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R.M.A. News..... On Tuesday 6th January there will be NO MUSIC at The R.M.A. Tavern, in Cromwell Rd., Eastney Portsmouth, as GARDENER's gig has been unavoidably postponed to the following Tuesday, 13th January. However, before this you still have two great gigs to see at The R.M.A!!!! On Friday 9th January MARCUS BANCROFT the Australian surf blues guitarist (who recently supported Kelly Joe Phelps at Southsea) is appearing. On Saturday 10th January THE MICKEY KEMP BAND are making their first appearance in Portsmouth, after Mickey's recent gigs in Austin, Texas. Both gigs are FREE entrance, as is GARDENER's gig on Tuesday 13th January. Free music on Fridays at The RMA will be gradually phased out from January 2004. However, there are still a few free admission Friday gigs left- check the listings below. However, around one Friday a month we'll feature a top class gig with a nominal admission price. But rest assured, high quality FREE music will continue at The R.M.A. every Tuesday and Saturday! Current R.M.A. listings for January and February Tues 6.1 GARDENER - folk duo in the Show Of Hands mould. FREE! Friday 9.1. MARCUS BANCROFT - top Aussie surf blues guitarist. FREE! Saturday 10.1 MICKEY KEMP BAND - great blues rock band, just back from Austin, Texas! FREE! Tues 13.1 GARDINER - folk duo in the Show Of Hands mould. FREE! Fri 16.1 BEN PALEY & TAB HUNTER - superb fiddle and guitar duo- - Irish, Klezmer, Applachian and all points north! FREE! Sat. 17.1. t.b.c. FREE! Tues 20.1. t.b.c. FREE! Fri 23.1 DENIS REEVE-BAKER. DAVE ALLEN & FRIENDS -ex Reet Petite & Gone! FREE! Sat 24.1 BOB GARRETT with STEVE PAYNE - two great blues guitarists, back again! FREE! Tues 27.1. t.b.c. FREE! Fri 30.1 JIM CONDIE - wonderful Scottish blues guitarist, on tour. FREE! Sat 31.1 SKUNK FUNK - well, they're skunky AND funky! FREE! Tues. 3.2. t.b.c. FREE! Friday 6th February: BILL THOMAS & MARION DALTON Originally from Austin (Brownsville) Texas, BILL THOMAS moved to the East Coast and played in THE RHYTHM ROCKERS for 5 years, and also became involved in the Boston scene, where he occasionally replaced ALBERT KING's guitarist. Bill has released two brilliant albums : "'CAUSE SHE'S MY BABE" and "PREACHER'S SON" . His voice is soft and expressive, and hi style has provoked the unavoidable comparison with STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN and JIMI HENDRIX. Bill will be acompanied by the virtuoso bass player MARION DOLTON. (Tickets £3 on door or £2.50 in advance from the bar) Sat 7.2 SOUL SUSPECTS - high energy soul band with a brass section! FREE! Tues 10.2 JON BRINDLEY - wonderful folk singer songwriter and multi instrumentalist from Wigan. FREE! Fri 13.2 MAJICK KHAT - psychedelic warlords with a drink problem! FREE! Sat 14.2 SKINNY LENNARD - tribute to - errr......FREE! Tues 17.2 APICELLA - good time blues - AND it's Sue Apicella's birthday! FREE! Fri 20.2 SONS OF THE DELTA - brilliant blues duo from Gloucester. FREE! Tues 24.2. t.b.c. FREE! Friday 27th Feb. KEITH JAMES - "THE VINYL COLLECTION" KEITH JAMES is prolific singer/songwriter with a catalogue of over 200 songs who made four highly collectable vinyl albums in the early eighties. Since then he has taken his distinctive style all over the UK, Norway, France, Brazil, USA and Italy. Keith runs a respected recording studio in Canterbury dedicated to singer/songwriters, folk, roots and jazz. Keith's passionate musical influences are JOHN MARTYN, NICK DRAKE, JONI MITCHELL, STEELY DAN and ANTONIO CARLOS JOBIM, and last year he appeared at South Parade Pier with his superb "Tribute To Nick Drake" show . Keith went on to sell out the Tower Arts Centre in Winchester and the Phoenix Arts Centre in Exeter. The music of Nick Drake will figure highly on "The Vinyl Collection" Tour, together with Keith's own songs, and great (but rarely heard) songs by such singer songwriters as John Martyn and Cat Stevens. (£3 admission, £2.50 in advance from the bar) Happy New Year to you all, and see you at The R.M.A.! J.R. The Barking Spider