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Well a small appreciative crowd were on hand out on the farm for the first ‘Farmfresh’. After Rob Binks and Oli Statham warmed up proceedings Fig Jam played in 2 guises; first with replacement drummer on the night Ben who is only 14 and it was his first ever gig

…then a sizzling Electonica display with Erin on keys and myself on Drums. It was the best electronic set i have ever delivered and gave me much food for thought as for a permanent return to drums live…it just works so well. Everyone who saw it said it was just outright amazing…pity out of all these there is none of me on drums. We ran through some stuff off Figtree Renaissance II [Theme for lost civilization /Egypt] versions and remixes of Spacelab by Kraftwerk and Idealistic by Digitalism, new song by Erin ‘Choco Balls’ new song by Richard ‘Blitz the blog’ and an oldie unreleased Purple Patch plus theme for foggy London nights. An amazing experience plus a big drum jam at end over the top of the whole Daft Punk first album…

Hi All

Here is your invitation as this is an invite only gig….that is if you are not already going to Day on the  Green in Mudgee

 The first in a series of informal private mini rock festivals on the farm in Gulgong Central West NSW.

This first “Farmfresh” is in conjunction with the newly formed Original Music Network based in NSW headed by Oli Statham who will also be appearing on the night.

There will be up to 4 a year…the next ones will coincide with the Gulgong Folk Festival as a tasty side dish and April 2013.

Entry is by donation, Camping/BYO plus  heaps of bands. This initial one features performances of new material by Rob Binks for the very first time, Nick Wall and Fig Jam who will
also be mixing their live Rock gig with some electronica…expect a few surprises as well. As a mystery appearance from the elusive and enigmatic Gulgong Folk Club Confessional Singers

7.00 pm Rob Binks and Friends
8.00pm Nick Wall
9.00pm Fig Jam
10.00pm Oli Statham and the maybes
11.00 Gulgong Folk Club Confessional Singers
12.00am Free Love

The percussion group I lead has been doing its thing for just over a year now. Weve gone ythrough a revolving door of gaining and losing new drummers all the time and sometimes its been really hard trying to maintain a core of 6 drummers…but…the other night it was all worth it.

We were to play in the street in Mudgee for the Wine Festival and only then as a little side act for the “Main acts”…no PA

We blitzed it and the crowd flocked to see us and by the end we had lots of little kids dancing round us…it wqs an awesome experience…Percussion is primal and it doesnt get any better than this.

Next gig…maybe a mini tour with Southerly Change early December down the coast at Brackets and Jam Kincumber/Wollongong and Nowra.

Well…after a bit of navel gazing, writing and recording and general ime out, I linked up with 2 young dudes who also happen to be multi instrumentalists and into the same sort of music Im into. Erin Kelly plays Bass/Piano and Drums and Josh Gow plays Drums and Guitar and also sings a bit. We jammed back in late July and hit it off from the word go.

After a few weeks of rehearsals we just did our first show at a winery up in mudgee and boy did it sound refreshing. Some of the songs off In your face got the treatment and the assembled crowd seemed to really dig it.

Have a few more shows planned and Ive also been writing some new electronica with Erin…one of her more memorable moments is entitled “Erin clubbing Simon Cowell to death”