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2008

1985
13.09.85 CARLISLE Front Page Club opening for Bert Jansch
15.09.85 HULL Spring Street Theatre opening for Bert Jansch

1986
26.01.86 WATH-ON-DEARNE Folk Club
24.02.86 SUNDERLAND Labour Club
11.03.86 AYR Folk Club
03.04.86 SUNDERLAND Blues Club (at the Pilot Cutter)

1987
20.02.87 GIRVAN Folk Club
17.03.87 ETTON (nr Beverley) Processed Pea
16.06.87 BOLDON (Co. Durham) Folk Club

1989
04.10.89 MORPETH Waterford Arms
07.11.89 ETTON Processed Pea double-bill with Billy Mitchell

1991
26.06.91 HALTWHISTLE Grey Bull
21.08.91 HALTWHISTLE Grey Bull
01.10.91 ETTON Processed Pea
16.10.91 HALTWHISTLE Grey Bull
27.12.91 ROTHBURY Queens Head Blues Night

1992
22.01.92 HALTWHISTLE Grey Bull
16.02.92 SUNDERLAND Mowbray Park Hotel
29.04.92 HALTWHISTLE Grey Bull
19.05.92 AYR Folk Club
24.05.92 NORTH SHIELDS Fish Quay Festival
26.08.92 HALTWHISTLE Grey Bull
27.08.92 CASTLE CARROCK Duke of Cumberland
31.08.92 MIDDLESBOROUGH New Albert
04.09.92 ALLENDALE Kings Head
05.09.92 NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE Express Bar
07.09.92 HEXHAM Tap & Spile
19.10.92 SUNDERLAND Tap & Spile
22.10.92 SOUTH SHIELDS Marine Hotel
14.11.92 STANLEY Blue Boar
14.12.92 SUNDERLAND Tap & Spile

1993
01.02.93 SUNDERLAND Tap & Spile
21.06.93 DURHAM Castle Students’ Ball
05.10.93 ETTON Processed Pea

1994
10.03.94 NORTH SHIELDS upstairs at the Magnesia Bank with Ray Laidlaw, drums & Steve Cunningham, bass
11.03.94 ALLENDALE Kings Head with Ray Laidlaw, drums & Steve Cunningham, bass
25.05.94 SUNDERLAND Kings Arms
26.05.94 DURHAM Brewer & Firkin
27.05.94 BLYTH Sea Horse
31.05.94 SEATON CAREW Seaton Hotel
01.06.94 GUISBOROUGH The Buck
02.06.94 NORTH SHIELDS upstairs at the Magnesia Bank with Ray Laidlaw, drums & Steve Cunningham, bass
04.06.94 CARLISLE Front Page with Ray Laidlaw, drums & Steve Cunningham, bass
05.06.94 SCARBOROUGH Stage Door
 with Ray Laidlaw, drums & Steve Cunningham, bass
17.06.94 DARLINGTON Arts Centre
18.06.94 STRATHAVEN Festival
24.09.94 GATESHEAD Cross House
23.11.94 SUNDERLAND Kings Arms

1995
10.03.95 CARLISLE Front Page
09.04.95 STRATHAVEN The Buck
03.05.95 ALLENDALE Kings Head with The Rough Riders - Ray Laidlaw, drums; Ian Thomson, bass; Fraser Speirs, voc/harmonica
09.07.95 GLASGOW Brew House supporting Keb Mo – part of Blues Festival

1996
04.05.96 SUNDERLAND Ropery
05.05.96 SANDBACH Rumours Wine Bar part of festival
27.07.96 STANLEY Blues Festival
16.10.96 HARTLEPOOL Blacksmiths Arms

1997
04.01.97 DONCASTER Blaxton Live
11.01.97 SUNDERLAND Ropery
15.05.97 SOUTH SHIELDS Cellar Club
21.06.97 CASTLE HOWARD, N. Yorks Bikers’ festival
27.06.97 NORTH SHIELDS upstairs at the Magnesia Bank
12.07.97 ABERDEEN Tall Ships Festival
19.09.97 ROTHBURY Arts Centre

1998
29.01.98 SOUTH SHIELDS Cellar Club
14.07.98 SOUTH SHIELDS Cellar Club supporting Jack Bruce & Gary Moore
15.07.98 SOUTH SHIELDS Cellar Club supporting Jack Bruce & Gary Moore

1999
28.10.99 SHEFFIELD The Pheasant

2000
13.01.00 GLASGOW Concert Hall with Fraser Speirs & Friends
30.03.00 BIDDULPH Folk Club
06.04.00 RUTHIN Acoustic Music Club
07.04.00 BIRMINGHAM The Old Chapel, Hollymoor
19.04.00 ARUNDEL Willows Folk Club
21.04.00 HEBDEN BRIDGE Trades Club
06.06.00 ALNWICK Playhouse supporting Eric Bibb
24.06.00 HELMSLEY Farmyard Party Bikers' Festival
20.07.00 BERWICK The Barrels
03.10.00 ETTON Processed Pea
19.10.00 BERWICK The Barrels
29.11.00 SUNDERLAND Ropery
29.12.00 SUNDERLAND Smugglers Inn

2001
12.04.01 BROADSTAIRS Trident Folk Club
19.04.01 SWINDON Arts Centre with Nigel Stonier
28.04.01 GALASHIELS String Jam Club
10.05.01 NEWCASTLE Opera House supporting Eric Bibb
14.06.01 RUTHIN Acoustic Music Club
23.06.01 LLANGOLLEN Sun Inn
27.06.01 NORTH SHIELDS Magnesia Bank with Billy Mitchell
13.07.01 CLAYGATE Ram Club, Foley Arms
27.07.01 PICKERING Farmyard Party Bikers' Festival
07.09.01 NORWICH Arts Centre
14.09.01 LONDON Kalamazoo Klub,
Crouch End
25.09.01 ROTHBURY Rothbury Roots,
Queens Head 		inaugural gig with Kathryn Tickell
01.11.01 MANSFIELD The Old Library
14.11.01 CHESTERFIELD Winding Wheel

2002
26.04.02 WHITBURN Community Centre
16.05.02 NEWCASTLE Opera House supporting Otis Grand
24.05.02 WENTWORTH Rockingham Arms
05.06.02 NEWCASTLE Arthur's Hill Festival
28.06.02 GLYNLLIFON Festival (Gwynedd)
29.09.02 BARTON on HUMBER Carnival Inn with Nigel Stonier
30.09.02 CHESTER Telford's Warehouse with Nigel Stonier
01.10.02 ETTON Processed Pea with Nigel Stonier
02.10.02 YORK Fibbers with Nigel Stonier
03.10.02 LONDON Half Moon, Putney with Nigel Stonier

2003
28.02.03 HOLTON le CLAY Etherington Arms
01.03.03 MARKET BOSWORTH Dixie Arms
02.03.03 MARKET BOSWORTH Dixie Arms
20.03.03 SUNDERLAND Smugglers Inn
23.03.03 SHEFFIELD Boardwalk for Sheffield ME Group
10.05.03 WASHINGTON Davy Lamp Folk Club
21.06.03 HELMSLEY Farmyard Party Bikers' Festival
10.07.03 LONDON 12-Bar Club
11.07.03 LEICESTER The Musician
27.07.03 LLANGORS Festival
30.07.03 NORTH SHIELDS Magnesia Bank with Billy Mitchell
21.09.03 BEVERLEY Sun Inn
26.09.03 WENTWORTH Rockingham Arms
15.11.03 HAYFIELD Blaxton Live with Maxie & Mitch
22.11.03 NEWCASTLE Opera House supporting Robben Ford

2004

New for 2004: The 28th February Galashiels gig saw the debut appearance of Rod Clements and the Ghosts of Electricity in their original three-piece lineup featuring Dave Hull-Denholm on guitars and Ian Thomson on bass.

13.02.04 HARTLEPOOL The Studio
17.02.04 NOTTINGHAM The Maze
20.02.04 CARLISLE Folk & Blues Club
28.02.04 GALASHIELS String Jam Club with the Ghosts of Electricity
05.03.04 MARKET BOSWORTH Rugby Club with the Ghosts of Electricity
06.03.04 MARKET BOSWORTH Rugby Club with the Ghosts of Electricity
07.03.04 MARKET BOSWORTH Rugby Club with the Ghosts of Electricity
05.06.04 LLANGORS Festival
06.06.04 POOLE Central Hotel
07.06.04 BRIGHTON Greys
08.06.04 SOUTHAMPTON Platform
11.06.04 SKEGNESS The Farm
17.06.04 INVERNESS Maple Court Hotel
18.06.04 EAST KILBRIDE Arts Centre
19.06.04 ACHARACLE Shielbridge Hall
20.06.04 FORRES East Grange Loft
21.06.04 TAIN Carnegie Lodge Hotel
22.06.04 ULLAPOOL Ceilidh Place
02.07.04 BERWICK Maltings Theatre
& Arts Centre
04.07.04 GREAT TORRINGTON Plough Arts Centre
17.07.04
 WOLVERHAMPTON New Hampton Folk Club
18.07.04 BRAMPTON Brampton Live Festival 'Allie Fox and Friends'
28.07.04 CREWE Limelight Music Club
07.08.04 SHEFFIELD Shindig Penistone
22.08.04 EDINBURGH Edinburgh Celtic Festival,
Corn Exchange
20.09.04 DORCHESTER Moreton Tea Rooms
21.09.04 KINGSBURY EPISCOPI Wyndham Arms
22.09.04 LEICESTER The Musician
08.10.04 WENTWORTH Rockingham Arms with the Ghosts of Electricity
09.10.04 ALDERSHOT West End Centre with the Ghosts of Electricity
10.10.04 BEDFORD Entertainment Shed with the Ghosts of Electricity
15.10.04 GLENFARG Bein Inn with the Ghosts of Electricity
16.10.04 GLENFARG Bein Inn with the Ghosts of Electricity
19.10.04 STRATFORD upon AVON Cox's Yard
23.10.04 BEVERLEY Cherry Burton Arts with the Ghosts of Electricity
30.10.04 GAINSBOROUGH Trinity Arts Centre with the Ghosts of Electricity
05.11.04 SHEFFIELD Nether Edge Club
07.11.04 BEAULY The Ceilidh Room
08.11.04 TAIN Carnegie Lodge Hotel
09.11.04 GLASGOW Brel Bar
10.11.04 DINGWALL National Hotel
11.11.04 ABERDEEN Globe Inn
12.11.04 ABERDEEN Lemon Tree
13.11.04 WASHINGTON Davy Lamp Folk Club, Washington Arts Centre
20.11.04 BASINGSTOKE Central Studio with the Ghosts of Electricity
27.11.04 BERWICK Meadow House
03.12.04 DARLINGTON Forum Music Centre with the Ghosts of Electricity
04.12.04 STIRLING Tolbooth with the Ghosts of Electricity

2005
02.01.05 NEWCASTLE Dylan Day @ The Archer (all proceeds to the Thomas Bewick Special School) with the Ghosts of Electricity (featuring Roy Wyke on drums and Martin Fletcher on harmonica)
26.01.05 ROTHBURY Rothbury Roots,
Queen's Head 		with the Ghosts of Electricity
28.01.05 SPILSBY Spilsby Theatre with the Ghosts of Electricity
29.01.05 MATLOCK BATH The Fishpond with the Ghosts of Electricity
02.02.05 EDINBURGH Edinburgh Folk Club with the Ghosts of Electricity
05.02.05 WINDSOR Windsor Arts Centre with the Ghosts of Electricity
04.03.05 CLAYGATE Ram Club
06.03.05 BRIGHTON Greys
24.03.05 FAREHAM Gosport & Fareham
Easter Festival 		supporting Ralph McTell
25.03.05 FAREHAM Gosport & Fareham
Easter Festival 		Rod Clements
slide guitar workshop
25.03.05 FAREHAM Gosport & Fareham
Easter Festival 		Afternoon concert
featuring Rod Clements
and other Festival guests
27.03.05 CARNFORTH Carnforth Easter Festival
02.04.05 WARRINGTON Appleton Thorn Village Hall
04.04.05 STONE Granville's Restaurant
& Wine Bar
16.04.05 INVERNESS Eden Court Theatre with the Ghosts of Electricity
17.04.05 GLENFARG Bein Inn with the Ghosts of Electricity
19.04.05 BUCKINGHAM New Inn
20.04.05 CHELTENHAM Jazz and Blues Cafe
21.04.05 TETBURY Priory Inn
24.04.05 SWANSEA Uplands Tavern
25.04.05 NEWPORT The Hornblower
26.04.05 CARDIFF Toucan Club
27.04.05 HIRWAUN Cynon Valley Acoustic Club
28.04.05 LLANGORS Red Lion Hotel
30.04.05 GALASHIELS String Jam Club with the Ghosts of Electricity
04.05.05 SOUTH SHIELDS Customs House
17.05.05 NETTLEHAM Black Horse
19.05.05 LONDON The Horseshoe
20.05.05 KINGSWINFORD Woodman Inn
21.07.05 DARLINGTON Darlington Arts Centre
23.07.05 DUNDRENNAN Wickerman Festival
04.08.05 ULVERSTON Ulverston Sports Club
07.08.05 PUTNEY The Halfmoon
08.08.05 BANBURY The George Hotel
10.08.05 BROADSTAIRS Broadstairs Folk Week with the Ghosts of Electricity
11.08.05 LEICESTER The Musician with the Ghosts of Electricity
12.08.05 BEDFORD King's Arms with the Ghosts of Electricity
08.09.05 HULL The Back Room with Michael Chapman
10.09.05 MILNGAVIE The Fraser Centre
16.09.05 SELKIRK Glen Cafe and Bistro
23.09.05 SWANSEA Pontardawe Arts Centre with the Ghosts of Electricity
24.09.05 FISHGUARD Theatr Gwaun with the Ghosts of Electricity
28.09.05 IRVINE Irvine Folk Club
07.10.05 DINGWALL The National Hotel with Emily Druce & Steve Jones
08.10.05 ULLAPOOL Ullapool Guitar Festival
09.10.05 ULLAPOOL Ullapool Guitar Festival
11.10.05 GLENFARG Bein Inn
27.10.05 PARKGATE Parkgate Folk Club with the Ghosts of Electricity
28.10.05 HEBDEN BRIDGE Trades Club with the Ghosts of Electricity
26.11.05 KIRKBY STEPHEN Acoustic Tearoom
30.11.05 SHEFFIELD The Boardwalk
02.12.05 NOTTINGHAM Second Time Around Folk Club
04.12.05 TWICKENHAM Twickenham Folk Club
05.12.05 LULWORTH Courtyard at Lulworth Castle
06.12.05 KINGSBURY EPISCOPI Wyndham Arms
07.12.05 TETBURY Priory Inn
08.12.05 REDBOURN Redbourn Folk Club
09.12.05 WORTHENBURY Goin' up the Country Blues and Roots Club

2006
New for 2006: Stamping Ground and Odd Man Out drummer Paul Burgess made his first public appearance with the Ghosts of Electricity at Alnwick on the 13th of July. Unless otherwise indicated on specific occasions, all subsequent references to Rod Clements and the Ghosts of Electricity are to be taken as including Paul.

27.01.06 BRIDGWATER Bridgwater Arts Centre
28.01.06 FAREHAM Ashcroft Arts Centre
29.01.06 BATH The Bell
21.02.06 CRAMLINGTON Cramlington Folk Club
25.02.06 CUMBERNAULD Cumbernauld Theatre with the Ghosts of Electricity
03.03.06 WENTWORTH Rockingham Arms
04.03.06 BEDFORD Star Rowing Club
07.03.06 DARTFORD Dartford Folk Club
01.04.06 WASHINGTON Davy Lamp Folk Club
21.04.06 BURNTWOOD Chase Folk Club
24.04.06 SHIPSTON-ON-STOUR George Hotel
28.04.06 NETHERSEAL Pokey Hole with Waking the Witch
06.05.06 CAMBRIDGE Acoustic Routes
13.05.06 COLCHESTER Acousticity Club
18.05.06 KIRKCALDY Kirkcaldy Acoustic Club
17.06.06 WOLVERHAMPTON Acoustic Music Club
18.06.06 DURHAM Gala Theatre & Cinema
23.06.06 PEMBROKE DOCK Pembroke Dock Festival with the Ghosts of Electricity
01.07.06 SAINT ANDREWS Byre Theatre with the Ghosts of Electricity
13.07.06 ALNWICK Alnwick Playhouse with the Ghosts of Electricity
14.07.06 SCARBOROUGH Stephen Joseph Theatre with the Ghosts of Electricity
28.07.06 SWANSEA The Uplands Tavern
30.07.06 CAERPHILLY Caerphilly Big Cheese Festival
10.08.06 LEICESTER The Musician with the Ghosts of Electricity
12.08.06 LONDON The Borderline with the Ghosts of Electricity
13.08.06 SHEFFIELD The Boardwalk with the Ghosts of Electricity
16.08.06 DARLINGTON Darlington Arts Centre with the Ghosts of Electricity
17.08.06 HULL The Back Room with the Ghosts of Electricity
21.08.06 EAST LULWORTH Courtyard @ Lulworth Castle
22.08.06 SOUTHSEA The Cellars at Eastney
23.08.06 ARUNDEL The Famous Willows Folk Club
25.08.06 EDINBURGH Edinburgh Fringe Festival
26.08.06 EDINBURGH Edinburgh Fringe Festival
27.08.06 EDINBURGH Edinburgh Fringe Festival
09.09.06 APPLETON THORN Village Hall
12.09.06 ULLAPOOL The Ceilidh Place
13.09.06 INVERNESS The Bothy @ Hootanannys
14.09.06 GLENFARG The Bein Inn
15.09.06 GLENFARG The Bein Inn
16.09.06 MELROSE Wynd Theatre
29.09.06 MILNGAVIE Fraser Centre with Wizz Jones
13.10.06 MOIRA, near ASHBY DE LA ZOUCHE National Forest Folk Club
03.11.06 HOFF, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORELAND New Inn
07.11.06 ETTON, near BEVERLEY The Processed Pea
10.11.06 ROTHBURY Jubilee Hall Relaunching the Jubilee Hall
24.11.06 STANLEY Theatre Cap-A-Pie

2007
20.01.07 BASINGSTOKE Central Studio with the Ghosts of Electricity
02.03.07 KINGSWINFORD Woodman Folk Club
13.04.07 BEWCASTLE Stone's Barn with Michael Chapman
14.04.07 BEWCASTLE Stone's Barn with Michael Chapman
28.04.07 GALASHIELS String Jam Club 10th Anniversary Celebration
05.05.07 WASHINGTON Davy Lamp Folk Club
11.05.07 PAISLEY Paisley Arts Centre
18.05.07 HOFF, APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORELAND New Inn
04.06.07 DONCASTER Monday Music Club @ The Regent
25.06.07 GLENFARG Glenfarg Village Folk Club
04.07.07 ROTHBURY Rothbury Roots,
Queen's Head
07.07.07 MOIRA, near ASHBY DE LA ZOUCHE National Forest Folk Festival YouTube Pt 1
08.07.07 MOIRA, near ASHBY DE LA ZOUCHE National Forest Folk Festival YouTube Pt 2
02.08.07 HAWKSHEAD, CUMBRIA Kings Arms Hotel
03.08.07 KENDAL, CUMBRIA Dickie Doodles
04.08.07 GREAT LANGDALE, CUMBRIA Stickle Barn Tavern
06.09.07 BELFAST No Alibis Bookshop Wildlife charity concert in aid of WWF and Ulster Wildlife Trust
08.09.07 ARMAGH Market Place Theatre and Arts Centre
09.09.07 MAGHERAFELT Town and Country Inn
10.09.07 BALLYMORE EUSTACE, CO KILDARE, Mick Murphy's
11.09.07 DUBLIN The Cherrytree
12.09.07 GALWAY Roisin Dubh
13.09.07 BELFAST The Real Music Club @ The Errigle Inn
17.09.07 CHERINGTON The Cherington Arms
19.09.07 FAVERSHAM The Chimney Boy Public House
23.09.07 MILNGAVIE Fraser Centre Double bill with Rab Noakes
29.09.07 FAREHAM Ashcroft Arts Centre with the Ghosts of Electricity
13.10.07 LONDON The Kalamazoo Klub
23.10.07 NOTTINGHAM The Maze with the Ghosts of Electricity
24.10.07 SOUTHSEA The Cellars at Eastney with the Ghosts of Electricity
25.10.07 LEICESTER The Musician with the Ghosts of Electricity
26.10.07 MALTBY The Rock with the Ghosts of Electricity
27.10.07 GATESHEAD The Sage with the Ghosts of Electricity
06.12.07 LITTLE WRATTING, SUFFOLK The Fox
07.12.07 LITTLE WRATTING, SUFFOLK The Fox
08.12.07 CAMBRIDGE Footlights

2008
23.02.08 LINCOLN The Unison Club
01.03.08 KESWICK Theatre by the Lake The Basement Tapes show with Sid Griffin, 'Words by the Water' Literature Festival
29.03.08 NOTTINGHAM Hotel Deux
11.04.08 MORPETH Conservative & Unionist Club
03.05.08 GATESHEAD The Three Tuns
24.05.08 IREBY Ireby Festival The Basement Tapes show with Sid Griffin
26.05.08 ROTHBURY Rothbury Street Fair
14.06.08 ROTHBURY Rothbury Vintage Vehicle Gathering
15.06.08 ROTHBURY Rothbury Vintage Vehicle Gathering
13.07.08 DURHAM Gala Theatre
23.07.08 ELGIN Red Shoes Theatre
24.07.08 DINGWALL Riverside Tavern
25.07.08 WICK Mackays Hotel
26.07.08 THURSO Dunnet Head Lighthouse
31.07.08 EDINBURGH Cabaret Voltaire
02.08.08 PERTH Southern Fried The Basement Tapes show with Sid Griffin
30.08.08 GALASHIELS String Jam Club
31.08.08 COTTINGHAM The Back Room The Basement Tapes show with Sid Griffin
26.09.08 MORPETH Conservative Club For Morpeth Lions Flood Appeal, with Peter Donegan, Steve Daggett, Tom Mitchell, Lush
27.11.08 HAWKSHEAD King's Arms
28.11.08 SHAP Fell House and Mango

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