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Hammond USA Riff Off Competition

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Hi Guys, I should bring you up to date. Just before Christmas I was up early with the kids having breakfast. Whilst they ate I checked Facebook only to find that there was a Hammond Organ competition running. I don’t usually get involved to be honest but I thought this would be a good one…
Playing hammond organ in 2014

Riff Off!

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Happy New Year to you all! Hope you all had a relaxing break and Santa gave you all the technology you desired? Whilst sat with the kids early one morning I flicked through my favourite Hammond sites and saw a post from Hammond Organ USA asking for 30 seconds of your best organ riffs. Not…

Gig report – Festival Gigging a Hammond Organ

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Hi Folks, My band The Quik were fortunate enough to be asked to play the Moduska Festival in Alverchurch, West Midlands last weekend and even more fortunate to have possibly the hottest, finest day of the year so far in which to play it! As it was a large outdoor event I was conflicted, this…

The Hop Pole – 4th February

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Hello all, how the devil are you? My second gig with The Quik was just as much fun as my first to be honest and I was really looking forward to it as it was in my old stomping ground of Bromsgrove. In fact it was on February 14, 2008 that I came out of “retirement”…

Live – Secret Diary of a Hammond for Hire

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Hello all, It’s good to be out and playing again I can tell you.  This weekend saw me and the rest of The Quik driving up (or is it down? ) to Kettering to play Watercress Harry’s.  Having never been to Kettering before my first impression was that it was a very quiet place then a…

The Quik Beats

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Hi guys hope you I’ve had a great Christmas and an even better new year, It was quite a quiet Christmas for me which mainly consisted of mince pies and learning songs from a new band called The Quik Beats. We have had 7 hours of rehearsals so far and I have learnt of 38…

Jon Lord at the Proms?

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Hi all, Just a quick post to say please follow this link and sign the petition to get one of the greatest living Hammond Organ players at the BBC Proms! Thanks, Nick
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Essential Kit bag items?

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This is by way of catharsis an explanation to all the people I have played with in the late 80’s and early 90’s as to why I toured the West Midlands with a hair dryer and talcum powder in pride of place in my kit bag. As you play and gig you accrue the odd…
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