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Thanks to every one who took part in last months Cushy night particularly considering the bizarre allergic reaction I had just before going onstage which meant I looked a bit like Barry Mc Guigan after a fight, but the show must go on and on and on… This month we have the full complement of RHATIGAN rhythm section raring to go. www.suzannerhatigan.com You may know that John Morrison erstwhile Rhatigan co-writer
and bassist has been a vital part of popular combo HEFNER
who are about to release their 4th album on Too Pure. This month
you JACK HAYTER's addition to the Hefner line up opened their
sound with the myriad of instruments; guitar, keys, pedal steel
and violin he added, but we haven't heard too much thus far of
his own original song writing. Having released a couple of remarkable
but obscure records with the sublime SPONGE
FINGER who I hope we haven't heard the last of, he came to
Cushy studios and recorded some of his beguiling tunes. Time
and other commitments meant they were never completed but happily
Darren Hayman succeeded in capturing Jacks unique alt folk/shanty
style, which comprise a four-song sampler, which so far only
a lucky few possess.
ELAINE PALMER hails from Yorkshire where she has honed her
soulful sensual song writing and voice with consistent gigging
most recently as part of the Breaking Borders tour around the
North of England funded by the northern arts boards. She is a
fearless young performer having spent six weeks winning over
discerning singer/songwriter audiences in New York, so it is
just a matter of time before London submits.
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Hey Ho As the British summer gets under it's wet way we have something
to compensate you poor vitamin D deficient souls. RHATIGAN
will be without hard working drummer Paul who is on one of his
money-making sabbaticals so I will play solo, but hopefully trick
co-writer bassist John into assisting on some tunes. He could
press start on the sequencer or something… www.suzannerhatigan.com
Also attempting to warm you up will be the 'hunky' JUBILATION LEE. They first came to my attention through Cushy regular Blair Jollands of El Hula infamy. A CD was duly sent my way and here they are for your delectation. Jubilation Lee is futuristic pop music in the grand vaudeville tradition, they site; Roxy Music, The Supremes, Scott Walker, Spike Milligan, The Associates, Public Enemy, Ernest Hemmingway, The Velvet Underground, Prince, Brel and Sam and Dave, among their many and varied influences. We shall see… www.jubilationlee.com Make sure you catch the close harmony avant guard acoustic
jazz/agit pop stylings of Wakefield based AQUTE
COUCH. Two strong female vocals accompanied by double bass
and guitar produce an intense accomplished sound... www.AquteCouch.co.uk
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Greetings I may have mentioned in previous Cushy missives that RHATIGAN
are working on an album and indeed we are. However, making the
transition from 8, (though more often seven) tracks of a Fostex
R8 with a dodgy motor, to the brutal reality of 'hard disc' recording
has been quite a challenge and has opened the door to many musical
possibilities, all of which we intend to explore. So this is
a warning, it may be some time. Meanwhile………
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