That was a thing! Introduced by Colin as “The third last band to play in Salisbury Live 2018”. We had an absolute blast playing yesterday. The weather stayed good for us and the sun even broke through. Thank you for having us and looking forward to tonight’s gig at The Wig & Quill! See you there! Thank you as well to Spencer Mulholland Photography for the additional photos.
Gig no 2 of the weekend… And after the success of Salisbury Live goes “Rural”, we find ourselves back at Alderbury Village Hall. Considering the thunderstorms and rain forecast that was being banded about, the weather was fantastic! Thank you for having us and we’ll see you again soon!
Thankfully the bar staff had put the football round the corner so we didn’t need to be stealth ninjas setting up… However, Qudos is always an enjoyable gig, made even more so by the amount of people that stayed out past the football end whistle! Love playing here and can’t wait until we are back in September!
So, on the 12th, Break Cover made the very short trip to The New Inn in Amesbury. A very well attended gig and a very rare sight… Terry singing!
At the start of May, we ventured out to the Salisbury Live goes Rural event playing at Alderbury Village Hall. Only a short set as part of the days lineup, but with Red Flags, Stolen Jam, Legends – Heroes of Rock and The Deloreons, it was a great line up for a bank holiday weekender!
Salisbury Live is here again! This is the last fundraiser of this year before we get into the fantastic event that is Salisbury Live. 5 weekends of live music, and we are extremely proud to be part of it again.
With sets from Just Because, The Funk Bunnies, us, Passenger Club and Barely Legal, it definitely was a Good Friday at Salisbury Rugby Club!
Last Thursday, we took a little drive east and came to entertain the guys at RAF Odiham. They have a great little facility there for live music and a brilliant crowd! The guys that help run the club did an opening slot for us, which for some, was their first proper gig in front of people. Well done!
Love playing here. It is always great fun. Thanks for having us!
Well, for those that follow us on Facebook, the cat is out of the bag! As you can see here, Andrea has settled in well with us, and his introduction at The Wig and Quill was fantastic. A great night had by all, and a great introduction to our new lineup.
We have done our last gigs for 2017!
Break Cover are now on holiday and have gigged our last gig of this year… 2017 has really been an interesting year with both highs and lows. Claire leaving us at the start of the year meant that for half of 2017, Break Cover had no female lead vocalist. Then while searching for a lead singer, Steve left too.
Enter Lea Truckle… Salisbury Music Awards Best Guitarist 2015 asked if he could play bass. A little flummoxed as, well, it’s an opening for a bass player. But he came, he played and he got the part! And did such a fantastic job on bass, he earned the title of Salisbury Music Awards Best Bassist 2017!
Now would be a great opportunity to give an honourable nod to the many people who have stood in this year. Dave Hitchins on Bass, Ray Franklin also on Bass and Neil & Lea stepping in for Terry on guitar. Thank you very much for your help!
And whilst we are on the thanks list, a separate nod is deserved for Jez Caesar. He played harmonica on many many gigs this year, and was also a part of our Studio CD we recorded way back in Feb this year. Thank you Jez!
Now on to the good stuff… Enter Jemma! Her audition could be described as an open and shut case. It only took two songs for us to offer her the job!
Pubs, clubs, weddings, festivals and concert halls have all been played this year. We had a great crack at open air gigs too including Amesbury Carnival, Durrington Music in the Rec, The New Inn summer music festival, Salisbury’s Music in the Park, Christmas Market and Sunday Market just this weekend gone. We also got to support From The Jam at the Barrington Theatre in Ferndown.
As you may have seen though, Lea recently has had a change in circumstances and can no longer commit to playing bass with us. We are sad to see him go as it has been a blast having him in the band. We wish him all the best with whatever is next on his radar.
We have always had such a warm reception from every audience. Thank you to everyone who has seen us play this year. And for all your support online too. Your support means the world to us and you are the reason why we do this. Thank you!!
What’s next for us? A little break right now plus some auditions for a new bassist and get ourselves ready to come back with a bang in 2018.
Keep on rocking, have a great holiday break and see you at a gig soon!
With the Hootenany the day before… There was no rest for the wicked! Getting straight out the door to set up for the Salisbury Christmas Market! It was very well attended and there was lots of bopping and dancing at the stalls we could see, but it only took a break in the weather before a crowd gathered. It was great to be able to play for you all! Thank you very much for showing your support. Not just for us, but to all the independent traders…
