Absalom #1 in John Peel Archive

Subject: Absalom #1 in John Peel Archive
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 01 May 12 - 04:23 AM

This amused me greatly.
Mike, you're back in the news again, after only about 40 years!

Subject: RE: Absalom #1 in John Peel Archive
From: Dave Hanson
Date: 01 May 12 - 07:36 AM

I saw Mike Absalom at the Grass Roots Folk Club in Halifax sometime in the 1980s I think, Mike was the guest that night and Christy Moore did a floor spot, and the cheeky bugger sang one of Mike Absalom's songs,
London West 14

Dave H

Subject: RE: Absalom #1 in John Peel Archive
From: GUEST,Clive Pownceby
Date: 01 May 12 - 09:02 AM

I saw him the once - in Scarborough (famous Penthouse Club) in 1969. I think the term 'stoner music' could well have been invented for him! Great stuff. 'Save The Last Gherkin For Me' = a great album title. He's now a well-respected artist living in Ireland, and had an exhibition in Liverpool a year or two back.

Subject: RE: Absalom #1 in John Peel Archive
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 01 May 12 - 10:24 AM

He was often to be heard at the Holy Ground in Bayswater, when I were nobbut a lad.

Subject: RE: Absalom #1 in John Peel Archive
From: stallion
Date: 01 May 12 - 05:20 PM

Ahhh the Penthouse!!! Didn't he sing a song called benzedrin?

Subject: RE: Absalom #1 in John Peel Archive
From: GUEST,Ebor_Fiddler
Date: 01 May 12 - 06:56 PM

Yes he did. I taped it in 1970 at The Talbot in Church Street if you want a copy.

Subject: RE: Absalom #1 in John Peel Archive
From: tritoneman
Date: 01 May 12 - 07:29 PM

I think the last time I saw Mike was at Steve Benbow's club at Norbury in 1970. One of my favourite songs of his was 'Royal Borough Blues'... I'm glad he's still around and doing well.

Subject: RE: Absalom #1 in John Peel Archive
From: GUEST,Folknacious
Date: 01 May 12 - 08:54 PM

Hector The Dopesniffing Hound!

Subject: RE: Absalom #1 in John Peel Archive
From: Brian Peters
Date: 02 May 12 - 03:15 PM

WPC Sadie Stick, anyone?

Subject: RE: Absalom #1 in John Peel Archive
From: tritoneman
Date: 02 May 12 - 05:16 PM

WPC Sadie Stick hit me again with your big black stick, I'll have a word with you when I find my dictionary....

Subject: RE: Absalom #1 in John Peel Archive
From: GUEST,John Willmott
Date: 16 May 12 - 02:05 PM

We had Mike Absalom as a guest at our Words And Harps Day last midsummer, and he is returning as a headline here this Midsummer on June 23rd, he's on at 7 pm.

Here's a video playlist from last year

Mike Absalom live at our Words And Harps Day, playlist on YouTube

Subject: RE: Absalom #1 in John Peel Archive
From: GUEST,John Willmott
Date: 16 May 12 - 02:09 PM

Here's some more live Mike Absalom a few weeks later

Mike performing an old favourite :-)

Subject: RE: Absalom #1 in John Peel Archive
From: GUEST,punkfolkrocker
Date: 17 May 12 - 12:05 PM

First experienced Mike Absalom in a pub in Robin Hood's Bay in approx late summer 1978
when a mate borrowed his Dad's car and we took 2 girls we fancied off up north on a dirty camping weekend.

Brilliant few days..

We went up there as quite inexperienced teenagers and came back home as 'men'..
thanks girls wherever you may be now...???

and thanks also to whoever lent us the tent...

Saw Mike Absalom's show, including the "Punch 'n' Judy" routine
a few more times over the next 2 or 3 years in pubs around Leeds Uni.