Otway and Barrett play The Palladium Club, Bideford on Friday 22 April
By Meady01 | Friday, April 15, 2011, 20:27
The 40 Odd Years Tour - The
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40 odd years together!
Palladium Club is delighted to welcome back the musical talent of John
Otway, who is joined this time by long time collaborator Wild Willy
Barrett.
The pair first achieved notoriety
with an eye-watering performance on Old Grey Whistle Test and
subsequent hit single 'Really Free' in 1977.
Otway's heady mix of blind ambition
and rank incompetence was to keep this microstar shining for almost two
decades despite his ability to turn any situation to his own
disadvantage. His autobiography 'Rock and Roll's Greatest Failure' out
sold, by a factor of ten, all the records he had released since his hit.
His finest moment came in 2002.
Asked what he wanted for his 50th birthday, he requested "A second
hit". A concerted drive, including a poll, scrutinised by the Electoral
Reform Society, to select the track, saw "Bunsen Burner" — with music
sampled from the Trammps classic "Disco Inferno" and lyrics devised to
help his daughter with her chemistry homework — reach the UK number 9
on 6 October, and earned Otway an appearance on Top Of The Pops, BBC
Television's flagship popular music programme.
Wild Willy Barrett is one of the
most accomplished multi-instrumentalists working today, playing
acoustic classical guitar with an original style and virtuosity few
could match. His musical style is witty and his humour onstage is dry.
2010 saw the publication of John’s latest book, ‘ I Did It Otway ‘, the second hilarious instalment of his biography.
A rare opportunity to see this hilarious and talented duo in a small venue.
Tickets are £12 available in advance at the club 01237 478860, on www.ticketweb.co.uk, www.wegottickets.com, www.seetickets.com or at Solo Records, Barnstaple 01271 325274
Doors 8pm
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