A Game of Three Halves... Update...

A big thank you to all the artists who gave their services free and to the audience for their generosity in buying raffle tickets etc and the parrot auction (you had to be there!)... the final figure is: £319 raised for the local charity Rainbows.

Playing and singing on the night were:  Gren Bartley, John and Sheila Bentham, Nigel Lawson, John Prowse, Frank 'Captain Blood' Marmion, Dave Morton, Tom Patterson, Steve Parry, Rod Warner and GU4 (Bill Wilkes/Karen Harris/Pete Burnham/Miggy Campbell).

TBS/FRANK MARMION PRESENTS... Saturday 11th December, 2010...

We're back!

Rainbows charity update...

The GU4 Christmas gig raised £324, John and Sheila Bentham have added the proceeds from the cd recorded at John's 60th birthday bash last year - £157 - and Bill Wilkes from GU4 has generously donated the £200 given to him as a long service award from his employers.  So: a grand total of £681will be sent to our local charity Rainbows.  The photo above shows John, Bill and Frank (Tapped But Settling) with our venue host, Ian Bogie, the landlord of  The Swan in the Rushes, Loughborough.  A big thank you to GU4 and all the artists who gave their services, to the enthusiastic audience for turning up on such a foul night, to all who donated prizes for the raffle - and to Ian, Dave and the rest of the staff of the Swan for all their assistance.

Watch this space...

After the Ball... more news...

A quick update from Tapped But Settling H.Q. - Frank has confirmed that we raised £324 for Rainbows on Saturday night.  There will also be some other donations coming in - more details after the festive season.  Thanks again to GU4 and all the performers and audience who made it such a special and fun night - and for a very good cause.  Oh - and a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to everyone from Frank and Rod...

After the Ball... Carols... Turkey... Phoneboxes... Superheroes...

A night to remember... GU4 and all the other performers gave of their best, with the night tipping into surreal hilarity in places.  Superheroes of folk music indeed.   And according to Mr Marmion, turkeys are not just for Christmas but for wearing on one's head while singing that sombre ode: 'The Hole in the Elephant's Bottom.'  You had to be there... A  big thanks to Bill Wilkes, Miggy Campbell, Pete Burnham and Karen Harris (and Humphrey with his flail!) for heading up a night that was not only jammed with great music and mucho fun but via the efforts of our generous audience raised a good sum for an extremely worthy cause. the Rainbows charity.  Final figure not in yet as there is other money to be added but as soon as Frank has worked it out it will be posted here.  Applause to all for their generosity and help - including the landlord of the Swan in the Rushes, Ian Bogie, Dave and the rest of the staff.








Tapped But Settling will be back with another production soon enough...

GU4 at the Swan in the Rushes, Saturday 19th December, 2009

An update - also appearing will be Gren Bartley/John and Sheila Bentham/Len Cooper/Corinne Male/Frank Marmion/Dave Morton/Steve Parry/Tom Patterson/Rod Warner... and others tba...
Tickets now available... check poster for details...

Christmas Gig with GU4 and Friends... Saturday 19th December, 2009

Welcome to the home of Tapped But Settling, Frank Marmion's new venture, with news that GU4 and friends have been booked to play at the Swan in the Rushes in Loughborough on Saturday, 19th December, 2009. In the spirit of the Christmas season, Bill Wilkes (above right) has asked that all proceeds from the gig be donated to the local charity Rainbows. More details later, but you can get a flavour of this superb group on their MySpace page here...