Phil Beer

The Band tour kicked off at the Mill, Banbury - many thanks to a capacity crowd who gave a us an enthusiastic start to the tour.
Fareham on wednesday is sold out.
Bridport have very few tickets left
Worcester is selling very well.
All other shows are doing well with the exception of Stratford and Bristol. If there is no change beyond tomorrow, we may have to postpone.
We'll let you know as soon as possible.

We have already had to order a repress of Box Set One, which is absolutely fantastic. Hope you're all enjoying it! 

For those of you who don't have it, you can buy CD's through the Chudleigh Roots website, or by sending a cheque made payable to Chudleigh Roots to PO Box 293, Whitstable. CT5 9AN.

The cost for Box Set One is £18 + £2 P&P for a 3 CD + 1 DVD box

Thanks!

Sadly we have had to cancel the Brighton Gig tomorrow night due to the snow.  Anyone who has tickets, please hold onto them as we will try to reschedule as soon as possible!

For those of you who can't make it to The Globe on the 22nd January, you can catch Phil Beer supporting the Bully Wee Band at Nettlebed on Monday 25th January 2010. See www.nettlebedfolkclub.co.uk for more information.

Phil will be playing with Reg Meuross and Jackie Oates at St Bartholomews Church, Crewkerne on 18th December for a special Midwinter Concert in aid of the church roof repair fund.

Tickets are £12 for adults, £9 concessions and £5 for children (under 14). Restricted view tickets are £8, £6 and £3.  Available from Crewkerne Town Hall, or call 01460 76058

The Phil Beer Band Line Up for 2010 is finalised:

Phil Beer: Guitars/fiddle/mandolins and keyboards 

Gareth Turner: Melodeons

Steve Crickett: Drums

Miranda Sykes: Bass/guitar

Nick Quarmby: Bass/guitar/mandolins

Olivia Dunn: Fiddle

The band will be touring for 2 weeks in February - see Live Dates for more information

Hi all, a couple more dates for the diary for you:

28 February 2010: A special benefit solo gig at the Topsham Folk Club.  The gig raises money to enable the Topsham Folk Club to book young acts in the following year. Phil plays, you pay, the folk club benefits - its that easy! www.topshamfolkclub.co.uk

6 March 2010: A benefit gig for The Folk Arts Development Organisation for the South West of England - an excellent and hardworking organisation dedicated to the folk arts, and invaluable in its work with schools and education.  They have recently had their arts council funding withdrawn and deserve support.  The gig will be an entirely acoustic church gig.  Details to follow!

 

 

 

Phil Beer will be your host for the evening at 'The Cream of Devon', a benefit gig for Amnesty International on the 7th November. 

The evening features Paul Downes, Jackie Oates and other artists from Devon, including dancers and storytellers. Cream teas, local beers and cider will be available and the evening will finished with a 40 minute set from Show of Hands, all at Teign Valley Community Centre in Christow, Teign Valley near Dunsford EX6 7NA (south west of Exeter, just off the B3193).

Doors open at 7pm, and the event starts at 7.30pm. Tickets are £9.00/ Concessions £6.00

For tickets call 07791 527768

 

 

Its nearly here!!! Promise!!! Watch this space.......

Phil Beer's 2010 dates are now live on site - see the 'Live Dates' area for Phil Beer Band dates, Solo dates and the Feast of Fiddles Spring Tour. Keep checking www.philbeer.co.uk for updates. Thanks!

Taken from www.thisisexeter.co.uk/news from August 25th 2009

A BOAT crewed by musician Phil Beer has beaten more than 100 vessels to come second in an international race.

The 56-year-old multi-instrumentalist from Topsham, one half of folk duo Show of Hands, was a crew member on the rigged wooden cutter The Pegasus in the annual Tall Ships Race.

In the first race, from Gydnia in Poland to St Petersburg in Russia, equipment broke and the crew had to retire. But, in the second race the ship was the fastest in its class, taking four days to race across the Baltic Sea from Turku in Finland to Klaipeda in Lithuania, which saw it finishing second fastest overall.

Every year, anything from 80 to more than 100 vessels crewed by thousands of people from up to 30 countries take part.

The boats were divided into four classes and The Pegasus, a sail training boat built in Bristol, was in Class B, for traditional style boats. Phil was joined on board by skipper Diggory Rose and shipmate Amy Ferguson, both from Exeter, and Vanessa Whipp from North Devon. The ship is owned by the Exeter charity Island Trust, which promotes sailing opportunities for disadvantaged young people. Also on board were seven youngsters from Liverpool, all of whom were part of the youth charity Prince's Trust.

By taking part in the race, Phil fulfilled a lifelong dream.  He said: It was absolutely fantastic. It was the experience of a lifetime. I can't think of anything else I have done that has been more exciting or more exhilarating. Everyone has a cherished dream and it is very nice to have got the opportunity to have followed it.

It was a fantastic opportunity for the young people on board.

The nine-week expedition took Phil to 12 countries, covering 4,500 nautical miles. The Pegasus travelled 1,000 miles from Gosport to Gydnia for the start of the race.

Phil said: Once it starts getting rough and the wind gets up, it's very hard work.

It was a traditional sailing craft. It is physically very demanding, but very satisfying.

The Pegasus travelled back to Gosport via Denmark, Germany and Holland.