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BACK DOOR SLAM UPDATE
13th February 2006
Back Door Slam at the Centenary Arts Centre, Isle of Man May, 2005
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Back Door Slam,
who shook the Festival to it's foundations in 2005 with their bravura
performances, are now in the UK spending a year pursuing with vigour their
musical ambitions.
Currently based in Newark under the auspices of
Running Media
Dave Knowles
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man Bob Miller
who also manages
Christine Collister
and
Corinne Bailey Rae
who is making something of a name for herself this year, to say the least of
it.
The band have been playing gigs in Oxford and around Notts and fast
Ross Doyle
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making a
reputation
that constantly gets them return bookings. They have some influential names
(currently remaining, intriguingly, anonymous) guiding them in production and
presentation of their own material. They have another auspicious Blues festival
to play on July 22nd 2006 at
Sudely Castle,
Winchcombe supporting
Eddie Martin
at the
Blues in the Ruins Festival
compered by none other than our own Dave Wade.
There are plans afoot to play a very special one-off charity concert at the
Jamie Armstrong
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2006 Isle of Man TT Road Racing Festival.
This will be the band's second appearance at the TT, as a group, and will
undoubtedly give the other musicians on the bill a run for their money but it
will also be a very welcome return for the many local fans they have on the
Island.
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12th February 2006
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John Hammond Interview...
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10th February 2006
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John Hammond Discussion...
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6th February 2006
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Blues Legend For Fest 2006...
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Centenary Centre Gigs...
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24th January 2006
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Wilson Pickett 1941-2006 RIP...
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John Adams To Quit Touring...
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20th January 2006
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Robert Johnson & Cream Honoured...
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