John Burke's a-Musings

A short series of articles about a long weekend that we took to Torquay in order to see a sixties show with John Leyton, The Honeycombs and ...

Monday 23 September 2019. A busy afternoon onboard the Marella Dream, packing all our stuff into suitcases ready for the trip home tomorrow....

Saturday, 1 June 2019. This year marked our fifteenth appearance at the Heskin Fair organised by Jack Gerrard, his family and friends. O...

Saturday 26 January 2019. Our first gig of the year took us on a stormy journey to Ainsdale near Southport to play at a 70th birthday party....

Saturday 8 December saw us out at Fleetwood Cricket Club playing for a Christmas event for a local classic car club. They were joined for th...

Friday, 30 November 2018 was an early Christmas date for us as we played following a luncheon for a pensioners' group if ex-British Gas ...

Catching up on the latest gig reports, this entry covers two gigs, both for private parties at cricket clubs. This was a couple of weeks ...

We've had a couple of gigs so far this year. The first I'm featuring here was in Garstang at the Banqueting Suite by the canal. I...

Thursday 14 December 2017. All awash with alliteration, no... that's it. I'm not going to be able to keep that up... Thursday night...

Saturday 25 November 2017 saw us back at Coast Riders Diner and Bar for a charity night in aid of Trinity Hospice and in memory of the won...

Saturday 30 September 2017. Last weekend we motored across to Darwen to play at a double 70th Birthday Party. One of the couple's birthd...

This year is the sixteenth year we have played this particular event. We always have to keep a wary eye on the weather as with any outdoor ...

In the past we have played a few gigs for a local car club so it was nice to get a call from their secretary the other week. 'We are hav...