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20 Aug 10 - 05:38 PM (#2969657) Subject: Chislehurst Caves From: Pierre Le Chapeau i worked down Chislehurst Caves for over 20 years prior to what i do for a living now. I saw the later part of the gig years down the caves has a member of staff on the door during events. I am opening this thread in the hope that fellow Mudcat members attended not necessarily the later gigs where I was on the door but prior gigs . In gereral I am talking about invite only events not birthday parties private family function.? 'Did any one out there have a invite to a gig down the Caves. Kindest regards Pierre |
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21 Aug 10 - 03:55 AM (#2969900) Subject: RE: Chislehurst Caves From: The Barden of England I did go to gigs in the early sixties, '63 to '64. Damned if I can remember who I saw though. Quite a lot of trad jazz and the suchlike seems to come to mind. John Barden |
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21 Aug 10 - 07:23 AM (#2969941) Subject: RE: Chislehurst Caves From: Newport Boy When I went to the caves (1956-59) it was mostly late night trad jazz events, and no invite seemed to be needed. Phil |
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21 Aug 10 - 08:11 AM (#2969945) Subject: RE: Chislehurst Caves From: Alan Day The biggest Trio in the World did the caves for a few years. We were booked by walkers of a special route and they all turned up in weird costumes, Jane Petto did the calling for us one year. Very interesting venue Al |
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21 Aug 10 - 09:45 AM (#2969974) Subject: RE: Chislehurst Caves From: open mike This is a place south east of London http://www.chislehurstcaves.co.uk/ http://www.chislehurst-caves.co.uk/ and from this page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chislehurst_Caves In the 1960s, the caves were used as a music venue. David Bowie, Status Quo, Jimi Hendrix, The Rolling Stones and Pink Floyd all performed there.[1] In October 1974 a lavish media party was held there to celebrate the launch of new UK record company Swan Song Records by the band Led Zeppelin. has anyone experienced the haunted aspects of this place? |
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21 Aug 10 - 10:05 AM (#2969980) Subject: RE: Chislehurst Caves From: Newport Boy I slept there a few times - but no ghosts! Phil |
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21 Aug 10 - 11:32 AM (#2970035) Subject: RE: Chislehurst Caves From: The Sandman i remember seeing spencer davis group at the caves with stevie winwood, i guess it was about 1966 or 1967. |
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21 Aug 10 - 09:11 PM (#2970285) Subject: RE: Chislehurst Caves From: Singer of Songs I used to go there. Remember they had the beer in plastic cups. The bottom fell out of mine. Cannot recall who I was watching at the time. |
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22 Aug 10 - 05:25 AM (#2970370) Subject: RE: Chislehurst Caves From: GUEST,John from "Elsie`s Band" During, say, 1964 to 66 we booked Paul Simon and "Sandy & Jeannie" at the caves. Folks took their own cushions for a more comfortable evening. |
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22 Aug 10 - 04:44 PM (#2970641) Subject: RE: Chislehurst Caves From: Pierre Le Chapeau Hi All. Clearly some of you went to The South East London Jazz Club. So did Lonnie Donogan Acer Bilk George Fame Humphrey Littleton. They were venues run by the proprietor. Now let me rattle a few names off . These were venues run by proprietor but were strictly private. Arthur Brown......Album launch Screaming Lord Such. Ronnie Wood \ Mick Jagger. Pretty things.Album launch Whistling in the dark? Album launch.10 outa ten if you can name the Artist? Thank you all so much for posting Kind regards Pierre. |
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22 Aug 10 - 05:00 PM (#2970647) Subject: RE: Chislehurst Caves From: Leadfingers I went to a couple of Jazz All Nighters at the caves too - Several bands each playing in a different cave and LORD knows how many people wandering from place to place ! |
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22 Aug 10 - 05:07 PM (#2970653) Subject: RE: Chislehurst Caves From: Pierre Le Chapeau Thanks Terry absolutely correct. I am gonna start another thread to see if I can twin threads with another local Chislehurst music venue. Thsmay be interesting? |
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22 Aug 10 - 05:14 PM (#2970656) Subject: RE: Chislehurst Caves From: Raedwulf Alas! I only went down to Chislehurst for LARP, so I can't make any serious contribution on the music side. The LARP side was fun though, at least briefly. |
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23 Aug 10 - 07:22 AM (#2970997) Subject: RE: Chislehurst Caves From: pavane I went to the caves once, in the mid 1960's - all night gig. Ten bands playing in different parts of the caves, different genres. From rock to steel bands, I seem to remember. |
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23 Aug 10 - 10:46 AM (#2971131) Subject: RE: Chislehurst Caves From: GUEST,Jon Dudley Anyone remember being enjoined in an echoing voice (like in a cave, see) to "Rave at The Chislehurst Caves" by someone at the pirate station 'Wonderful' Radio London? |
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24 May 13 - 04:54 PM (#3518937) Subject: RE: Chislehurst Caves From: GUEST,Alan Pattenden Bucktown skiffle group We played the caves 1956-57. Ralph Peters ran the South London Jazz Clubs. We were paid £3.10 shillings for a saturday night. If any one is interested I have all dates and records. |
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24 May 13 - 05:17 PM (#3518945) Subject: RE: Chislehurst Caves From: McGrath of Harlow I have a memory of sitting up against a wall on an all-night gig with a girl who sang me Sean South, the first time I'd ever heard it. That would probably have been in 1957' a few months after Sean was killed. |
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15 Sep 13 - 06:46 PM (#3559144) Subject: RE: Chislehurst Caves From: GUEST Does anyone have any photos from any of the caves events? would be great to see |
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18 Oct 14 - 10:28 AM (#3670231) Subject: RE: Chislehurst Caves From: GUEST,punkfolkrocker Some of you might be interested in this recent British low budget scary movie.. DVD £2.77 I'll say no more to avoid spoilers, except..... Switch the lights off, watch in a pitch black dark room, and listen through good quality headphones... Unless you're one of those lucky buggers with expensive Hi Fi surround-sound systems... |
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18 Oct 14 - 12:31 PM (#3670262) Subject: RE: Chislehurst Caves From: Vic Smith When I was at college in South-East London in the early to mid 1960s the traditional jazz nights there were a favourite haunt of mine. |
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04 Mar 15 - 03:35 PM (#3691503) Subject: RE: Chislehurst Caves From: GUEST,Roger Dulson |
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21 Sep 16 - 10:55 AM (#3810706) Subject: RE: Chislehurst Caves From: GUEST,Brian Carter, skiffle group I played down the caves with my skiffle group from 1956 to 1958/9. we used to get paid a few pounds at the entrance on the way out. Great nights of Jazz Bands in the main stage. and a few of us skiffle groups scattered around the caves. We would just set up anywhere we fancied. , and the crowds used to come around and listen and dance to us. |
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21 May 22 - 07:14 PM (#4142214) Subject: RE: Chislehurst Caves From: GUEST,Pete Robinson We had a Rock Band and played the Caves approx' 1959 |