The Sound Gallery Blog

Many Sunday Services have passed and it’s been a while since we posted any pictures.  We try to get high-caliber acts down to play the night in exchange for quality gig photography, and we’ve recently processed a job lot from November, December and January and thought we’d combine the highlights into one post.

I like the above shot, cos it just looks like it’s gonna be a sweet night when our little stage is packed with all those crazy instruments.

One special act we had down a while back was Paul Thomas Saunders.  This guy & his band ‘The Fever Dreams’ were amazing. They produced a bright, etheral soundscape, briming with gifted songwriting and grade 8 musicianship.

I quite liked his old cons too.

This shot shows Paul singing into a baked bean can for an unusual vocal, while the guitarist plays his Jaguar with a bow.

Back at the most excellent Christmas Sunday Service we had a whole bunch of past faves drop back in for an Xmas cover & 2 tracks of their own.  Here’s the excellent catchy Richie Bower of Palooka. Check his myspace for some amazing newly recorded tracks.

Richies acoustic.

And as usual, it’s only fair to drop another shoe shot in the collection.

Old-time regular contributor to the Sunday Service, Mr Gary Stewart dropped in for a fantastic acoustic xmas cover.

Those skinny jeans and hobbit-scale legs can only belong to the G-spot.

A whole bunch of bands played the Sunday Service Xmas special, and it was a top night.  I thought it only fair to snap the faithful SS congregation

In January, Gavin Mart dropped by to try out some new solo tracks he’d been working on.

It was cool of him to think of the Service as a sounding board for new material.

January also hosted the Plumpton Presents Battle of the Bands ace contestants Germain.

The singer was sporting an old-school pair of docs.  I remember walking many miles in various shades of these badboys.

January’s SS also sported the excellent finger picker Troy Fade.

He’d created an impressive stomp box out of an old case & a mic.  Looks like he may have had to sell his laces to do so…

Ben Pike dropped in in November for a wicked set of his more finger picking, slidey, slappy guitar skills.

In support were the amazing Adam ‘in at least 10 different bands’ Richards on double-bass and Kieran ‘also in at least 10 bands’ O’Malley.  I love it when bands drop in and sort of make it up as they go.  Especially when that sounds good too.

Mr Richards, no doubt skifflin on his Bass.

Mr O’Malley, spouting horsehair.

Another act we had a while back was the Leeds Acoustic singer songwriter Sam Airey.

Who also sported a fine pair of kicks.

I thought I’d wrap up with a pic that caught my eye that sums up the Sunday Service for us…

An old battered lamp, red walls and an acoustic guitar. Happy days.

If you’d like to hear more about upcoming Sunday Services, keep your eyes on our myspace here.