Thea and friends at the Bush Hall, London, 3.12.09. L to R: Nigel Stonier, Thea, Rod, Fluff. Obscured behind Thea is the Invisible Dan (Logan) on percussion.
Photo: Chris Groom
Rod Clements - New Best Friend from deepinthewoods on Vimeo.
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19.07.10: A video version of
New Best Friend is now on show. This
is the fourth and final in the series of videos from
the Last Chance Hotel sessions recorded
by Rod, Allie Fox and
Kathy Stewart in November 2009.
29.03.10: Rod recently made his debut screen appearance in
Tramlines, a dark
comedy-drama about social exclusion in a rural village community being gradually taken over by
urban incomers. Scripted by journalist/playwright
Lynne Harvey and directed by
David Bishop, it is currently being produced by
Shropshire-based Livid Film Productions
and is due for its premier in the autumn. Rod plays himself, placed in the unfortunate position
of having to audition some local 'talent', much against his better judgement. An early edit of
Rod's cameo is available for preview.
25.01.10: Rod recently travelled the length & breadth of Great Britain as special guest on all twenty-three
dates of Thea Gilmore's Wintertide Tour. Rod opened each show
with a 40-minute solo set and later joined Thea,
Nigel Stonier, Fluff (and occasional percussionist Dan Logan) for the closing
numbers of the set – That'll Be Christmas, Midwinter Toast, St Stephen's Day Murders – and
the encores, an unrehearsed performance of a 'cheesy Christmas classic' (selected by a member of
the audience throwing a dart at a dartboard bearing the titles of several all-too-familiar
Yuletide singalongs). Here's some footage of Thea's own definitely uncheesy classic
Mainstream with some fine trademark dobro support from Rod.
Thea and friends at the Bush Hall, London, 3.12.09. L to R: Nigel Stonier, Thea, Rod, Fluff. Obscured behind Thea is the Invisible Dan (Logan) on percussion.
Photo: Chris Groom
The Bert Jansch Band at the Half Moon, Putney, 11.04.88
Photo: Julia Revell
25.01.10: The Half Moon in Putney, London, is to continue as a live music venue. Following a highly vocal & well-orchestrated protest campaign, landlords Young's Brewery have bowed to popular pressure and abandoned plans to turn it into a gastropub. To celebrate this victory, here is a historic photo of Rod with the Bert Jansch Band treading the hallowed boards of the Half Moon stage in April 1988. Left to right: Rod, Jacqui McShee (vocals), Luce Langridge (drums), Bert and Nigel Portman-Smith (bass). (If it had been Gerry Conway playing drums instead of Luce Langridge, it would have been Pentangle, but it wasn't.)
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