We’d like to say a big thank you to everyone who made the Euro Jolly such a joy to be a part of and without whom it could not have happened. Thank you Willie Knox and all at the Rio Cafe, Glasgow, Jennifer Reiter (Colour Me Pop), Clémence Grange, Emilie Cabanauc et Joanny Davier (Another Sunny Night), El Señor Jose Miguel Garanto (Unpictured), Los Señores Jorge Fernandez, Eva Sanchez García (Minutos Musicales), Gonzalo Bobo y El Palacio de Linares, and to Kirsten, Kirsty and Jane for their patience and understanding. Finally, a big thank you to the people of Glasgow (sorry we were a bit ropey at Rio, we owe you one), London, Paris, Barcelona and Madrid for coming to the shows. Without your support, there would be no shows. We are currently planning more capers. Stay tuned for the continuing adventures of The Starlets. Cheerio the noo, biff x
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Our first adventure of the year begins towards the end of this month. We will be playing live shows in London, Paris, Barcelona, and Madrid (details in Live section and links below). Joining us on tour for a double bill of pop thrills will be our good friend, the very talented songwriter, Mr Ally Kerr (http://www.allykerr.com/).
These shows will feature new, never before seen, still unrecorded songs, one or two secret cover versions, and maybe some juggling. And fire eating. And budgies riding tricycles. There you are. Tell your friends.
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Hullo Folks,
Our last shows this year will be two home games- the gathering of the Indie Pop Internationale on Friday December 9th at Glasgow Popfest, Heavenly, Hope St, Glasgow, and with the marvellous Martin Stephenson and the Daintees at Woodend Tennis & Bowling Club, Jordanhill. Glasgow, on Thursday December 15th. All welcome. Tell your friends.
Ladies and Gentlemen, many years ago, as a wide eyed teenager, I was lucky enough to see Martin Stephenson and the Daintees play live in the Glasgow Pavillion. My big sister’s cool boyfriend had given me a badge with their name on it so I thought they must be worth checking out. They were unlike any other band I had seen before – friendly, warm, and comical, things that bands weren’t supposed to be. My overwhelming impression was that of a band feeling and, perhaps more importantly, sharing with the audience, a sense of joy in making music. There was no pretence, no fancy haircuts, but neither were they self-consciously “authentic”. It felt like gatecrashing a party and being made welcome.
Anyway, it is my great pleasure to announce that The Starlets will be opening for Martin Stephenson on Saturday November 26th, at the Croy Miners’ Welfare club.
I still have my vinyl copy of Boat to Bolivia which I aim to take along and ask Martin to sign. I hope he doesn’t tell me to fuck off, hehe. All the best, biff x.
Lo siento a nuestros amigos españoles. Tengo que cancelar todos los conciertos en noviembre. He tenido una lesión en el pulgar y no puedo tocar por unas semanas. Estoy muy triste por esto pero espero que podremos reorganizar los conciertos lo antes posible. Un abrazo, Biff x.
And this month it will be at The Stairway club, Glasgow, Friday September 9th, at Big Gav’s Tardis club night.
Some things move so slowly they cannot be perceived by the human eye. This is my only justification for many years of obscurity and underachievement. I aim to have the patience of a sniper, or a Secret Service mole. Surely, sooner or later, opportunity shall present itself. If and when it does, I only hope I am sober enough to recognise it as such.
We have a show this month, 21st July, at Heavenly, Gary Bubblegum’s new bar on Hope St, Glasgow, with The Felt Tips, The Maple Leaves and The Hardy Boys. Tell your friends.
Shows this week. First up is a collaboration with trumpeter Ruari Wilson this Friday June 24th at The Old Hairdressers, opposite Stereo, Glasgow. It’ll be a pared down performance with Ruari on horn , Caroline on violin and Biff singing. Some of the press releases have been billing us as a funk collective. We’ll be anything you want, as long as we get the gig.
Second show of the weekend will be the Solas Festival this Saturday night. This will be a full band show. There have even been rumours that a certain enigmatic genius/lunatic Swedish producer may be coming along for a jolly. Maybe we can get him to play the shaky egg. We played the festival last year and had a great time, looking forward to this.
http://www.solasfestival.co.uk/
More details on the live page. Cheers the noo, The Starlets x
We’ve a few Scottish shows here and there this month including being the band for our good friend Ally Kerr at the Doune the Rabbit Hole festival -http://www.allykerr.com/ . See live page for more info.
Meanwhile, I promise we are not being idle. Not all the time. Not every day. We continue to write and demo for the new album which is looking like being recorded in December. This time next year we’ll be millionaires.
Cheers the noo,
The Starlets x
