A three day festival held at The Cornerhouse Pub in Cambridge.

Features a huge list of bands that I won’t go into here, but Karmadillo will be doing a low key opening slot on the Saturday afteroon. Who knows- it might be little Yelizavyeta’s first Karmadillo gig! Free entry.

I had planned on not gigging until the end of the summer given the birth of my daughter but the invite to support Will Makower on his album launch party on the second anniversary of the Performers & Pints night in Potton was something I had enjoyed and thought I would like to give it a go. The album isn’t going to be ready in time, but the event is still going ahead.

Karmadillo will be on 2nd – around 9pm I think. I may be a bit ropey as I haven’t had much of a chance to practise much over the past few months, but there is a great set of acts playing also including Alex Holmes & Della Lupa.

The Red Lion, 1 Station Road, Potton SG19 2PZ
Friday 29th June
Doors 8 for an 8.30 p.m. start
Free entry (donations welcome for artist travel exps)

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So now you can check out full details of music mini-lecture performances as Professor Karmadillo around the land over the next couple of months at the Professor Karmadillo website – but here’s the synopsis of dates before Christmas!

18 Nov 2011 – 19:30 Science and Verse, Swaffham
22 Nov 2011 – 19:00 Norwich Arts Centre
07 Dec 2011 – 19:25 Science Showoff: Return of the Showoff! Wilmington Arms, London

If you can’t get your live Karmadillo fix due to gigs being in the evening and on school nights you can attend our Saturday morning gig at this years Mill Road Winter Fair in Cambridge. I’ll be playing in the intriguing Hope Street Yard – here’s a fuller line-up

10.00 –10.30 – Matt & Ryan, www.facebook.com/mattandryan
10.40 –11.10 – Karmadillo, www.karmadillo.org
11.20 –11.50 – Paul McAffrey
12.00 –12.30 – David Youngs, www.davidyoungs.net
12.40 –13.15 – Steve Lockwood, www.steve.ms – TBC
13.25 –14.00 – Gavin Adam Wood, www.gavinadamwood.com
14.10 –15.10 – Sidewinder, www.davegraysidewinder.com
15.20 –16.00 – Ain’t Misbehavin’, www.aintmisbehavin.co.uk
16.10 –16.50 – Freddie Hall, www.freddiehall.com
17.00 –17.45 – The Della Portas

Playing a gig in an interesting old building with lots of history (keeping the river free of pollution from the late 1890s to 1968), you can help support the museum that was saved from demolition after it closed in 1968 and has been run mainly by volunteers, on a low budget, ever since. The day runs from 11 to 5 – Karmadillo will be on in the afternoon 2-4pm, and I’m trying to write something to fit in with the building as well!

a one-day multi venue music festival all in aid of Oxfam….will feature a Karmadillo appearance at The Emperor on Saturday lunchtime. The Emporer will feature the comedy music venue – Karmadillo will be sure to provide both! Full details are here!

So the first Professor Karmadillo gig will happen on October 3rd at The Portland Arms, Cambridge.

It will be as opening support – and ironically this first gig is on a night featuring another bands last. After 4 albums and however many years The Vichy Government are stopping. The night will have films, a fez on the door for donations, free junk and fully licenced bar. Well, thats according to the Facebook page where you can say if you are coming or not. The other act on is Quimper.

Here’s the guys from Vichy Government doing their take on a Nirvana song….