Black Country Echoes presents
Gary O’Dea – Still The Enemy Within – Monday 3rd November @ The Lighthouse Media Centre Wolverhampton…
6pm Gary O’Dea – live solo acoustic – in the bar followed by a special screening of Still The Enemy Within http://light-house.co.uk/calendar/2014/08/still-the-enemy-within/ DO NOT MISS…

As a musician and songwriter in the 80s Gary was a supporter of the miners campaign – here’s the original version of ‘You Oughta Burn’ recorded by Gary’s band in the 80’s The Love Hounds that featured on Gary’s debut album ‘Love Hounds & Fortune Cookies http://garyodea-gojomusic.bandcamp.com/track/you-oughta-burn which was written about Thatchers reign.

Plus here’s a recorded dvd version from 2012 recorded live at The Lighthouse with Gary’s then line up Cosmic Soulshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHag2_-CmOg&list=UUqpjX7_hGFcz-KoC8WnsT0w

Pic 1: Gary with Arthur Scargill @ The Lighthouse – Wolverhampton 11/3/10

Pic 2: Gary with the wonderful Jean Gittens @ The Casa Bar, Liverpool 1/6/13 for the Radical Liverpool gig. Jean – a Miners wife and mother – became engaged in the strike and began writing and performing her poetry in support of the cause.

Pic 3: Thatcher effigy as we danced on her grave at Jonesy’s Rebel HQ – Wolves 17/4/13…’You Oughta’ Burn…for a long, long time.

Still The Enemy Within http://the-enemy-within.org.uk/

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Monday 3rd November @ The Lighthouse Media Centre Wolverhampton…Black Country Echoes presents

 

As a musician and songwriter in the 80s Gary was a supporter of the miners campaign – here’s the original version of ‘You Oughta Burn’ recorded by Gary’s band in the 80’s The Love Hounds that featured on Gary’s debut album ‘Love Hounds & Fortune Cookies http://garyodea-gojomusic.bandcamp.com/track/you-oughta-burn which was written about Thatchers reign.

 

Plus here’s a recorded dvd version from 2012 recorded live at The Lighthouse with Gary’s then line up Cosmic Souls https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHag2_-CmOg&list=UUqpjX7_hGFcz-KoC8WnsT0w 

 

 

Still The Enemy Within http://the-enemy-within.org.uk/

 

ALSO…another one for your diary…

 

Tuesday 18th November @ The Lighthouse Media Centre Wolverhampton…Black Country Echoes presents

 

6pm Gary O’Dea – live solo acoustic in the bar followed by a special screening of Ken Loach’s The Spirit of 45 http://light-house.co.uk/calendar/2013/03/the-spirit-of-45/ one of the most inspiring and important documentary films ever made. The film includes interviews with people on how the spirit of unity which buoyed Britain during the war years, carried through to create a version of a fairer and more united society in the immediate years after the war ended.

 

Gary comments ‘I saw it on it’s release at the Lighthouse in April 2013…it was just as Thatcher had died ironically… it was like a chat with my old grandad bless him. When I came out the cinema a guy said “bit of a socialist dream”…I replied “well you’ve now woke up and back in a capitalist nightmare”!

I so want this nation to please wake up and rebuild a Socialist LEFT, built on the principles and values of what Ken Loach highlights in this film…we need to (pardon the pun) look forward by thinking back and we need to protect it from all and any that seek to infiltrate it and damage it, a healthy honest pragmatic and strong one for the common man / woman…there’s more of us than any other’s. I’m thrilled to be taking part in this evenings events. Wake Up…the witch is dead…we now have to take on her ‘bastard son’s and daughters‘!

The Spirit of 45  http://www.thespiritof45.com/

LAST BUT BY NO MEANS LEAST….Don’t forget tomorrow Sat 18 Oct:

The Combermere Arms, Chapel Ash, Wolverhampton, WV3 0TY.

Tel: 01902-421880. http://officialpubguide.com/pubdetails.php?pubid=498

COZY UP AT THE COMB… A regular Wolverhampton gig for Gary – Great ales and wines – cracking little pub and atmosphere – Gary will be doing 2 sets starting at 8:30pm…this could be outside under cover with the heaters on as is the custom and quirky trait of playing The Comb…wrap up warm…and partake in a brandy or two…the craic is always mighty  …and don’t worry – if it’s too cold it’ll take place inside…just turn up – it’ll be sorted on the night  Free admission.

 

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

https://www.facebook.com/GaryODeaGojoMusic

@gojomusic1

 

Sat 18 Oct see’s Gary back at one of his favourite pub gigs…The Combermere Arms, Chapel Ash, Wolverhampton, WV3 0TY.

Tel: 01902-421880. http://officialpubguide.com/pubdetails.php?pubid=498

A regular Wolverhampton gig for Gary – Great ales and wines – cracking little pub and atmosphere – Gary will be doing 2 sets starting at 8:30pm…this could be outside under cover with the heaters on as is the custom and quirky trait of playing The Comb…wrap up warm…and partake in a brandy or two…the craic is always mighty  …and don’t worry – if it’s too cold it’ll take place inside…just turn up – it’ll be sorted on the night  Free admission.

Gary O’Dea CD downloads available from here http://garyodea-gojomusic.bandcamp.com/

I hope to god that Scotland gets its independence from the cesspit that is Westminster and this scum ‘Establishment’ we all suffer. If they do, then the people of England, Wales and Northern Ireland need to demand and get behind the campaign for None Of The Above http://notavote.co.uk/ to be added to ballot sheets so that when we vote – if we are not satisfied with the selection of crap in front of us – our democratic votes can still be counted as having ‘no faith’ in the cesspit of snakes and rats that lurk in all parties across Westminster. It will eradicate the pathetic situation we have were because people are so disgusted with the political parties that over half the population do not vote…but then like now – some party or parties with only around 20% of the vote can claim 100% governing power and seek about destroying our social fabric.

It is not my ‘patriotic duty’ to vote for 4 shades of the same pile of shit! Conservatives, Labour, Liberal, UKrap…they are a disgrace!

Vote YES in Scotland and free yourselves…and the rest of us WAKE THE FUCK UP! Join None Of The Above  http://notavote.co.uk/

Coming up this month…Gary returns to The Wheatsheaf in Shrewsbury on Sat 6th and the following week see’s his debut at The Royal Oak in Chapel Ash, Wolverhampton…check the details and all other confirmed gigs here https://www.gojo-music.co.uk/live-dates/

Thanks to everyone who supported the gigs this weekend – to the wonderful crowd at the Next Door Bar in Albrighton on Friday and to the hardy souls who braved the evening chill out the back of the Combermere in Wolverhampton last last night.

Keep checking the live dates page for forthcoming gigs https://www.gojo-music.co.uk/live-dates/ thanks again for your support – it’s very much appreciated.

Soon come…don’t forget this weekends double header with Gary live at his two favourite venues…Fri 22nd Aug @ the classy and chilled Next Door Bar in Albrighton, followed by Sat 23rd Aug @ the raucous and rocking Combermere Arms, Chapel Ash, Wolverhampton..both free admission check out the details here and all the other confirmed gigs so far https://www.gojo-music.co.uk/live-dates/  plus Gary will be promoting the None Of The Above campaign with leaflets available at the gigs – check the campaign out here http://notavote.co.uk/ 

Keep The Faith

Ragga Muffin MC

The Peoples march to Save the NHS starts in Jarrow today http://999callfornhs.org.uk/ and marches all the way to London get on board this campaign and help in anyway you can.

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