More Stiills from Grassington

Here are a few more stills from  a video I took at Grassinton on the 30th June 2009.

Hollies at Grassington

Three stills from a video I took at the Hollies show at Grassington on the  30th June 2009.

Top image – From left to right Steve Lauri, Ray Stiles, Bobby Elliott, Peter Howarth, Tony Hicks and Ian Parker.
Middle image – Peter Howarth and Bobby Elliott on drums.
Bottom image – Peter Howarth, Bobby Elliott, Ian Parker and Tony Hicks.

Up to a 1,000 people in a tent watching magnificent entertainment. It was a very hot and sweaty evening,  everybody laughed when Tony Hicks said to Peter Howarth “Why don’t you take your jacket off, if you are hot?” in which Mr. Howarth replied, “I’m British, I will keep it on.”.

This was The Hollies at their best, the lead singing was excellent, the harmonies, tight as a nut, the guitars, keyboards and especially Bobby Elliott’s druming held everything together.

I know some Hollies fans have not taken to Peter Howarth ,  all I can say to that is they should come and see him perform live,  they will certainly change their minds. His  acoustic arrangement and singing of   ‘Can’t Tell The Bottom From The Top’  was breathtaking and gained a standing ovation.

I got to meet Knut Skyberg and even bought a Hollies polo shirt from Rob’s stall

Clarets Promoted

It’s “Official” , Burnley FC are Now in The Premier League.

“Up The Clarets”   

‘Then, Now, Always’

The Hollies new CD is to be called ‘Then, Now, Always’ and has been produced by Ray Stiles and the title track has Tony Hicks singing lead.

Hollies at Grassington Festival

The Hollies are due to appear at the Grassington Festival on 30 June 09. Tickets are
due to go on sale on Monday 8th Dec at 10.00am.

Hollies Carousel Newsletter Latest

The Hollies Carousel Newsletter Issue 68 reports that The Hollies new album is nearing completion, that 9 songs almost finished , with 3 more to complete the recording. They also report that Bobby Elliott, The Hollies drummer, is recovering well from his DIY accident, where he fell off a ladder and dislocated his shoulder and was badly bruised. Suzy Quatro’s drummer stood in for Bobby at a concert in Hamburg. His bruises have now gone and is ready for the upcoming spring tour.

The Berries

Watch out for The Berries – A Tribute To The Hollies, a band that performs all your favorite Hollies’ songs.

They have no website at the moment.

Hollies working on new album

The Hollies have been in the recording studio working on a new album, one of the songs has been written by no other than the Hollies’ drummer Bobby Elliott, a song called “Dolphin Days”. There are also new songs from Mark Read and Rob Davis.

The album is due for release in 2009 when the new UK tour is on.

Welcome

Welcome to my new blog, I will be posting news of what’s happening on The Hollies front.