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The Rhondda Hotel, Cymmer, Wales, Saturday May 8th. 2004 This place is getting to be a great venue with a crowd to match. It just gets better and better. We could have sold about a dozen CDs, but as usual, we forgot to bring any with us. We must be losing on ourselves. Anyway, the unique Subterraneans sound seems to have developed a lot more, and we've become tighter and more 'up in your face' as it were. The Rhondda Hotel is just the place to prove that, and we came away well satisfied that we'd been able to give some people a good night. We trust that they all enjoyed it as much as we enjoyed playing there. We'd recommend this place to any band, as Kevin Doyle is trying his damndest to get it all off the ground, and we wish him every success. Venues like this are now becoming few and far between simply because people seem to have forgetten what live music is all about.The Pig Inn The City, Gloucester, Saturday April 10th 2004 This was our second visit to this great venue in the middle of Gloucester City. Once again, a pity that not many turned up, but a great atmosphere was generated by the few who did. Some had even travelled from Oxford to see this curious little band, and they told us that they were very glad they did; so were we come to think of it, as they helped fill the place up! Still, we're back again on July 10th.Gigs coming up Sunday, September 1st. 2002, 4:00pm, The Full Moon, Neath. Tuesday, October 1st. 2002, 8:30pm, The Boat, Penallt, Monmouth. Wednesday, October 2nd. 2002, 8:30pm, The Whitcombe, Aberdare. Thursday, October 10th. 2002, 8:30pm, Europa Cafe, Cardiff. Saturday, October 19th. 2002, 9:00pm, The Copper Beech, Abercrave. Friday, October 25th. 2002, 9:00pm, The Falcon, Cwmaman, Aberdare. Sunday, November 3rd, 8:30pm, The White Hart, Newnham, Gloucester. Thursday, November 14th. 2002, 9:00pm, Uplands Tavern, Swansea. Thursday, December 5th. 2002, 10:00pm, Journeys Club, Cardiff. Saturday, December 21st. 2002, 9:00pm, The Falcon, Cwmaman, Aberdare. Wednesday, January 8th. 2003, 9:00pm, The Lanterns, Merthyr Tydfil Thursday, January 16th. 2003, 9:00pm, The Europa Cafe, Cardiff. Friday, January 31st. 2003, 9:00pm, Cimla Court Hotel, Neath. Friday, February 21st. 2003, 9:00pm, The Crown, Sebastopol, Pontypool. Sunday, March 2nd. 2003, 10:00pm, The Best of Welsh at Journeys Club, Cardiff Thursday, March 20th. 2003, 9:00pm, The Uplands Tavern, Swansea. Sunday, May 4th. 2003, 4:00pm, The Full Moon, Neath. Sunday, June 1st. 2003, Ynysangharad Park, Pontypridd. Open air session. Tuesday, July 1st. 2003, 9:00pm, The Boat Inn, Penallt, Monmouth. Friday, August 8th, Brecon Jazz. The organisers of the Jazz festival are so far up their own arses, and won't give us an official slot, so every year we do our thing in the shop doorway of Crickhowell Adventure. We get a better response than some of the official acts so...who needs 'em? Sunday, August 10th. 2003, 10:30pm, Journeys Club, Cardiff. Friday, August 29th. 2003, 9:00pm, The White Horse, Clun, Shropshire Wednesday, October 8th. 2003, 9:00pm, The Lanterns, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales Monday, October 13th. 2003, 10:00pm, The Celtic Pride, Swansea. Wales Friday, October 24th. 2003, 9:00pm, The Copper Beech, Abercrave, Wales Saturday, November 29th. 2003, 9:00pm, Rhondda Hotel, Cymmer, Rhondda. Saturday, December 6th. 2003, 9:00pm, The Pig Inn The City, Gloucester. Wednesday, December 10th. 2003, 9:00pm, The Pen And Wig, Newport, Gwent. Friday, December 19th. 2003, 9:00pm, The Green Lady, Caerphilly, Wales Saturday, December 20th. 2003, 9:00pm, The Falcon Inn, Cwmaman, Wales Saturday, January 17th. 2004, 9:00pm, The Buffalo Inn, Clun, Shropshire. Saturday, February 7th. 2004, 9:00pm, The Celtic Pride Blues Night, Swansea Wednesday, March 3rd. 2004, 9:00pm, The Lanterns, Merthyr Tudful. Wales Monday, March 8th. 2004, 8:30pm, The Blue Front Room Blues Club, Forest Of Dean. Support for Bluesman, Little Toby Walker. Sunday, March 14th. 2004, 8:30pm, The Malthouse, Abergavenny, Wales. Saturday, March 27th. 2004, 9:00pm, The Shepherd's Arms, Cwmaman, Wales This gig is the end of an era as the Sheps is turning over to new ownership. This is history in the making! Friday, April 2nd. 2004, 9:00pm, The District Club, Pontypridd, Wales. Saturday, April 10th. 2004, 9:00pm, The Pig Inn The City, Gloucester. Tuesday, May 4th. 2004, 9:00pm, The Boat Inn, Penallt, Monmouth. Satruday, May 8th, 2004, 9:00pm, The Rhondda Hotel, Cymmer, Wales. Friday, May 21st. 2004, 9:00pm, The Bridgend Inn, Govilon, Wales Sunday, May 30th. 2004, afternoon gig, Coleford Acoustic Festival, Gloucester. Wednesday, June 2nd. 2004, 9:00pm, Aberdare Music Club at The Shot And Shell, Aberdare, Wales, UK Saturday, July 10th. 2004, 9:00pm, The Pig Inn The City, Gloucester. Further gigs to be announced. Watch this space! 12 April 2004 The District Club, Pontypridd. Fri. April 2nd. 2004 We search high and low for great venues, as we have to admit that we sometimes feel like the proverbial, ' prophet in his own country' trying to elicit a response in our own backyard. Still, here was a venue sitting on our own doorstep that we didn't even know about. We were pleasantly surprised to find such a great audience in Tom Jones Town , and we made the most of it by rising to the occasion. Must admit, it reminded us of the old days at The Sheps, being with people who are really into their music. We hope we can make it back to the District again sometime. Long may it go on.The Shepherd's Arms, Cwmaman, March 27th, 2004 This was history in the making! Looks like the end of The Sheps as we know it, so the fat lady has finally sung and another great venue bites the dust. Still, it was a wild night and the packed pub was bouncing. We came to say farewell to landlady, Margaret, and to make the most of a bitter sweet night. Thanks to Bernie for setting it all up and beating his skin in the corner (the one stretched across his drum, of course). We'll all miss The Sheps, but life must go on. |
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