Previously Appearing at Wickham was...
Slim Chance
After leaving the Faces, Ronnie Lane formed his own band, Slim Chance. The band members are Steve Simpson, guitar, mandolin, fiddle; Charlie Hart, accordion, fiddle, piano; Steve Bingham, bass; Geraint Watkins, piano, organ, accordion; John Lingwood, drums. The whole band sings!
Ronnie always jokingly claimed that he found the musicians for Slim Chance in the pages of Exchange and Mart. In 2010 Charlie Hart and Steve Simpson trawled the streets of South London and miraculously found three more ex-Slim Chancers who were all keen to sign up again to the quest for Ronnie’s musical holy grail. By gigging round the country the line-up has gelled into a fine band and become a powerful entity in its own right.
The aim is to create a show which celebrates the range of Ronnie’s later music: to take this show to people in village halls and clubs, festivals and theatres at home and abroad; and eventually, joined by numerous friends, to resurrect the Passing Show itself.
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KNOW YOUR BASS PLAYER: Steve Bingham, Chris White, Jim Rodford & Colin Blunstone “Ennismore”
Steve bingham a tenuous link .. my missuses mum joy Whitman / Gifford was good friends with Colin and always talked about him in the highest regard 😄👍
One of the first pictures taken when we got together again around 10 years ago!! Would you buy a used car from any of these men?!
Lovely photo. 10 years ago, wow! 🎻🎵Keep well. 🌻 Used car, maybe, but not a used bus! 😂
These are a group of among the finest musicians you will find in the world. God bless love you ❤️❤️❤️
Miss you loads.. And I miss alun Davies singing too. I hope you are all keeping well xx
Well, Steve, one looks quizzical, one looks mischievous, one is looking like he looks and the far end looks like he's falling asleep. As for yourself, you look like you are concentrating on the camera.
We've put this picture on our door to deter callers.
Thrilled to have been at "The Fishpool Phil" gig .. hope you're well Stevie 😄Steve Simpson .. ps er ... no! .. unless it was a Bus :-) :-) :-)
Not sure if I'd buy a push-bike let alone a car!!!😂😂😂
No, maybe a used CD thoughxx🙂
Wouldn't even by a record off them 😄 JUST KIDDING!!!!!
Def not that geezer 2nd from left!!
No I've heard Steve is on the fiddle.
Photo by Dan England...with much respect.
"Slim Chance" of that haha!
Third from left looks abit suspect!!
Car, no! A stringed instrument, yes!
Cant wait to see you all again! 🎵🎸🎻 ❤
Hope you get back to Whitstable again
Only from Geraint. 😜
No but I would dance my soul out to them
Actually, after meeting them, yes!
On safari!?!
Is cash OK, guv? ;)
miss you lot
No!!
No.
