MICK MCSHANE is roused by a band whose socialism laces every line of every song with commitment and raw passion
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After storming hundreds if not thousands of barns and some such up and down Britain and overseas over the last 30 years, ATTILA THE STOCKBROKER stops, if only for a nanosecond, to reminisce about the faithful bunch at his side all those years that are the inimitable Barnstormers
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TONIGHT sees the start of my band Barnstormer 1649’s 30th anniversary celebrations.
Our first gig was at the Jericho Tavern, Oxford on November 5 1994. Tonight we’re playing Florence Park Community Centre in the same town, and as I write this there are still tickets on the door.
Tomorrow lunchtime we’re at the lovely Bell Inn in Bath, starting 1pm — I’ll be doing an opening spoken word set at both. Time for a reminisce…
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