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UPDATED August 2024

Regensburg & Vienna 14 & 15 Sep

The end of November finds the Quarrymen on their way back to Germany again, this time to Stadthagen near Hannover for a gig on Friday 29 Nov, and then a return visit to Cottbus for another perfomance on Saturday 30th. By a happy coincidence, this is just the time when the German Christmas Markets start, with all that Gluhwein and sausages....

On Sunday 5 December the Quarrymen - and Friends - will be appearing in Tamworth at St. Editha’s Community Church Hall, College Lane, Tamworth B79 7BX.

Opening the show for us will be Pete Dicks, of Beatles and Beyond fame, the DJ behind Britain’s longest running Beatles Radio Show.

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On Saturday 6 July - a fateful date! - the Original Quarrymen and Friends returned to Quarry Hall, one of the first stages that they played, at the school where John started his Skiffle Group, the Quarrymen, in 1956, with some friends from the Fourth Year. Last of those friends is Rod Davis, who played with John 1956 -57,  together with drummer Colin Hanton who played with John, Paul and George until 1959. On keyboards was Henry Duff Lowe, son of the man who played piano on ”In Spite of all the Danger” and on bass, prolific Beatles author David Bedford. Special guest Clark Gilmour, from The Cavern opened the proceedings with a terrific solo set, after which members of the audience took part in a Q & A session with the group.

Earlier that afternoon the Quarrymen made a surprise visit to Dovedale Road School’s Fete in Penny Lane. Dovedale was the primary school attended by John Lennon, George Harrison and Ivan Vaughan - and also by our bass player David Bedford. The guys introduced the crowd to some original fifties Skiffle and Rock ‘n’ Roll, before heading off to Calderstones School for their evening gig.

A special gig for The Original Quarrymen and Friends - Colin Hanton and Rod Davis back in their native village of Woolton - together with Henry Duff Lowe and David Bedford - and special guest Chrisse Usenius from Finland on lead guitar. Opening the show was 18 year old Edward - frontman of Preston Indie rock band “Pendant” , who played a blistering solo set. A great evening for us, with the chance to meet many old friends.

photo left: Edward warming up!

Saturday 24 August Colin and Rod found themselves at the Liverpool Beatles Museum in Mathew Street where they were chatting to Roag Best, and having fun with a whole lot of leg-pulling!

Our final gig in Liverpool this weekend was on Convention Day when all the Beatles fans crowd into the Adelphi Hotel to ransack the memorabilia stalls and listen to some fascinating interview sessions and take in a whole load of great bands playing live. The Quarrymen Colin, Rod, David and Henry - plus our guest lead guitarist, Chrisse Usenius from Finland, had a whole lotta fun on stage to a very appreciative audience.

Photo left: L to R: Pete Shotton, Eric Griffiths,,Len Garry, John Lennon, Colin Hanton and Rod Davis in the St. Peter’s Rose Queen procession on 6 July 1957.

Soundwerk Stuttgart - Sun 18 Aug

Rod Davis took part in a “Meet and Greet”, chatting and  picking the odd tune and showing his Powerpoint presentation all about  Skiffle and the Quarrymen, whilst consuming Sausages & Beer - or maybe Coffee & Cheesecake at Soundwerk in Stuttgart where the Quarrymen played in September 2023.

As well as running a fantastic music shop, Markus of Soundwerk has a remarkable exhibition of Rock ‘n’ Roll memorabilia on display - well worth a detour if you happen to be in southern Germany.

Duff’s CD now on Spotify etc!

John Duff Lowe’s CD, “Open for Engagements” is now available on Itunes, Apple Music and Spotify!

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