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Geraint Watkins & The Mosquitoes
Presented by: What's Cookin'| 0 | LONDON: What's Cookin' @ Leytonstone Social Club |
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| P | Saturday 3rd December, 2022 |
| N | 7:30pm |
Event information
For so many years a keystone of the bands of Nick Lowe, Van Morrison, Bill Wyman’s Rhythm Kings, Dave Edmunds and countless more, Geraint Watkins is also a revered creator of his own sublime music, much of which has already been perfectly captured in a handful of solo albums. Bob Dylan – proclaimed himself a fan by playing two solo cuts on his Theme Time Radio Hour saying (without a hint of irony) that “Geraint Watkins is my favourite English piano player.”
Born in Wales, Watkins was a member of noted British bands Juice on the Loose and Red Beans & Rice and following a move to
London with the latter, he soon found himself on the “Be Stiff Route 78” tour as part of Micky Jupp’s band. Shortly afterwards in 1979, Andy Fairweather Low produced Watkins’ first album for the Vertigo label. Session work for producer Stuart Coleman followed which led to a regular spot for Geraint in Shakin’ Stevens’ band before going on to record and play live with Dave Edmunds and many others including Nick Lowe, Van Morrison, Eric Clapton, Paul McCartney, Mark
Knopfler, Dr. Feelgood, Rory Gallagher, The Blues Band, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Stray Cats, Carl Perkins, John Wesley
Harding, Tom Jones and John Martyn. He found time in the middle of all this to keep The Balham Alligators stomping for fifteen years too.
Since the world opened again post-Covid, Geraint has been making some rare outings with his band The Mosquitoes which includes Martin Winning (sax/clarinet) Oliver Darling (guitar/vocals), Paul Riley (bass) and Malcolm Mills (drums). This is one not to be missed. www.geraintwatkins.com
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Venue information
LONDON: What's Cookin' @ Leytonstone Social Club| 0 | 2 Harvey Road Leytonstone London E11 3DB |
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| > | www.whatscookin.co.uk |
| ! | 07904210218 |
