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SmokeStack[Blues Rock, 4 piece]
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Chicago-style electric blues, influenced by Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, BB King, Howlin' Wolf, Elmore James, etc.
Members: Nick Jones 'The Prof' (vocals, guitars): Michael Cranmer 'Hotfoot' (vocals, blues harp, rhythm guitar):Jon 'The Animal' Pickles(bass, mandolin, guitar): Richard Carr 'Doc Riddum'(drums)
Forthcoming gigs (3 of 4 total): Sun 28th Sep: The Royal Portland Arms, Portland... Sat 8th Nov: Ashburton Town Hall, Ashburton... Sat 6th Dec (+ Tba): The Wharf, Tavistock
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| Thu 7 Aug | | | SmokeStack at The Wharf, Tavistock SmokeStack are resident band at the monthly Blues at The Wharf sessions.
Come along and listen, bop, or join the jam.
There's a huge variety of fabulous blues to enjoy. 8.30pm - 11.30pm (regular: 1st Thursday of every month) £3.50 |
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| Thu 4 Sep | | | SmokeStack at The Wharf, Tavistock SmokeStack are resident band at the monthly Blues at The Wharf sessions.
Come along and listen, bop, or join the jam.
There's a huge variety of fabulous blues to enjoy. 8.30pm - 11.30pm (regular: 1st Thursday of every month) £3.50 |
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| Sun 28 Sep | | | SmokeStack at The Royal Portland Arms, Portland 3.30pm - 5.30pm |
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| Thu 2 Oct | | | SmokeStack at The Wharf, Tavistock SmokeStack are resident band at the monthly Blues at The Wharf sessions.
Come along and listen, bop, or join the jam.
There's a huge variety of fabulous blues to enjoy. 8.30pm - 11.30pm (regular: 1st Thursday of every month) £3.50 |
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| Thu 6 Nov | | | SmokeStack at The Wharf, Tavistock SmokeStack are resident band at the monthly Blues at The Wharf sessions.
Come along and listen, bop, or join the jam.
There's a huge variety of fabulous blues to enjoy. 8.30pm - 11.30pm (regular: 1st Thursday of every month) £3.50 |
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| Sat 8 Nov | | | SmokeStack at Ashburton Town Hall, Ashburton SMOKESTACK will support their old friends, the truly fabulous WILDCARDS!
Those of you who have seen them before will know what a stunning band they are, mixing voodoo, afro-carribean, jazz, blues, and rockabilly.
Vince Hill is a world-class guitarist/singer, and Martin, Kevin and Al, are a world-class band. Get your tickets early. This will be a night to remember. 7.30pm - 11.55pm The WILDCARDS, supported by SMOKESTACK £TBC |
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| Sat 6 Dec | Blues Rock | | SmokeStack plus |
| Tba (Other) at The Wharf, Tavistock Blues at The Wharf Christmas Special.
SmokeStack are resident band at The Wharf, Tavistock, but this months gig is a departure from our normal first-thursday-in-the-month. It's our CHRISTMAS SPECIAL!!
We probably won't be doing any Slade, but we might do Chuck Berry's 'Merry Christmas Baby'. There will be Mistletoe and Holly, and any of those other gorgeous backing singers we can persuade on stage. There will be guest artists and a bit of merriment. Hire a cab or minbus and come and usher in Christmas in a real BLUESY fashion. 8.30pm - 11.55pm £3.50 |
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| Thu 5 Mar 09 | | | SmokeStack at The Wharf, Tavistock SmokeStack are the resident band athe Blues at The Wharf, Tavistock.
Come and listen, bop, or jam with the band.
It's the best and only Blues club in the Westcountry! 8.30pm - 11.30pm (regular: 1st Thursday of every month) £3.50 |
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| Thu 2 Apr 09 | | | SmokeStack at The Wharf, Tavistock SmokeStack are the resident band athe Blues at The Wharf, Tavistock.
Come and listen, bop, or jam with the band.
It's the best and only Blues club in the Westcountry! 8.30pm - 11.30pm (regular: 1st Thursday of every month) £3.50 |
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| Thu 7 May 09 | | | SmokeStack at The Wharf, Tavistock SmokeStack are the resident band athe Blues at The Wharf, Tavistock.
Come and listen, bop, or jam with the band.
It's the best and only Blues club in the Westcountry! 8.30pm - 11.30pm (regular: 1st Thursday of every month) £3.50 |
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| Thu 4 Jun 09 | | | SmokeStack at The Wharf, Tavistock SmokeStack are the resident band athe Blues at The Wharf, Tavistock.
Come and listen, bop, or jam with the band.
It's the best and only Blues club in the Westcountry! 8.30pm - 11.30pm (regular: 1st Thursday of every month) £3.50 |
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Original Demo 1 : Iced Vodka [Blues]12345678910 4 votes  average 6.75 Notes from SmokeStack: "Slow deep blues written and sung by Michael. Recorded at the Combeshead Studios. Nick plays rhythm and lead guitars here.
Some reference to SmokeStack's preferred drink, named by Michael 'SmokeStack'(Yes! very original) it's 50/50 mix of vodka and Malibu (Vodka should be Smirnoff Red label) drunk straight from the freezer. If you can't get 'SmokeStack' pure iced vodka will do. Some fans will have sampled this at gigs!" | |
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 Available for weddings | Own PA |
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| Available for corporate events | Own lights |
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| Available for private parties | Equipment PAT tested |
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| 1. Publicity shot 2. Promo pic by Steve Haywood 3. Richard and his beautiful Gretsch kit 4. More! More! We want more. 'Well, if you insist' 5. Michael on his Telecaster 6. Nick with his cherished 70's Telecaster named after one of his daughters..Claire 7. The Prof (Nick) and Hotfoot (Michael) trade licks 8. Pat with severe sunburn, Nick in full flight, Michael heatbuts the mic 9. At The Wharf (pic courtesy of Darren) 10. Jam with full brass section. What a sound! 11. Nick lets rip with a slide number, with Michael 12. Nick , Andy Boal (bass, now in French exile)Michael, Tony Price, drums, in exile 13. First outing for our new bass player, Jon 'The Animal' Pickles 14. ASHBURTON BLUES FESTIVAL 15. ASHBURTON BLUES FESTIVAL 16. ASHBURTON BLUES FESTIVAL |
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| Previous Gigs / Events | |
SmokeStack at Private Function on Sat 12th Jul 08  write a gig review for SmokeStack » | |
| SmokeStack at The Wharf, Tavistock on Thu 3rd Jul 08 write a gig review for SmokeStack » | |
| SmokeStack at The Wharf, Tavistock on Fri 7th Dec 07 write a gig review for SmokeStack » | |
| SmokeStack at The Wharf, Tavistock on Thu 1st Nov 07 write a gig review for SmokeStack » | |
| SmokeStack at Private Function on Sat 27th Oct 07 write a gig review for SmokeStack » | |
| SmokeStack at Victoria Inn, Ashburton on Sat 20th Oct 07 write a gig review for SmokeStack » | |
| SmokeStack at Ashburton Carnival, Ashburton on Sat 7th Jul 07 write a gig review for SmokeStack » | |
| SmokeStack at Ashburton Recreation ground, Ashburton on Fri 6th Jul 07 write a gig review for SmokeStack » | |
| SmokeStack at Private Function on Fri 29th Jun 07 write a gig review for SmokeStack » | |
| SmokeStack at Private Function on Sat 26th May 07 write a gig review for SmokeStack » | |
| SmokeStack at The Bay Horse Ashburton, Ashburton on Sat 24th Mar 07 write a gig review for SmokeStack » | |
| SmokeStack at Private Function on Sat 17th Mar 07 write a gig review for SmokeStack » | |
| SmokeStack at The Spinning Wheel, Paignton on Thu 15th Mar 07 write a gig review for SmokeStack » | |
| SmokeStack at The Wharf, Tavistock on Sun 11th Feb 07 write a gig review for SmokeStack » | |
| SmokeStack at The Hart Inn, Hartland on Fri 19th Jan 07 write a gig review for SmokeStack » | |
| SmokeStack at The Spinning Wheel, Paignton on Thu 19th Oct 06 write a gig review for SmokeStack » | |
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 Value For Money! The Wharf, Tavistock on Thu 5th Apr 07 | |
  I went to The Wharf on 5th April, purely because I love blues and thought I'd give this Blues Night thing a go! Wow! What an evening, it was fantastic. Loads of very talented musicians all taking turn singing or playing, it was a major jamming session. Absolutely fantastic!
Tim Page opened the evening, I've never seen him perform before, but I would really like to see more of him. Blues of the "Old" type, talking Blues. He played his guitar and used a case to keep beat with his feet, it was wonderful and I really hope he will come back to The Wharf on another Blues night.
I've never seen SmokeStack before, but I hope to be seeing a lot more of them. All the members of the band seemed to be enjoying themselves, which is what it's all about. There is certainly some talent out there and I can't wait to see more of it. All this for £2.50! Now that is what I can Value For Money. | |
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| [Fri 27th Jun 08] Mailing list If you'd like to be automatically informed of Blues events involving SmokeStack, the Ashburton Blues Festival, and the monthly Blues Jam sessions at The Vic (The Victoria Inn, North Street, Ashburton) email me at ashburtonbluesfestival@googlemail.com, and I'll put you on the mailing list. | [Sat 21st Jun 08] E mails/letters from fans after Ashburton Blues Festiva 'THEY CAME THEY PLAYED, THEY CONQUERED.....
My wife and I came to the Ashburton Blues Festival on Saturday and we had a fantastic day, we came initially to see the Feelgoods as I had not seen them since the seventies, We had not seen Smokestack or heard them before, we were totally blown away when you came on and played your set, with so much energy and great tunes it reminded me of the time I saw Dr Feelgood for the first time about '76.
-Mick
Saturday night was THE BEST. Dare I say SmokeStack knocked the socks off Dr Feelgood! You guys were brilliant.-Judy
There were lots of people at the gig who were saying SmokeStack were far, far, better the Dr Feelgood. And I agree!-Glen |  [Fri 20th Jun 08] Review from Blues in Britain mag-Ashburton Blues Fest Saturday night openers, Manchester-based Ernie's Rhythm Section, kept
it tight and cool, with more maturity than their youth implied,
before handing the stage over to Devon four-piece SmokeStack.
They kicked every ounce of energy from a stunning set cored round 50's
Chicago. SmokeStack's guitarist Nick Jones's wailing slide cut through
a sell-out audience as front-man Michael Cranmer pushed out kilowatts
of raw energy. They held the crowd in their hands with standards such
as Rufus Thomas's Walkin' the Dog, Sonny Boy's Checking on My Baby,
and segued into the self-penned samba-beat Lost Property Man aided by
guest saxman Steve King's honking horn. They finished their flawless
set with a version of the Van Morrison standard Gloria, which had the
fans howling for more.
It has to be said this was a hard act to follow, and Festival
headliners Dr Feelgood produced some strutting Canvey-Island hardcore
rock, which pushed all the right nostalgia buttons. Honorary Essex-man
Robert Kane (Sunderland, actually) kicked his charismatic way through
old Lee Brilleaux numbers like the Down at the Doctors, Roxette, and I
Can Tell, which had the hall bopping. End of Saturday score:
SmokeStack 5, Dr Feelgood 3 ! | [Fri 4th Jan 08] THURSDAY JAN 3, 2008.
First... THURSDAY JAN 3, 2008.
First Blues at The Wharf for the New Year! I wasn't expecting much of turnout , with sub-zero temperatures, biting wind and fog over the Moor, but by 9.00pm the place was filling up nicely. Lots of musicians coming to jam, including a bass player all the way from Madrid, and Dmitri from Russia, who did a great acoustic solo set (plus encore).
The band really got into a good groove. For me the highlight was an extended version of 'Spoonful'. Thanks to all our fans, and superb musicians who continue to build the monthly session into 'the' place to be for Blues lovers in the Westcountry.
Michael | |
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| [Sun 24th Jun 07] What Smokestack are doing at the Wharf each month is superb: playing their own fabulous Blues, but also encouraging other musicians to jam with them. The sessions get better and better! Keep it up boys! - Bluesboy | | Reply from SmokeStack: Thanks, 'Bluesboy'! We're all enjoying the gig there. The last on in June was a stonker, with a full brass section turning up! Spread thw word to Blues fans! | |
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| Ashburton Blues Festival 2009, Ashburton |
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| NEW FOR 2009! After this year's fab Festival (2008)! where we had DR FEELGOOD, IAN PARKER BAND, THE WILDCARDS, SMOKESTACK, IAN BRIGGS & THE SUPERVAMPERS, BAD KNEES BLUES BAND, STEVE DOW AND MIKE JEFFERIES, BUFFALO SQUEEZE, VINCE LEE DUO, SMOKEY JOE, THE HOT RATS, MISSISIPPI FREAKS, 2009 is already under plan. The 3 main HEADLINERS ARE BOOKED, AND THEY ARE ALL BRILLIANT! To be revealed soon.!!!! |
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| Victoria Inn, Ashburton |
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Ashburton Blues Jam session 2nd Monday in month, in The 'VIC', North Street, Ashburton
Run by Michael Cranmer
07850 964359 |
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| The Wharf, Tavistock |
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 Blues at The Wharf, first thursday of each month. SmokeStack are the resident band.
Come and listen or jam with the band
www.tavistockwharf.com |
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| This band/artist page is jointly maintained by Lemonrock and Michael. If this is not you, but this page represents you or your band/artist, join Lemonrock and we'll swap ownership of this page over to you to update! |
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| Page last updated 15 July 08, gig/event details last updated 13 July 08. |
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| Page first created on Lemonrock 15 October 06. |  |
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