Break on the Border - Archive
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2010
April 15th - Break on the Border opens at the
Anchor,
Stratford
St
Mary
Admission was free, and a hat passed around. The bands played
for nothing (except some free chips!).
A comment heard at the bar: "a triumph". |
Anchor, Stratford St Mary
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2010 May 20th
- Second evening...
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Crumbs For Comfort -
East Anglia's answer to Mumford & Sons
- The South Street Band - Bluesy Americana
- Dragonfly - Deep, thoughtful acoustic songs on guitar and fiddle
- Hazey Maizey - Stripped down country-blues
Admission still free; the "pay us what you feel like" hat
raised as much as April's opener, with all the money going to Crumbs For
Comfort. The rest of the bands played for chips.
Crumbs For Comfort did a Kylie cover; Hazey Maizey were
complimented on their dancing...(!) |
2010 June 17th
- Dumbfoundus - Jack Johnson
meets Seasick Steve at a 1970's Beach Bar-B-Q
[myspace;
facebook
- see also youtube]
- Welleasy - Original Americana
- Hazey Maizey Junior -
very stripped down country-blues, featuring son-of-Bernie in lieu of
Charlie on bass
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2010 July 15th
- The Hofners - Blues, Jazz and Americana -
[myspace]
- Fat Hen (plucked) - "Music to spill beer to"
(and to dance to, by what we witnessed!)
- Hazey Maizey -
stripped down country-blues
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2010 August 19th
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2010 September 16th
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2010 October
21st
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2010 November
18th
- This Boy Wonders - "a John Butler influenced sound fronted by
East Anglia's most distinctive vocalist"
This month's headliners
are This Boy
Wonders who are the best sounding local band we've
heard for sometime. Their music doesn't fit neatly into any particular
category but you might catch shades of The John Butler Trio, Ben Harper or
Eagle Eye Cherry in it. Their EP has been on repeat in the car but take a
listen for yourself at http://www.myspace.com/thisboywonders.
- Dragonfruit
- In a last-minute change to the advertised programme:
John Campbell - vocalist with Fat Hen who played here in July, John
stepped in at the last minute to play a well-appreciated set of easy blues &
road music, accompanied by Fat Hen/Hazey Maizey's Charlie Stannett on bass
and hi-hat...
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2010 December 16th
- Wassailing with Hazey Maizey plus guests
This was house band Hazey Maizey's bassist Charlie
Stannett's last appearance with the band at Break on the Border before retiring
from the line-up at the end of 2010.
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2011 January - break for the Break
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2011 February 17th
- Kevin Walford and Andy Heasman - lovely blend of folk, pop
and blues.
see
http://www.myspace.com/farcrymusic
- Hazey Maizey - stripped down country-blues from the new line-up
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2011 April
21st
- The Proposition - This rootsy Americana three piece are
starting to make a name for themselves nationally. Take a listen to them at
http://www.thepropositionband.com/
- Hazey Maizey - stripped down country-blues from the new line-up,
debuting some new material they've been working on since Nic joined the
band.
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2011 May 19th
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