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| The 1966 Rising Sons |
The Boys Are Back In Town
No, not Thin Lizzy, but the Rising Sons, back after 56 years. Pete Buckby, Jim Gaffney, John Hemmings and Dewi Toleman will be rolling back the years and strutting their stuff this coming Saturday at The Corby Cons Club on April 23rd. Also appearing will be Dewi’s sister Ros, who nowadays resides in Swindon, as guest vocalist. Dewi returned to these shores last week from Australia where he has been for over 50 years. John lives Bedford way and Jim in Wimbledon. Pete, after a career touring the world latterly with the famed Canned Rock, returned to his roots in Corby some 30 years ago and can often be found, along with his wife Sue, sharing a Coca Cola in The Cons lounge. Dewi’s return to Blighty was the inspiration for the band, who in their prime, supported Otis Redding no less, to get together for probably one final swan song. Promises to be a great night full of nostalgia and the chance to meet old friends. A limited amount of tickets are still available at £5 each with the proceeds going to Lakelands Hospice and the ‘Charity Pot’, an organisation raising money to provide defibrillators for every club and pub in the town. Make sure you ‘Baby Boomers’ don’t miss out on this one off treat as The Sons recall their halcyon days playing many numbers from their set list from way back which included hits from The Hollies, Beatles, Beach Boys, Impressions, Dusty Springfield. And to cap it all, the Cons have a wide range and great selection of ales and wine. What more could you ask for? Apart from chicken or scampi in the basket, which went out of vogue when I was still a smile in my old man’s wotsits.. no, not really, but you get my drift.
See you all there!
