Pete Bond

Subject: Pete Bond
From: GUEST,Pete Rimmer
Date: 22 Jun 04 - 10:40 AM

Lots of folks will remember Pete Bond singer/guitarist.
He is comming out of retirement to play Ormskirk Comes Alive festival
July 8th details 01695 585400.
www.ormskirkcomesalive.co.uk

Subject: RE: Pete Bond
From: Mark Dowding
Date: 22 Jun 04 - 11:36 AM

It's about 18 years since Pete did a gig in anger. He turned up at Four Fools a couple of years ago and did a couple of songs and it was like he'd never been away. Looking forward to seeing him do his spot.
Cheers
Mark

Subject: RE: Pete Bond
From: Big Al Whittle
Date: 22 Jun 04 - 11:37 AM

I am very pleased to hear that Pete is coming out of retirement. He must have been pretty damn young to have retired! He was a great singer with a lovely onstage personality.

I hope Ormskirk will encourage him to take another hike around the folk clubs

Subject: RE: Pete Bond
From: open mike
Date: 22 Jun 04 - 11:39 AM

does he play a lot of angry songs?

Subject: RE: Pete Bond
From: GUEST,MCP
Date: 22 Jun 04 - 11:45 AM

When I saw him several months ago he did say that he was thinking of doing some gigs again.

Mick

Subject: RE: Pete Bond
From: GUEST,Raggytash
Date: 22 Jun 04 - 01:15 PM

Open Mikw,

If you've never seen Peter you have missed one of the finest talents that hit the folk clubs of the 70's and early 80's. A writer of wonderful songs, who could play guitar and sing to a brilliant standard. If you ever see him advertised, do yourself a favour and go and see him

Subject: RE: Pete Bond
From: LesB
Date: 22 Jun 04 - 01:27 PM

He did a great floor spot at the Bothy recently.
Les

Subject: RE: Pete Bond
From: Tig
Date: 22 Jun 04 - 01:59 PM

Does this mean there is a faint chance he will get back together with Bill Caddick and Tim Laycock for a performance (or more) of A Duck on his Head?????

I do hope so.

Subject: RE: Pete Bond
From: Geoff the Duck
Date: 22 Jun 04 - 06:36 PM

I recall enjoying Pte at the Topic Folk Club in Bradford around the early 1980s.
It would be nice to see him back on the scene.
Quack!
GtD.

Subject: RE: Pete Bond
From: GUEST,padgett
Date: 23 Jun 04 - 04:13 AM

Pete was an 'ever present at Redcar FF' for many years, "Joe Peel" and a number of other songs continue to be sung at folk clubs around the UK

Good luck to him
Ray Padgett

Subject: RE: Pete Bond
From: Mark Dowding
Date: 23 Jun 04 - 05:10 AM

I still sing many of Pete's songs because:
a - they're great songs
b - he told me to and I wasn't going to argue with him!

"Joe Peel" and "Birthday Cake City" came out last week but I also sing "Sticks and Stones", "Lark Across the Vapour Trail", "Baron and the Busker", "Smiling David", "Category D", "Act of God", "Nee Coals Off", "Rust and Dust" amongst others.

Cheers
Mark

Subject: RE: Pete Bond
From: Mark Dowding
Date: 09 Jul 04 - 06:13 AM

Good to see Pete do a set last night at the opening concert of the Ormskirk Comes Alive festival. Whilst he's not giving up the day job to go into full time gigging again, he may certainly drop into a club locally on a singers night sometime and do a couple of songs.
He's lost none of the old magic that went into his performances.

Cheers
Mark

Subject: RE: Pete Bond
From: pete's brother
Date: 09 Jul 04 - 09:35 AM

May I say thankyou for all those great compliments about Pete, I shall pass them on to him, as I know he will be very pleased to hear them.