FAF Newsletter 27th January 2005
What's on in February Sham/Freeloaders 14th Feb: The Sham are back at The Bedford www.thebedford.co.uk 20th Feb. Let You Know, the Freeloaders' new single, will be available to download from  www.thefreeloadersband.co.uk  (currently under redesign) from 20th Feb  22nd  Feb. The Sham and The Freeloaders. Kings Hall  Ilkley   Ticket Sales via Ilkley Tourist Information Office (01943 602319) The office is staffed 9:30pm - 5:00pm Monday to Saturday. Tickets can be bought over the phone with switch/visa and posted to the customer or left for collection at the venue on the night of the concert. 23rd Feb. The Freeloaders and The Sham. Sheffield at the Boardwalk on Snig  Hill, ticket's  cost £8  plus a £2 pound booking fee or £10 on the door. BOX OFFICE 0870 145 1207 (24HR) 0114 2767093 ( LOCAL) OR HALLAM FM ARENA 0114 2565656 TICKETS CAN ALSO BE PURCHASED FROM Jacks Records,Division St, Sheffield Forever Changes, Ecclesall Rd Sheffield or from the venue on gig nights  24th Feb The Freeloaders/The Sham. The Scunthorpe Baths Hall  The biggest of all  the venues with a capacity of 1200 standing and is The Freeloaders official  launch night, The Freeloaders, The Sham and a local Scunthorpe band  called Rival sounds are on the bill, all doors open at 7.00 and bands start  at 8 ish Enquiries: 01724 277733 Box Office: 01724 277744 Total media fusion 01427 891 281 Nick Hall 13th Feb. TOYK - Shirley 227 Stratford Rd, Shirley, Solihull, B90 3AH Tel: 0121-745 2299 A return gig at this excellent chilled out Sunday night Acoustic Venue. Come along, enjoy a meal and a couple of hours of acoustic music. Free entry - Make sure you book a table upstairs if you want to be close to the music.! Starts 8:30 pm  Malachi Cush 26 Feb. Magherafelt, Belfast Malachi is performing a gig at Magherfelt in Belfast on the 26th of Feb. If you are interested, and would like to know more, please contact Rosie on www.malachimad.com  Other news Carolynne tour  Carolynne is doing a Theatre tour supporting Tony Chrisrie. Full details here Barry Mc Keever Golden Event April 16 2005 Come and join us for a very special day of celebration as we host a Golden Event to celebrate the music and birthday of Barry Mc Keever in Belfast on Saturday April 16th 2005.   This has been a much asked for event and we promise you a party atmosphere and a day to remember!   For all details please visit :   www.barrymckeever.biz and click the FAN FORUM link or go straight to the forum here;   http://pub218.ezboard.com/bbarrynessofbarryandbignige   We look forward to welcoming you to the site and forum and ultimately to the Grand Day itself.   Event Managers : Lady M and Yvonne    Peter Brame album  Peter fans will be thrilled to know they can now purchase an album of Peters music from http://www.peterbramestore.co.uk/ The tracklisting is as follows: 1 Dying for your art. 2 Catch you around. 3 Wasted love. 4 Undone. 5 Wake up. 6 Chasing. 7 Smash. 8 Thanks 4 nothing. 9 Comin down. 10 I know u know. 11 Friday high. 12 Girl interupted. 13 Cry silver and gold horizon. 14 Chaos is beautiful. 15 Breathing down my neck. 16 You don't understand. 17 Black heart. 18 Step off. 19 Ocean park. 20 I'll be late. The cost will be £10.00 plus £2.50 P&P per CD. (In addition a handling fee of 60p per CD will be added to orders paid for using PayPal or NoChex to cover the credit/debit card processing fees charged by these companies.)  Alex news. According to the Top of the Pops website Alex New album is due for release in April. Keep checking this site for updates Comic Relief Does Fame Academy  March 4th 2005  Follow all the action here on FAF The Talent Spotter: Coming Spring 2005    As mentioned in earlier newsletters work is underway on a New non Fame Academy related site which will focus on British artists either unsigned or signed to small labels.  Some of these artists will be familiar faces from Fame Academy, however we are keen to broaden our remit and include deserving artists and groups from any background.  In addition to hosting up to date music news, events, interviews and reviews, the new site will feature a range of forums covering Music, entertainment, sport.. and much more Talent Spotter Top Ten (TSTT) Catagories under consideration include  Talent Spotter Top Ten (TSTT) Uk music venues (non stadium) TSTT unsigned or small lable UK group TSTT unsigned or small lable solo UK artist TSTT signed UK act You only have until 31st January 2005 to get your nominations in for the Talent Spotter Top Tens. Voting will commence in February. has your favourite been nominated yet?  Nominations can either be posted on the   Talent Spotter messageboard or emailed to me at the following address info@hannaholly.co.uk  Talent Spotter Talent. Is this you?  We are looking for talented people to help out on the new site.  We are looking for Forum moderators, reporters/reviewers/researchers and for people with excellent IT skills who can help us make the the site and forum look fantastic.  If you have a little bit of spare time, enjoy supporting music and work well as part of a team. email me with details of any experience you may have, and advise which area you think you would be able to help us with. info@hannaholly.co.uk   Home Artists Forums Chat