News
New Zealand photos now online
Check out the gallery page for photographic evidence of our New Zealand visit.
British Blues Awards - voting closes 31 July!
Voting ends on 31st July, so if you haven't voted yet, visit www.britishbluesawards.com and make your mark!
Voting is free and only takes a few seconds. Oli Brown (guitarist, vocalist and young artist categories), Roger Inniss (bassist category) and I (drummer category) are all nominated.
Glastonbury photos now online
Glastonbury 2010 Festival photo now online. Thanks to Lime Photographic for the excellent images.
Click here to visit my Gallery page
Paiste artist page online
My Paiste artist page is now online at Paiste.com
Click here to visit: www.paiste.com
Gear for sale
Making some space, so selling off a kit, cymbals and bits and bobs.
Paiste cymbals
I am now officially endorsing Paiste cymbals.
My setup with Oli Brown now consists of Paiste 2002 crashes, rides and hi-hats. More details on my gear page.
British Blues Awards 2010 nominee
Excited to hear that I have been nominated in the "Best British Blues Drummer" category in the British Blues Awards 2010. The final result is decided by public vote - head over to www.britishbluesawards.com to vote :)
Don't forget to vote for Oli Brown and Roger Inniss too!
Radio 2 session broadcast - 10th May 2010
Tune in to Paul Jones' Blues show on BBC Radio 2 on Monday 10th May (7-8pm) to hear the session I recorded with Oli Brown. More info and session photos will be online from 10th May at www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00sbbmj
New gig date
New gig date for May has been added - 31st May @ Fibbers, York.
This one will just be The Oli Brown Band.
HMV, Oxford Street, London
I will be performing with Oli Brown at the HMV store, Oxford Street, London on Wednesday 26th May 2010 promoting Oli's new album. The event begins at 6pm, and then we're playing at the Jazz Cafe in Camden that evening.
Glastonbury Festival update
Dates confirmed: We will be playing on Friday 25th and Saturday 26th June (yes, twice!) at Glastonbury on the new Jazz & Blues stage.
New Blues Generation UK Tour 2010
Dates have been confirmed for the New Blues Generation Tour, featuring Oli Brown, Joanne Shaw Taylor and Virgil & The Accelerators. Check the gigs page and the Oli Brown Band website for more information.
BBC Radio 2
The Oli Brown Band took a trip to Maida Vale studios in London last week to record a session for Paul Jones' Show on BBC Radio 2. It's likely to be broadcast April/May time - more details soon.
In the meantime, you will find some shots taken at the session on the Gallery page
Baskey advertisements
I am featured in Baskey adverts in the current issues of Rhythm Magazine and Drummer magazine.
The adverts promote Baskey's excellent DrumRuggs.
Glastonbury Festival 2010
Thrilled to confirm that the Oli Brown Band are playing at Glastonbury Festival 2010. Unsure of exact day and time, but we will be on the brand new Jazz & Blues Stage.
New website goes live
New website online