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DEAR RE-ENTRANTSHEADS, It's almost six years since we had our
first tentative jam, and decided, on that first day, that it might be a laugh
to do a few gigs. Since then we’ve had a fantastic
time, met some wonderful people, made lifelong friends, and had some amazing
experiences. Neither of us has ever been in a band that's gone on for so long,
done so many gigs in so many interesting places or been quite so much fun
before. We've played with some of the world's finest exponents of the
instrument we love above all others. It's all been an unexpected bonus, for
what was essentially a piece of silliness to have become such a huge part of
our lives, socially, professionally and musically. We’d like to thank everyone
who came to the gigs, booked us to perform, took a risk on us, bought the
CDs, let us sleep on their sofas and helped us in so many ways. We’d
particularly like to thank Alli Burke, without whom we would never have got
together in the first place, and The Lancashire Hotpots for taking us all over
the place, putting us in front of huge audiences, and most of all for the
backstage larks. The world is different from those early
days. What was once a loose collection of oddballs has grown into a global
phenomenon. And in a global phenomenon it isn't long before commercial
interests start to take notice. As long-term jobbing musicians, we've always
had a commercial interest in music - it beats starvation. However, once the
commercial potential starts to eclipse the reasons you're a musician in the
first place, it might be time to take a long, hard look at yourself and the
road you are travelling.
"We hope you like our
new direction." Phil and Ian. |