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14th of August

Atlanta played at The Ringway in Leeds, and Tony sent a few lines about it

the gig  at the ringways went well,,,,,we all enjoyed it & lots of friends of the band there,,

                      Tony,,,,,,,

 

 

 

5th of August

The gigs at Ring O Bells and Queens Hotel

It was nice to play ome small and intimate venues,,,, and relax and let our hair down with friendly people.

 

 

 

3rd of August

Here´s what Tony says about the gig at The Brooklands

It was very interesting to play at The Brooklands,,,,with a back drop behind the stage, of vintage cars and motorbikes belonging to the Yorkshire Car Museum.

Thanks to all the staff and people for their support.

Tony

 

 

1st of August

 

Here´s a message from Tony

We enjoyed beong back playing at The Roscoe,,,,,

Thanks to John Keenan and Noel for keeping music live

Tony

 

 

30th of July

Here´s an update about the gigs last weekend.

 

Friday

It was a great night, the crowd was fantastic.

Many thanks to Ringo and the whole team for looking after us.

Wolvestock Festival on Saturday

It was a lovely hot day and the park was the perfect setting for the festival. We were on at 5 pm, the day seemed to be at it´s hottest and the crowd was really up for a good time.

 

 

 

 

22nd of July

 

Atlanta now books for 2009

John and Christina

 

Update from the gigs this weekend

The guys had a great week end. Origanlly they wwere booked to play one gig at Three Horse Shoes, but it turned out that they played on Saturday as well.

Ther crowds on both nights was fantastic. Atllanta enjoyd playing for you and would like to thank you all for coming. They hope to be back playing for you soon.

We would also like to thank Dereck for keeping music live.

Photos from both gigs will be on line this weekend.

Christina

 

 

12th of July

Message from Tony:

We had  a fabolus night at the American Festival,,, the audience were really buzzing,,,, had to stay on for four encores.

Big Thank´s to Chris Jackson, who runs an amazing festival & Rob & Hedley on on sound,,,, all working to make it a great night.l

Looking forward to do it again next year,,

Tony

 

 

 

8th of July

Tony sent a message about the gig last Saturday

The gig on Saturday went well,,,,the crowd were friendly & the landlady looked  after us,,,

                                                           Tony

 

 

 

5th of July

Here´s an update from Tony:

The Aspul festival was a great success,,,,it was a sell out for "Grumpy",,,& everyone seemed to thoroughly enjoy themselves,,,

                         One of the highlights for me was when Aiden J Daniels & Dave Cash joined in on Sweet Home Alabama,,

                             The evening was finished off with some gorgeous home made stu cooked over an open camp fire by Margaret.

 

 

 

The gig at Aspull C/C yesterday went very well. the guys had a great time and so did the crowd.  Now they are charging their batteries for the gig at The Clarence in Huddersfield tonight.

 

 

2nd of July

Here´s an update from Tony:

The Leeds Round up was a great success ,,a sell out as usual,,,,,,,it was good to be onstage with Aiden again,,,,& the crowd were really up for a good time,,,

The Tower fest went well,,,,,the weather held off ,,,& it was in a lovely setting,,,,we got a chance to meet Micheal Ken before his show,,,it was good chatting to Shona & his band,, 

the gig at the Plough was lovely ,,,Ali was a great host & looked after us very well,,,,,,he does great food & we were very pleased to sample it.

we had a great night at Gilly,s,,,,he always has a warm friendly crowd for his country nights,,,,& as usual we were well looked after by Mick ,,,landlord of the Lupset

 

                                                    Tony

 

 And  from Paolo:

 

 

 

 

27th of June

Atlantas having a busy weekend. Tonight they are playing at West Leeds Round Up and tomorrow they will be at The Towerfest in Drax at 3pm and at The Plough in Wakefied in the evening.

Their batteries are charged amd they are looking forward to play for you.

 

 

 

26th of June

 Paolo send an update about the gig at Admiral Duncan last Saturday:

Just a few words about our gig at Admiral Duncan in Wakefield last Saturday night.  Many of our friends came, including Sue and Steve Porter.

It was a fantastic night, a full audience listening to our music, all the great  songs and our sound just right,  we could have kept on playing the whole night,

I´d like to thank everyone for a great night and very full filling atmosphere.

All the best from Paolo, bass player with Atlanta,,,

 

 

 

19th of June

 

 

 

 

15th of June

Here´s another update from last weekend, from Paolo

Everything went very well  well at the Lupset  in Wakefield , a magical full house of a mixed audience. A truly wonderfull evening for us.. On to  Robin Hood Holiday Camp in Wales the following afternoon, another very fantastic crowd that gave us a great night .Long View Liverpool,where we played on Sunday night,  was a really great venue built for sound. It was a Fabolous night for everyone.  All I´m going to say about C/C Widness is that those people know what they want when it comes to music   On Tuesday  night we were back in Leeds at the New  Roscoe. It was  lovely to play back in Leeds Our good friend  Aiden J  Danials sang the last spot, . it was great

When you like and believe in the music you play  no distance  is to long to travel. We are so gratefull that we can do what we love most of all, to play.

Thank´s to everyone that came to the gigs, and to the people that looked after us.

 I  would just like to thank all the people  linked with Atlanta for their  help and the hard work they put in, they know who they are, but most important many thanks to the audience,s that listen and appreciate our music and efforts

Thank you from italiano Paolo bass player with Atlanta

 

 

11th of June

Here´s an update from Tony about the gigs on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday

Sunday was a beautifull day at Rhyl,,,,the sun was shining,,,it was nice to meet Tony & the boys from West Virginia & Cloud 9..the festival had been a great success & we had a warm welcome.

 

Liverpool,,,,it was a rush to get to Liverpool after Rhyl,,but we made it,,,,,the club had a lovely big concert room with teared  seating,,,the gig went well ,,although my voice started to get croaky from all the singing,,,

 

Widnes,,,we had a lovely night at Widnes,,,,,,,once again a lovely concert room ,,& a very well run night by Bernie,,,,,who compared the evening & sang a some lovely songs..

 

The roscoe,,,,it was nice to be back in \Leeds & a home gig,,,,,,,,seeing some of our regular faces,,,,,,once again thanks to John Keenan for keeping music live,

Tony

 

 

 

9th of June

More about the gig at Lupset

The gig at Lupset last Friday was fantastic,,,,,, it felt good to play again,,

Many thanks to Mick Mc Kinley for comparing & looking after us,,,,  it was great to see Mick McConnel from Smokie,,, Graham Muldoon from Muldoon Brothers & Marrtin, singer of The Solicitors there.

Thanks to all of you for coming,,,,,

Tony

 

 

 

8th of June

Atlanta´s having a very busy weekend. as I write this they are on their way to Rhyl in North Wales to play at Robin Hood Park, and tonight they will be in Liverpool.

Many friends came to the gig, Mick McConnel just to mention one. In fact eveybody came. Everyone  had a great night and went home happy.

Atlanta wishes to thank all of you for coming there.

Yesterday they played  at Queens Hotel in Bradford.  As always they enjoyed playing.

I just spoke to JD , the whole band  are looking forward to the gigs today.

I´ll keep you posted.

 

 

28th of May

 

Here´s an update from Tony

The gigs this weekend went very well,,,,,,its always difficult & a bit of pressure to do two gigs in a day,,,,,at opposite sides of the country,,,,but it all went without a hitch..

                      Big thanks to Steve at Morecambe  for looking after us,,,,,& to all the crowd at Croft,,,& to Kerry for the tea & sandwiches,,,

 

                        Tony

And one from Paolo:

We had a long day Sunday, for the gigs in Morecambe and Croft , so early start for the band rise and shine at 7 30 am. We all met up at Tonys house, we also had the added help of our great mates Steve Porter and Hedley.

The Morecambe gig was outdoor. The sun was shining, the sound was really great, and most importantI it was packed with all different age groups enjoying Atlanta music. Everyone seemed to enjoy themselves.

 

We  were ahead of schedule so it was an easy drive to Croft. And yet again the band had a great night as we were covering Aiden J Daniels. The gig was great, everybody line dancing to all the numbers we played . It was      worth every minute .

I would like to Thank everyone involved, there are to many to mention. I could be here all day. So I´d just like to thank everybody for their hard work and for having us.

 All the best italiano Paolo bass player with Atlanta

 

 

 

20th of May

Atlanta have just found out that Howard, their  friend, a fabolous drummwer and wonderfull person based in York  passed away on the 4th of May.

 John, Tony, Paolo and Robin  want his family to know that their thoughts and Love are with them at this very sad time

  
 

 

 

19th of May

Here´s a message from John:

The gig last night  went well. It was great to be back playing at The Bridge Tavern and to see the familar faces there.

Many Thanks to The Bridge  and to all of you for coming to the gig

JD

 

 

18th of May

Our poster is now on line. You can find it on the photo pages and on the booking page.

And her is an update from Paolo about the gig at Roual British Legion:

Just a few words about the country round up gig at Royal British Legion in Reading.  We felt very welcomed by the lovely people there, the made us feel very much at home. When we opened up our first spot, everyone listened to our music, and the next thing we knew, they got up and started dancing.  The audience, a mixed one, had a great time.

At the end of the night they told us how much they liked our music, they praised us.  Someone said that we sound a bit like the Eagles.  What a compliment!!

Everyone went home totally fulfilled and happy, it was really a great night.

I would like to thank everyone that came to the gig, those who bought the CD, the organizers and everyone else that played part in the round up.

All the best Paolo on bass.

 

 

13th of May

The following day we set out for Chew Valley C/C, which is situated in a small town called Greenfield. It was a lovely little town!!! Old houses and narrow streets..... that brings me to the last part of our journey there. Since none of us had never been there before we thought that it would be a good idea to use the TomTom. Little did we now,,,,, it took us though very narrow what I would calll paths with deep steeps on either side of ot.

Anyway to the gig. It was great, the guys were in top shape and so were the crowd. We all enjoyeed ourselves emensly. To soon the evening was over and it was time to pack up our gear and make our way back home. This time taking another route,,,,,

We would like to thank everyone that came to the gig, Trevor for having us and taking such good care of us,  Sue and Steve Porter for coming, it was so  nice too see you both  again. And last but not least thanks to Hedley who came along with and helped us.

See you all soon

Christina

 

 

 

12.th of may

Here is an update on the gigs this weekend. First part is today and part two will be on line tomorrow.

The gig on Friday the 9th was great. The venue was Kings Lynn Com Exchange, a very nice concert hall. We arrived there early, around 4 pm. Smokie`s crew was still setting up so we had plenty of time to take a walk in town before setting up.

Atlanta went on at 8 pm, and felt very welcomed by the crowd. The songs chosen for the evening was, ”Looking For a New Love", "Who´s that Woman", Walking Home with the Blues", "Country Line Special" and “Whiskey in the Jar"

We would like to Thank Smokie, the crew and the crowd for making us feel so welcome,  and also  the crew for their help, and  and Hedley  for coming with and  helping us.

Christina, John and the band

 

An Update on the gig on Saturday the 10^th will be on line tomorrow.

I´ll also be doing some work on the site the coming week, so if it looks a bit strange at times, please bear with me. It should be completed by the end of the week.

 

 

 

 

6th of May

Atlanta played wih Aiden on the Trimpal festival on Sunday. The gig went very well, everyone enjoyed it, the band and the crowd. The crowd  were really up for a good time and they weren´t disapointed  We would like to thank Grumpy for putting the festival together & everyone for raising a lot of Money for charity.

Christina

 

 

3rd of May

John came back from Nashville earlier this week, he enjoyed his stay there. John and the rest of the guys are looking forward to the gig tomorrow.

 

 

22nd of April

Tony sent an update about the gig in Kelso on Sunday

The gig at Kelso went well,,,,,,,we had a good sound,,,looked after by Harry the sound engineer,,,,,,,,the show was compared by Gibby one of country musics great characters,,,the town Kelso was beatifull,,,,,,we had a chance to have a quick look around,,,

Hope to do it all again next year,,,,,

Tony

 

 

20th of April

Atlanta leaves for Kelso in Scotland early today, where they will be playing at Springwood Country and Western Festval. The following day, Monday John leaves for Nashville. He´ll be back in time for Atlatas next gig, which is on May the 4th

11th of April

The secret birthdday and gig for Mel on his birthday went very well. He hade no idea  of the party  Mel has been a good friend to and supported the band for a long time, which made the gig extra special for them.  They also enjoyed to play at the Ainsty again.

 

9th of April

Melvin

Thank´s for being a friend and for supporting the band

JD, Tony, Paolo, Robin and Christina

 

8th of April

The gig at the Three Horse Shoes went well,,,,it was good to see our regular supporters out there,,,,as usual Derick was a great host & compare,,,,

                                Tony

 

 

3rd of April

The guys enjoyed the gig at the Junction. Both old and new friends came to see the band. Everyone one had a nice evening and went home feeling good.

1st of April

Tony send an update:

The gig at the Lupset went well,,there was a good crowd,,,,,,,,& usual ,,Mick Mcginley was a great host,,,,,,,Tony

 

 

30th of March

A friend of the band send photos from th 27th of February. You can find them on the Photo page.

Thank you very much for sending them to us!!

 

28th of March

Atlanta played at the New Roscoe in Leeds on the 25th. the guys enjoyed seeing and playing for their friends there again.

They  would also like to thank John Keenan for suporting live music

 

26th of March

                        On the Friday night we had a show as atlanta,,,,,,we had a great reception from the audience,,,& big thanks to the many people  who bought CD,s afterwards,,

                        Saturday night we backed Aiden ,J ,Daniels with his show,,,it was good fun for us to play some of is choice of songs & we had a great time.

                       Tony,,,

 

20th of March

The gig at Legends sports bar on Sunday went very well. The guys ebjoyed playing at this new venue. They would like to thank the bar staff and thir friends for looking after them so well.

 

 

 

18th of March

The new Music page is on line

Heres an update from Tony about the gig at The Primrose Festival on Saturday

The gig last night at Primrose valley was great,,,,,lovely big concert room,,,,,,,lovely friendly crowd of people with a sort of holiday atmosphere going on,,,,,,,some great dancers..

                Big thanks to Grumpy for looking after us,,,,,,a big character on the country scene,,& has given the band great support,,,.....thanks to DJ Dee,,,,for looking after us backstage,,,,,,& Tom who runs the festival,,,,& all the crowd ..

                          Tony

 

 

17th of March

We are doing some work on the site this week, so things might look a bit upside down. We apologize for any inconvenience it might cause you.

As you all know Atlanta played at Galpham stadium on Friday the 14th. The gig went very well, the guys enjoyed it a lot.  They told me all  about the fantastic costumes. I would like to discribe them for you, but since I wont be able to make them justice I´ll leave it at this.

 They would like to that Raquel for lor taking such good care of them.

 

 

12th of March

I´ve just added a new page to the site, the  Video page.  The first video to go on the page is "Looking for a new Love". It was shot live by Paul Harper at a charity gig for Yorkshire Air Ambulance that we did at The Battley Frontier a while ago.

 

5th of March

The gig at Rossington country club on the 3rd went well,,,,,,,,the audience were warm & receptive,,,lovely stage & concert room,,,made it a pleasure to play...

                                  Tony

 

2nd of March

John writes about his visit to Nashville

Here is an update from my Nashville Visit

 I got to play 4 or 5 times in total, 3 times with James Nixon at various venues. Check out his website, there´s a link on the links page. Nick is a close friend and wonderful person he is also an extraordernary blues performer and song writer. I also got to play with Buck Brown who has worked a new JD song up called "Saturday Night" in the band that night was Pat and Dave two highly regarded sessions players in Nashville Pat plays drums with Nancy Griffiths and Dave has played with a host of top artists.

JD

Nicks website is down temporarily I´ll ad  the link as soon as it is online again.

Christina

 

And here´s an here´s an update from Tony about the gigs this weekend:

The gig at the Roman Baths on Friday was great,,,,,,,it was a chance to get to see some of the fans from York,,,although it was short notice there was a nice warm crowd there,,,& as usual ,,the room rocked,,

 

                 Saturday night at the Sapcote country music club was  a lovely night,,,,,,we have never played there before & were given a lovely welcome by both a listening & a dancing crowd,,,& thanks for the sandwiches from Barbara,,,,,,,,,,,

 

 

The guys played  the Roman Baths in York on Friday the 29th , it ws a last minute gig. It  went very well, they  enjoyed playing for and seeing the crowd there again, it had been some time since they played there. Today they have a day of rest  before playing at Rossington C/C tomorrow. John, Tony, Paolo and Robin  are looking forward to the gig and to see  you there.

 I try to get all gigs on the gig list, but when last minute gigs come in, we sometimes get booked  to late for me to be able to post them in time.

t

 

1st of  Mars

Update from the gig at the Lupset on the 26th

The Luoset is a small intimate Country Club which is being  run by Gilly. The guys enjoyed to play for the varm and friendly crowd there. They had a lovely evening.

 

 

26th of February

Victoria Hall in Matlock on February the 24th

It was a great gig with lots of true county&americana fans,,,,they gave us a very warm reception & we had a great night.

Tony

 

The Lion in Castleford on February the 22.nd

We really enjoyed the gig,, the Kion is a well established rock venue,,,,&and it was a pleasure to play there,,,,thanks to julie for the Tea&looking after us,,,,,,we hope to play there again this year.

Tony

16th of February

There are some new photos on the Photo page, the ones I took with my 35 mm Camera. I´ve got a favourite there, which one´s yours?  Write to us and let us now. I might post some of your emails on the News page.

John´s stay in Nashville is coming to an end, he´ll be back on the 19th.

 

6th of February

The guys enjoyed the gig at the Glaxco Club very much. The audience vere a sit down, listening audience. They also  showed they guys that they enjoyed the gig.

Both the audience and Atlanta had a very nice evening. And of course the pie and peas were welcome.

I´ll get the photos from my 35mm camera from the developer on the 15th, so new photos will be on line by the evening on the 16th.

 

 

 

1st of February

John leaves for Nashville on Monday, he´ll be there for about two weeks.

 

 

26th of January

The photos from my digital camera from the gig at Drax is now on line on the Photo page. The rest will be on line as soon as I get them from the Photo lab

 

 23rd of January

I just came back home from the UK. The gig at the Drax went very well. It was my first "country gig"  and it was awesome, the crowd, the dancing and of course the band. It was great. the band felt the same, they enjoyed every minute of it. Qfter the gig the crowd had the opportunity to buy CDs, posters etc and to get hem signed by the band, which they did.

We would like to thank Nigel for taking such good care of us and Keith for coming with us to the gig

I also got a very special treat. John played a very early album for me, he had just had it transfered from vinul to CD. It was from 1982 amd was recorded with a number of great musicians. I liked it a lot. If it will go on line? I don´t know yet. So far there´s only one copy of it. I´ll keep you posted.

More news? Well, Jphn has six new songs written for the new album, Tony has also written a few and so does Paolo. Which will be one the new album and when it´ll be recorded is not decided yet.

I took some photos with my small digital camera as well as with the 35mm. the digital ones will be  online in a few days , the others will take a bit longer.

Christina

 

14th of January

The gig on Saturday was great,, a good crowd there & and they gave us good support,, what a really friendly county club,,,,,it was good to see some regular faces there,,,,& Aiden J Daniels got up & did a song with us

Tony

 

12th of January

Last nights gig was great,,,,it was nice to see lots of young people enjoying themselves to our music,,,,,

Tony

 

6th of January

As usual it was a good gig at the Boot & Shoe last night,,,,,,,,,the crowd are always warm & friendly there,,,,,a big thanks to Lez who supports our music,,,,,,,,,,& is doing a lot of work keeping music live,,,,

                            Tony

29th of December

Atlanta will be playing at The Boot and Shoe on New Years Eve.

Can you think of a better way to celibrate then seeing your favourite band, see you there.

 

27th of December

A link to Paolos website is posted on the links page

 

From all of us to all of you

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

Christina, John, Tony, Paolo and Robin

18th of December

Paolo writes about 2007 and 2008

If you want to read ore about him and what he does, visit his website at

http://www.paoloharmonicaplayer.co.uk/

My thought on the last months of 2007, well a lot has gone over this period. It really started when the band went to Nashville to record our album “Our Nashville Sunset”, which was recorded and produced by the great Scotty Moore. For those who don´t know, Scotty was Elvis first band back in the fifties (Elvis joined Scottys band).

The stay in Nashville was a fantastic time for us. We met so many people, like Roger Cooke. He has a string of hits behind him, he wrote the Coca cola add “I´d  love to teach the world to sing in perfect harmony”. If  I´m correct  Roger Cooke is the only Englisman to be registered in the Nashville Hall of Fame. He lives down there now and seems to be very happy. I´ll tell you how i met him, we were playing at a little place called Browns Diner.

Imagine an old railway carriage taken off it´s wheels, well that´s Browns. Plonked in the middle of Nashville. So, after we finished our spot, this scruffy bloke says to me “Hey man, great bass and harmonica playing man” so i said “Cheers bud” and walked away from him. Then one of the lads said “ Did he say something to you?” so I said “ Yes, he said great this and great that” the guitar player said “ Do you know who that is?” So I said  “Oh yes, local soup kitchen Waller “ It was roger Cooke  having a sarni and a brew at his local cafe . I was totally wowwwed . Anyway we got talking to him and had our photos taken with the great man.

And there were others, , like Billy Cox,  bass player with Jimmy Hendrix ,  Grant Boatright  and of course Scotty  Moore. What a week ! Then getting back home and supporting Smokie. Getting to know all the lads from the band and also their crew that do all the hard graft.

Yes, it was really a great time for us!!

Then, later in the year we were asked to do a gig for this guy called Aiden Delaney, he was from the country/rock scene in the UK. Then bloody hell, everybody wanted us to play their venues. It was a new direction for us, then  suddenly I´ve tarted to write my own material. We´re inviting guest singers  to do what we call invites on our gig nights. And, Im also doing open mike nights at the Grove pub in Leeds, and this really makes you think when you´re on your own in front of people , not to say anything silly.

So getting back to 2008. the bands looking forward to lot´s of gigs  and the different music venues that are crossing our path. Look, I could go on all night so i´ll say that the rest of 2007 was very fruitful . The band are looking at other aspects for 2008,, like tours to Sweden, Norwaay and Ireland, but we´ll see.

So i´ll say, Have a very happy Christmas and good health for the new year.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year everyone from

Italiano Paolo, bassplayer with Atlanta the band

 

10th of December

John left for Nashville this morning. He´ll be spending Christmas and New Year there. He´ll be back in the UK in the beginning of January.

 

3rd of December

Update from the gig at Admiral Duncan

Well, such a surprice, the audience were all in their sixties, as we walked on to perform our first spot the band all thought the same thing, we play quiet here. So we did, then to our surpice, after the third numer they asked us to turn up because nobody could hear thos fabulous harmonies of ours. It was eally great because yet again we had an audience instead of a pub full of people talking through the spot, all heads turned towards us listening, the after each number, applause that never seemed to stop. The spirit of pure harmonies flooded over everybody at the gig. No words an explain the feelings, we the band, feel within that space of time, (pure soul).

I would just like to thank Gary and his lovely partner known as miss luches, Landlord and Landlady of Admiral Duncan. And special thanks to Martin and Siabahn, hope I´ve spelt that right (Sunday dinner with them too) and to all our fans that turned up at the gig, to many to mention as it would fill this page, and not forgetting the fabuoulos audience that inspired us to believe in the music we play.

Ho yes, one bandmember that comes to every gig snd that´s my little doggy he´s a Pomeranian 15 years old, his name is Chilli (my little darling boy) everybody want´s to cuddle him. What a nice way to end my thoughts to all, as Chillli sat in my lap snoozing. So I´ll say bye for now. Italiano Paolo, bassplayer from Atlanta the band. Chow

 

 

29th of November

The New Roscoe on November the 27th

Awesome, great!! That´s some of the comments about Atlanta were heard after the gig yesterday. The guys had the time of their lives.

Tony says “It´s always good to play for such a crowd. They were very supportive”. Paolo says “It was great, fantastic. It didn´t want to go of stage”.

Aiden J Delaney and his family had come to the gig and Aiden joined them on stage and sang four numbers with them,that were very well received. Other people that came were, Judy Singelton, who by the way has taken a special liking to “Midnight Line Special” (as many of us have), Also I would like mention an extremely cheerful cowboy who goes under the name of Grumpy that made his appearance at the venue “ swinging his six guns as usual”, adding to the atmosphere of the venue. Paolos school mates from St John Boscoe, Mark, his nephew, Joe Cavalier, Marks brother in law and his family and many of Atlantas fans.

We would thank Noel and his wife for having us in such a wonderful venue as The New Roscoe. Also many thanks to John Keenan a promotional agent extra ordnaire. It´s a pleasure to work with such a nice personality

More Americana/rock concerts are being planned. I`ll post the dates on the gig list as they get booked. 

This Friday, the 30^th the guys will be supporting Smokie again. This time it´s in Kings Lynn, the name of the venue and the address can be found on the gig list.  And for those of you that wants   to read more about Smokie I´ve added a link to smokie-online.de on the Links page.

 

18th of November

The three gigs this week were all great,,,,first the Frontier bar at Batley ,,,it was a great privilage to tread on the same stage as all those stars ,,such as Roy Orbison ,,Gene Pitney & shirly Bassey & many more...

                    Then there was the gig with smokie at the city hall in Hull,,,,,,,,its always a pleasure to play on their tours,,,the audiences are so warm & friendly,,,

                     & last but not least was Grumpy,s birthday party bash in Leeds,,,people came from all over the UK to join in the celebration,,,,what a fabulous night...Aiden Daniels joined us onstage & did three numbers with us,,which went down great...

                     Tony

 

17th of November

An update on the gig last night will be on line late tomorrow evening

 

13h of november

 

7th of November

The 16th of november the guys are palying at Hull City Hall, supporting Smokie. Don´t miss it, It´ll be  be a treat !

 

4th of november

The gig on Saturday night went very well. It was a charity gig for Wakefield Hospice. Besides Atlanta, who was first on stage, T.rex, Saxon and Dusty Miller played. The evening was compared by Chris Chittel, who plays Eric Pollard on Emmerdale.

Paolo says " It was a fabolous gig, and it felt good to be able help Wakefield hospice"

Many thank´s to Les, who set the whole thing up, and for keeping music Live.

 

 

3rd of November

Many thanks to David Skuse for the photos from Darlington

The gig at ST Alis in Liverpool was a success. The audience was captivated by the music, and they showed the guys that they liked what they saw and heard.

When it was time for the final number and for Paolo stepped up to the mike  to sing  "Country line Special" they went into a roar.

 They  want to thank Alan for taking such good care of them and hope to see you all again soon.

Photos from the gigs at The Boot and Shoe and The Junction Inn will be on line this evening

 

 

 28th of Oktober

It's been two years sice I saw the band the first time. Right there, and then I become a devoted fan. A year later we launched this website . We would like to thank all those of you who has written to us this past year. It's always  a plesure to hear from you. and If you send  reports and photos from the gis, I'll post them on the site. 

Last night  we were at the Boot and Shoe in Ackworth. It had been three months since I saw them play last time, so I was really looking forward to the.gig. And I was not disapointed. the gig was awesome, great. Atlanta's better then ever. The highlights of the evening? Well, "I Came close", "Still the one", "Sweet home Alabama" and "Country line special" were mine.  Photos from the gig will be on line by the end of the week.

John, Tony, Paolo and Robin anjoyed the gig tremendesly and they want me to thank all of you for coming and to tell you that they enjoyed playing for and meeting you last night and that they hope to see you soon.

Christina

 

15.th of October

Meassage from Tony

It was a great night at the Big D club in Darlington,,,,,it was very well attended ,,,,the crowd were warm & friendly & up for a good time,,,,we had a great support act ,,,brother & sister duo,,,"Texas Back",,,,they joined us on stage for a number at the end of the night,,,

                    Big thanks to all at the big D,,,

                                                           Tony

 

13th of October

Message from Paolo

8th of October

                             

Message from Tony:

 The gig was good,,,,Mik Dean stood in on drums ,,as Robin was still away,,,,the gig went well & we all  playing,,

                        Happy birthdy to Ann who was celebrating her 21 birthday at the gig & provded food & baught us a drink,,,Tony

 

6th of October

Message from Tony

 

                     JD & I had a great time in Nashville & did a few gigs with James ,,Nik ,,,Nixon,,,,,which we enjoyed verry much,,,& had several meeyings on music row with song pluggers etc,,,

                     Tony

 

 

4th of October

John and Tony are back from Nashville. They, as well as Robin and Paolo are looking forward to playing for you all on Saturday.

 

1st of October

I have some good news for Paolos fans. At the momenty we are biulding his own website. It´ll be on line in the beginning of next month. there you will be able to read more about him and what he´s up to. So the questions you have send me about him, will be answered there.

Until then, I can tell you that he has written a new song. I have heard. it, and it looks very promising. Another one is on it´s way.

Will let you all know when his website is on line.
 

 

29th of September

News from Tony

The gig last wednesday night was good,,,,we enjoyed playing to a very attentive & suppostive audience,,,big thanks to Mike Sagar for supposting & booking us..

                       JD & I flew off early the next morning for Nashville,,,where we are having a good time standing in & playing on some gigs & meeting people from the music business etc...we are also managing to see some bands & listen to some great music out here..

                       We,ll be back in the UK & gigging at the end of next week..

                                        Tony

 

21st of September

Both the band and the audience had the time of their lives on the gig at Bradford CMC the other night. The crowd  was in it from the first number. And from what I have heard, some of you has taken a special  liking to Paolo and  " Country Line Special" To quote someone: " The crowd went into a roar when Paolo stepped forward to the mike to sing "Country Line Special" 

And I do have some news concerning that. He might be recording  it. We have not decided when and where yet. but I´ll keep you posted. And finally, photos, I´ll be i the UK in October, so fresh photos should be on line in the end of October or early November.

John and Tony left for Nashville yesterday morning, they´ll be back in time for the gig on October the 6th.

Atlanta  want´s  to thank everyone for coming to the gig and for making the evening so special 

 

 

18th of September

The gig at The Bridge Tavern  was great. The Harley boys was a captive audience with cheers and applause after each number, and Fred was over the moon. Some "old" fans had come to see the gig as well. Everyone enjoyed themselves and left The Bridge happy. Paolo says : " It was great, there´s nothing  like playing for an audience that likes what  you do to you and shows it´s appreciation  I Loved it "

 

 

 

15th of September

Many Thank´s to Ryan Learoyd for sending us photos from the Boot Fest

Photos from The Boot Fest

 

 

 

10th of September

On Friday the guys played at a new venue, The Conniston. They really  liked the place and the crowd and enjoyed the gig. The evening resulted in three bookings there for next year.

Here´s a message from Tony about the gig  on Saturday:

The gig was good,,,we had a good slot at 9 pm & the crowd were hot,,,,The actor Chris Chittel who plays who is best known for the character on Eric Pollard I Emmerdale farm,,,,he introduced the band  as he has done before at similar festivals,,,& it was goo to meet & catch up with him again,,

                   The weather was good for the festival,,,,which ,,,being open air needed that,,,,the crowd were warm & friendly & really up for a good time,,,

                   Thanks to Lez from the Boot & shoe for organizing the whole event & his belief in live music...

                                             tony,,,,,,,,

 

 

 

2nd of September

The guys had a great time playing at The Ainsty last night. They wre all very happy to be back in York playing for their regular fans and friends. and of course for the new ones that came last night. york is theur favopurite place to play at. On monday they´ll lbe at The Roman Baths. Here´s a message from them:

We wish to thank Gwen for looking after us, all our regular fans and those of you who are new, for coming to see and supporting us. We´re looking forward to seeing you all again soon. We also want to say Congratulation to Gary, his team has been promoted.

John , Tony, Paolo and Robin

 

 

26.th of August

Message from Tony:

                       There was a surprise for everyone when Aiden J Daniels got up to sing ,," I came Close" with us,,,

                  Thanks again to everyone for there support,,,,,,,,Tony,,,,,,

 

Skipton Country Festival

Inspite of a  power break every one enjoyed the gig.  Well into the second half of "Country Line Special" the power went! What did the guys do? Well they just kept on playing, as the true professionals  they are. John changed to the acoustic guitar and told the crowd to come closer, which they did. After "Country Line Special " they played "Diamond of a Girl" for the cheering crowd.

Aiden stepped in and sang "Closer then most"

Thank´s for coming to see us

 

 

21.st of August

The gig Two Rivers on the 19th

Atlanta wishes to thank  Gibby whowho compared & ran the event. Laurence, who did the sound for them, Robin who owned the farm and all the people and staff that made it an unforgettable night for them.

They had the time of their lives.

From what t I have understood from your emails some of you took  Paolo with "Countryline Special" straight  to your hearts. He want´s me to tell you that he really enjoyed singing it  for you all.  Now to answer a question that I got today. "Countryline Special" has not yet been recorded.

 

19.th of August

Atlanta loved playing for the crowd at the Roscoe last night. They want to thank you all for coming to the gig, and are looking forward to play for you all again. This morning they left for Aire Scotland, where they will be playing at Two Rivers Trading Country and Western.

 

15.th of August

"Our Nashville Sunset" Was recorded in Scotty Moores studio in Nashville, and  produced by Scotty and John. Davis.  The tracks on the album are.

1. " Looking For a New love "

2 " Diamond of a Girl "

3. " The Lucky One "

4. " If You "

5. " I Came Close"

6. " Hoy Lips "

7. " Walking Home With The Blues"

8. " Who´s That Woman "

9. " Ain´t That Rock & Roll "

10. " River Road Gang "

They are all written by John Davis.

Atlanta realy enjoyed working on the album. Here´s what they say about it:

John: " I will never forget the week spent at Scotty Moores. It was like being family, a lifteime exerience and such a privillege"

Tony: " It was a true adventure in my musical career and becoming friends with a true legend is such an honour. "

Paolo: " Spending time in Nashville and working alongside Scotty was a dream come true... just awesome "

Robin: " To work with a legend such as Scotty and to be welcomed by Gail, truly unforgetable.

 

15th of August

Many of have requested that I change the Band page to the way it was, it´ll be done tonight or tomorrow. Many of you has also asked why I changed the background music, Well my friends it´s back on line " I Came close"

There will also be more info about the album online.

Christina

 

9th of August

A message from the Atlanta

We wish  to thank everybody  who attended the  Great North Country Festival last week for making us  welcome.
We also want to say  Hello  fello acts ... Henry Smith, Lazy Dog and The Diesel Cowboy's, you were all just great.
 
And a special Thanks to Aiden J Daniels for looking after us, Johnny Ringo, John Tallon and Chris Jackson along with Irene from the Country Routes Magazine.

John, Tony, Paolo and Robin
 

I´ll  be doing some work on the site in the next few days.

 

5th of August

The gig went well last night,,,it was a hot sultry night,,,so was a very warm intemate evening,,,big thanks to all the staff at the Admiral Duncan for lookin after us so well,,,,,Keep on Rockin,,!!!
                       Tony,,,,,,,,

 

3rd of August

We would like  to Thank everyone at the Great Nortern Country Festival on Wednesday for the support and for buying the album. We had a great time.

Special Thanks to Johnny Ringo for his faith in us, for booking us and for looking after us when we were there.

John, Tony, Paolo and Robin

 

31.st of August

The new album "Nashville Sunset" will be released tomorrow.  You´ll be able to buy it at the Great Northern Country Festival tomorrow. There are only 150 copies in the first edition, so hurry to get yours

 It´s fantastic. ! You will not be disapointed.

Christina

 

30th of July

The gig was a great success last night...big thanks to Mick McGinley & his team for looking after us,,,,& to all the fans that turned up to see us,,,a great night was had by all,,

                 Tony

 

27.th of July

The release date of our new album, "Our Nashville Sunset" is August the 1.st.

 

26.th of July

Atlanta would like to thank Mike Sager for his faith.

 

25.th of July

The gig at The Ainsty on the 21st was, well no words could describe it. We enjoyed it very much. Thanks to everyone for coming.

The final recording on the album was made on Sunday. The album has been sent to be mastered. We´ll let you know when it will be  released

 

24.th of July

Go to the Country Music Website for more info about  the Skipton Country Music Festival on August the 24.th. there´s a link on the links page

The gig at the Roscoe on July the 27th has been cancelled. I just came back from the UK and will have an update on line by tomorrow.

 

15.th of July

We had a great time at TruckinL last night. the crowd was fantastic. Thank´s to Judy, Grumpy, Lofty. and  to everyone that was here.

John, Tony, Paolo and Robin

 

13.th of July

I have added the link to TruckinLs website. in the next few days i will add more links to the venues. you can find the on the Links page.

 

12.th of July

Atlanta enjoyed playing at the Junction Inn on Tuesday, they had a nice evening,. They  worked in the studio last night, and now have a couple of days rest ,to charge their batteries, before playing at TruckinL on Saturday.

 

9.th of Juli

Message from Tony and the band:

,,,,the gig went well last saturday night,,,,it was in a very large barn,,,with a huge pig roasting on a spit,,,it was a sell out gig,,,& a good party atmosphere,,,,the farm was very remote & had the most beautifull wiews over the plain of York,,,they were all very hospitable |& we were well looked after..

                       Big thanks to every one involved,,

                                                         Tony,,& the band,,,,,,,
 

7.th of July

Some of you has asked if the gig tonight is open to public: I´m trying to get the info. Will post it on the Dates page as soon as I know.

1.st of July

Atlanta had a great time at the Boot and Shoe last night. The crowd was fantastic. I still haven´t been able to find out when, but you should be able to listen to the intervju with john Craven on line. I´ll keep you posted

30.th of June

Today  Atlanta did a Radio intervju with  John Craven from Country Music Radio.

 

29.th of June

There´s a link to the british countrymusic website on the links page. There you can read about, and get the details about Atlantas festival gigs.

24.th of June

Atlanta played at The Leeds Country music Festival yesterday, as well as at Keighley Variety Club. The crowd was very enthusiastic and supportive. The guys  enjoyed both gigs very much.  
 

 

23.rd of June

Atlanta´s playing at The West Leeds Country Music Round Up today at 1 pm . It´s a last minute gig  It´s all sold out. There´s not one single ticket left to buy.

But,you can see them tonight at KeighleyVariety Club

22.nd of June

A new bio on Robin ,  by Robin is on line on the band pages.

 

15.th of June

News from John:

The name of the new album will be changed to "Our Nashville Sunset". There is one new song remaining to be recorded, and the tracks recorded out in Nashville are at the mixing stage

John

 

8.th of June

The work on the new album is progressing fine. the release date will be announced as soon as it´s set.

The name of the new album is "Nasville Sunset".

 

4.th of June

The guys really enjoyed to be back on stage playing this weekend. And they wish to thank all of you for coming to and enjoying he gigs.

 

A new gig has been added to the giglist. Atlanta will be playing at Three Horse Shoes in Otley on Friday

24.th of May

John left for Nashville today. He´ll be spending about a week there. Photos from the gig at The Bridge Tavern in Bradford are on line

 

23.rd of May

Photos from The Roman Baths in York is on line. I will add a few more every day.

 

22.nd of May

I just came back from the UK. Photos from the gigs on the 17.th, 18.th and 19.th will be on line by tomorrow evening

 

17.th of April

The ATF Management page will be back later this evening. I am doing some work on it.

 

6.th of April

We wish you all a Happy Easter

Christina, John, Tony, Paolo and Robin

 

1.st of April

News from Tony about the trip to Nashville:

After a long week in the studio ,,with Scotty producing & engineering the album,,,,things began to take shape,,,Scotty still has a good ear & a tallent for production & things look really promising for the final mix,,which i think will be done tomorrow,,,,so I should be able to hear it when JD gets back later this week..

                    In the time we spent with Scotty we bacame good friends,,,both Scotty & his close friend Gail made us so welcome,,,& Gails southern style home cooking went down very well,,,it will always be a special time for us & I hope that reflects in the album...

                   Special thanks to James,,"Nick" Nixon,,,for helping to set the whole thing up & doing some great backing vocals with us..

                    Tony

 

31.st of March

Atlanta has spent the last two weeks in Nashville.They will be back in the UK in the beginning of the coming week. During their stay there they have been recording.

The Photo page has a small make over today. I will ad some new photos tomorrow evening

 

6.th of March                                                                                                                              

Hi everyone

I added some new photos to the Photo page today. I know, they are not that good. But it won´t be long before I´ll be back in the UK taking  a new bunch.

 

28.th of February

John, Tony, Paolo and Robin  leaves for Nashville on March the 23.rd. They will be recording when they are there. The studio is booked. There will be ten tracks on the next album. Some possibilites are:

"Looking for a  New Love"

"The River Road Gang"

I"I Came Close"

"If You"

"Whos´s that Woman"

"Hot Lips"

"Diamond of a Girl"

I am still waiting to get the photos that I took in York on the 17th of February. I am to attached to my 135 mm camera to get a digital  one. But there should be some new photos on line by the middle of next week.It has taken a bit longer then usual to get them back from the developer.

 

1.st of February

John and Tony might be going to Nashville in the end of March. I´ll  give you the details as I get them.

27.th of January

We have received information that some of you are having problems to enter the site. We are working on it and hoping to solve it  soon

 

22.nd of January

Last night the guys played at Grimsby Live, it was  the first time there. The gig turned out great. Fans had come from all over to Grimsby to see them. There where four guys having the time of  their lives on stage.And as many times before one wonders, whos enjoying the gig more the band or the crowd ? I mean these guys really enjoy playing.And it shows of on stage. As  Paolo says "The band are as one".

So the songs that where played last night: Well  "Young Artists" and" Looking for a new Love" where two of them. Tony took the lead on "Whisky in the Jar" and "Sweet home Alabama". The crowd enjoyed themselves too. And everyone  left Grimsby Live happy.

The next gig is on  the 26.th, when they  are playing at Kings Head Bradford. The address can be found on the giglist.

 

14.th of January

Atlantas first two gigs this year went very well. I wasn´t there. But from what I have heard today, they are better then ever. The guys had been looking forward to be on stage again. Even though it was nice with a break. That´s were they want to be, on stage. They have a busy year ahead of of them. I´ll keep you posted on what´s going on.

Please feel free to send us photos and reports from the gigs. We´ll post them on the site.

 

8.th of January

What´s in store for 2007 ? Well, When Atlanta was in Nashville in September, they brought a camera crew.  The result of that is a DVD that will be completed in the beginning of this year. Also ,the guys  are working on a new album.  I´ll keep you posted on the progress with it. John, Tony, Paolo and Robin are looking forward to see you all again. The first gig this year will be at Admiral Duncan in Wakefield on  Saturday the 13.th.

 

2.nd of January

A Guestbook has been added to the site and more photos will be on line by tomorrow evening.

 

29.th of December

Christmas has passed and New Years Eve is aound the corner. So what are the guys up to ? Well, John left for the States on the 24.th and will be back in the UK for a couple of days before heading of to France. Where he will spend a week or so. Paolo is playing with his nephews band,  and Robin and Tony are enjoying the break with famlies and friends.

Happy New Year to All of you. Thank you l your support the past year

See you all next year.

Atlanta and Christina

 

18.th of December

From all of us to all of you:

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

Love Atlanta and Christina

 

17.th of December

The band enjoyed the gig in New Brierly on Friday