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ISLE OF MAN BLUES CLUB
The Manx Blues Club; where the Festival sprang from
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A.S.A.P - click to enlarge
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Click to enlarge and see the rest of the band!
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ASAP setting up at the Queens Hotel 2004 - click to enlarge
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ASAP in 2006 - click to enlarge
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ASAP in 2006 - click to enlarge
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A.S.A.P. were formed in 2002 as a natural progression from the weekly acoustic
guitar enthusiast's sessions in the Bridge Inn Laxey.
At one time this gathering of local twangers reached upwards of fifteen
members, all of whom wished to take their obsession with the guitar a stage
further than the garden shed. As the numbers dwindled, we were left with a
hardcore of three (
A
ndy Dugdale,
S
teve Cowley, &
P
ete Bridge), so the decision
was made to form a band and purchase equipment to make us louder.
With the recent welcome addition of the classically trained
A
nna Smith, who has
lifted our vocals to heady heights, we are now complete.
Early gigs included the Christmas Laxey Variety show playing 'Knocking on
Heavens Door' to the front row consisting entirely
ASAP in 2006 - click to enlarge
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of O.A.P's. Our music is all
acoustic guitar derived, and based purely on the songs we like. As there is a
mix of ages spanning two decades, this makes for an eclectic mix of songs.
ASAP have appeared at the Queens Hotel Free Stage several times - click
here
for a review of the 2004 Isle of Man Blues Festival, Queens HotelGigs.
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