AUGUST 2010
'Tis now August and the Wholesome Fish will be found mainly busking in Devon and Cornwall. That's right folks: after a paltry catch of summer festivals (several offers but asking us to play for free - who do they think we are?) we're going back to our roots, so look out for us if, like us, your pocket only stretches as far as the English Riviera this year.
Other news: storming gigs were to be seen and heard at the Riverside Festival and the Cafe.Bar.Contemporary in Nottingham and at the Golspie Gala Week up past Inverness. Coming up in October will be our biggest festival catch - we've been booked for Musicport (this year in Scarborough), the most extensive world music line-up in the UK after WOMAD. It'll be well worth the journey northwards and the entry fee for this one.
Closer to home, we're playing at the Lion on the 31st August bank holiday with a whole heap of other bands, all to raise money for Hayward House cancer care unit. Towards the end of September, at present unconfirmed but looking likely, will be a return to our Malt Cross residency, and on the 30th October we'll be back at the Guitar Bar at Hotel Deux on Sherwood Rise for Halloween shenanigans - fancy dress will get you a pound off the door fee! By then we should even have a new CD (presently in the making) ready for sale, you never know...
Finally, for folks in Leicester we have a monthly Friday residency at Molly O' Grady's, so come on down an' get the dance floor gooin' you 'ster'ers!
FEBURARY 2010
As usual lots of fishy business gooin’ on: January and February has seen lots of gigs, with a performance at the Market Square as part of the Light Night event being the last, where we did a grand job of raising body temperatures on a chill evening.
The end of February sees us guesting for the first time at the Balkan-gipsy beats night, Muzika! at The Maze on Mansfield Rd.(Fri 26th). Always an excellent party night, this will be their 2nd birthday bash, fancy dress on the gipsy-pirate theme maybe getting you a discount on the door if it’s good enough.
Two days before that, we’re taking a few chances with new material at The Lion in Basford, as we always do on the last Wednesday of the month, free in as usual.
The Sat. 27th sees us back at The Malt Cross, and the Satdee after as it happens, 6th March, £3 to get in this ever – popular city centre venue.
Finally, the last week of March we will be at the Robin Hood in Sherwood (27th) and back at The Lion (31st). As always, bring your dancing shoes!
Oh, and plenty of new youtube footage of the Fish up there on the web if you want to see us in action...
OCTOBER 2009
Some good news and bad news this month. First the good news: our last Wednesday of the month residence at The Lion in Basford continues on the 28th, last month’s kick-off having been successful. The bad news is that we have had to cancel the Halloween gig at The Guitar Bar on the 31st due to Tricky, our bass player, being taken on a surprise holiday by his dad! Not to worry too much though; we are hopeful a Christmas party at Rob’s fine Guitar Bar venue will be able to be sorted in the near future. Watch this space... Further good news is that we have a new fiddle player, Patrick, who is possibly the youngest (and best looking) member of the Fish yet! The move was forced upon us by the untimely departure out westwards (Hereford) of Nick, our last fiddle player (though you may well see him play with us again when he occasionally drops by). Also, much fun was had last Saturday at the Veggies 25th Anniversary party at The Sumac Centre where we entertained the Forest Fields massive and many of the Radcliffe power station Climate swoopers. A big-up to the Patricks – veggies Patrick and fiddle Patrick!
SEPTEMBER 2009
It has just come to our attention that the Sheffield Folk Train now runs on a Tuesday rather than a Thursday, so if you were thinking of joining us on that fine excursion from Sheffield to Edale and back, it's now Tuesdat the 22nd, 7.14pm departure from Sheffield to Manchester train!
Also, big news is that we now have a (hopefully) regular residency at The Lion Inn in Basford, every last Wednesday of the month startimg 30th September, where we will be playing unplugged. Expect some new material and lots of other stuff we normally never get the chance to play, such as Lee's ballads, Gordy's epic folk adventures and Joel's harmonica leading the band off into various worldly excursions! Strange and beautiful things will happen!
JULY 2009
The main news at the moment is the return of Lee to the Fish fold with his consumate stage presence, which means we are now a nine-piece! Check Gigs page to see where you can catch us over the summer months as there are plenty of opportunities, including a few festivals.
The other news is that, due to circumstances beyond our control (a major hack into the software provider's database), this website has lost a lot of its content, which we are now in the process of rebuilding, so please bear with us while this happens. Unfortunately, one thing we have lost is our mailing list, so if you were on the list (or want to be on the list) e-mail to the address on Contact Us page (using @ instead of [at]).