I’m playing live at the Barley Mow seafood pub/restaurant tonight (this Friday Nov 25th) at 8pm – a luxury gastro pub with rooms for the night which sits at the foot of Pendle Hill in Lancashire. I’m looking forward to it too!
A live performance in the bar area offers a great chance to meet new people, creates a party-like atmosphere and give me the chance to sing and work professionally. I’ve been asking friends for song requests so that I can build and build on a growing set list (I’ve put this up on the home page of this website mikekneafseyguitar.com under “setlist” on the top options).
So far I’ve been asked to learn This Charming Man by The Smiths, a Michael Buble song, Thunderstruck by ACDC (might just be the riff that one), Elton John, John Denver and I’ve taken it upon myself to learn Somewhere In My Heart an Aztec Camera hit for Scottish poster-boy Roddy Frame back in the 1980s. The latter after going to a 50th birthday and effectively a reunion with my original band members from back when we were 16 year old punks drinking cider and listening to a cassette player on the school playing fields. My school friend sang the Aztec Camera song at the party and I remembered how good it is and thought – yup that can go in the set too! (thanks Greenie).
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Mike Kneafsey is providing the live music from 8pm. Mike is a professional musician and guitar teacher based in Clitheroe, Lancashire since 2008. He has previously supported the likes of Dodgy, Midge Ure of Ultravox, John Bramwell of IAmKLoot, Julie Felix, Miles Hunt of the Wonderstuff.”
Sweeney Astray are recording a new EP entitled “Flow” which will be out in spring 2017.
We’ve got the bass, vocals, acoustic guitars, electric parts all done and dusted ready for mixing and final production ideas. We’re truly happy with the 4 tracks – new full band versions of Dunedin to Skye, The Rooks of Kathmandu plus versions of There’s Always Tomorrow and Silver Rain.
We’re planning a video, lyric blogs, gigs in Preston and Manchester. Please get us in touch for any bookings at parties, pubs, cafes as we’re super keen to play these songs as a full band or as an acoustic duo (myself and singer Katie Ritson).
Mike Kneafsey
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