Andrea Pattison
Andrea (above) performs numerous voice and piano engagements throughout the North East. We will be adding more details of dates and venues in the coming Months.
The duo has recently been hired by "The Living Room" in Grey Street, Newcastle. Andrea will be at the venue on most Thursday nights, with the performances starting at 8.30pm. More details on the venue can be found on their website.
Finally, Andrea's duo will be performing every other Tuesday at 'Amore' - a fantastic new restaurant at 11 Tavistock Place, Sunderland. For more details call 0191 5650077 (Website link to follow, when it goes live).
The John Black Band
John, Richard and Dave from Laughing Jacks are currently playing public performances as "The John Black Band". This line up will feature blues and rock material. More details on gigs and repertoire are available on the band's new website at www.johnblackband.co.uk
Public Performance
Laughing Jacks very rarely play public access gigs. It's difficult to recreate the atmosphere and presentation that the band works with at wedding bookings. Clients will occassionally ask if we can arrange for them to see the band in action at other people's weddings. In most cases this is very difficult to organise and many couples are understandably reluctant to have strangers visit their event.
When the band do play occassional public showcases they will be listed on this page. In the meantime, there are regular opportunties to see the members of Laughing Jacks live in local venues: we have various "side" projects which keep us busy when we're not playing at weddings. The details of which are listed below. If you decide to come to any of these performances, it's worth bearing in mind that the typical wedding repertoire will not be played. However, we hope to see you when we're out and about...
THE ANDREA PATTISON BAND
Andrea is currently developing a new band playing country, blues and soul music. The band features renowned local guitarist Jim Hornsby as well as members of the Laughing Jacks team. This band will also feature some of Andrea and Jim's original music. www.myspace.com/singerandrea
The band can be seen at the following venues:
- Friday June 20th, Porters Bar, Tynemouth
- Sunday August 3rd, The Ship, Low Newton,
- Friday October 10th, Porters Bar, Tynemouth
- Friday November 14th, The Marquis of Granby, Sunniside
Porters Bar is at Station Terrace, Tynemouth, NE30 4RE, or phone 0191 2586100 for details.
More dates will be confirmed soon.
For more information about any of these events, or to obtain a CD of the band, contact Richard Rutherford on
07743 817177 or email laughingjacks@googlemail.com.
