Back @ The Travellers Rest

Welcome Back, John and Karen
It was great to be asked to play at the Travellers Rest again, and being asked to play for John and Karen was the icing on the cake.The have been a big part of the Spartan Army since our very first year, and offered us the chance to play for them following their return to The Travellers Rest.It's great to have them back ,putting music back on the map in Burnopfield.
we also got a chance to use our new , more portable backdrop last night and it saved us so much time, that we could relax a bit more before playing.
We had a great night and would like to say welcome back John and Karen, here's to many more

The Star and The Fellsider

Just a few words about the last two gigs that we have played, We were at the Star on Jan 31st and had another great afternoon of Rock, we were joined on stage for a few songs by a Mystery guest saxophone player and this brought some new 'vibes' to Chance, Dancing in the Moonlight and Alright Now.We had a great time and the Hamster managed to make it on time to the gig after finishing work at 3pm to be onstage at 4pm, his little legs must have been working hard that day....
The 6th saw us at the Fellsider for a return visit, Phil was sporting a new mike stand, but Kev was not so lucky as he had to do the gig topless( well his mike stand had no top)and even after a search of nearly half an hour he still could not find it.
We met some great people at both of these gigs and would also like to thank the managers and all the staff and customers at both gigs for all the support.

Come on Kev.......

Get a Grip..
Market Tavern Dec 31st......
You all know the score you get the car to with in 10 feet of the venue, then loose all grip to the tyres and start to roll back at a very fast speed.Then the trailer jack-knifes and you are left stuck fast wedged into a bank of snow,and that's before you even start playing.
Thanks to the all the customers who helped us take the gear into the Tavern ( up a slippery bank of ice) and after that heart stopping moment it's was a welcome break for Kev to be on solid ground but it was quite fun hearing him swear as we flew backwards down the road..
We had a Fantastic time as usual at the Market Tavern and being invited to play at New Year's Eve was a big thing for us as we love the atmosphere in this place and always feel at home at this great venue.

Spartan would like to say a big
'Thank you to everyone who has supported us in 2009,
and hope to see you all soon in 2010'