Seems to be a few "happenings" with regard to celebrating the birth of this thing called "rock'n'roll". Apparently (according to the radio yesterday) it's been narrowed down to July 5th 1954 when Elvis cut "That's Alright Mama". Voila the 50th Anniversary of the beastie. As you all know, fine as that event may have been in terms of booting any mainstream jacksy, this stuff was bubbling away way before that but I digress. So auld yin and young yin alike, take a walk on yon wild side...
Belfast Rockabilly Roots Round-Up - Barrow Square, Belfast July 2-4th 2004 Celebrating 50 years of rock n roll
We are celebrating the 50th anniversary of rockabilly music in Laganside’s Barrow Square. Artists from the United States, Europe, the UK and Ireland are coming together in Belfast with their individual brands of modern rockabilly music as a living art form. Rockabilly - that mixture of blues, country, hillbilly and gospel music that came together and started the musical revolution we now know as rock n’ roll.
Historians may never agree about when and where rock n roll was born. But all historians do agree that the Sun Studios, 706 Union Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee began a revolution that spawned a legacy which still resonates today.
Sun Studios was responsible for some of the legends of modern music: Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, Charlie Rich, Howlin’ Wolf, Roy Orbison, B.B. King but on July 5th, 1954, Elvis Presley recorded That’s Alright Mama in Sun Studios and created a world of rock n roll music.
Nic Roulette & the Blue Moon Boys- From Fort Wayne, Indiana. If you didn’t experience Elvis in the fifties, experience Nic Roulette now. This is high octane rockabilly, rooted in the fifties sound and equally loved by the punk and psychobilly audience.
The Rimshots- Proving once again that you don’t have to come from Memphis to make good rock n roll. These Welsh hillbillies will root and toot their way through their classic repertoire and Belfast will resonate with the cheer of lechyd Da!
The Sabrejets -hard boiled, no holds barred, no punched pulled, low-down white-knuckled, revved up hot rodded rockabilly from Belfast's greaser kings. The biggest and baddest band to come out of Belfast. Screaming guitars and lots of attitude are what to expect from this outfit.
Ponchartrain - A four-piece outfit fronted by Paul Godden, specialising in vintage (almost acoustic) country music with Cajun, Tex-Mex and a whole mess of influences thrown in for good measure. Joining Paul in the line-up are fellow "Rimshots" John Lewis and Mandy Davidson on guitar and vocals and double bass respectively (not forgetting Paul’s wife Jean on fiddle and accordion).
The Ranch House Favourites- From Holland, formed in 1992 and influenced by the great western swing bands of the 1940's and 1950's, this 5-piece outfit achieve a sound that is at once authentic and timeless. Over the years, the band has grown to become one of the hottest European retro outfits to burn up a dance floor.
The SureShots - Countless are the legends related to this quartet from the North East of England - this band is one of the hottest rockabilly outfits on the rockin' circuit, and, beside Newcastle Brown Ale, one of the most important exports from Newcastle!
Oona Fortune and the Millionaires- From Dublin, Oona has sung with some of the most entertaining bands in Ireland. She’s put together an all-star cast of Dublin rockabillies for her Belfast appearance. Mixing up hillbilly and rockabilly, Oona kick starts Sunday afternoon’s show.
Tickets £12 per day ticket. £20 for a two day pass. And can be bought in advance from the Belfast Visitor Centre: Tel: 02890 246609 or info@belfastvisitor.com
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