Club News in Brief

The next SWSC Club night takes place on Tuesday 13th January 2009 @ Penarth Conservatives Club at 7:30PM for an 8PM start.

October Fest

Our October meeting was a huge success, featuring a number of guests who’d travelled from far and wide, most notably ‘Stack-it’ duo who’d come all the way from Australia to entertain the British Shadows Clubs.  We also were treated to the first gig from the ‘Phoenix Band’ which included members of the South Wales Shadows Club, as well as a set from Zoe Mcculloch and a finale from the Silver Shadow’s rhythm section (Chris and Eric) who provided backing for a number of aspiring Hank Marvins including Graham and Keith.  More details to come but, in the meantime, here are some photographs of the event.  Thanks to all who performed and attended!

Members of the Phoenix Band backing SWSC member Lawrence Williams

Stack It

Zoe

Silver Shadows (with Graham and Keith)

...Advance Notice...

October 2008 Meeting - Special Guests from Australia

We are in for a treat at our October meeting when we will be joined by "Stack IT" a duo from Australia (Details below) who will perform a set.  Also making a welcome return to the club will be Zoe McCulloch.  There will be opportunities for members and guests to play on the evening, either with the band or to backing tracks.

Stack it info...

The duo, Stack It, was formed after Tony Kiek and Barry Woollett met at The Sydney Shadows Club and individually performed at the club's regular meetings. We both saw the possibility of forming the duo as our musical tastes were very similar.   They explain...

'Work began on creating our own backing tracks (midi files) on Tony's sequencer/keyboard using the original versions of tunes as a general guide. We then re-arranged these backings to create an arrangement that suited our tastes.
We now have in our repertoire over 200 numbers (and still increasing) that range from good 'ole Rock n Roll, Spanish, blues, easy listening ballads, etc. at the same time trying to keep the sound of the famous English group "The Shadows" alive and well.

We've been invited to play guest spots at a number of events, including "Shadoz", which is held in Melbourne every Queen's Birthday long weekend (Barry was awarded the title of 'Hankmeister' and the duo was awarded the title of having the most authentic Shadows sound); a musician's convention held in Canberra in October 2006, and many other locations in and around Sydney including the Balmain Guitar Festival.'

Anyone in Aberystwyth?

Noel Ford has contacted us from Aberystwyth.  He's looking for fellow Shadows fans in the area with a view to getting together for some practices.  He'd love to hear from you and you can contact him at noel@fordcartoon.com.