GP Events & Broken Chair Blues and Roots present RIVERBOAT

Saturday 9 September 2023 – get tickets from https://www.wegottickets.com/event/576141

Very special guest Woodstock legend Miller Anderson + ‘Midnight Cannonball’

This airy 200-seater venue is the perfect setting for these two acts with its warm atmosphere and great acoustics. Don’t miss it!

Bob Brookes – Been around for a long while playing harmonica and singing with The Desperate Dan Band worked with and share the stage with Miller Anderson, Chris Farlowe, Sherman Robertson, Buddy Whittington, Eamon McCormack, Dave Mattacks (Fairport etc), and a few others

Jeremy Sherman Guitar/Lap steel (Composer and co-writer of Riverboat material of 30 years experience you hear his compositions every day on TV and radio)

Nigel Bagge Vocals and Guitar is well known and respected on the UK circuit for his sensitive guitar and smokey vocals at the head of The Nigel Bagge Band. Toured with Angela Browns Mighty 45s, Nicky Moore, Chris Farlowe, and Peter Green

Derek Austin – Frank Sinatra, Peggy Lee, Eric Burdon, Linda Lewis, Marshall Hain, Mike, and The Mechanics, Caravan, Status Quo, Jimmy Cliff, Toots and the Maytals, Peter Green, Shakin Stevens, David Bowie, Sheena Easton, MikeBatt, Stranglers,
These Animal Men, Steelheart (USA), Leo Sayer

Chris Hunt – In a drumming career spanning over 50 years Chris Hunt has played toured and recorded with many major artists
Including…Lonnie Donegan (23 years) Van Morrison, Meal Ticket,
Dana Gillespie Blues Band.
Chris has also backed in concert Joe Cocker, Thunderclap Newman, Joe Brown, Leo Sayer, Ronnie Wood, Billy Bragg, Mark Knopfler

Jim Barr – Long-time bass player for Fast Freddies Fingertips ( formerly Freddie and the Donuts) well respected Southern-based soul band!
Worked with Chris Farlowe, Miller Anderson, and Dave Mattacks. A regular on the Big band Circuit and a stalwart part of DD for a while now! Rock solid and hard to beat!

Superb support from
Miller Anderson is a superb guitarist whose 42-year-long career has included all the main rock blues names in the UK.
He made his pro debut in 1965 with Freddy Fingers lee with Ian Hunter (Mott The Hoople.
Miller joined the hugely popular Keef Hartley Band recording 5 albums including the celebrated ‘Overdog’ and appeared at the groundbreaking 1969 ‘Woodstock’ Festival where only a managerial dispute stopped the band from being on the acclaimed film.

Miller subsequently teamed up with Kim Simmons in Savoy Brown, before joining Stan Webb for two projects, the one-off project – the three guitar line-up of ‘Broken Glass’ – (recently reissued on Mystic records) with Stan and Robbie Blunt. He subsequently accepted an invitation to join Chicken Shack before spending the next few years employed as an in-demand session guitarist with a wide range of artists from Leslie West’s Mountain (‘Go For Your Life), Blood Sweat & Tears, Mick Taylor, Roger Chapman to Donovan and T Rex!!.

The last 20 years have seen Miller become the core member of the still-touring Spencer Davis Group with whom he has written, recorded, and sung.

In 1999 Miller became the guest guitarist with Deep Purple appearing on the ‘Live Albert Hall’ CD and DVD.
More recently Miller has cut a new album with Chris Farlowe and tours on the back of a brand new solo ‘Chameleon’ with his band that comprises Kris Gray (Edgar Broughton band/Chris Farlowe); Paul Burgess (10cc) and top German multi-instrumentalist player Frank Tischer on keys.
The special set will include material from the new album, the recent ‘Bluesheart’ CD, and of course the legendary Keep Hartley band!
Don’t miss this true unsung hero of the British rock & blues who’s who.

Plus the addition of Blues and RnB combo ‘Midnight Cannonball’ A must to be seen!