Frolik Video - Burra Hotel - 18 April 2008

Nancy and Steve played up the Burra Hotel again on Friday Night. I tagged along, managed to get a couple of videos at short notice. That's why the lighting is pretty crap. You might want to darken you room before watching the videos below.

Chasing Cars (first set)

In the second and third sets the pub filled up and Nancy and Steve cut loose.

Four hours later and it was only the regulars left. I grabbed a few photos, will put a selection up here sometime during the coming week (time permitting).

Promise I won't be so long between drinks in future!

Frolik Gigs in 2008

It is my pleasure to keep you up to date with where and when Nancy and Steve will be playing with their class duo act in the near future. Put the dates in your diary and check them out if you get the chance...

Upcoming Folik Gigs

29 February - Excelsior Hotel, Brompton 7:30 - 11:00

2 March - Cumberland Hotel, Glanville 4 - 8

6 April - Cumberland Hotel, Glanville 4 - 8

25 May - Cumberland Hotel, Glanville 4 - 8

I watched them play at the Cumby on xmas eve. Good turn out. Lots of dancing. Good fun.

Brief update

The Negotiators finally folded, rather than put off an inevitable slide into obscurity we took the plunge!

There was a brief coda when Nancy Steve and myself joined up with Mark (drums) and Garry (bass) under the banner of The Haze to play at Greg's 50th in early December 2007. I think it was a pretty fun gig, perhaps my last.

If we get together an original band, which is the eventual plan, we'll do our best to let you know of it.

Frolic Rock

Nancy and Steve have, with the recent demise of The Negotiators, renamed their duo act. They are now known as 'Frolic'. I hope to keep you all updated with where and when they will be playing.

I went up and watched them play at Burra on September 14. Amazingly, I wasn't the only one to make the trip up from Adelaide just for the occasion! There were a total of five of us. Not bad for a duo to have a following that's willing to go that far. I think it meant a lot to them that we all made the effort. I know we all enjoyed the show. So thanks all round.

My own thoughts were several. Firstly, that they're pretty good performers. I don't much like midi based pub entertainment as a general rule, always seems like a humanised juke box full of fakers. Not Frolic, however! They really rocked it out within the limitations of the midi situation. The audience loved them!

Which leads me to my second point - as fun as it was and as good as they are at performing, Nancy in particular belongs in front of a band with a show like the one she puts on! The computer based music of the midi just doesn't have enough guts for what she does. That's just my opinion, but after enjoying Frolic and can see why people would come and see her regularly fronting a band.

So, you might be interested to know that Nancy Steve and I are playing with a couple of other blokes, Gary (Bass) and Mark (Drums) with the aim of playing a gig someone has asked us to do in December. So, I managed to get away from rock'n'roll for all of a couple of weeks before turning up to turn it up again.

It's a very hard game to leave!

Metamorphosis

Hold onto your seat.

The Negotiators are dissolving (have dissolved, actually, by the time this post was actually posted). Outside interests, other commitments, musical evolution, all played their role in the eventual process. Maybe we'll talk about it one day...

But it's not all over. Nancy and Steve still play in the Negotiators Duo. Click here for details of their next gig at the Excelsior on Friday August 31st. Then they play up at Burra on 14th September. It's an ongoing thing.

I gather Barry is returning to the dreams of suburbia and the needs of those close to him.

Chis, well, watch this space. The music ride is certainly not over for him. Will try and keep you informed.

Steve follows his passion. Besides the Duo gigs with Nancy he's seriously jamming with a couple of other bands who play hard gaslight rock.

And me? I hope to play more on the classical again, get a few musical thoughts of my own out there. Might even become part of another 'originals outfit', perhaps working with Nancy and a couple other faces that many of you, dear readers, might recognise.

And a special thanks to Nancy, Mark, Ben, Dave, Terry, John, Sox, Rob, Steve, Barry and Chris (and all the others who jammed with us at practice, on stage or just plain old rocked up to play with us. You know who you are).

It's been a hell of a ride so far. Watch this space to see what happens next...

Duo Gig - Aug 31 at Excelsior

The Negotiators Duo is playing next at The Excelsior Hotel, Hawker Street, Brompton on August 31st. They kick off at around 7:30 pm. Stumps is usually by midnight. Good Friday night out.

And if you didn't know, the food there is pretty good in quantity and quality for a reasonable price (and no, I don't get anything for the plug - I've just enjoyed the couple of meals I've had there).

Sunday Rehersal

We had a rehersal session this arvo. Together about three and a half hours with two decent breaks. No new material as such (except for an impromptu 'Black is Black'(! )). Ran through Lady Bug Love for the first time in a year - very jazz.

Jean Jeanie, Tear Us Apart, Time of Our Lives, Whole Lotta Love, Evie (Pt 1), R U Gonna Be My Girl, Paint it Black, It's Only Rock'n'Roll, Honky Tonk Woman, I Feel Fine, Hard Day's Night, Eight Days a Week, Rock'n'Roll All Nite, Midnight Special, Gotta Get Outa This Place.

As you can see, nothing too new. But is good as there was a growing solidity to what we did today, more of an edge. I know for myself that it is always valuable to go over and over stuff until it becomes 'internalised' and gels. Everything flows better, the music has a spark. Is good.