28 Oct 03 - 04:46 PM (#1043402) Subject: Oldham Tinkers From: Ralphie Just a little advance warning that the Tinkers are appearing Live on Andy Kershaws new Sunday Night Radio show on Radio 3 BBC 2nd Nov (also available on the Beeb website all next week) Tx times 2200-2400 (UK time) Although initially only 20 - 25 minutes will be broadcast on Sunday night, plenty more songs were recorded in Studio "YG1" (named after a famous drinking horse!) and will no doubt appear in future programmes. On fine form, as always, the session came as some surprise to the normal lunchtime inhabitants of the pub! (Mmmm wonder if they had a PEL?) Tune in if you can to hear, "The Real Thing" Ralphie Just ignore the second noodly mandolin! |
28 Oct 03 - 05:14 PM (#1043416) Subject: RE: Oldham Tinkers From: Strupag Hey Ralphie, I used to love the Oldham Tinkers - I had an album of them and lentitlostit. Your not by any chance one of them? I'll be a listening! |
28 Oct 03 - 05:18 PM (#1043418) Subject: RE: Oldham Tinkers From: Ralphie Hey Stru...Am not worthy to be anything than a very occasional Southern Bastard as far as the Tinks are concerned...!!! Seriously though, It's not often you can generate so much warmth in a west end London pub on a tuesday lunchtime, as these guys did.. Just hope the atmosphere transfers to the radio on sunday. |
28 Oct 03 - 05:29 PM (#1043421) Subject: RE: Oldham Tinkers From: Ralphie Oh, and slight thread creep... They all had fine and fond memories of Dave Weatherall, beers where taken in his memory. "A Mon like thee" indeed |
28 Oct 03 - 06:48 PM (#1043460) Subject: RE: Oldham Tinkers From: Mark Dowding Ralphie You should have mentioned that people can go to www.oldhamtinkers.com and have a look at the lads' CDs available to buy. Cheers Mark |
29 Oct 03 - 01:48 AM (#1043603) Subject: RE: Oldham Tinkers From: Ralphie Good point Mark. Also a lot of arm twisting went on for them to do a new one too! |
29 Oct 03 - 03:45 AM (#1043628) Subject: RE: Oldham Tinkers From: Alio The CD's are great - there are 4 of them now (I think). They bring back loads of memories! Ali |
29 Oct 03 - 04:38 AM (#1043644) Subject: RE: Oldham Tinkers From: VIN And if you live 'up norf' they're on at the Owdum Colleseum on March 3rd with Bernard Wrigley - just thought i'd mention that (but if you visit the web-site mentioned above you'll see that there), itchicoo! |
29 Oct 03 - 06:31 AM (#1043687) Subject: RE: Oldham Tinkers From: Alio They're also appearing at Porkies Folk Club in Poynton on November 7th with Bernard Wrigley. Ali |
29 Oct 03 - 07:20 AM (#1043718) Subject: RE: Oldham Tinkers From: VIN And also on Saturday 8th November 2003. PRESTWICH Longfield Suit (with Bernard Wrigley) P.S Porkies is a nice venue - was there at the last Poynton folk festival - grand time wuz had! |
29 Oct 03 - 03:48 PM (#1044020) Subject: RE: Oldham Tinkers From: Long Firm Freddie For them's as is interested, you can get nine minutes of Oldham Tinkers in sound and vision here: Itchycoo LFF |
29 Oct 03 - 06:01 PM (#1044103) Subject: RE: Oldham Tinkers From: Ralphie Ah Freddie...Yes! And it was two hours after that footage was shot that the idea for yesterdays recording was hatched!! Didn't realise that the Vid of that session still existed Cheers! Ralphie |
30 Oct 03 - 03:03 AM (#1044344) Subject: RE: Oldham Tinkers From: Alio Sorry - wrong info!! Must have been that extra Jamieson's!! They're at the Mechanics in Burnley with Bernard on the 7th, NOT Porkies. It's Bob Fox at Porkies - still a good night then! Ali |
30 Oct 03 - 07:22 AM (#1044401) Subject: RE: Oldham Tinkers From: GUEST Anywhere they can be seen WITHOUT Bernard Wrigley? |
30 Oct 03 - 07:42 AM (#1044415) Subject: RE: Oldham Tinkers From: VIN Yes guest, in the second half of the gig! Don't yer liiike Bernard then? |
31 Oct 03 - 04:38 AM (#1045131) Subject: RE: Oldham Tinkers From: Alio They're also on in Wigan and Prestwich pretty soon, but not sure when - am waiting for an email from John as we speak! Ali |
31 Oct 03 - 04:45 AM (#1045133) Subject: RE: Oldham Tinkers From: songs2play They're shown as being at The Mill at the Pier, Wigan, with Bernard Wrigley on Sunday 9th Of Novemeber, on Joan Blackburn's Folkal Point There's also a few more dates on there as well. |
31 Oct 03 - 05:22 AM (#1045146) Subject: RE: Oldham Tinkers From: Alio Yes, and also in Prestwich at the Longfield Suite (sounds posh!) on Saturday, November 8th. All the gigs are with Bernard. Ali |
03 Nov 03 - 07:52 AM (#1046693) Subject: RE: Oldham Tinkers From: VIN Nice to hear the Tinkers on Andy Kershaw's radion 3 programme last night and a great idea to have it recorded in a pub - even with (i think) Andy's raucous laughter in the background. A bit late and not long enough but grand all't same. Always nice hearing John's tales of his granny Cooney. Well y'all and more please! |
03 Nov 03 - 08:16 PM (#1047226) Subject: RE: Oldham Tinkers From: Ralphie Well VIN Yes it was indeed Mr K's raucous laughter...must get a new gag! There is plenty more of that recording to come. Rest assured that I'll be pushing for more of the Tinks as soon as Andy gets back from his latest travels! |
04 Nov 03 - 04:29 AM (#1047470) Subject: RE: Oldham Tinkers From: VIN Great to hear that Ralphie, cheers! Shall look forward to hearing the rest of the recording. Wonder if it's good enough for a special CD?? |
05 Nov 03 - 12:28 AM (#1048209) Subject: RE: Oldham Tinkers From: dick greenhaus Does anyone have an address or phone number (or URL) for Pier Records--the outfit that publishes the Oldham Tinkers CDs? |
05 Nov 03 - 12:52 AM (#1048216) Subject: RE: Oldham Tinkers From: GUEST,Ralphie at work Hi Dick... Will try to find out for you later today (Its 0530 here in London Town and nobody else is up yet!!) Regards Ralphie |