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This is Exeter --
THE night before St Patrick's Day brought Ex-Poacher Tim Flaherty and his band The Bogtrotters to The Tiverton Community Arts Theatre.
This seven-piece band with two Ex- Poacher members, Peter John Frampton on guitar and vocals and Peter Longbottom on banjo, who were in Poacher when they were formed back in 1977 by rhythm guitarist Tim Flaherty, played two super sets to this Tiverton audience.
Tim Flaherty told me he first came to Tiverton when Poacher was booked by local Tiverton promoter Vernon Hutchings for shows at the New Hall Tiverton in the '70s, as some of you may recall.
He went on to tell me The Bogtrotters have travelled extensively in Europe, appearing at music festivals and other venues in Dusseldorf, Bonn, and Cologne, along with festivals in Holland and Belgium, they also appeared at the Limavady Irish Festival and the Millport Music Festival Scotland. It was great for me to meet up with them again – I last met up with them when they played the Tiverton Town Football Club in 2007.
Listening to the band I would say their musical direction leans towards their own arrangements of traditional Irish and Scottish music with a mixture of country along with modern material with original songs composed by Tim Flaherty and other band members, such as I Wanna Hear It From You taken from their 2006 studio album Lookin' Forward which I have been featuring on my two country music shows on Somerset's 10radio and Bayfm Exmouth leading up to their Tiverton gig, which got a lot of good feedback from my listening audience. The Bogtrotters make it look so easy with their brilliant tight harmonies on Garden Party, Sweet Sixteen, Home Made Wine, Lay Down Sally even to the Beatles hit Get Back with a few instrumentals from banjo player Peter Longbottom on Donkey Break Down and Flatt and Scruggs 1949 Foggy Mountain Breakdown which drew a well-deserved acknowledgment from the audience. There were no low points in the two sets fronted by Tim Flaherty, who gave his heart and soul in his vocals. This, along with his banter with the audience between numbers, makes him, in my view a great frontman for an excellent band.
The highlights for me were Steve Earle's Copperhead Road, The Galway Girl, and their 1978 hit Darling with which the band ended their set. That really showed the tightness of their harmonies. It was a pity that the evening was not better supported, as those who were not there missed a great night of music. Reported by This is 4 hours ago.
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This is Exeter --THE night before St Patrick's Day brought Ex-Poacher Tim Flaherty and his band The Bogtrotters to The Tiverton Community Arts Theatre.
This seven-piece band with two Ex- Poacher members, Peter John Frampton on guitar and vocals and Peter Longbottom on banjo, who were in Poacher when they were formed back in 1977 by rhythm guitarist Tim Flaherty, played two super sets to this Tiverton audience.
Tim Flaherty told me he first came to Tiverton when Poacher was booked by local Tiverton promoter Vernon Hutchings for shows at the New Hall Tiverton in the '70s, as some of you may recall.
He went on to tell me The Bogtrotters have travelled extensively in Europe, appearing at music festivals and other venues in Dusseldorf, Bonn, and Cologne, along with festivals in Holland and Belgium, they also appeared at the Limavady Irish Festival and the Millport Music Festival Scotland. It was great for me to meet up with them again – I last met up with them when they played the Tiverton Town Football Club in 2007.
Listening to the band I would say their musical direction leans towards their own arrangements of traditional Irish and Scottish music with a mixture of country along with modern material with original songs composed by Tim Flaherty and other band members, such as I Wanna Hear It From You taken from their 2006 studio album Lookin' Forward which I have been featuring on my two country music shows on Somerset's 10radio and Bayfm Exmouth leading up to their Tiverton gig, which got a lot of good feedback from my listening audience. The Bogtrotters make it look so easy with their brilliant tight harmonies on Garden Party, Sweet Sixteen, Home Made Wine, Lay Down Sally even to the Beatles hit Get Back with a few instrumentals from banjo player Peter Longbottom on Donkey Break Down and Flatt and Scruggs 1949 Foggy Mountain Breakdown which drew a well-deserved acknowledgment from the audience. There were no low points in the two sets fronted by Tim Flaherty, who gave his heart and soul in his vocals. This, along with his banter with the audience between numbers, makes him, in my view a great frontman for an excellent band.
The highlights for me were Steve Earle's Copperhead Road, The Galway Girl, and their 1978 hit Darling with which the band ended their set. That really showed the tightness of their harmonies. It was a pity that the evening was not better supported, as those who were not there missed a great night of music. Reported by This is 4 hours ago.
