'BEAVER' Archive News Room
Stuff that happenned in the past ...
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BEAVER - The Big Christmas Bash 2008 ....
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Well, another ''BEAVER' Big Christmas Bash has passed us by and what a great night it was!! Thanks to all who turned up on Saturday December 20th, thanks to the great support act and of course Tim for being compare. Go and have a look at the photos from the Big Christmas Bash 2009.
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BEAVER team up with Purple Cactus Comedy Club ....
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'BEAVER' appeared at the Purple Cactus Comedy Club in Northwich, to support their Christmas Comedy Night Special on Friday 12th December 2008!! Great Stand-Up comedy from: Milton Jones, Craig Campbell, Dan Evans & Sully O'Sullivan., was followed with live music from 'BEAVER'. Go and have a look at the photos from this gig nowl!
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BEAVER TShirts Now On Sale ....
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Ok, so you might have seen our Drummer - Dave, sporting a rather cool TShirt at gigs. With the 'BEAVER' & Castor Fiber on the front, and on the back the line "Everyone loves abit of...'BEAVER'", cool I know! Well now you can buy this from our online store for men and women.. a few designs and other products are available but all in black of course!! Click here to go and have a look..!!
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BEAVER Christmas Gig 2007 ....
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Well, that time of year has been and passed again - and it was fair to say that the ''BEAVER's Christmas Gig was a crackin night!!' This huge event in the social calendar took place on Fri. 14th December, at the Lostock Club in Northwich. Thanks to all who came, as it was a great success, and a crackin knees up. I'm sure there were a few sore heads in the morning .. and not just from the band!! Big thanks to MidLife Crisis for their support slot, and to the venue staff, who were under it somewhat to supply your drinking demands!!
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BEAVER & St Lukes Hospice Charity Event - Charity No. 515595 ....
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On Saturday 3rd March 2007, 'BEAVER' put on a gig at the Polish Club - Northwich, in aid of the local St Lukes Hospice. A massive thanks to all of you that snapped up every single ticket within about 2 weeks of going on sale!! A big thanks also to the Weavils who started the night off with some alternative music. The night was a great success - you all managed to drink the Polish club dry of every bottle and drop of beer from the pumps!!! Along with the help of the fantastic BEAVERettes who did the raffle, we ended raising a great £595.00 for the charity!! We hope to see some of you soon at one of our other charity events this year!!
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BEAVER Album Hits Problems!! ....
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Since March 2005, 'BEAVER' have been working on a new 10 track album, set to be our best work yet, and another CD that we could make available to fans. However after many many delays, along with an immense lack of quality and production/engineering work from Cheshire Sound, the band have decided that it is no longer possible to get a product that does any justice, more importantly, a product we would dare pass on to you - the fans. With this decision taken, 'BEAVER' have parted company with Cheshire Sound Production in Northwich, and are currently seeking terms of compensation. On a brighter note, we will be getting down to 'Frog Studios' in Warrington very soon [engineers of our last CD] and start the recording process again so we can finally get our new CD completed!!
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BEAVER Forthcoming Album ....
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'BEAVER' (Castor fiber) never intended to take on the world with their own compositions and probably never will, but if good old honest, energetic rock & roll performed with maximum gusto was ever your thing, then you should certainly catch a gig or two before retiring to slipperdom.
Formed circa 1995, although none of the band mambers is quite sure exactly, they are regarding 2005 as the tenth anniversary and in true commemorative style have recorded a compilation of some of their best work, and more importantly, what in effect is some of the material that touches them enough to have kept the act in vigour and health these past ten years.
Rock & Roll, the greatest of the musical phrases covers a multitude of era and styles, and 'BEAVER's repertoire is as eclectic and diverse as anything you are likely to see, and the bands 'hat tipping' over the years has left few heads untouched, while it would be true to say the most predominant writing force and influence on their live set is the 'Jagger/Richards' partnership. That fact is reflected on this disc, weighing in with 3 of their most penned songs, 'Sympathy For The Devil', 'Wild Horses' and the epic 'Can't Always Get What You Want' as well as 'Not Fade Away' an early Stones cover itself.
The selection process for recording was based on the bands ability to re-interpret certain songs in such a way as to make them their own. A rhythm and blue's classic, 'Got My Mojo Working' is a typical example, pacey and mean, but in contrast, their version of R.E.M's classic rock anthem, 'The One I Love' is a stripped back ballad, almost 'unplugged' and display's the tender side the 'BEAVER's nature. Then there's the obligatory instrumental, represented here by John Barry's theme from the film 'Midnight Cowboy', a haunting melody that adds another string to the bow of listening versatility, while the late Johnny Cash's 'Folsom Prison Blues' is, for want of a better description, punked up a little, hope he'd approve! One hit wonder War's funky 'Low Rider' and little known 60's garage combo The Sonic's 'Have Love Will Travel' complete the the track line up, the latter perhaps being the least commercially successful tune on the album, though we at 'BEAVER' have never worried too much about accessibility, one of our downfalls some say, one of our strengths, say others.
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Northwich Guardian Incorrect Promotion ....
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We would like to apologise to all the poeple that gave up their Saturday night to come down to Winnington Rec. due to an incorrect article in the Northwich Guardian. The article was about 'BEAVER' and advertised a Private Party gig that was in our online Gig Guide, as a free to all open gig. The editor of the newspaper was at fault here, the band take no responsibility for accuracy of 3rd party articles. Thanks to Chris who's birthday it was to allow these poeple in so they could watch the performance! In future, please check our Gig Guide for information on gigs, we always tell the truth!
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BEAVER Christmas Party 2004 ....
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Yep, the time of year has been and gone, and how could we forget the 'BEAVERs Annual Christmas Party!!' This 4th successive event will took place on Sat 18th December, at the Polish Club in Northwich. It was an absolute sellout ... infact we oversold it slightly ooops! Many thanks to all who came down to support us, and have a good old knees up and a few or alot of beer!! We even had a group come all th way from Scotland to see us .. so thanks you lot!! You can now see the photos from this party in our all new Photo Gallery. If you have any photos from the event, then please email them to the band so we can stick them onto the website!
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BEAVER Unvail New PA Rig - Fri 24th Sept 2004....
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Well, it's been long overdue, but finally we have dug deep and got ourselves a nice new PA system. It's just under a 2.5kW rig, comprising of a 16 channel 'Behringer' desk, and a smaller 'Behringer' 6 channel drum sub mix. The system is powered by 2x 'McGregor' 1200W Amplifier, one high pass and one low pass crossover. And finally we are using 'OHM' 2x12" top speakers, and 'OHM' 2x 18" sub's.
It really does make a difference to the quality of the sound, a fuller sound all round!! Especially as we know have the drums in the mix, so Dave doesn't have to kill himself to be heard!! We should have the system in use from October 2004. Our old system, which was a 'StudioMaster' powered desk, more a vocal PA, can now be used to run the foldback monitor systems for the band.
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BEAVER News-eMail Service - Wed 21st April 2004....
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You can now register on BEAVERMusic.com to recieve email alerts of the latest Gig & News as it happens. Simply click the News-eMail alerts link and tell us your name and email address. We will then do the rest to ensure that you are updated with the latest happenings at BEAVERMusic.com.
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BEAVER & The Fortunes - Fri 25th June 2004....
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On Friday 25th June 2004, 'BEAVER' will be supporting 'The Fortunes' at the Northwich Memorial Hall. This night continues the 'Sounds of the 60's revival events in the area, all of which have been a great success with sell out crowds that have seen the likes of 'Geno Washington', 'The Manfreds', 'Gerry & the Pacemakers', 'The Swinging Blue Jeans', 'The Troggs' and many many more.
To book tickets please contact 3J Promotions on 01606 834914. See this gig in the gig guide
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'BEAVER's 'Uncovered' CD .....
- The first CD from
'BEAVER' is still available.
It contains some of our best work, including Van Morrison, Rolling Stones, Del Amitri and Roxy Music...!! To get your copy, either come to a gig, or
contact us for more information. CD's are priced at only £5 !!! If you want to hear a sample, then goto our
download area and get the MP3 formatted MPEG Audio files for FREE!!!. Go and see the
photos from our recording session.
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BEAVER 2004 Gigs - January 2004 ....
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Well, 2004 has come, and we have already got of to a busy start! Make it one of your 'New Year Resolutions' to get down to one of our gigs .. we're sure you won't regret it!! So what are you waiting for ...?... checkout our 'Gig Guide' and get your arse down to a gig .. you know it makes sense!!
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BEAVER Xmas Bash 2003 - 19th December 2003 ....
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It was that time of year again where 'BEAVER' put on their Christmas bash, we managed to cram pver 140 poeple into the Polish Club, Northwich!! We hope you all had a great night out, and had plenty of that strong polish beer!! Have a look at the gig photos we have so far. If you have any photos of the night, then let us know so we can put them up on the site.
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BEAVER as Rolling Stones plus Q68 Queen Tribute - 13th December 2003 ....
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On Saturday 13th December 2003, 'BEAVER' performed a RARE Rolling Stones tribute set at Northwich Memorial Hall along with Q68 a huge QUEEN Tribute act from their '86 tour. It was a great tribute night of 2 music legends. See some of the pictures in our gallery. Thanks to all who turned up around 400 of you, especially the ones that packed themselves into the Stones room.
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Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band - March 2003 ....
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On Friday 21st March 2003, 'BEAVER' supported 'Geno Washington & the Ram Jam Band' at the Northwich Memorial Hall. Geno was in great form, and brought plenty of the American 60's soul with him.
This night continued the 'Sounds of the 60's revival events in the area, all of which have been a great success with sell out crowds that have seen the likes of 'The Manfreds', 'Gerry & the Pacemakers', 'The Swinging Blue Jeans', 'The Troggs' and many many more.
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New 'BEAVER' Line-up announced - March 2003 ....
- Following the news of 'Rich's departure from the band, we have been working hard with some new songs and restructuring the musical arrangment for our new member - 'Colin', aka - 'The Chameleon Of Rock' has been invloved in a few gigs now, so if you have been to see us recently, will you notice the difference!! And those that know Colin - will know the difference off by heart!! We hope you all enjoy the new face of 'BEAVER'
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Rich decides to leave the band! - January 2003 ....
- After over 5 years in the band, 'Rich' (Guitar and pretty boy) has had to make the difficult decision to to leave 'BEAVER'. This decision was unfortunatley forced by an increasing work load, which has resulted in very little spare time not only for the band, but his family & friends. We are all very sad to see Rich leave, but hope we'll see him at the odd gig.
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3J's Promotions Personal Loss ....
- 3J's Promotions (Sounds of the 60's event organisers) as well as good friends of 'BEAVER' lost a close friend and colleague 'John Smith', who passed away in early November 2002. We were told the sad news while performing at the Cats Bar, Middlewich on 15th November 2002. John first saw 'BEAVER' many years ago during a Battle of the Bands competition while playing 'Baby Please Don't Go'. This song was played at the Cats and dedicated to John.
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'BEAVER' GigCam ....
- You can now view our new GigCam online from your PC, or WAP/Mobile Device. This will allow us to do 'Gig WebCasts' at selected venues.
So if you can't make the gig, we can bring it to you at any PC, or view live streaming images on your WAP/Mobile Device.
Our WebCam is not always switched on, but it's worth a try, and keep your eyes open for information on planned WebCasts.
So what are you waiting for .. why not view the GigCam, or log onto our wireless service for mobile devices.
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'BEAVER' on your mobile phone .....
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'BEAVER' & 'The Tremeloes' ....
- On Friday 27th September 2002, 'BEAVER' supported
'The Tremeloes' at the Northwich Memorial Hall. This night continued the
'Sounds of the 60's revival events in the area, all of which have been a great success with sell out crowds that have seen the likes of
'The Manfreds', 'Gerry & the Pacemakers', 'The Swinging Blue Jeans', 'The Troggs' and many many more.
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The Island Hopping 4 Tunes Music Festival ....
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'BEAVER' appeared at 5th annual 'Island Hopping 4 Tunes' Festival.
Officially Stubby's birthday bash ... it started in the early evening and continued into the night of
Sat 14th July 2001 at
Hunts Lock Island on the
River Weaver in Northwich.
This is our 2nd visit to the small but unique music festival, which also had 'SPLATT playing live, plus a bunch of local DJ's.
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'BEAVER' & 'California Blue' ....
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'BEAVER' appeared on a double header gig with
'California Blue' on
25th May 2001 at the
Northwich Memorial Hall. Thanks to all who come along to see us ... and California Blue. This event was organised by
3J Promotions, and continued their 'Sound of the 60s' themes.
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'BEAVER' & 'The Manfreds' ....
- On 6th April 2001, 'BEAVER' were supporting
'The Manfreds' at the Northwich Memorial Hall.
. Well, we all had a great night, and if were one of packed house that went, then I hope you all had a great night, and enjoyed listening to us as much as we did playing !! Go and see the
photos from this gig. A huge thanks to the 'The Manfreds' and their engineers, who did a great job in the sound .. (and for selling our CD's !), and not forgetting
3J Promotions
for again giving us the chance to perform for you.
See the Gig Poster
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'BEAVER' & 'The Swinging Blue Jeans' ....
- A big thanks to all who came to see us and
'The Swinging Blue Jeans' at Northwich Memorial Hall (The Morgue) on 15th December 2000. We had a great night. and we could tell you all did, as this gig was sold out months in advance !! We hope to see more of you at further 'Sound of the 60's' revival gigs in the area.
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'BEAVER' and 'Gerry & the Pacemakers' ....
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'BEAVER' @ The BBC Music Live Event ....
- During the 25th - 29th May 2000, it was
BBC Music Live week.
This celebrated all aspects of music all over the country. On 'Bank Holiday' Monday 29th
'BEAVER' played at the Knights Grange in Winsford, Cheshire, bringing a day of music and entertainment that started at 14:00 to a close.
BBC Music Live Website
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XMAS 1999 & the 'BEAVER-LLENIUM' ....
- The highlights were :
'BEAVER' Christmas Party, which despite being late in organisation, was a top night of live music. All in all around 170 of you came to see us ... we even had to close ticket sales early as the venue wasnt big enough to you all !! So thanks for your support !!
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'BEAVER-LLENIUM' Party @ the Farmers Arms on the 27th December 1999 was another great night, with 2½ hours of live music and late night bar. The Farmers was packed to capacity (as always when we play) all night long as
'BEAVER' rocked it out for the last time in 20th Century.
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