Rumour has it that … Gary O’Dea & Alex Vann are going to be turning up @ The Next Door Bar, Station Rd, Albrighton, Wolverhampton on Fri 8th April 2016 and performing an evening of original songs from their own repertoire plus a few choice covers…pass the info on and form an orderly queue

Fri 8th April: The Next Door Bar, Station Rd, Albrighton, Wolverhampton, WV7 3QH. Tel: 01902 373465. https://www.facebook.com/next.doorbar.9 A welcome return to one of Gary’s favourite local gigs. Great little bar, food, drinks and crowd – why not book a table. Free admission 9pm start.

For more live info visit https://www.gojo-music.co.uk/live-dates/

Gary O’Dea live @ Wolverhampton TUC Festival gig confirmed Sunday 1st May https://www.facebook.com/wolvestuc/ …also One Love International Reggae Sound System appearing as well…more details to followhttp://www.wolvestuc.org.uk/inde…/may-day6/may-day-committee

LIVE GIGS UPDATES…3 new gigs confirmed and added to listings…a promo spot @ Rise Records in Worcester 4pm Sat 9th April…a solo acoustic set for Wolverhampton Country in the wonderful setting of Bantock House – Wolverhampton on Sat 30th April…plus kicking off the CIVIC HALL promoted ‘Songwriter Sessions’ in the cool surroundings of Wolverhamptons celebrated Art Gallery on Fri 20th May with me old mate Alex Vann …details here https://www.gojo-music.co.uk/live-dates/

Had a great time in Liverpool – just want to say a big thank you to Mandy, Cate, Julie and Sal @ News From Nowhere for their hospitality and a cool little gig in the shop yesterday afternoon…my album FLY is on sale in the shop as well now, great to see Dan Hartland in there as well :-)…and big thanks to Dave McTague from Mellowtone, Dave O’Grady @The Magnet for the gig their last night – good to meet up with Chris Currie from Wirral Radio and to meet Iain Morley from Buffalo Riot – well done those on the open mic before me – set a nice vibe to play to.

Paid my respects at the grave of Robert (Tressell) Noonan today in Walton Cemetry (Rice Lane Farm), Liverpool…author of The Ragged Trousered Philanthropist book…which inspired my song All Down The Days http://garyodea-gojomusic.bandcamp.com/track/all-down-the-days  

Tune into Wirral Radio – Merseyside tomorrow night (Mon 22nd Feb) to the Chris Currie show from 7-10pm http://www.wirralradio.co.uk/chris-currie/ for an interview with Gary O’Dea around 9pm-ish talking about his upcoming gigs in Liverpool on Wed 24th Feb – a lunchtime acoustic spot in the radically cool and celebrated News From Nowhere bookshop about 1pm followed by a headling spot at Mellowtone’s promotion night at The Magnet…cool n out  🙂 

Visit Gary’s Bandcamp page to purchase downloads of his back catalogue plus order CD copies and downloads of his latest album FLY http://garyodea-gojomusic.bandcamp.com/

If you missed the Chris Currie Show on Wirral Radio on Monday night where he played All Down The Days and gave my forthcoming gigs at News From Nowhere Radical & Community Bookshop and the Mellowtone promotions night at The Magnet in Liverpool on Wed 24th Feb you can listen again herehttps://www.mixcloud.com/…/chris-currie-local-bands-show-1…/ its a great show with classics from Echo & The Bunnymen and The Boo Radleys included as well as a great round up of new music…a proper radio show with a passionate knowledgable presenter…what a lovely neighbourhood to be in. He also gives a mention to Robert Tressell the author of the great socialist novel The Ragged Trousered Philanthropist who is buried in Walton Cemetery in Liverpool…in a paupers grave (under his real name of Robert Noonan) http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi… – the book influenes the track All Down The Days – I hope to visit it while I’m in Liverpool for a couple of days. This coming Monday (22nd Feb) I’ll be on Chris’s show being interviewed and chatting about the gigs and doing a bit of pre-gig promo…looking forward to it very much…great stuff 🙂 

Today is Paul Murphys Funeral…he will always be remembered by me for his friendship, support, many happy times, The Songwriters Cafe…and this brilliant ditty…which was my first introduction to him at Strikers Bar, Cotteridge, Birmingham around 1995…Shoplifter Talkin Blues https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOtiWyVxGqY …gob bless you Mr Murphy x

Wed 24th Feb: LIVERPOOL DOUBLE BARREL SPECIAL… Gary will be doing a pre gig solo acoustic promo spot at the radically cool NEWS FROM NOWHERE bookshop, 96 Bold St, Liverpool, L1 4HY http://www.newsfromnowhere.org.uk/index.php about 1pm-ish…with copies of FLY on sale…before the evening gig as ‘special guest’ of MELLOWTONE promotions http://mellowtone.info/ @ The Magnet, Hardman St, Liverpool, L1 9AS http://www.magnet-liverpool.co.uk/  FREE ADMISSION – Doors 8pm

If you missed this wonderful programme on Ronnie Lane produced by John O’Donnell for the Peoples History of Pop on BBC RADIO SHROPSHIRE you can listen again here https://soundcloud.com/johntyodonnell/ronnie-lane-in-shropshire  ….Gary is featured along with Alana and Kate Lane…a complete labour of love.

PLUS…there’s  the full versions of Gary and Kate’s interviews here https://soundcloud.com/user-896417970/gary-odea-and-kate-lane-remember-ronnie

  ’tis a magical place those Shropshire Hills…springled with ‘Kuschty Rye’ dust…God bless Ronnie Lane x