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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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Up next from the Phoenix Tapes is When I Paint My Masterpiece. Written by Bob Dylan, and brilliantly covered by The Band, this song has always been a strong Slim Chance favourite. It was often to be heard at their high spirited sessions in dressing rooms, pubs, and elsewhere. This version was recorded in 2014 by the same line up as Anniversary, but with Jim Russell on drums. Geraint Watkins, Alun Davies and Steve Simpson share the vocals.
The Phoenix Tapes are a remarkable collection of unreleased tracks recorded by Slim Chance in the last ten years. Recovered from the band's vaults, they feature a mix of songs by Ronnie Lane, the band's originals and an intriguing choice of covers. The logo was created by Jeff Waters. The Phoenix Tapes will be released one by one on YouTube every couple of weeks starting on July 18th.
It would be great if you could circulate the link to your friends, and also ask them to click Subscribe on our YouTube channel, Slim Chance UK, which would be much appreciated.
As promised, we present ANNIVERSARY. This is the first of the Phoenix Tapes to be released, coinciding with the 10th anniversary of a key meeting of Steve Simpson and Charlie Hart (aka the Fishpool Philharmonic) with Steve Bingham, when they agreed over a pint to reform the band. This version was recorded at Equator Studios, London, in January 2012 and also features Alun Davies, Colin Davey and Geraint Watkins, with lead vocals by Steve Simpson. Written by Ronnie Lane, the song was originally released on the 1975 album 'Ronnie Lane's Slim Chance'.
The Phoenix Tapes are a remarkable collection of unreleased tracks recorded by the band in the last ten years. Recovered from the band's vaults, they feature a mix of songs by Ronnie Lane, the band's originals and an intriguing choice of covers. The logo was created by Jeff Waters. The Phoenix Tapes will be released one by one on YouTube every couple of weeks starting on July 18th.
It would be great if you could circulate the link to your friends, and also ask them to click Subscribe on our YouTube channel, Slim Chance UK, which would be much appreciated.
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Fabulous ❤️🎶❤️ am watching The Passing Show Charlie Hart - can't wait for live gigs again ❤️🎶❤️
Great! Will you release them as an album? Please say yes 🤞🏼
Thanks guys looking forward to listening to these very much Cheers
Nice one Charlie. Jef
Sweet
Deadly...
I'll see what I can do. S.B.
The Phoenix Tapes are a remarkable collection of unreleased tracks recorded by Slim Chance in the last ten years. Recovered from the band's vaults, they feature a mix of Ronnie Lane’s great songs, surprising originals and other favourites of theirs. The logo was created by Jeff Waters. The Phoenix Tapes will be released one by one on Youtube every couple of weeks starting on July 18th.
Here's the link to the Phoenix Tapes YouTube Playlist. It would be great if you could circulate the link to your friends, and also ask them to click Subscribe on our YouTube channel, Slim Chance UK, which would be much appreciated.
www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVwRS-3IHSW4dOiVkNYPJv9yMuchIj03e
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Watching and waiting
Can't wait to see you guys back on the road again
Had a quick listen earlier ❤
Paul McEvoy
