Gloucestershire Party Band Skamp, Haiti Benefit Concert 5 March, Cheltenham

We've all seen the awful images of the Haiti earthquake disaster on TV. Skamp have decided to organise another charity gig (our last one was for the Tsunami charity) to help raise some much needed funds for them. The venue is The Front Rooms, The Strand, Cheltenham www.thefrontrooms.com and it should kick off around 8pm. Our good friend Malc Manero will be spinning some 70s tunes, plus we have a special guest lined up. It's only £5 to get in, so come along and help support us.

Gloucestershire Party Band Skamp, 50th Birthday Bash, Horsley

Hello again. It's was our first gig of 2010 and what a blinder. Thanks to Jon and Lynn for inviting us to play. The evening was suitably themed as a 70s and 80s night with everyone wearing fancy dress. The walls were also covered in colorful images floor to ceiling (it must have taken ages). Skamp had a great night and everyone in Horsely did to. What a great way to kick off this year.

Xmas gig news

Hurrah! Skamp have just secured a last minute gig at the Pitville Pumprooms,
Cheltenham for a local internet company. We'd better start learning some
Christmas songs - watch out Slade here we come!

Another successful audition!

Great to meet Alex and Duncan who had travelled all the way from Leominster to audition us for their daughter's wedding next year. Luckily for us they liked what they heard and we got the gig! Hopefully their daughter, Emily and future son-in-law Bryan, will agree in the night. The happy couple are obviously very trusting!!

Pitville Pumprooms, Cheltenham 24 Oct

We always enjoy performing here as the staff are always very nice to us. Colin and Jaqui looked very happy to be married and seemed to enjoy our rendition of Whitesnake's 'All I want, all I need'.
The guests were really up for a good night and danced from start to finish and only stopped for the rather tasty BBQ. Another great gig from the Skampters. This is just about our last gig this year so watch this space for new song updates and other info including news on our photo shoot and recording some new songs. TTFN.

Chavenage House in Tetbury

The venue... well a bit of it


Rob, Clare and Ad tuck into cheese 'n' crackers


Probably the oddest changing room we've ever had - a church?


What a great venue, probably the best acoustics we've had for a while. The first dance (Snow Patrol, Chasing Cars) went down well. The crowd were up for a good night and danced for most of it. We had a lovely spread for our break, cheese 'n' biscuits and Port - very nice. Thanks to Richard and Helen for booking us. We had quite a few enquiries for gigs and gave out a few business cards - lest hope we get some gigs from it. TTFN.

Pump-it-up-on-de-dancefloor

On Tues 25 we met up with Colin and his wife to be, who are getting married and having there reception at the Pump rooms in Cheltenham. It's another gig secured for Oct and best of all it's local. Sorry no pics this time as Steve forgot to take one with is flashy ipod phone... ooooh.

We also tested our rehearsal PA that Rob bought. It was a thumbs up from the gang on that one. We won't need to worry about packing the gear up every time we have a gig. Ace!