Performances: 2011
The good news is BPS are back performing again after a spell of hibernation. As
a one piece, two piece, three piece or four piece band depending on circumstances
they will be playing at various clubs around the Midlands. Keep an eye open!
The Albion Magazine Online" 2009 Summer edition. A Review by James Turner.
Black Parrot Seaside
Ain't it Grand?
Spindrift Records Spin118
Originally formed in
the mid-seventies at the tail-end of the electric folk revival, Black Parrot Seaside
always kept things light' parody, satire, humour and a great tune were their trade
marks. They eventually folded in 1982, but in 2006 they re-formed for a charity
gig and enjoyed it so much that three years later, they are still together. On their
latest release, the quartet of Geoff Veasey (vocals, tambourine, and swanee whistle),
Mick Harris (mandolin, banjo, and accordion), Eddie Jones (fiddle, accordion, and
pub piano) and Arnold Chave (acoustic and electric guitar) turn their humorous gaze
on all sorts of subjects. They cover DIY on the opening track (with which I identify
so much….I'll tell the story of the foot through the kitchen ceiling another time),
nostalgically look back to the old days of the cinema (Odeon) and the steam locomotive
(Requiem for Steam), and take the mickey out of the current trend for Mockney accents
on the brilliant Cockney Power, with a brief medley of London songs. This amusing
and affectionate look at the world today is an album well worth listening to.
