Andy Kershaw tour

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Danny

Squire
Location
York
Saw Andy Kershaw speak in Bridlington yesterday at the Musicport festival.

He seems to have put his personal demons behind him, and gave one of the most engaging, moving, and wittiest talks I have heard for a long time. He told a particularly funny story about trying to kill Simon Bates at a Radio 1 Christmas lunch after Bates made some scathing comments about the miners strike.

Andy is going to do a tour in the new year to promote his book, and I'd urge anyone who used to listen to him, or is just interested in music, to go along.

I'm sure he'll be signing copies of his book afterwards, but be warned he got into such lengthy discussions with each person who bought a book about fondly remembered gigs or bands, that you had to queue for a long time.
 
Danny thats good news indeed. I have met Andy a couple of times both at motorcycle race meetings a few years ago and he seemed a really nice bloke.

Did you know that he built a James motorcycle for John Peel. John apparently had one when he was in the army and got Andy to build another one for him.

Obviously he as had marital problems which are hopefully behind him but he also must have been devastated by the death of his good mate JP.
I hope that he ventures South on his book tour because I will definitely buy a ticket if he does.
 

deptfordmarmoset

Full time tea drinker
Location
Armonmy Way
Good to hear he's on the way back. I did a couple of recording sessions for him a few years back and even played at one of his local street parties, and I always found him to be engaging and full of enthusiasm. He's a man who cares deeply about things, so perhaps his way of handling his marital problems were the necessary flip side of his passion.

I did see him angry once so I've seen that side of him: he'd just been a court witness after a SMIDSY biking fatality (motorbike, I think.) and he was furious at the soft sentencing of the idiot behind the wheel.
 
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Danny

Danny

Squire
Location
York
I hope that he ventures South on his book tour because I will definitely buy a ticket if he does.

Nearest ones to you appear to be

Mar 8 Margate - Theatre Royal


Mar 12 Brighton - Komedia


Mar 20 Potters Bar - Wyllyotts
 
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