THE BOOTHILL FOOT-TAPPERS

0	LONDON: 100 Club
P	Friday 28th January, 2011
N	7:30pm

LONDON: 100 Club

Friday 28th January, 2011

7:30pm

Event information

Complete Control is honoured to present

The Boothill Foot-Tappers
Plus very special guest - Swill Odgers
(Men They Couldn't Hang)
+ The Penny Black Remedy
+ DJs Drummie Dan & Yaba Yout

And a very special once only aftershow party courtesy of Wendy May's Locomotion

During the mid eighties The Boothill Foot-tappers spearheaded an extraordinary movement providing the perfect foil to the plethora of besuited synthesiser duos with 18 syllable names ruling the chart roost at the time. Some called it 'Cowpunk', others 'Countrybilly'. Whatever you chose to call it, they made brilliant, thoughtful and irresistibly danceable music, often with a razor sharp social message, and always with the emphasis on a brilliant night out. They played benefits for the miners with The Redskins, headlined a dream line up at the London Alternative Country and Western Festival which featured The Pogues, The Men They Couldn't Hang and The Sheleighly Sisters on the undercard. They won busking competitions the world over and packed every pub and hoedown in London and throughout the UK. They signed to Go Discs and with Billy Bragg and The Housemartins brought the house down time and again in defiance of Thatcher and Apartheid.

Sadly, not long after signing to a major and releasing a handful of brilliant EPs and an inspired debut album, it all came to a natural end. Singer Wendy May went on to present The Tube and run London's best soul night The Locomotion. (we are cock-a-hoop to say she will be bringing it all back home for a DJ set after the live music tonight too) Chris Thompson gave us the fantastic folk inspired Barely Works and later Bigjig. Accordian maestro Slim's CV is way too long to list anywhere. He's currently a crucial component of the Urban Voodoo Machine. Drummer Danny has been the beat behind Shane MacGowan's Popes and The Men They Couldn't Hang.

So the Boothills couldn't ever reform could they? - Well actually, to our amazement and delight yes!

It's a special birthday for one of them, so just this once, the're taking to the stage again. And though sadly without the brilliant singer and guitar player Kevin Walsh, who was taken way too soon from us in 2008 we are honoured to welcome the full original line up. Do not miss out on this incredible night, it won't happen again.

www.myspace.com/boothillfootappers
www.myspace.com/pennyblackremedy