What's New

Thursday, December 16th, 1999
Kate Rusby
Vaguely Sunny Promotions first year 2000 gig, Feb 20th. Support Adam Kirk and Paul Armfield wahoo . . .
Hayes and Cahill
A review of a gem of an evening by Pete Turner
Saturday, December 11th, 1999
Death of Rick Danko of the Band
Tribute to Band's vocalist who played with Dylan at the 1969 Isle of Wight Festival
Sunday, December 5th, 1999
Pete Frame's Rockin' Around Britain  
Fascinating guide to towns and places of rock'n'roll history
Issac Guillory at the Greys, Brighton and Willows, Arundel
Two gig report from Andrew Perry
Sunday, November 27th, 1999
Hayes and Cahill
Unmissable gig on December 11th from one of the world's greatest traditional Irish duos
Adastra agency link
Adastra Music Agency website link added to our weblinks page.
Saturday, November 26th, 1999
Gigs list updated
Newport has Hayes and Cahill on the same night as Dodgy, Alan Clayson at Dimbola next Friday
A Soiree with Alan Clayson
Music author and songman performs at Dimbola Lodge with Dick Taylor
Ascension Day by Alan Draper
Vic King reviews Alan Drapers Cd based on Canterbury Tales
Nashville songwriter and performer gigging in Holland
Suzi Ragsdale gig in Holland for Joanna Serraris at Happy Days
Website links
A link to Jeff Horne and Nick Evans Songbuilder site
(acclaimed authors of Guy Clark and Nanci Griffith books)
Wednesday, November 17th, 1999
Suzi Ragsdale at the Chill Club
Nashville singer songwriter currently resident in London does a great set
Monday, November 8th, 1999
David Gascoyne, Nicholas Johnson and Lee Harwood at the Quay
Rare chance to hear Surrealist poet David Gascoyne and mainland poets Johnson and Harwood
Sunday, November 7th, 1999
Hayes and Cahill booked by Vaguely Sunny
Saturday 11th, December at the Riverside Centre Newport, Tickets £9
Gurnard on Tour
Keith Gore takes the mighty fine talents of Gurnard on a tour of pubs and wine bars.
Mornington Lockett
A link to one of the UK's finest jazz saxophonists who grew up on the Isle of Wight.
Oyster Band at Medina Theatre
A day in the life of Vaguely Sunny Promotions
Tom Russell and Andrew Hardin at the Pit
a report by Andrew Perry
The Ungagged Band by Andrew Perry
It all happens at Shoreham Airport on the last Friday of every month
Joan Baez at the Colston Hall, Bristol
Islander Adam Kirk on stage again with Joan Baez and Eliza Carthy
Roundtower Records
A link to Ireland based Roundtower Records who support acoustic music.
Suzi Ragsdale
Nashville singer songwriter getting gigs in London.
Jackie Leven supports the Oyster Band
Jackie Leven at Salisbury City Hall playing as great as ever.
Joan Baez, Eliza Carthy plus Saul Rose
Islander Adam Kirk gets a warm welcome in Portsmouth
Wednesday, October 13th, 1999
The Quest
Pete Short writes about a band with an Island connection who took a historic music tour down Route 66
Sunday, October 10th, 1999
Island musician in Japan
Musician Bruce Howell contacts from Japan about Minx
Updated gig guide
Max Brennan brings Indian music to Quay Arts Centre
Sunday, October 3rd, 1999
Oyster Band at Medina
Oyster Band at Medina Theatre with Jake Rodriques support, Sunday, Oct 24th
Updated gig list
Adam Kirk playing with Joan Baez at Portsmouth Guildhall, expect lots of Islanders there . . .
Robyn Hitchcock at Winchester
Somewhere between pyschedelia and punk
Robyn Hitchcock returns to his home turf
for a stonking gig.
Ray Wylie Hubbard, Lloyd Maines, Terri Hendrix
Texas troubadours
Pictures of Happy Days in Holland gig with
Ray Wylie Hubbard, Lloyd Maines and Terri Hendrix
plus a review of their 12 Bar gig including pictures
Wednesday, September 29th, 1999
Paul Field
is looking for former friends at Wroxall, Ventnor and Sandown Schools
Friday, September 24th, 1999
Pretty wet and miserable, Vic returning from St. Ives and Robyn Hitchcock plays Winchester tonight. Wahoo.
The Oyster Band are coming
Another Vaguely Sunny do at Medina with Jake Rodriques as support
Tuesday, September 21st, 1999
Stephen Jenkins Millenium Playground Appeal
Help Alan and Rhona Jenkins in this good cause
The Jones in Ventnor
Chiz and de boys return to the seaside by Pete Short
Who is Cheryl Beer? asks Mike Plumbley
Updated gig list
With the Stephen Jenkins and Jones gigs added
to come Oyster Band at Medina and also on
December 11th Martin Hayes and Denis Cahill at Medina
more news later, Vic in St. Ives, Pete in a helicopter and me last seen talking to tulips . . .
Ray Wylie Hubbard, Lloyd Maines, Terri Hendrix
Mike Plumbley pays a visit to the Hague to hear some Texans
Sunday, September 12th, 1999
Mad Maff's 40th Birthday Party
Newport boozers empty, Ventnor Winter Gardens springs to life
Saturday, September 11th, 1999
Roof Raising Fund Raiser
A cracker of a gig on September 5th when Island musicians raised money at Medina Theatre for the Isle of Wight Society for the Blind's Minibus Appeal.
Jimpress link
Link from our Afton festival page to Jimi Hendrix fanzine Jimpress
Pete Turner's Glastonbury pictures
Finally got around to putting up Pete's pictures of Glastonbury . . .
A Grimshaw Christmas
JC Grimshaw gets a booking at Bob Paterson's 12 Bar, London Christmas show
Steve Earle in Quotes
Independently produced limited edition by Joanna Serraris
Philip Norman
A picture of Phillip Norman added to his profile. Author of biographies on the Beatles, Stones, Elton John and Buddy Holly whose father owned the Seagull Ballroom on the end of Ryde Pier.
Wednesday, 8th September 1999
Summer in the Square 1999
Now with pictures by Vic King
Friday, September 3rd, 1999
The Portland Dragon
Strange tale from the bar stool at the Portland, Gurnard.
Tuesday, August 31st, 1999
Summer in the Square 1999
Bob Dylan is nearly forgotten thirty years on but Summer in the Square goes from strength to strength. Pictures soon.
Coals to Nashville   
Southampton's Okeh Wranglers take country to Austin and Nashville
Friday, August 27th, 1999
Tribute to 1969 Wootton Festival
Pete Turner drags his record collection to the Portland, Gurnard, all invited including the Council for the Protection of Rural England . . .
Mad Maff's Birthday Party
Looks set to be a cracker, an invite from Pete Short
Monday night, August 23rd, 1999
Gene Parsons and Meridian Green
A Frying Burrito Brother dreams of Mendicino
Saturday morning, August 21st
Vic King's Galway Diary
Vic King has the Galway bug, more travels, music and tales from Vic's visit to the 1999 Galway Arts Festival including a link to Steve Earle in Galway.
Steve Earle and Galway
A look at Steve Earle's song Fort Worth Blues, written for Townes Van Zandt and the links between the Roisin Dubh and both songwriters.
Sunday night, Monday morning, August 15th-16th
Stair rods from Heaven
The pub must be shut, Pete Turner posts his Cropedy 1999 report
Sunday, August 15th, 1999
Wet and damp English summer's day, Vic King's written his Galway diary coming with pictures soon. Meanwhile back at the ranch, Concrete Jim had an idea . . .
Eclipse off the Isle of Wight
Pete Turner and the West Cowes Merry Pranksters take to Spencer's tug boat to witness the Eclipse.
Pulse at Blackgang
A review of Pulse's Pink Floyd tribute at Blackgang by Pete Turner on the night of the Eclipse.
Wednesday, August 4th, 1999
Borderline, London 27/7/99 Stacey Earle and the Jewels
Stacey Earle's Borderline set with pictures. Still to come the Cambridge Folk Festival review by Pete T and Nipper . . .
Saturday, July 24th, 1999
Vic King flies back from Galway, diary and pictures on the way . . .
Glastonbury '99
Glastonbury 2
Glastonbury 3
Pete Turner relives Glastonbury, pictures despatched in muddy boot and still on the way from Gurnard marshes . . .
Websites
Updated website links including a link to Shaun Belcher's Flying Shoes devoted to Townes Van Zandt and more diamonds in the mud
Sunday, July 11th, 1999
Turner and King return from seeing the grumpy old Irish git who looks like Charlie Drake in London, one more week and Vic King heads for Galway, so more to come . . .
Gigs list
The line up for Summer in the Square, An act packed benefit for Isle of Wight Society for Blind Minibus Appeal and Keith Gore at Portland.
Glastonbury '99
An update on Pete Turner's Glastonbury report with REM.
Saturday, July 3rd, 1999
Glastonbury '99
Pete Turner wipes the dust from his saddle bags and reports on Glastonbury '99, pictures this time coming soon.
Saturday, June 26th, 1999
Neal Casal/Kenny Roby
Susan Canes pictures up of Neal Casal and Kenny Roby.
The Turners and de Spencer boys and probably Jane to keep order are at Glastonbury, Vic King is busy packing his biscuit tin for the Galway Festival and errm I'm going to Winchester in search of Townes Van Zandt.
Monday, June 21st, 1999
Ina May Wool
Susan Cane pictures up with review of Ina May Wool, New York folksinger with CD out called Moon Over 97 Street.
Sunday, June 20th, 1999
Help for Todd Venables
A request from Melanie Cossar for help to bring 13 year old Todd Venables to Australia before his condition deteriorates and he is unable to fly.
The Waltons website
Cheese (who I guess is Dave Cheesey Bits) has got the Walton's website up and running. Link from our weblinks page.
Monday, June 14th, 1999 Happy Birthday Vic King (He's as old as us now . . .)
A review and a snazzy picture of the boss bluesman and his cooking cohorts
Pete Hogman aka Hoggie and the Sharpetones, new CD Drive On just released, 300 plus at the Ryde Castle last week just to celebrate . . .
Brighton, May 31st, 1999 Geoff Muldaur first gig in England
Sunday night, Monday morning, May 30th/31st
Updated to gig guide, Hoggie & the Sharpetones, JC, Angelina and the Dance Preachers, Tzigane launch their latest CDs at the Ryde Castle, Sunday, June 6th, £3 admission.
Jane Birkin on the Isle of Wight by Paul Armfield
Jimmy's Big Fish CD single review by Pete Turner
Ralph McTell and Dervish/JC and Angelina Reviews at Medina Theatre
Grapevine 4 stirring the muddy waters of Isle of Wight Rock
Monday, May 3rd, 1999
Ina May Wool Susan Cane travels to London to see a 'contemporary Jane Austen' of music
Sunday, April 18th, 1999
Real Country Dark On the Road with Neal Casal and Kenny Roby
Wednesday, March 17th, 1999
First Class Fairport
Vic King reviews the Fairport Convention, Anna Ryder gig at the Medina Theatre.
From Texas to Compton
From Robyn Hitchcock's Austin, 1998 performance to Compton beach in December. Isle of Wight Rock play host to Stephanie Black's tour of the Isle of Wight Robyn Hitchcock sites.
Grapevine Number 3
If you wear ill fitting jumpers and only know how to sing Streets of London you won't like this, if you know how good a singer songwriter Ralph McTell is read on.
Gillian Welch/David Rawlings review
Pictures added to Susan Canes review.
Sunday, February 28th, 1999
Gillian Welch/David Rawlings review
Susan Cane writes from Bristol on the Tennessee duo with a penchant for murder ballads, corn whiskey and downhome country tunes.
Gig guide update
Updates to gig list
Updated gigs list with more Mojo Cane dates and gigs from Mark and Nathan King and Ralph McTell.
Wednesday, February 24th, 1999
Grapevine Number 2
News from Texas and a picture of Adam Kirk with Gene Elders, Dervish/JC and Angelina gig news, rave review for JC Grimshaw's Dance When You're Living and Isle of Wight Rock films the Whip.
Gig guide update
Updates to gig list
Isle of Wight Rock announce their Dervish gig on 16th May plus news of a rare David Gascoyne poetry reading.