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Music and adventures featuring the Groanbox Boys
40 Podcasts:
 1. Groanbox-June1LeicesterCityBluesFestival20 .. (played 6 times)
2. Groanbox-May31StringJamClubGalashielsScott .. (played 5 times)
3. Groanbox-May30RecordingInEdinburgh405.mov (played 5 times)
4. Groanbox-May29LeithFolkClubEdinburghScotla .. (played 6 times)
5. Groanbox-May28TolboothStirlingScotland821. .. (played 6 times)
6. Groanbox-May27BBCScotlandMaryKennedysGloba .. (played 6 times)
7. Groanbox-May26RehearsingAndRecordingInEdin .. (played 5 times)
8. Groanbox-May25TheTallShipGlasgowHarbour877 .. (played 5 times)
9. Groanbox-May24SelbyTownHallSelbyNorthYorks .. (played 5 times)
10. Groanbox-May23GreenockWanderersRFCClubGree .. (played 5 times)
11. Groanbox-May22AcousticMusicClubKirkcaldySc .. (played 5 times)
12. Groanbox-May21TheCourtyardKenmoreScotland1 .. (played 5 times)
13. Groanbox-May20TheOldLibraryKilbarchanScotl .. (played 5 times)
14. Groanbox-May19RehearsingInEdinburgh746.mov (played 4 times)
15. Groanbox-TinHutAberdeenshireScotland897.mo .. (played 5 times)
16. Groanbox-May17BogbainFarmScotland434.mov (played 6 times)
17. Groanbox-May16BaldersbyStJamesCEPrimarySch .. (played 5 times)
18. Groanbox-May15BBCRadioSwindonAndTheBeehive .. (played 5 times)
19. Groanbox-May14CarlyonArmsStAustellCornwall .. (played 5 times)
20. Groanbox-May12BomBanesBrighton885.mov (played 5 times)
21. Groanbox-May12TheBootInnWeymouth384.mov (played 4 times)
22. Groanbox-May11TheBellBathAndRoyalPortlandA .. (played 5 times)
23. Groanbox-May10GreenNoteLondon944.mov (played 5 times)
24. Groanbox-May9RoyalAlbertHallIgniteSeries45 .. (played 6 times)
25. Groanbox-NationalTheatreLondon665.mov (played 5 times)
26. Groanbox-May7WrothamArmsBroadstairs717.mov (played 5 times)
27. Groanbox-May6CrookedBilletStokeRow871.mov (played 6 times)
28. Groanbox-May5SweepsFestivalRochester515.mo .. (played 5 times)
29. Groanbox-May4SweepsFestivalRochester130.mo .. (played 6 times)
30. Groanbox-May3SweepsFestivalRochester123.mo .. (played 6 times)
31. Groanbox-May2ManOfKentAleHouse396.mov (played 5 times)
32. Groanbox-MayDayOvalTavern802.mov (played 5 times)
33. Groanbox-RehearsalsDay4652.mov (played 5 times)
34. Groanbox-RehearsalsDay3400.mov (played 5 times)
35. Groanbox-RehearsalsDayTwo705.mov (played 5 times)
36. Groanbox-DayOneOfRehearsalsAtMuskieStudios .. (played 5 times)
37. Groanbox-GroanboxTourDinnerThePragers872.m .. (played 5 times)
38. Groanbox-GroanboxBoysFreedomBoot597.mov (played 5 times)
39. Groanbox-GroanboxBoysLivePerformanceCompil .. (played 5 times)
40. Groanbox-AForceOfNaturePartI654.mov (played 5 times)
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Groanbox Boys Live Compilation Video Spring 2008
Compilation video of the Groanbox Boys performing live throughout the UK on their Spring Tour 2008.
All music written by the Groanbox Boys except:
Cannonball Rag (Travis)
Long Tall Mama (Broonzy)
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Recording Vocals in Edinburgh
Paul and Michael record vocals in Edinburgh with the Amazing Rolo
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June 1 - Leicester City Blues Festival 2008, Leicester
Backstage. A quick set up. Excerpts from the show. Break down. "Groanbox Baby!" by Adrian Burns. This is the final video post from the Groanbox Boys May 2008 UK tour. Thank you for tuning in! All episodes compiled and edited by Michael Ward-Bergeman. Camera assistance from Paul Clifford, Cory Seznec, David Bruce, Anne Hughes Clifford, Beau Webber, Sara Furse and a few other helpful audience members.
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May 31 - String Jam Club, Galashiels, Scottish Borders
Fisherman on the Tweed. Excerpt from the show.
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May 30 - Recording in Edinburgh
A glimpse into the groanbox recording process.
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May 29 - Leith Folk Club, Edinburgh, Scotland
LeithFM. Writing and rehearsing new material in the park.
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May 28 - Tolbooth, Stirling, Scotland
"Blue Railroad Train" sound check at Tolbooth. Soundman Dave shares some fascinating history and shows us around the venue. Bring on the kids! Excerpts from the show.
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May 27 - BBC Scotland: Mary Kennedy's Global Gathering, Glasgow, Scotland
Strange whistling winds at BBC Scotland. The Tall Ship briefly revisited. A few excerpts from the show.
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May 26 - Rehearsing and Recording in Edinburgh
A quick look around the recording space. Working on a few new ideas. Paul finds a new instrument.
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May 25 - The Tall Ship, Glasgow Harbour
Sunny Govan Radio. Tall Ship. David Ferrard. Excerpts from the show.
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May 24 - Selby Town Hall, Selby, North Yorkshire
"Long for Day" at Selby Town Hall.
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May 23 - Greenock Wanderers RFC Club, Greenock, Scotland
Paul's fiftieth bowl of cereal. Writing and rehearsing new material at Gladstone Farm.
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May 22 - Acoustic Music Club, Kirkcaldy, Scotland
Pushing Scottie's caravan. Tippy toe museum. The Hat. Excerpts from the show. Lady Wemyss and Cory's people of Fife. "Going Up to Fortingall to see the Yew"
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May 21 - The Courtyard, Kenmore, Scotland
Rabbit head on the dash. The river Tay. The Fortingall Yew. Lawers Dam by Ben Lawers. Deer bones beneath a tree in Borland. The percussion layout at Courtyard. Shattered deer bone fragments.
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May 20 - The Old Library, Kilbarchan, Scotland
The Groanbox train getting up to speed at the Old Library. "I've got rabbit teeth in my boot." Cory shows us his banjos and gives a brief history and demonstration of clawhammer technique.
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May 19 - Rehearsing in Edinburgh
Somewhere in the Highlands. Rabbit bones outside the rabbit hole. Rehearsal on a green in Edinburgh. Introducing...Jimmy John and Bobby James.
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May 18 - Tin Hut, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Loch Ness Monster. Hanik Attack. North Sea at Findhorn. On the road to the Tin Hut. Excerpts from the show. Loch Ness Monster: Behind the Scenes.
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May 17 - Bogbain Farm, Inverness, Scotland
Scotland. Fixing the boot. The accordion exhibit at Bogbain Farm. Excerpts from the show. Jamming with Bruce MacGregor.
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May 16 - Baldersby St James CE Primary School and Old Courthouse, Thirsk, North Yorkshire
Paul's passport problem. Joda. Cemetary strip off story. Ferrybridge Power Station. The beautiful children of Baldersby St James CE Primary School. Edwina Hayes. Kitchenware percussion. "Bygone Era" @ Old Courthouse.
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May 15 - BBC Radio Swindon and The Beehive, Swindon
Arrival at BBC Radio Swindon. Short jam in the BBC elevator. The Mark Seaman Show. The Beehive.
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May 14 - Carlyon Arms, St. Austell, Cornwall
Meeting Mel. Double branch kick. The new Groanmobile. "On the Road to Stonehenge" The drive to St. Austell, Cornwall. Paul's pep talk. Excerpts from the show.
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May 13 - Bom-Bane's, Brighton
Bad situation with M7. Bom-Bane's. Busking by the Royal Pavilion. Excerpts from the show featuring Nick Pynn. Jane Bom-Bane shows us some of her tables.
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May 12 - The Boot Inn, Weymouth
A history lesson with Terry: Boot Hill. Americans in Weymouth. John Newton and the Slave Trade. Cannonball Rag @ the Boot Inn.
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May 11 - The Bell, Bath and Royal Portland Arms, Portland
Excerpts from the afternoon show at the Bell. Amadou on Mount Pleasant. Jamming after the show. The drive to Portland. Excerpt from the RPA show.
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May 10 - Green Note, London
Sound check at Green Note. Oscar Cainer's 1893 Lyon and Healy Washburn banjo with tree of life inlay. "Lets Go Down to the River" "Last Call" Gutter tea. The Tree of Life on Fiona's back. Beedi cigarettes. Larry Campanelli and his special sunglasses. "House of the Rising Sun" N6 Mel.
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May 9 - Royal Albert Hall-Ignite! Series
The Yew. Behind the "kit" with Paul Clifford. Shed at the Royal Albert Hall.
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May 8 - National Theatre, London
The fishy contents of Paul's suitcase. London, "The Big Smoke" Set up at the National Theatre. A short excerpt from the NT performance. Beanos and charabancs.
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May 7 - Wrotham Arms, Broadstairs
Fox Tail. Paul plays some farm machinery. "Some moron left the trunk open" Duet for Freedom Boot and Wrotham Arms Zob Stick on the streets of Broadstairs. (Zob stick doesn't survive) Paul powders his gourd, with quite startling results. "Juliette Red Dress" @ Wrotham Arms.
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May 6 - Crooked Billet, Stoke Row
Rapeseed and sheep in Fiddleford. Jamming at Fiddleford Manor. The drive to Henley on Thames. Red Hook @ Crooked Billet.
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May 5 - Sweeps Festival, Rochester and Fiddleford Inn, Dorset
Even more Morris Dancing. Excerpts from the final performance at Sweeps Festival. Tension mounts as the GBB can't refill their tires. Coca-Col. Stonehenge. Wise books in the wind on the way down, down, down to the West Country. Setup at the Fiddleford Inn. The nasty 146 lb gourd. Excerpts from the Fiddleford Inn show.
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May 4 - Sweeps Festival, Rochester
More Morris. Carousel at Rochester Castle Gardens. Guiding in "M7" Set up in the concert marquee. Excerpts from the show.
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May 3 - Sweeps Festival, Rochester
Mel's Magic Mystery Windows. The Dealers. Aliens. Rapper Sword Dancing. Excerpts from the Gbox first day at Sweeps Festival in Rochester. "I hear my people" Morris Dancing. Gangster of Love. More excerpts.
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May 2 - Man of Kent Ale House
Burning ourselves out. Excerpts from the Man of Kent Ale House. Bessie Sayce from The Dealers. A beautiful Yew tree story. Freedom (Worry) People. Bessie checks out the Freedom Boot. Demise of the crystalized chicken foot.
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May Day - Oval Tavern
We pick up "Mel 7" aka the Groanmobile. From the graveyard to the pub with the Gbox Yew tree at our first gig at Oval Tavern in Croydon. Morris Dancing. Excerpts from the first set. Yew trees, churchyards, longbows, things "my grandmother told me", and "before the pyramids"
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Rehearsals - Day 4
Paul's "Last Call" and "Sea Bone" ("B" means "Boot") Paul on fire. Bupbups. Putting the chickens away. Bumblebee Tuna.
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Rehearsals - Day 3
Picking up steam and catching the rhythm of tunes from the Groanbox library. Short silent requiem beneath a cottony blue sky for chickens on death row. Chicken Foot. An explanation of some of the Boot Mojo. The ceremonial shake. Evironmenting with Paul. Oooh La La boxers. Playda Bombo. Floating foamy lips. Mesopotamian fetish. Tippy Toe Museum.
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Rehearsals - Day 2
The Drying of Chicken Foot. We plow through all the material on "Fences Come Down" CD. Paul sings like a slug.
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Day One of Rehearsals at Muskie Studios in Kent, UK
Paul introduces us to his dumpster instrument, the Organjo. We begin construction on the stomp platform and meet the chickens. Stomp Platform One breaks. We meet Joey and speak to him about the chickens. Stomp Board, take two. Moose and Muskie nursing facts. Paul rocks out with the Freedom Boot. The chess board. Chicken Feet. A few excerpts from our rehearsals.
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Groanbox Tour Dinner @ the Pragers
We had the traditional Groanbox Tour dinner last night at the Pragers, arranged by our dear friends Simon and Birte Prager and Ann and Tony Bell of Brooks Blues Bar. There was plentiful food and lots of music and laughter with friends. The evening kicked off with Simon and Cory playing some tunes, including a version of "Trying to Get Home" by the Rev. Gary Davis. After the feast, Tony Bell entertained everyone with some stories and Paul shed some light on the legend of Bucktooth Trombone. Then it was a midnight drive down to Kent and Muskie Studios for a quick look around before hitting the sack. Sunday is the first rehearsal.
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Groanbox Boys-Freedom Boot
The Groanbox Boys have brought their music and Freedom Boot to places far and wide in the UK and USA. Have you seen an instrument like this before? Do you know another name for it to add to the growing list? Let us know...and in the meantime, check out our show on blip.tv
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Groanbox Boys Live Performance Compilation Video 2007
Compilation video of the Groanbox Boys performing live throughout the UK and USA in 2007. All music written by the Groanbox Boys except: St. James Infirmary (trad) Blues in the Bottle (trad) Long Tall Mama (Broonzy)
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A Force of Nature (Part I)
Performances, interviews and adventures featuring the Freedom Boot on the Groanbox Boys' October/November 2007 tour of the UK.
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