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03.01.2010.
HAPPY
NEW YEAR HAPPY
NEW YEAR HAPPY
NEW YEAR .
Well it's been a while since this site was
updated. That's due to further attacks by gremlins on my PC.
Hopefully that's all fixed now and there will be clear sailing in 2010.
The boys in the band would like to thank all of
you for your support throughout 2009. Considering the economic
climate it's always great to see so many familiar faces making the
time and effort to come along and see Twin Lizzy. I hope you all had
a very merry Christmas and here's wishing you all the best for the
coming year.
On a more sober note, The recent gig at the Tramshed
in Shipley was cancelled at he last minute. Some people have
Emailed me asking why we made no announcement on this website.
They were quite rightly annoyed after making the journey over there
only to be told that the band had done a NO SHOW. I can assure everyone
who turned out that night that Twin Lizzy did not cancel the show.
Some of us had even made the journey over to Shipley the previous
evening and had stayed with friends who live locally. We were
all set to arrive early, to load the gear in and sound check before
you all arrived for the gig. At about 11.30am. the
venue phoned us to say that the council had ordered them to cease
putting bands on. The reason being noise abatement and
disturbance to local residents. I was actually in the cinema at
the time with my phone switched off. ( Avatar at the Imax. Brilliant
film !!! Go to see it soon.) Because of this I didn't know that
the gig had been pulled until sometime after 2.30pm. So, away
from home and with no way of accessing this website, I'm afraid there
was nothing I could do about it. We had a close call trying to
inform the rest of the band and also the Guys in "Bad Appetite"
who were travelling up from Leicester to appear with us. Due to
the situation with the local council I realize that the venue had no
option but to pull the gig. However it is extremely annoying to learn
that when people arrived and asked where the band was, they were not
told the facts. It seems that some people were actually
informed by staff that the band had pulled the gig thereby letting
you all down. THIS IS NOT THE CASE !!! If you are a Twin Lizzy
supporter and you travelled to the Tramshed that night, I
suggest you mention this the next time you go in and ask for a free
pint on the house.
Dear Dave, Get well soon.
Dave "Make some F- - - - - g noise"
Edwards was out walking his dog a few days ago. Another dog attacked
and during the ensuing fight Dave was bitten quite badly on the hands.
Everyones worst fears were were averted when it was announced that
there was no tendon damage. Dave spent a couple of nights in the
hospital with some minor sugeory to his fingers. Dave is a brilliant
drummer and this could have been a disaster for him. Thank God he's ok!
From all the guys at Twin Lizzy - Get back to us soon Dave.
27.10.09.
Friday night at the Diamond in Sutton in Ashfield. Bad Appetite went
down a storm.
"WELCOME TO THE ROCK SHOW" !!! Go on Mat give it some :-)
I was sitting at the back and enjoyed seeing the audience reaction to
this fine young band. I predict that these boys are going to be
Big Time. Excellent stuff guys.
By the time TL hit the stage everyone was well up for it. All
the boys in the band had a great time. Steve was over the moon with
the guys at the bar chanting "Steevo - Steevo - Steevo".
You could tell by the grin on his face that he liked that. What
a fantastic drum solo from Dave. People who think drum solo's
are boring really do need to see "Dave Make
Some F- - - - - g Noise Edwards". I
really believe that Brian Downey himself would give the thumbs up to
our "Monkey Boy". To those of you that have seen Dave in
action, ask yourselves - how many Lizzy tributes have you ever seen
that have anything even approaching that level of tallent?
The lads would also like to say a very big THANK YOU to Gary and the
gang. Your hospitality is second to none. Thanks again. It was great
talking to everyone after the show and a nice little party ensued.
How many times did a certain guitarist fall off that bar stool
??? At about 5.30 in the am. someone said it was about time to
go to bed - probably the most sensible comment that had been made for
several hours.
TL love playing at the Diamond. It's a fantastic venue and if you
haven't been before, go and try it soon. There are some fine bands on
over the coming months so don't miss out.
20.10.09
This Friday 23rd The boys are back at the Diamond again. Lookng
forward to seeing everyone there. A bonus this time around - we have
a fantastic band called Bad Appetite on with us. These guys are from
Liecester and have played with us several times before. A young band
playing their own material , they are really excellent and will go a
long way, very quickly. See them first at the Diamond.
Twin Lizzy would like to thank everyone in Shilden for giving us such
a great welcome on Saturday night.
First time for us and we will definately be back soon. What a
great crowd. Really nice seeing you all there and being
made to feel so welcome. Hi to the twins and we hope you both
make it to Darlington this Saturday.
13.10.09.
Hellooooooo !!!
Finally back on line again. My PC. was destroyed by internet pixies
and a hard drive troll. When I got it back I had lost all my website
files so the news page has been lacking for some time now. Anyhow
have to dash off in a minute but will update the Twin Lizzy news page
as soon as I can.
All the best,
Steve.
08.07.09
It's been a long time since the last update, I'm afraid we have all
been too busy to sort it. Still ! here we are again. So - Last week
was a reel hoot. All day tribute festival at The Diamond Club.
Proceedings kicked off some time in the early afternoon with everyone
up for a rocktastic time. We arrived just after 7.0pm. having been
told midweek that instead of going on stage at 7.30pm. we were now
last band on at 11.0pm. Oh dear!!! surrounded by booze and still four
hours to go. Anyhow things looked good with Mentallica a really
fine Metallica tribute on stage as we got there. They were followed
by Z U 2 who put in a very good performance. Next it was my personal
favorite of the night, Angel House. Played with these guys before and
they always put on a first class show. They play mostly their own
material with one or two classics thrown in for good measure. Pete's
voice just gets better and better. If you haven't seen them yet - go
and check them out soon.
Finally just after 11.0pm Twin Lizzy managed to get on stage. I've
got to say that for people who had been at it all day and all
night, the audience response after the first few bars of our first
song was nothing less than fantastic. I've said it before but I will
say it here again. The audience makes the gig for me. When you guys
are up for it, the guys in the band respond instantly and play so
much better. The audience at The Diamond last week were great. I
remember seeing Roj glance across at me with that twinkle in his eye
and I knew right off that we were going to have a storming set. We
had to play a shorter set than usual because of the 12.0am curfew.
However all the hits were in there and apart from "Still in
love" it was strictly full speed ahead and damn the torpedoes.
!2 o clock came and went but no one in the room cared and the same
went for the boys on stage. With shouts for more ringing in his
ears Gary (the club owner) gave in and said " Sod the
curfew, give us another one". We don't need asking twice. Dave
kicked into a brilliant double bass drum shuffle and Roj was singing
about Mexico. How are you girls getting home tonight??? Finally we
left the stage covered in sweat and gasping for beer which after a
quick wash and brush up in the dressing room was exactly what we all
did. It was really nice to chill out after in the bar. Plenty of
people were still there as many were staying over for the night.
Christine. If your reading this it was great chatting with you. Hope
you come to more shows soon. Charlie. Keep rocking mate. I'll look
out for you in Glasgow this Friday. Gary. Thanks again for making us
so welcome, as always.
ROCKERS!!! Here we come. All the band and crew are looking forward to
Friday in Glasgow. After the last visit we can't wait to come back.
What a brilliant club. What a brilliant city. If your reading this
and you are going to be there on Friday give us a shout and say hello.
Saturday!!! Back at the Tuns in Gateshead. Another top venue with a
great crowd. Looking forward to seeing you all again. I hope the guys
from Sabbatica will be in. See you there.
26.04.09
It's now a week or so since we played at Sawyers in Kettering but
this is the first chance I've had to update the news page since then.
Sawyers is a great venue with freindly staff and a fantastic crowd.
Twin Lizzy are booked to play there again later this year. Keep an
eye on our gigs page for further news on that.
At the gig we were lucky enough to have a great band on the bill with
us. "BACKLINE" are a really
tallented young band based in Liecestershire and playing their own
material. Everyone in TL enjoyed listening to their set and we also
enjoyed working with them. A good bunch of lads. If you like quality
rock based material with a modern edge then check them out. www.myspace.com/backlineuk
. The best of luck to Backine from
everyone in Twin Lizzy and here's hoping we get to work together
again soon.
29.03.09
There has been a change of venue on Friday 17th April.
Twin Lizzy are now appearing at The Highway, Willerby
Road, Willerby, Hull, HU5 5LH. Up until a few days ago we were
booked to play at the Springhead. Unfortunately the NEW management
there have failed to honor the booking despite assurances to the
contrary. THE HIGHWAY is an excellent venue that is now being run by
Terry + Pam who used to have the Springhead. We feel much more
comfortable with this new arrangement dealing with experienced and
dependable people and look forward to seeing you all there.
27.03.09.
THE GASWORKS in Bradford has always been a fantastic venue for Twin
Lizzy. Now Max and the gang have moved to bigger and better premises.
The new address for THE GASWORKS is 26 - 32 Great Horton Road.
Bradford BD7 1AL. The new Gasworks is bigger and better with a
much larger stage, lighting rig and sound system. Twin Lizzy will be
there on MAY 9th. Can't wait to see you all at the new venue.
21.03.09.
Twin Lizzy would like to say thanks very much to Gill and Malc
for inviting us to play for them at their anniversary celebration. It
was a fantastic evening with a lot of really nice people and it was a
real pleasure to play for you both. May you have many many more happy
years ahead.
All the very best from Steve, Roj, Taff, Dave and Tony.
17.03.09.
Ok! all you Lizzy fans - there's a new website just started up it's
called The Scott Gorham Fan Page. I've just been on there myself and
it's full of all sorts of interesting stuff. Anyone into Thin Lizzy
is going to love this site and if you are a particular fan of Scott
then it's even more of a buzz. Just go to our Links page and left
click to see for yourself. Go on, you know you want to !!!
Meanwhile keep those votes coming in. Inside information is that Roj
is definitely NOT happy at the way the voting is going so far.
However the rest of the guys are loving it and can't stop laughing
every time the subject is mentioned.
16.03.09.
The guys would like to say a BIG thank you to every one who
came to see us in Leicester on Saturday. I've said this before but
YOU the audience are a very large part of any gig. You guys at the
Musician were one of the best audiences we have ever played to. (
That's not forgetting everyone in Glasgow - You are the tops too ).
Saturday got off to a very bad start. The exhaust fell off the van. A
two hour lash up repair job followed with Steve T and Tony working
under the van and swearing a lot. Then when we got to the gig Taff's
amp blew up. More swearing!!! Steve's main amp had gone tits up the
previous evening so he was already using the first spare Marshall.
This meant that Taff had to use Steve's Second Reserve back up amp.
By now LOTS of swearing had occurred and a very subdued sound check
followed with NO monitoring coming through on stage. MORE SWEARING.
Then you guys, the audience arrived and after the very first song
your response lifted us all back up again. All the problems
were forgotten and a truly fantastic evening of Phil Lynott's music
was enjoyed by all - on stage and off stage.
Saturday ended great and everyone in the room including the band went
home with big smiles on their faces. Thanks to you all for
that. Hopefully we will be back before too long - sometime in the
autumn - so keep an eye on this website for the gigs list and please
tell your friends about us. Leicester YOU ROCK !!!
Until the next time.
10.03.09.
Thanks to Roger's mate Martin for sending in these "Before
+ After" pictures of Roj. It's great what you can do with Photo
shop. We all had a good chuckle when we saw them. Even Roger had to
give us a smile once we stopped taking the P # # # out of
him. He also recons that if he let his hair grow, then this is how it
would look. I suppose we shall have to take your word for that Roj.
Brad Pitt or Ricky Gervaise
?
Phil Lynott or Mungo Jerry ?
Please send us your vote for each catagory.
Email your vote via Contact Us
26.04.2009
Voting so far.
Brad Pitt -
4 -
Ricky Gervaise - 65
Phil Lynott -
10 -
Mungo Jerry - 26
Alvin Stardust - 3
Scouser off Harry Enfield show - 49
"Hey! Calm Down"
08.03.09.
We would like to thank everyone who turned out to see us at the
Queens Hall last night. I hope the birthday celebrations will be
remembered for a long time to come. Also many thanks to all the staff
and management for making us so welcome. Please don't forget to send
us the naughty photo's - wink wink !!! The band are really looking
forward to playing there again soon. Great crowd, great stage, great
sound, great beer, great set up. Until the next time.
25 .02. 09.
Thanks to Francine who sent in this clipping from the Daily Mail. She
thinks the character in the picture looks very familiar. You're right
Francine, it's a photo taken of Twin Lizzy's Steve on the set
of a BBC production. Steve does the occational acting gig now
and again. This still is from a program called "English Civil
War" in which Steve played Oliver Cromwell. He laughed when he
saw this one. It was taken about seven or eight years ago.
19.02.2009
Well here we are well into the new year. Christmas is a fast fading
memory and hopfully the pork pies have now stopped repeating. The
band had a long rest in January. Steve went on a 14 night tour of the
west indies but is now back and looking no more tanned than before he went.
After having a fantastic night at the Tuns in Gateshead we would like
to thank David Lunn for sending us the exellent photographs that he
took that night - See Photo Gallery.
Thanks also for the great review - See Review page.
David is with Sabbath Tribute band Sabbatica. Please check out their website www.sabbatica.co.uk
Well this Saturday see Twin Lizzy over in Lancashire at The
Lane Ends Hotel - Burnley. This is a very friendly venue with some
great beers. So if you are in the area, pop along and say hello.
All the band are looking forward to the 27th Feb when we will be
making the long journey north of the boarder (for the first time). Rockers
in Glasgow is the venue. Should be a really good night. Thanks to
Jeanette for pushing us to do this gig. Hope you will be there - give
us a shout.
15.11.2008
Twin Lizzy are very happy to announce that we will be doing a double
header with the fantastic DC 79. An AC/DC tribute from the north west.
We met the guys at a recent charity festival where we were both on
the bill and we thought they were brilliant.
Now we have arranged for both bands to get together again.
This means that fans of AC/DC and Thin Lizzy can combine to have a
brilliant rocktastic time recalling two of the all time greats in the
history of rock.
So put the date in your diaries!!!
DECEMBER 20th at the BIRDWELL CLUB.
See gig guide on this website for full venue details.
Can't wait.
09.09.2008
The recent gig at the Yardbirds saw Dave Edwards on stage with TWIN
LIZZY for the first time. Dave is now drumming with us full time and
with just two gigs under his belt has already proved himself to be a
great asset to the band. Playing his seven piece double bass drum
pearl kit Dave wowed audiences with his skill and energy throughout
the set. Rapturous applause greeted his drum solo in Bad Reputation
and he also demonstrated his climbing skills taking the salute from
above his kit. It's no wonder that one of Dave's drumming hero's is
Animal from the Muppets. Well done Dave and welcome aboard.
Thanks go out also to Steve Wright. Steve recently announced his
intention to leave the band due to a change in personal
circumstances. Steve has done some sterling work with Twin Lizzy and
we will all miss him very much. Steve is an excellent drummer and a
great guy. All the guys in Twin Lizzy wish him the very best.
Today we have finally put some music on the website. Click SOUNDS on
the main menu to go to the download page. Once there click "TWIN
LIZZY - Rough n ready"
Because of the constraints of time and money etc. We have been hard
pressed to make any decent quality recordings of the band so far. The
"Rough n ready" mix that you will hear is from a recent
live performance. The recording was taken straight off the mixing
desk with no processing what so ever. The problem with this type of
recording is that the desk is set up to provide the best possible
sound mix for the room on the night. For example if the Hi Hat on the
drum kit isn't very loud at the back of the room then we turn it up
on the desk until it sounds right - in the room. The bass guitar
sound from Roger's rig is very loud and powerful, so we put very
little of it through the desk at all. The final mix on the night
sounds good "in the room".
This all means that levels on the recording are not set for a very
good playback mix. The bass guitar isn't loud enough. the cymbals are
too loud, the guitars are not as balanced as they should be, etc. etc.
Despite all of the above we have decided to put out edited samples of
some of the songs. We feel that the "rough n ready" mix at
least give a flavour of how TWIN LIZZY play live.
As soon as we are able we will put together some decent quality
recordings and get them onto the site. We need to do this in order to
show TWIN LIZZY in the best possible light and also to pay proper
tribute to the fantastic music of PHIL LYNOTT.
19. 02. 08.
"The Springhead" Hull. What a great night! Thanks to
everyone who came along and joined in the fun. I'd especially like to
thank all of you that have sent us your kind comments via this
website. As I have said before - a great gig does not happen because
of the band alone. It's down to the audience as well. I know the lads
in the band all agree that you guys on Friday were fantastic. The
right vibe from the crowd always makes Twin Lizzy play better. Thankyou.
Which brings me to the "Dusty Miller" on Saturday. What can
I say? Another crowd full of people who know how to rock! The energy
in that place could have powered a small town for 48 hours. Thanks
again the Miller Gang and as my friend at the front often says
"COME ON" !!! As for the girl who kept climbing
onto the stage - Priceless! I've never seen Roger look so
nervous. : - )
Here's to the next time.
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