Thursday 26 May 2016

mothers


the robin 2

I am playing a gig at one of my favourite UK venues, the Robin 2 in Bilston on Saturday. I expect some of you will have seen the listing on the gig page of my site. Any way I thought you might like to know some thing of the story of the MOTHERS venue in Erdington so, I have taken the text below from the Robin 2 site.
If you are among my younger friends then this might be interesting from a historical perspective.

http://www.therobin.co.uk/

Live at Robin 2
Doors 6.00pm – show starts 6.45pm

All seated

Del Bromham 6.45pm - 7.30pm
Edgar Broughton 7.45pm - 8.30pm
Terry Reid 8.45pm - 9.45pm
Steve Gibbons Band 10.00pm - 11.30pm

EVENING CONCERT @ ROBIN 2 (DOORS 6.00pm)
Don’t miss this unique event featuring some of the musicians that performed at this iconic venue. Meet old friends of Mothers, a quality night of great live music and nostalgia guaranteed!

DAYTIME EVENT – MEMORABILIA DISPLAY (10.00am – 4.30pm) @ St Barnabas Church, Erdington
A Mothers memorabilia exhibition will take place at St Barnabas Church, High Street, Erdington, Birmingham B23 6SY, 10.00am – 4.30pm, free admission, which is situated just over the road from the original site of Mothers.
A chance to see how Mothers was voted No1 Rock Venue in the world by Billboard Magazine & John Peel.
Come and see old friends, talk to people who were there, meet and greet with musicians who performed at the venue.
Over 300 items of memorabilia on display with background music from the times, stalls selling posters, t-shirts, records, Mothers 1968 – 71 History Book, psychedelic light show. There will be guided tours taking place throughout the day of the room where the mothers venue was and live broadcast of the daytime reunion by SWITCH RADIO 107.5 FM who will be interviewing not only people who played there but people who were regular members of the club and music from the era played throughout the day

(NB!! Exhibition not at Robin 2)

MOTHERS MUSIC VENUE – A BRIEF HISTORY
Mothers (formerly the Carlton Ballroom) opened above an old furniture store in Erdington High Street on 9 August 1968. The club, run by John 'Spud' Taylor and promoter Phil Myatt, closed its doors on 3 January 1971. Between these times, more than 400 acts performed there, many of whom went on to greater success.

Well known live recordings that took place in Mothers were the recordings that Pink Floyd released on Ummagumma, recorded on 27 April 1969, and parts of "Facelift" by Soft Machine, released on Third, recorded 11 January 1970.

The Who performed Tommy and Traffic's world debut took place at Mothers along with fledgling heavy metal bands like Black Sabbath playing some of their earliest gigs there.

Some of the other well known rock bands and artists to play Mothers include: Family, Fleetwood Mac, John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, Eclection, Edgar Broughton Band, Free, Roy Harper, Blodwyn Pig, Strawbs, Quintessence, Steppenwolf, Deep Purple, The Deviants, Jethro Tull, Jon Hiseman's Colosseum, Skid Row (with Gary Moore), The Nice, Tyrannosaurus Rex, Elton John, King Crimson, Led Zeppelin, Soft Machine, The Chicago Transit Authority, Moby Grape, Canned Heat…

Mothers was voted number one rock venue in the world by America's Billboard magazine and John Peel, a regular DJ at the club, was quoted as saying: "People are amazed to hear that for a few years the best club in Britain was in Erdington.




peace


5 comments:

patsy said...

You were fantastic, Edgar... Yours was the only band I ever saw at the famous Mothers Club (I was still at school, and since the entrance fee was phenomenally high for that time, I couldn't usually afford to go there... but I had a date that night, and he was working!!). And last night, at the Robin, was the first time I have seen you perform live since. It was magical; your voice is shamanic... what more is there to say?

Anonymous said...

What a fantastic artist you are. You have grown and adapted to where we all are today. If any one out there in music land represents me and my family it is you my friend. Your songs touch people deeply and you tell great stories. Thank you.
Jim

edgar broughton said...

Thank you Patsy and Jim for your very kind comments. I enjoyed last night very much.

Unknown said...

I currently have in the car 3 CD's - 'What a Bunch of Sweeties' , a 2 CD Edgar Broughton Compilation and Miles Davis' 'Kind of Blue'. Some music and some smells and some tastes can take you way back to something that happened a while ago. Your music never fails to vividly remind me of good times - an Edgar Broughton gig at Neath in South Wales or many happy hours in friends' smoke-filled bedrooms. Thanks for the music and for your wonderful lyrics - you can certainly tell a story well. Oh , and I almost forgot - always a great voice !

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