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January 2012
We are now sold out of cd number 1 and have been mulling over whether to have some more copies made for sale or redo it. The latter suggestion won the day and not having the funds to spend on studio time we have decided to record our next concert and make up a new replacement cd from that. We have drawn up a list of stuff to go into the concert and it should be a great night with some of the old classics as well as a couple of completely new songs that should strike a note of sympathy with a few folk. So if you want to be part of the shouting and singing on our new cd come along to the Ladyholme Centre Windermere on Friday 5th March - details should be out soon - the concert is being organised by Windermere Primary School PTA to raise funds for the PTA.
January 2011
Just when I thought it was safe to go outside, alas the water on the road suddenly turned out to be sheet ice. The story of December 2010 as twas told to me - "Much like performing at a PaNiKaTaK concert", says I. A fine turn out in Storth for us - didn't realise there was that number of folk lived there who hadn't seen us before - I jest of course cause Chrisi did a hands up call and it was a worry to see that there was a large proportion of those present had been to one of our concerts before. I am still trying to settle in my own mind whether this is some sort of a vote of confidence or a reflection of the sad state of the country as a whole. Anyway thanks Storth - next at Burton in Kendal in February where rumour has it that we may have a visit from a strange character from Scotland who used to turn up at a lot of gigs a few years ago. Apparently the fellow has just returned from an enforced vacation and rumour has it he is due to appear in Ambleside at a Burn's night do. 'Watch this space', as they say.
September 2010
August we were at the Windermere Golf Club raising funds for the Captain's charities - another fine evening held together by a little alcohol intake to keep the audience on our side. September 25th saw us at the Priory Hall in Lancaster with a super audience who amassed over £500 on the night for the church charities. Even the vicar who thanked us at the end for the evening show was great and forgave us for rewriting two of his favourite hymns - a standing ovation perchance for Viagra. Next weekend - the 2nd October sees us in Storth village hall where I am hoping to be able to use the new loos that we were raising money for last time we were there. Reminds me of the motto my school friends and I used to live by - Semper in excretum.
July 2010
Alas I have been very remiss and not done much for ages - let alone look at these pages - now alas I have been told by the management that I must cease procrastination or suffer a fate that sounds rather similar. Not wishing to lose anything that might yet prove of merit - here I sit on the scribble machine - but we are indeed reborn. In the wee small hours we have beavered away to perfect a collection of songs tunes and stories to entertain and delight. So we are set to annoy and upset, astonish and amaze - and raise a few more pennies for local worthy causes. See the updated Gigs page for details.
As those who follow the "Path of PaNiKaTaKiA" you
will be aware that Heidi migrated to the land of her dreams and now lives in a
wee village near Cork in Southern Ireland. Mo is no longer with us and
Angie no longer tweaks the sound gear, however we are indeed lucky to have
been joined by Brian, a fine figure of a fellow who has been on the fiddle for
years. One of the top sound engineers in our area, Martin, now does sound
for us and is excellent at giving us the wow factor ! - If you need the wow
factor in a good sound engineer then look up Martin Buck at Touchwood
Engineering - based in Kendal he does have info on myspace.com.
So come along spend a bob or two have a sing and a laugh, shout in joy, or anger
or despair we can do it all - and usually its all in a good cause, - though as
you will know we do occasionally do either private gigs or to raise funds to
keep us on the road.
2009
- SPECIAL SUMMER OFFERS -
Check out the special deals on the newly revised products page maybe pick
up a bargain for someone you hate for this Christmas or snap up
the last remaining stocks of the original cd1- "PaNiKaTak" so you will
be set to make a killing when in years to come they become cult classics
and are sold in London auction houses for hundreds of euros.
Ingleton next - - Saturday 3rd October - see Gigs the page
July 2009
WOODLAND on Saturday 11th saw just the four of us, Chris, Hanna, Ian and Dave sort of oozed onto the wee stage at this iconic village hall - not many of them left - in fact another hall that should have a preservation order on it - a reminder of what corrugated iron did for Britain - a great turn out for us again - it was two years ago that we were here when we performed three up and three down I recall - and once again a fine hot pot in the interval - always difficult to get roused again after a blow out but we made it and raised funds to keep the hall on the road.
GREAT CONCERT AT LADYHOLME - On Thursday 9th we were at the Ladyholme Centre between Windermere and Bowness -sort of "At Home" for us. It was a super concert with a wonderful atmosphere. Put on by a small group of friends in memory of Paula Waring who had succumbed to the dreaded cancer at St. Mary's Hospice. The hall was filled with local folk who raised a total of £1,050 which will go to the Hospice. Once again there was the five of us Chrissi, Hanna, Ian, Dave and Brian aided and abetted by Martin on the knobs and switches. Thanks to all who came and laughed and sang and for raising such a princely sum for St. Mary's.
June 2009
We had two very successful concerts in early June, the first on Friday the 12th was in Arnside W.I. and village hall in aid of the RNLI - athe main body of their letter after the do is pasted into the reports page. The other was in Carnforth in the civic hall which mostly makes out as a badminton tunnel. There was only five of us Chrissi, Hannah, Ian, Dave and a new fiddler - Brian. Heidi was away in Europe catching up with old friends but she has intimated that she will probably not be with us for much longer anyway due to other pressures. I suppose any group of people is bound to be a tenuous sort of affair and circumstances change but it will be sad to see her go as she has brought a lot to the group over the years. C'est la vie as they say in Ashby de la Zouch. Next two gigs coming up in July - Thursday the 9th and Saturday the 11th. The first one is at our old haunt the Ladyholme Centre between Windermere and Bowness and is in aid of St. Mary's Hospice. The second is at the Woodlands village hall to raise ffunds for the hall.
May 2009
Alas I'm afraid I have been reluctant to sit in front of the dreaded God screen and things have got a little behind - but I have quickly cobbled together an updated site which I do promise to try to see to regularly. I always did like seeing to regularly but that's another story.