The Fox and Hounds, Fleet, 22nd April

This will be our first gig at the Fox and Hounds. Hopefully it'll be a good one. Fluke will be playing as a four piece on this gig.

16th April gig cancellation

Our gig at the Swan in Farnborough on the 16th April has had to be changed to another date. Keep an eye on the gig listings for new date.

The Propaganda Music Canteen, Fleet

Fluke will be playing at the Propaganda Music Canteen on the 17th February, 9 start.

Fluke at the Swan in Farnborough, 19th February.

Fluke will be playing at the Swan in Farnborough on the 19th Februray, 9pm start.

The King's Head Theatre Pub, Islington, January 15th

Our second gig at the King's Head Theatre Pub in Islington turned out to be just as good as the first gig. A great crowd enthusiastically cheered us on all night. Probably the first time the band has had to wait for a performance of Madame Butterfly to finish before we could start playing. Some of the opera goers stayed on to listen to the band. We also were asked to play at two private functions. The line up for the evening was the excellent Sam Kelly on drums (son of Dave Kelly, guitarist with the Paul Jones Band), Patrick Quirke on Bass, and the regulars Iain Fidler on keyboards, John Parry on lead guitar and vocals and Chris Snook on guitar and vocals. We'll be playing there again soon so keep an eye on our gig listings.

New Year's Eve at the Rowbarge, Guildford

Our last gig of 2010 and one of the best. Mark and Chrissie, the landlords of the Rowbarge are an example of how landlords should be. Always welcoming and very keen to promote live music at their pub. The band always looks forward to playing there.

New Year's Eve at the Rowbarge, 7, Riverside, Guildford

After a great Christmas Eve gig at the Windsor Castle in Little Bookham, Fluke are now looking forward to playing on New Year's Eve at the Rowbarge in Guildford. Please contact Mark, the landlord, for details.

Christmas Eve at Ye Olde Windsor Castle, Little Bookham

Fluke will be playing at the Ye Olde Windsor Castle on Christmas Eve.

The King's Head, Upper Street,Islington, 20th November

"Hi Chris,

It was lovely to meet you and your band tonight. I really enjoyed your music and got positive feedback from both customers and staff.

I have one Saturday date left in December- the 11th. Are you free to play that night?

Thanks and kind regards,

Elaine"

This was the e-mail Elaine, the bar and entertainments manager at the King's Head sent us after our gig on the 29th November. It was a gtreat gig and the band went down a storm. Unfortunately we're booked for a private party on the 11th December but we'll be making a return to the pub in the New Year.

Fluke at the King's Head, Upper Street, Islington, 20th November.

Fluke will be playing at famous King's Head theatre pub in Upper Street Islington on Saturday 20th November. The band's first gig at the pub. 9 o'clock start.

Ye Olde Windsor Castle, Liittle Bookham, October 29th

Our first gig at the Windsor Castle since the new manager, Jamil, took over. Line up for the evening was Pete Miles (drums), Keith Hale (keyboards), Chris Belshaw (bass), John Parry (lead guitar & vocals, Chris Snook (guitar and vocals). We made some new friends including the lovely ladies pictured left. Below from the left are Chris Snook, Chris Belshaw and Keith Hale, and below that John Parry and Pete Miles.

The Rowbarge, Guildford, 16th October

Our second visit to this riverside pub music venue. Mark and Chrissie, the landlords, always make us feel very welcome. A good night entertaining a wedding party and our travelling friends Judy and Judi (pictured below with John Parry and Iain Fidler). Our next gig at the Rowbarge is on the 4th December.

The 'Gomstock' Festival, The Compasses Inn, Gomshall, 29th August.

The band played at the 'Gomstock' Festival, at the Compasses Inn in Gomshall, for the second year running. Heavy rain most of the day but it didn't stop five hundred or so people turning up on the day to listen to some great music. Almost £2,500 was raised for charity.

The Old Ticket Hall, Windsor, 28th August

Another good gig at the Old Ticket Hall in Windsor. Pictured here are, from the left, Patrick Quirke (bass), Sam Kelly (drums) and Iain Fidler (keyboards).

The Albert Social Club, Fleet, 21st August

A photo of the band, post gig at the Albert Social Club, Fleet. A very nice club with good stage area, large dance floor with several bars. The band went down very well and have been asked to make a return visit soon.

The Rowbarge, Guildford, August the 14th

This was the band's first visit to the Rowbarge on the River Wey, Guildford on Saturday the 14th August. Mark (in the shorts) and Chrissie, the landlords, made us feel very welcome and once we had sorted out the in house PA problems and my temperamental Marshall amp (now consigned to the scrap heap) we had a very good gig. Quite a small stage area, if we had gone out as our normal five piece we would have struggled, as it was we played as a four piece with Patrick Quirke depping on bass. Iain our trusty keyboard player is away on holiday in Cornwall at the moment but will be back for next weekend's gigs. A kind young lady on the tow path took these photos just before the gig, if that's you please contact me and I'll put your name on the photo credits and buy you a pint of Guinness for your trouble! We're back on the 16th October for a return gig.

The Propaganda Music Canteen,12th August

We were called out at very short notice to do a gig on the 12th August at the Propaganda bar in Andover. We've played at the Propaganda Bar in Fleet so were glad to help them out. A very large bar area with a very small playing space which played havoc with the PA all evening. Tommy O'Donnell our regular drummer had to pull out of the gig at the last minute due to work commitments but managed to rope in Jim Russell (pictured above with Patrick Quirke) at very short notice (two hours). Jim's an excellent drummer and slotted in really well with the band. His playing credits are quite impressive too including playing with The Human League, Paul Young's Los Pacaminos, Junior Walker, Peter Green, Hank Wangford, the list goes on. So many thanks to Jim for helping us out and we look forward to seeing him again.

Fluke at the Poyntz Arms, East Molesey, 6th August

Fluke will be playing at the Poyntz Arms, 85, Walton Road, East Molesey on Friday 6th August. Always a good gig. 9 start.

Landlords and gig cancellations

Yet again the band have become a victim of a disorganised and unthinking landlord. Our gig at the The Old House At Home in Dorking tonight (August 1st) has been cancelled at very short notice. I only found out that the gig wasn't happening because I made a courtesy call to the pub this afternoon to let them know what time we would be arriving and where we would be setting up. A new landlord had taken over the pub, unbeknown to us, and said he knew nothing of the booking, and also seemed not to care. The previous landlord had not thought to inform him of the gig bookings in the diary. I had left dated posters for the gig with the landlord on our previous gig there at the end of June. This seems to be becoming quite a regular occurrence. Pub landlords seem to be changing with such frequency that little or no thought is given to the bands that may have bookings. If I had been informed earlier I probably could have arranged another gig booking at a different venue. The lesson to be learnt: always ring up well in advance to confirm the gig booking and don't assume that landlords are as well organised as you are.