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Hope this isn't a liberty posting this here on this board, but two of the band are rather important to FC!

Saw this group last night in Maidenhead yesterday evening - a wonderful evening; great music and very funny, an antidote to all the tacky Christmas things around.

My question, however, concerns the music played in the auditorium during the interval. Whilst we were filing back into our seats, what I can only describe as a "disco" version of "Tam Lin" was being played! I'm very curious to know who was singing it (certainly not FC). Any ideas? I could have asked Ashley Hutchings afterwards, as he was sitting in the foyer selling CDs, but I was too shy!

Hi,
Glad you enjoyed the show last night at maidenhead.
The track was indeed Tam Lin and it was from my bands album. Tickled Pink by Tickled Pink.
Contact me for more details.
Simon Care

Ah, that reminds me.  I have prepared a report of great scholarliness vis-a-vis the Aggies' and the Albies' recent recitals in the Northwest.  I will post it when
(1)  they have come to the end of their respective tours and
(2)  when I've figured out the most appropriate place to stick it.  (Steady, Peel!)

Thank you for the amazingly quick answer!

We wait with baited breath Sir Bob for another of your outstandingly incisive reviews. As to where to stick it, Josh has a couple of suggestions  ;D

Annie T isn't it just great this board,  8)

I WISH I could go and see the Albions.. but I can't.. even though they are just a few miles away..  on the same night as we have the Aggies  :o

What a shame  :(

Lucky me had the good fortune to see both the Albion Xmas show and St Agnes Fountain this year, both shows though very different, are just superb.
The Albion show is as one would expect with the Guv'nor at the helm, is more folk oriented in style and presentation, where the Aggies have that special something that Chris & Julie always bring to the table a wide variation of musical idioms.
Both shows have the perfect mix of song and story telling, at both audiences are invited to heartily sing along to some of our best known carols. I thoroughly enjoyed both shows.  

Incidentally at the Aggies show I bumped in to Cocker Freeman, who unfortunately was a little worse for wear due to drinking what he suspected, was a bad bottle of coke with his daily glass of medicinal rum.
As you are no doubt aware Cocker is helping Simon Yorath on this tour as assistant roadie and guitar technician. In one of his more lucid moments Cocker whispered in my ear that there is talk of the possibility of a BIG one off gig next year, with the Albions and the Aggies on the same bill, so watch this space.......
Please don't bother asking Cocker where or when this might happen just yet, as he did stress the idea is still very much in an embryonic state, before rushing to catch the off licence before it closed.  ;D

PS.  I do hope Cocker doesn't get a b*llocking for telling me     ;)

But Jen, you've ALREADY seen the Aggies!!  :D ;) ;D

I know I have.. that wasn't my point..

I can't see the Albions cos they are the same night as WE have the Aggies..

Which is a shame :(

A grudge match? Marvelous!

(Cough, cough, splutter) That would NOT be in the true spirit of Christmas :o Could be interesting though ;)