Author: rishi
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A First Twitch gig with The British IBM
This is my first gig of 2021, and my first gig on Twitch! Aidy from The British IBM has been entertaining with his Friday night gigs throughout this lockdown period. And he has kindily invited me along to do a Karmadillo set. The gig will be split across two URLs. Friday, 5th February 2021 8pm…
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COVID-19 Portland Arms Virtual Fundraiser
As a performer I have greatly enjoyed playing there in my last century rock band, and current century Karmadillo and Singing Science phases, and has a gig goer have enjoyed performances, food, the company of dear friends, (and yes soooo much alcohol!). Since Hayley and Steve took over running the place it has gone from…
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Karmadillo Eurovision Song Contest Entry
Ever since 1995 I’ve wanted to submit an entry for the Eurovision Song Contest. One of the rules they have is a three minute time limit on the song, which my love of prog rock seems to have prevented me from writing! Anyway last year I did actually come up with an idea for a…
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Strawberry Fair – Love Music Hate Racism 2017
Once again, congratulations to Rosey REPEAT for another superbly organised Love Music/Hate Racism stage at this years Strawberry Fair! Kudos to you for all the work you do for the cause in Cambridge. It is always an honour to play to support the work. It was also great to see so a stage given to…
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Oxjam Takeover 2016
The Oxjam Cambridge 2016 gig happened on Saturday. A mass takeover of 10 Cambridge venues, to raise money for Oxfam. I played two sets – one at 2468 and other other at The Snug Bar in Cambridge. The former I’d last been into when it was the vaults, the latter I’d not been into since…
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This Old House
The song I was most nervous about showing my fellow band members was Rent Boy, a song about house prices in the UK. It has a lot of changing sections, and the outro was a parody of a song I first heard performed in the early 80s by a chap called Shakin’ Stevens. He was…
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Lavender & Lullabies – The Video
In mid 2015 I got together with some students from Long Road Sixth Form College who were putting together music videos as part of their media course. Here is the fantastic outcome of that project. There were many members of the group – led by Hannah Gautrey – so good luck with going onwards!
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Great Poster for the 1st October Gig!
Remember this cheeky chappie driving around on the moon?! Well now he’s putting on a show in Cambridge – 1st October at The Cornerhouse! See full details for the gig here!
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Strawberry Fair 2015
One of the best Strawberry Fairs I think! Lovely sunny day, a warm relaxed atmosphere and great music from so many local artists made for a blinder! Thanks to Rosie Repeat for inviting Karmadillo to perform on the Love Music/Hate Racism stage! Photos thanks to Jason Hill.
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Karmadillo at Bling Ya Ting
Another Karmadillo performance at the Cambridge Corn Exchange, courtesy of the Bling Ya Ting talent show. I had a great time entertaining again, and it’s lovely to be on the Corn Exchange stage with a full house! So much young talent on the stage was great to witness and be part of Here are some…