Catch Pipe Dreams live
Autumn Albert Road Day 2009 Sunday September 27th
Pipe Dreams performances
Easter Festival Fareham 2009 Sunday April 12th
Elmleigh Summer Fete Saturday September 6th 11.00 to 3.00
Autumn Albert Road Day 2008 Sunday September 28th
Multicultural Fair Southsea 2008 Sunday August 31st 10.00 to 12.00
Gosport Festival 2008 Stokes Bay Saturday August 2nd
Gunwharf Busking Competition 2008 Saturday July 26th
O'Neil's Pub, Bournemouth 12th June 2008
What a performance by our very own Brigitte Bardot's Cat and who'd have thought it. The Cat transformed by the volume firmly set on 11, out playing an ear splitting rock band and rather accomplished female duo on vocals and keyboard, won the hearts of the youthful, alternative crowd with their uncompromising improvisation in four parts. A fantastic night in deepest darkest Bournemouth.
Spring Albert Road Day 2008 Sunday May 11th. On a beautiful May day the Pipers excel in the full on afternoon sun. Lighting up the street to the fascination of passing shoppers. A great performance at the tricky end of the street. Next time we play to the Kings.
The Oboron Project Castlefields Portsmouth April 26th 11.00
Brigitte Bardot's Cat Study Gallery, Further Education College, Poole on April 23rd. Amongst a sculptural exhibition of the weapons of mass fish destruction, another great performance from the Cat. What a venue, the most superb acoustic. A sax perambulation to resounding dung howls morphed to flutes and didge climaxing to conches and percussion on audience request. True indulgence.
Gosport & Fareham Easter Folk Festival
This is the first major folk festival of the year running from Thursday 20th to Monday 24th March 2008. There are loads of bands on the programme plus street entertainment on the Saturday in the West Street precinct. The Street entertainment includes Pipe Dreams plus several morris dancing squads. We will be playing from 12.00 to 1.00 at band stand then at another part of the street from 1.00, final details of the exactly where are yet to be confirmed. See Easter Festival on Links for further details
Botley Children in Crisis Bash
This was Tess and Rach collecting for their worthy cause on 9th February 2008 at Botley Market Hall. There was a variety of bands playing including Pipe Dreams plus loads of other fund raising activities. Tess and Rach are also running the London Marathon in aid of Children in Crisis.
See their website justgiving for details
Brigitte Bardot's Cat, the antidotes to, Pipe Dreams, recorded their new CD Moin Est Plus at St Aldhelm's Church Poole on 12th January. The trio is comprised of Phil, Mike and George. Our thanks go out to Adrian for a fantastic recording and to Francis and Stephen for the loan of their beautiful church.
See CDs for details.
The Dorset Didge-in at Blandford on 26th January was Pipe Dreams next blast. An odd event with the audience made up of half laid-back didge-heads and half the up-tight, war-heads of the British Legion Club. Steeling the show Pipe Dreamers blasted the assembled company for an hour before retiring never to return.
Christmas busk 2007
Gunwarf Quays 15th December 1.00 on stage in the main square. This gig was to launch our new CD Kokopelli a fantasic 12 track, 60 minute recording of Pipe Dreams in full flow at festivals and on the streets during the year. Many were there to experience our last outing of the year and purchase their copy. See CDs to buy yours now.
Wickham Festival 2007. After weeks of torential rain and three days warm sun the gound was still rutted and spungy under foot. Opening event on the Saturday a five piece Pipe Dreams plays a stormer to the early birds at the fest. Catch the howling and hooting, banging and tooting on Kokopelli the Pipe Dreams CD and see the pictures on photos.
Gunwarf Quays Busking Competition July 2006, Pipe Dreams, performs it first gig as part of the Volvo Round the World Yachet Race Celabrations. The band played for a marathon six hours and walk off with first prize for their efforts. See CDs to listen to recordings of Pipe Dreams.