on the whereabouts of the bands and groups that we

follow here at   RIPAL Records , compiled by

the Captain himself !

We can, accept no responsibility for any inaccuracies

regarding dates, venues or personnel, we are also not in

a position to report on gigs that may be cancelled at

short notice, but we will endeavour to make it as

accurate as we possibly can , so here we go…………

*  *  *  * The ** R i p a l** G i G ** G u i d e *  *  *  *

Taking us to the end of October 2010, more dates will follow once we have them, but until then we have the following dates, and venues confirmed for our illustrious performers. We have tried to indicate door prices if known  otherwise it would appear that there is no admission cost however may be worth checking it out before you travel any where…….. Joker Date Venue Sat 14th Aug – The Junction. Plymouth. 9.00pm (Free) Fri 27th Aug – Boomerangs Plymouth 9.00pm. (Free) Thu 2nd Sept – Plymouth Bike Night. The Hoe (Free) Fri 10th Sept – The Brook. Plympton 9.00pm (Free) Fri 17th Sept – The Railway Inn Saltash 9.00pm (Free) Sat 18th Sept –The Creeks End Inn. Kingsbridge 9.00pm (Free) Fri 24th Sept –The Drakes Drum. Plymstock. 9.00pm (Free) Sat 2nd Oct –The Grenville Hotel. Plymouth. 9.00pm (Free) Sat 9th Oct – The Junction. Plymouth. 9.00pm (Free) Sat 16th Oct – The Harbour Lights Torpoint.9.00pm (Free) Sat 30th Oct – The Brunel Inn. Saltash. 9.00pm (Free) All of the above appear to be free admission

Also check them out at The Joker Web Site at……….. www.jokeronline.co.uk

Joey The Lips JOEY the LIPS at the WHARF . . Very tight 10 piece soul funk band    . . . .  Joey The Lips always tend to have an admission charge  . . . so CHECK before you go ! Date                      Venue Fri 6th Aug – Mamma Stone’s. Exeter. 9.00pm (Price to be confirmed) Sat 7th Aug – The White Thorn. Shaugh Prior. 7.00pm (£TBC) Sat 14th Aug – Carlton Theatre. Teignmouth.8.00pm £13.00 Sat 21st Aug – Princess Pavillions. Falmouth. 8.30pm £10.00 Sat 28th Aug – Watermark Arts Centre. Ivybridge. 8.00pm (£TBC) Fri 24th Sept –The Tunnels. Bristol. 8.00pm (£TBC) Sat 16th Oct – The Ship. Elburton. 8.00pm (£TBC) Buffet included. Also check them out at the Joey The Lips web site at www.joeythelips.co.uk

SPLINTERS 4 Piece Rock covers band Date                    Venue Sat 7th Aug – Oak Villa Club. Plymouth. 9.00pm (Free) Fri 27th Aug – The Drakes Drum. Plymstock. 9.00pm (Free) Sun 29th Aug –Argum Rugby Club. Plymouth.  9.00pm. (Free) Fri 10th Sept – The White Horse. Launceston. 9.00pm. (Free) Sat 11th Sept – The Millbridge Inn. Plymouth. 9.00pm. (Free) Fri 17th Sept – The Harbour Tavern. Mevagissey. 9.00pm. (Free) Sat 18th Sept – Mainstone Social Club. Plymouth. 9.00pm. (Free) Fri 1st Oct – The Thistle Plymouth. 9.30pm. (Free) Sat 2nd Oct –   Bridge On Wool. Wadebridge. 9.30pm. (Free) Sat 9th Oct – The Drakes Drum. Plymstock. 9.00pm. (Free) Sat 16th Oct – The Millbridge Inn. Plymouth. 9.00pm. (Free) No more details on these guys but will be speaking to them soon to get all the gossip. Have seen them in action and they are worth a trip out to see them Diamond Geezers 6 piece rock covers band Date                     Venue Sat 14th Aug – The Grenville. Plymouth Sat 28th Aug – The Ship. Elburton Sat 4th Sept – The Thistle. Plymouth Fri 10th Sept The Brunel Inn. Saltash. Sun 12th Sept – The Grenville Hotel. Plymouth Sat 2nd Oct – The Thistle Tavern. Plymouth Sat 9th Oct – The Brunel Inn. Saltash Fri 22nd Oct – The Grenville Hotel. Plymouth. Sat23rd Oct – Elforleigh Hotel. Plympton. Sat 30th Oct –The Ship

and extends a very warm welcome to all those who wish to take a peek .

I have been busy enjoying myself recently having sneaked ashore while Mrs C .

wasn’t looking and taking in some of our well known local bands who have appeared in

Plymouth.    All very exciting for the Captain …. revisiting my youth, and whetting my appetite for

some more good live music.

At great personal risk to myself, I will be seeking further late passes to visit those many

places, where live entertainment is the order of the day, and reporting back my findings to you.

Looking forward to meeting up with and talking to   Joker,   Joey The Lips,  Those Diamond Geezers

and my latest find  The  Needletones.

Keep an eye out for my regular gig and band guide .  If you have a gig to promote,

or an open mic night, let me know and I’ll see if I can get along , or you can send me

your own review and we’ll share it with the crew.

Remember , we are always on the look out for new talent , so if you would like to send us an mp3

or  a web site we can check out , please go to the ‘ Contact us ‘ page .

So there you go ,  all aboard whose coming aboard  …….   it’s going to be an exciting journey!

signing off for now  . . .   The Captain . . .

L O G   No.  2

Dec ( 01 ) 2009

Well Mrs C left the door open again, so Captain Junior and I slipped out, and headed off at a trot to the Pavilions in Plymouth to take in a show and oh boy what a show !

Jools Holland and His Rhythm &  Blues  Band had hit town……..

Opening   for Mr Holland was KRIS BUCKLE, who sang and accompanied himself on guitar.

Then at 8.20pm Mr Holland strode onto the stage and proceeded to   bring the house down, with his blend of as it says on his tin Rhythm and Blues…

he was joined by that great singer  RUBY TURNER who had the audience on their feet… GREAT!

But you could have blown me down with a feather when  JOOLS HOLLAND welcomed onto stage a real hero of guitar and vocals  DAVE EDMUNDS who then opened his set with his number one hit record “ I Hear You Knocking ” ,

What a treat , vocals still as good as ever  DAVE EDMUNDS left the crowd baying for more , finishing his set with Sabre Dance another hit record from his days with  LOVE SCULPTURE.

Not only a great rocker but also produced top hits for acts such as  DION ,  EVERLY BROTHERS ,  DEL SHANNON ,  STATUS QUO ,  SHAKIN’ STEPHENS  and the  STRAY CATS .

As I am now a fully functioning member of society having embraced technology , I will be following all these acts via Twitter why don’t you look up  Capnripal .    RIPAL records is also twittering go on have a look ,

Busy time of year  with lots of bands playing  , so I’m looking  forward to reporting  back soon with more reviews. Next week I’ll l be nipping off to see  GARY MULLENS  in  ONE NIGHT OF QUEEN , saw his show last year and I thought it was great .

The following week , just in time for Christmas , I’ll be casting an eye over HOLLY at CHRISTMAS, a tribute band to BUDDY HOLLY.

Well  I’m  off out again so if you do spot me  you’ll know me by my very  special ’ T ’ shirt bearing its unique and distinctive  RIPAL RECORDS© logo  so give me a wave . . . . talking of special I also recently took them in ,  and they were special too !   Followed closely by those nutty boys from MADNESS but more from them later ! ) .

Going to go and stand outside a  JOEY and the LIPS gig ‘ cos guess who forgot to get a ticket !    Oh well there’s always next time . . . . .

The Captain . . .  signing off

LOG  No.  3

Dec  (02)  2009

LOG  No .  4

Jan  ( 01 )  2010

Well that’s the end of another busy old year, however

lots of new and exciting things to look forward to…….

I’ll be getting around seeing as many live shows as I can

and reporting back to you on my experiences.

I will finally be catching up with and interviewing those

celebrated local groups, plus I have a couple of lovely

Surprises in store.

I’m still looking for those elusive vocalists, so if you feel

you fit the bill get those recordings off post haste to

info@ripal.co.uk  . . . go to ‘CONTACT  US ‘  page and click link .

So will sign off now by wishing you all a very happy

and productive New Year

The Captain

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