 50. We are advertising this gig as his 50th birthday party - on the basis that there will be a fair few in there anyway, and it will mask the fact that he doesn’t have that many friends. We would be delighted to see as many people as possible turn up for the gig - even if it is just to bring him a Saga brochure and provide him directions to the local whist drive. Hope to see you all there
1st January 2010 So here we are starting another year. Things have been rather quiet for the band of late. We played a gig in early December at Amber, and invited the young band “We found Wally” to play a support slot, and very well they played too. They were semi-finalists at the recent Battle of the Bands, and look great prospects for the future. We have another enforced break coming up due to an unforeseen operation for one of the band, so another sabbatical awaits, pending another comeback at Jaks in early March. Hope to see a few of you there then. Happy New Year!
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