Followingthe two day Strummercamp held over May Bank-Holiday weekend, the Three Amigos are pleased to confirm that a further event will be held at Manchester Rugby Club on Saturday 26th August 2006. Running from ''High Noon'' until midnight and featuring Dave Sharp and six other bands, plus special guests and DJ's, ''A Fistful of Strummercamp'' promises to be not only ''more of the same'' as requested, but the chance for some new acts to entertain us and hopefully bid for a place on the bill at Strummercamp 2007.

Camping and caravanning spaces will also be available free of charge to those who pre-book their tickets and indicate this at the time of booking.

Tickets on sale now from www.strummercamp.co.uk
£8.50 in advance (including camping if pre-booked)
A very limited number of tickets will be available on the door at a cost of £10.

Numbers are strictly limited so pre-booking is advised to avoid disappointment.

Click here for full details of A Fistful Of Strummercamp.

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Having utilised a gap in Hard Folk dates during mid June for a successful field research trip to Cornwall, Dave returns to his adopted 'local', The Church Inn for a series of dates this summer, the first being on Sunday 23rd July.

The dates will be (weather permitting) out-doors in the churchyard and will feature support from local musicians selected by Dave and The Church's manager Tom Gribben.

Dave will be previewing new material to be recorded this summer for a new album.

More info to follow as it becomes available.

The Church Inn
Church Lane
Prestwich
Greater Manchester
M25 1AJ

Tel. 0161 798 6727

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On Sunday 16th July, Dave will be appearing at Guilfest 2006 (Stoke Park, Guildford) as a member of ska/rock 'supergroup' Three Men And Black. Dave previously appeared with Three Men And Black in 2003 when he stood in for The Stranglers JJ Burnell. Although originally due to play Guildford, JJ is now unable to make it, so this time the 'Three Men' will be Dave,Nick Welsh (Selector / Bad Manners) & Eric Falkner (Bay City Rollers), with the ever present Pauline Black completing the line up.

The band will play the BBC Radio 2 Main Stage at around 1pm. Joining them on
Sunday's bill are Billy Idol, The Stranglers, The Waterboys, Green On Red,
Sparks, Stereo MC´s, Donovan & The Ukulele Orchestra of GB (with many more acts across the 7 stages).
The rest of the weekend sees Embrace, Miles Hunt's Wonderstuff, The Lightning Seeds, Hayseed Dixie & Nizlopi play on Friday night, with Saturday including A-Ha, Gary Numan, Blue Oyster Cult, Glenn Tillbrook, Sandi Thom & Hugh Cornwell.

Weekend and single day tickets are available from www.guilfest.co.uk or via the ticket hotline on 01483 454159.

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To all Alarm fans everywhere...

We were all saddened here at Dave Sharp.org to hear that Eddie MacDonald's former wife Sharon passed away peacefully in London yesterday evening. She and Eddie were very close and our hearts and prayers are with Eddie and Sharon's family at this difficult time. She had recently been diagnosed with cancer. Sharon was a wonderful, joyful person and in the Alarm family could always be relied upon the be a voice of reason and common sense. She had a very giving heart and nature which found expression in her work in the field of anti-vivisection. We are all very saddened and will miss greatly a very dear friend and sweet person.

Sharon's spirit will remain forever in our hearts and minds.

Dave Sharp

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Dave has just learned that tonight's show at The Bedford in Balham, London is to be webcast via The Bedford's website.

To access the webcast visit www.thebedford.co.uk and click on 'Live Webcast' in the left side menu.

Alternatively go direct to the webcast at http://www.yourvenue.tv/index2.html



The show is due to start at 9pm BST (10pm European time, USA & Canada 4pm EDT / 3pm CDT / 2pm MDT / 1pm PDT).

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Dave is now confirmed to appear at Britain's biggest acoustic music festival - appropriately called The Acoustic Festival Of Britain.

Nantwich in Cheshire is hosting an eclectic programme of Unplugged and Acoustic music from the genres of Folk, Roots, Celtic, Blues, Pop, Rock, Ska and much more.

Dave will appear on Sunday 30th July, on a bill which also includes The Stranglers, Hayseed Dixie, Glen Tilbrook, Chumbawamba Acoustic, plus two acts from Dave's past: Three Men And Black (with J Burnel, Roddy Radiation Byers, Pauline Black and Nick Welsh) and Mike Peters performing solo.

The festival will be a great family day out, with 3 Music Tents, Stalls, Craft Displays, Juggling Schools, Beer Tent, Wine Bar, Enourmous Marquees, Exotic Foods, Harry Ramsdens Chip Shop and a Record Fair.

Weekend and day tickets are on sale now from www.acousticfestival.co.uk. Buy a weekend ticket before 1st June & pay just £40, a saving of £10.

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So Saturday morning soon came around and the Travellers slowly began to rise after makin it through the folk filled acoustic hurricane thats been a blowin' our way since '59. There was a 'little kid on christmas mornin' anticipation about the events of the day.

The opportunity to see some extremely rare footage of Sharpy's very own moments in time lay in wait, but first up was the accordion rockin' of Booze'N'Daze. They didn't disappoint, delivering Homeless Child, New Age Eden and Love Magic from the Punks disc and chucking in Enlightenment and Rockin In The Free World in true ''we know what you lot want'' style.

B'n'D were followed by the video session - the imagery of Sharp and the crew deliverin some serious postage down at New York's Ludlow Street Cafe (Dave's first ever solo show) was purely magical. It gave a sense of understanding to the times that embraced the infancy of the Hard Travlin days, a new creation, a rising of a phoenix from the ashes of a musical majesty that had somehow become tattered and torn. Along with footage from Gathering 12, New York Earth Day in 92... there were some gems.

A 15 minute photo history of the solo days, to a soundtrack of Lookin This World Over & more, took us on a ride from that Ludlow Street show through to the recording of Hard Travelling, first encounters with the Barnstormers and on to the Kerry.
This mystery train delivered Davey back to the people, his transport to a courtroom beseiged by elders and folklore. A courtroom of truth?, of justice?, of questions and answers?
Certainly an interesting search for knowledge...was there ever any 'real' prospect of a Sharp/Peters writing project as announced by Mike from the Gathering stage just a handful of years ago?, what was the truth of the Jimmy Page experience?, so how did the Bands Reunited reunion come to be released to the fans and have the band members been recognised for their contribution? ,many many questions and to be fair some unexpected answers. But it has to be said there was one question asked which I think we all thought we knew the answer to...... but maybe we didn't .

Dave, if asked would you ever re-join The Alarm if asked? .............an ery moment of still descended ........''In a Heartbeat son, in a Heartbeat''.

So Decaturville was pannin out to be a crackin insight into Davey's world and as the evenin rolled in an education in musicality was 'bout to unfold.

Clova did a fine job of setting the scene, Martin's guitar and Aoife's fiddle in harmony with long time Sharp & Alarm fan Colin Bulloch up front.

Dave's current collaboration with the Deportees is an interesting return to a real mixed bag of musical talent. Before the Sharp stepped up, the guys took their chance to show the good folks what they're made of and stamped their own brand all over the vibe, with a deliverance of banjo, a tender hint of mandolin and laid back injection of stand up bass these guys were livin' in the love of the common people.

Sharp took to the stage that night, at home within an acoustic brotherhood that at least for one night would spread 'ole woody's gospel, and man did those guys deliver. The evenin was rounded off as Dave and the Deportees embraced our very own traveller John Ramsey onto the stage along with fiddle from Clova's Aoife McGarrigle. John's achievement in pulling Decaturville together was a big enough mountain to climb but with a little help from his friends climb it he did. What better way to bring this chapter to a close than to ''busk it with the best of 'em''

The clear message here folks is that when it comes to a performance from Dave Sharp, if you miss it you miss out.

Thanks to Chris Magee

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After months of anticipation, the first ever Dave Sharp 'trooper' weekend got underway last night. On a warm spring night, Glasgow's Attic Bar hosted an evening that, although beset by technical problems, saw the assembled fans supremely entertained.

The night kicked off with one of our own Paul Heaton on stage, acoustic guitar & voice. Although not a regular live performer, Paul gave an impressive performance, including a host of Sharp classics including Downtown America, Love Magic & New Age Eden.

Throughout the evening, Dave was wandering round the venue talking to the fans from across the UK and those that had travelled from the USA.

The sound system took a dislike to Booze'N'Daze. They tried gamely to battle on, starting their performance three times only to have the sound go 30 seconds in, ultimately meaning that they had to abandon their set. They have been rescheduled and will play on Saturday afternoon after Dave's Q & A instead. Their place was filled by some rare video footage, including Dave live at the Palamino from 1990, The Barnstormers live in 91 & Soul Co at The Gathering in 2004.

Dave and the trusty 1956 Martin took opened up with Willin' and never was the man more willin' to give his all for his weary travellers. So this first evenin of Decaturville was always meant to be an acoustic slot but we gotta tell you good souls that this performance was pure electric. The room at the Attic held an unspoken vibe, this acoustic community was comin together as Davey just kept banging out the salvos ...one hundred, two hundred. The pure and raw talent of the man never ceases to amaze as he held the crowd in the palm of his hand ceramoneously dedicating his tales of whisky drowned misery to the 'fellas from Liverpool'. So the soulful classics just kept a comin our way potentially peaked by the most rebel rousin', pistol packin', gut feelin' rendition of Hard Travellin' to ever have come our way. Saturday still to come....Psalm 2 from the book of Sharp....come join the congregation folks.

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Just one day to go to Decaturville.

Dave is on route to Glasgow today to prepare, it's looking like a great weekend ahead.

Dave reports that the Deportees are sounding great and are going to rock the attic.
The Deportees line up is a world apart from the Soul Co & Hard Travellers rock & roll bands. The full line up is Rob Matheson - guitar, Doug Sparkes - mandolin, Rob Bowman - banjo and more, Nye Parsons - upright bass, Jamie Leighton - drums and of course Dave Sharp on lead guitar.

The Deportees performance will only be the climax of the weekend. Dave promises some surprises for Friday nights acoustic show and the Saturday afternoon video session will hold some treats, with Dave's former assistant 'Ma' Kelly having got together some real gems from her many years hard travellin'

As announced previously tickets will be available on the door.

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We can confirm Dave's first London show for some time. He will perform at The Bedford in Balham on Wednesday 31st May. He will join three other acts on the bill of their weekly Acoustix night, a multi-artist showcase for lovers of the acoustic art, programmed to give a wonderful eclectic mix of styles, energies and line ups.

Entry is free and we would urge fans in London and surrounds to make the effort to support a venue which is doing great things in the live music arena.
Click here for full details

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Unfortunately Dave's show at The Anchor in Spalding scheduled for June 2nd has been cancelled. The venue has decided to pull out of all live music due to lack of support from their locals. This should act as a warning to all lovers of live music - support those that are putting themselves out to provide it, or you could lose it.

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Decaturville, Mash 1, The First Official Dave Sharp Weekend is now only two weeks away.

Tickets/passes will be posted out to UK based ticket holders this week. Tickets for those attending from overseas will be held for collection on the door.

The itinerary for the weekend is below. Tickets are still on sale at www.decaturville.co.uk

Friday Night tickets £10
Saturday all day pass £15
Weekend pass £25

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Itinerary
19th & 20th May 2006
The Attic Bar, Dundas Street, Glasgow

Friday Night:
Doors 7.30pm
Support: Paul Heaton, Booze `N` Daze
Main event: Dave Sharp Hard Folk Acoustic
Venue closes 1am.

Saturday Day:
Doors 1pm:
Rare video footage
Open mic (bring your own instruments!)
No holds barred Q & A session with Dave Sharp.

Saturday Night:
Doors 7pm
Support: Clova 8pm
Support: The Deportees 9pm
Main Event: Dave Sharp & The Deportees 10pm
Venue closes 1am.

For tickets and further information: www.decaturville.co.uk

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