Rock of Ages Radio Show

If you love the summer and the outdoor rages, then Friday to Saturday in Thurstaston offers a great few days of pop.

The Sunset Festival takes place on the Wirral and has a number of headline acts, plus a tribute to John Peel. Although the fare on offer is more contempory than the music we play we would still love to give this event a plug as we know a number of our friends will be attending.

Here is a video update about the Festival….

The Rock of Ages Radio Show on the red eye radio network now has a new time slot on Sundays each week.

The show is now available at the same time on both Tuesdays and Sundays, 7pm - 10pm british time and 2pm - 5pm USA (est).

Thanks again for your continued support!

Papa Legba are a new band who have recently appeared on the Northwest live music circuit and they are already starting to make a name for themselves as a more than competent power blues rock trio who can deliver the goods.

Another great turn out at BJ’s Blues Club were about to witness one of the most awe inspiring performances ever seen at the club by this flegeling Merseyside band who have been together in this form for less than a year !

Papa Legba started their first set with a rousing powerhouse high energy rendition of “Crossroads” with Graham Brighouse on his vintage Ludwig drum kit making his presence felt immediately. Mr Brighouse’s aggressive but controlled style of skin attack raised the dynamics of the song onto the bands own frequency, he is certainly one of the most gifted percussionists to grace the stage at BJ’s.

The bands second song, an earthy but polished version of “Norwegian Wood” was equally outstanding, especially for the vocal harmonies from brothers Alan & Scott Crawford who have skillfully crafted a Beatles Classic to fit neatly within their own style, a truly great interpretation of this song !

We were treated to some more contemporary material in the form of ”Back to Black” by Amy Winehouse followed by a blistering rendition of “Killing Floor” with some astonishing high speed fretboard guitar rhythms highly reminiscent of the ‘67 version by the Jimi Hendrix Experience.

The second set was a great balance of high energy material with an unusual of version “Crawling Kingsnake” and an atmospheric take on the Rory Gallagher classic “A Million Miles Away”. Scott Crawford on five string Bass underpinned the bands driving energy sound with some sterling bass playing and gave an extra depth and dimension to the bands performance with his excellent backing vocals.

Alan Kitwana Crawford is a sensational guitar player and a quality vocalist whose musical identity taps directly into the legacy of the blues and his own musical heritage. If there is any truth behind the legend indelibly written into the myths and stories of the delta blues musicians of the 1920’s that Papa Legba is the spirit that controls the crossroads and is able to dispense musical lalents, then this band who now bears his name have without question been down to the crossroads to receive the keys to the highway.  We can only hope that this spirit and passion will enable them to reach their destination.

Deep Purple of the 60’s included this unique vocalist.

Rod Evans, later to be replaced in the “purple” by Ian Gillan was a founding member of the band.

To celebrate Rod’s 63rd birthday here is a Deep Purple classic…