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Chris TT – Radio 1 Session

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See below for details of Chris’s session on Radio 1 tonight (Tue 24th Jan), congratulations Chris from all at Ballagroove!! Here’s part of an e-mail Chris sent us :-

(hope he doesn’t mind us putting it up)

“Just before Christmas I did a session for Radio 1. If you’re interested in hearing it, it’s being broadcast tonight (Tuesday evening) from 11pm on Huw Stephens’ OneMusic programme.

We did 4 songs live at Maida Vale on December 21st. The band was Steve Gilchrist on drums, Jen Macro and Tim Victor on guitars, Jon Clayton on bass, Gill Sandell on piano & keys and me playing guitar and singing. Tim played harmonica on one and everybody sang, including Lucy Parnell, who only came to hang out.

It’s a bittersweet thing, though. I’m excited to hear the songs, I think we nailed them. But this is what would’ve been a ‘Peel Session’ so it’s both the fulfilment – and not the fulfilment at all – of a lifelong dream.

Anyway, if you’re not asleep, out partying or watching Big Brother, listen to Radio 1 tonight and hear me tick off another box. Or use the BBC’s fantastic online ‘Listen Again‘ facility.” (EDIT: 1st is around 0:25:30 in, then 1:03:00, 1:25:30 and lastly at 1:46:00)

Chris’s bandmates for the session are from the following acts:

Stuffy & the Fuses (Drums, Guitar)

The Broken Family Band (Piano)

Timothy Victor (Guitar, Harmonica)

More info on Chris T-T himself:

http://www.christt.com/

http://www.myspace.com/christtuk

Ballagroove Xmas Party

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Ballagroove Christmas Ball 2005First, let us all at Ballgroove wish you all the best for a great Xmas and New Year! (Nollick Ghenall as Blien Vie Noa.)

We’ll be having our Xmas party on Wednesday 28th of December at the Basement Bar in the Rovers Return, Douglas. The party is free and there will be a free veggie buffet provided by the Rovers. (Many thanks to Julie / Rovers.) Music for the evening will be provided by Gypo, Smeg and Pip, expect funky nonsense, exotica and general fun tunes. You’’ll be delighted to hear (hopefully) that the party is fancy dress with the theme being ‘colour coordination’ so it’s nice and easy, just wear all one colour from your hairpiece to your feetpieces! Any colour of your choice except black.

Party starts at 8pm and we’’re not sure what time it’’ll finish!

Check the website for details of other gigs on over Xmas – we’’ll be updating as we hear of any. Perfect recovery for the party will be 24 hours in bed, followed by The Tholtan Builders Xmas Party at the Bay Port St Mary on Friday 30th December, get there early for any chance of a seat / room to stand!

Then it’s NY Eve.

Then rest…

rest…

and more rest!