There’s an enforced change of plan for the next Music Night on Friday 15th November. The Club had announced The Skeleton Crew for that evening, but they have had to pull out through illness, and the Club was fortunate to secure the service of THE BLUE BISHOPS, who haven’t played at the Club for quite a while, mainly because a couple of members have to travel quite a distance.
They have done cracking shows for us in the past, and still feature long-time members Simon Burritt on guitar & vocals and Geoff Grange on guitar, harmonica and vocals. Simon is a veteran of many bands since his time as an artist with Mike Vernon’s Blue Horizon label in the ‘60s, and Geoff is a former collaborator of Bill Wyman and Nicky Hopkins. The other regular members are Ian Fordham on bass and Micky Hollis on drums, both also with a rich heritage in the business recording and performing with various bands.
The music is at the rockier end of the blues spectrum, and you can hear plenty of examples of their music, with clips from their albums on their website at www.bluebishops.co.uk, and ‘live’ performances on their youtube channel, which includes a track from this year’s Ealing Blues Festival in July, the last time they were in this neck of the woods, when they also played The Eel Pie Club. There’s plenty of other information on the website as well.
It's a welcome and long-overdue return to the Club for them, and they are looking forward to doing a show in the proper Sunbury Music Night rocking blues tradition.
Hot food, prepared by the Club's resident caterers Surplus To Supper, will be available as usual from about 6.30pm, with the band on stage around 8.30 pm or soon after, so it's hoped you can make it.
Admission is £10.00 on the door, payable by cash or card.
