Live at The Big Weekend 30/06/201716/08/2017Newsabc, acoustic, aswad, big weekend, Cambridge, concert, festival, folk, Gavin Chappell-Bates, gig, rock I am very honoured and excited to be performing at The Big Weekend in Cambridge next weekend on Saturday 8th July, alongside the likes of...
Performers & Pints 02/06/201716/08/2017Newsacoustic, folk, gigs, indie, live music, performers and pints, potton, rising sun, rock, singer, songwriter I’m very honoured to have been asked to perform for the first time at Performers & Pints this June. It takes place on Saturday 17th...
Summer songs 12/05/201716/08/2017Newsacoustic, festivals, folk, gigs, live music, news, rock, summer, yaxley Whatever the weather, the summer starts today for me as I’ll be playing my first festival of the year. Tonight I’ll be taking my one man...
’95’ live at Sofar Sounds Cambridge 01/05/201716/08/2017Newsacoustic, Cambridge, gig, live, music, sofar, sounds This seems like a looooooong time ago now but here’s a video of me performing ’95’ at my first ever Sofar Sounds Cambridge gig in...
‘Standing still dance music’ 16/02/201710/03/2017Newsacoustic, allotment, band, Cambridge, concert, elm tree, Gavin Chappell-Bates, gig. live music, music, news, solo, standing still music My next gig of 2017 will be taking place on Thursday 23 February at The Elm Tree in Cambridge. I was very honoured to be...
New gigs for 2017 03/02/201710/03/2017Newsacoustic, biggleswade, Cambridge, gig, gigs, live music, looping, percussion, singer-songwriter, the earl of beaconsfield, the elm tree, the rose, tour I’m delighted to announce a few gigs taking place at the end of February / start of March. Each show will be different; from playing full...
‘You are my Starlight’ 18/12/201610/03/2017Newsacoustic, ballad, Gavin Chappell-Bates, music, rock, singer, song, starlight In the midst of the festive season I wanted to share one of my favourite songs with you as it feels like an appropriate time...
Back on the road and on stage this week… 15/08/201613/08/2016Newsacoustic, Cherry Gardens, Coopers Arms, festival, Gavin Chappell-Bates, gigs, hitchin, music, news. live, singer, solo, stage, tour, travel, WIgan, wigan live After the release of ‘Church Of Rock ‘N’ Roll’, my first airplay on BBC Radio 2 and some great summer festivals, I may have appeared...
Festival season begins 10/06/201606/06/2016Newsacoustic, Cambridge, careless sons, festival, gigs, guitar, harmonica, homegrown, music, relevant records, repeat, songs, stomp box, summer The festival season begins tomorrow with my first performance at the wonderful Homegrown Music Festival in Bury St. Edmunds. I’ll be performing on the acoustic...