This time last year this was released – PLEASURE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPwOyMCrea8&list=UUqpjX7_hGFcz-KoC8WnsT0w

Socks and Chocs…it’s time to start again

Late news breaking…this just in…Fri 8th Aug Gary O’Dea live solo acoustic gig at The Wheatsheaf – Shrewsbury…and it’s The Flower Show Festival – so wear flowers in your hair :-)…check the details out here https://www.gojo-music.co.uk/live-dates/

Thanks to everyone at O’Neills Acoustic Festival in Brum yesterday…a lovely gig with Tony Skeggs keeping the afternoon flowing as compare and songsmith 🙂

Also – don’t forget the 22nd and 23rd Aug double weekender special see’s Gary at his favourite regular venues – The cool Next Door Bar in Albrighton and the best little pub gig in  Wolverhampton – The Combermere…keep on keeping on…form an orderly queue 🙂

Thanks for your support…Keep The Faith!

Raga Muffin MC

New August date added… @ O’Neill’s in Birmingham check it out and all the others here https://www.gojo-music.co.uk/live-dates/

Wolverhampton City Show – West Park (Acoustic Stage) gig Sun 13th July added… and The Vine @ Kinver on Fri 1st Aug – get the details here https://www.gojo-music.co.uk/live-dates/

Plus don’t forget this Friday @ The Earl of Lichfield pub in Lichfield…busy, busy, busy 🙂

Last night at the Hare & Hounds in Kings Heath, Birmingham was a bit surreal for me. First of all I’d only found out from a free copy of The Birmingham Evening Mail last Friday that Ian McLagan was playing there, secondly I couldn’t believe he was playing there, and then last but by no means least…I couldn’t believe the intimate nature of the gig and this legend of a musician from two of Britain’s all time greatest bands was there in front of me, in touching distance (I must sound like a screaming school girl lol :-)…
I didn’t scream, but I could have cried with joy) in the upstairs acoustic room of one of Brums last remaining wonderful old pub / music venues.

It was a great night, Mac regaled us with songs and story’s from his days with the Small Faces, Faces, and then as a journeyman / musician with legendary notables such as The Rolling Stones (first time I saw them at Wembley in 1981 – Mac was on keyboards with them alongside the great Ian Stewart on piano), Bob Dylan, Rod Stewart, Bonnie Raitt and Billy Bragg.

He started off the set (it was just Ian on keyboards to start) with a song he’d written about Ronnie Lane, called ‘Hello Old Friend’ – it set the tone. He was then joined on bass and vocals by Jon Notarthomas from the Bump Band – and they got the whole room singing along with ‘Cindy Incidentally’…it was a wonderful night…and to quote Max Boyce…’I Was There’…either that or ‘I’m Only Dreaming’…but here’s the pictorial evidence…anyone who knows me and my musical influences knows what The Small Faces and The Faces mean to me…I met Steve Marriott at JBs old club in King St, Dudley back in the 80s

…that was a thrill…I did a little Ronnie Lane pilgrimage to his farm and various pubs around the Hyssington and Bishops Castle area…and that was a wonderful day – see the pics https://www.gojo-music.co.uk/pictures/ronnie-lane-pilgrimage-21-6-12/…and then to get to see and meet Mac last night was a complete joy 🙂 …God Bless em all…the Afterglow will remain with me forever.

Fri 4th July: Earl of Lichfield Arms (aka The Drum), 8 Conduit St, Lichfield, WS13 6JR. Gary’s first appearance here – great little friendly pub with great food, ales and wines. Free admission. For more info visit For more info visit https://www.gojo-music.co.uk/live-dates/ or https://www.facebook.com/GaryODeaGojoMusic

Gary will be performing at the Moreton Brewery Festival in Coven village near Wolverhampton this Sat (28th June) details here https://www.gojo-music.co.uk/live-dates/

Shocked and saddened by the news about Rik Mayall today…a true comic genius…Kevin Turvey for eva…:-) class comedy writing which was going to get better and better with The Young One’s, Bottom, The New Statesman (how the irony of this character came to haunt us for real with the political decline over the years) and many more.

For those of a certain age we first saw Rik’s awesome comedy writing skills and acting with ‘Kev’ :-)…here’s a few clips – ENJOY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l87AHOeo9z8 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLpxAcXdD7U

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CpHEqxy1jM

Heading for the country this weekend – Sunday see’s Gary’s first visit to Ye Olde New Inn @ Arley in Worcestershire for a Fathers Day hoot n’ holler. Check here for details https://www.gojo-music.co.uk/live-dates/

Thanks to everyone who turned up at The Combermere in Wolves on Sat for my second appearance here this year – and Gavin the gaffer…home sweet home…another lovely turnout and atmosphere thank you all so much – here’s a few pics https://www.gojo-music.co.uk/pictures/combermere-arms-wolves-7-june-2014/