Piano star Gavin Povey's return to Mickleton promises to hit all the right notes

STAR piano player and singer Gavin Povey, who has supported legendary music-makers of all styles, is now blazing his own trail and will embrace the new-look Mickleton Live as part of his tour of the UK and Europe.
He has played previously in Mickleton in Albert Lee’s sell-out visits and now returns to headline at the village hall on Saturday, October 29.
He said: “We’re looking forward to playing Mickleton again.”
His piano playing and singing covers an eclectic mix including New Orleans style rhythm and blues plus boogie-woogie, swing, stride, funk, rock & roll, mixed in with hints of jazz, country and blues.
He is performing with The Fabulous OKE-SHE-MOKE-SHE-POPS band featuring Brendan Doyle (sax), Shane Atlas (drums) and Simon Farrell (double bass) with songs from all eras of New Orleans style music, including their own material.
Gavin started learning piano aged five and discovered swing music in his dad’s 78rpm record collection, especially Boogie Woogie Man, by Pete Johnson, and Albert Ammons, which he said “knocked him for six”.
He turned professional when he was 16 and what followed was a lifetime of performing, TV, touring and recording.
He has collaborated with the likes of Kirsty MacColl, Dave Edmunds, Shakin’ Stevens, Graham Parker, Kim Wilson, Joe Cocker, Duane Eddy, Cyndi Lauper, Albert Lee & Hogan’s Heroes, Van Morrison, Meatloaf and Alison Moyet. Supporting him is the talented and amusing duo Loose Like A Goose. Bob Surgeoner (guitar) and Bruce Rollo (double bass) are a formidable duo with a vast repertoire spanning more than a century of songs and tunes.
Organiser Sue Brown said: “These acts are further examples of the great and varied entertainment that we bring to Mickleton Live. We have a real foot-tapping and jigging night ahead – and a hall full of happy smiling people.”
Doors open at 8pm. There is a full bar plus pie and peas at £2. Tickets (£17 or £15 in advance) are available online at mickletonlive.uk or from Sue at the Old School House, Mickleton, Barnard Castle, DL12 0LQ, 01833 641215, or email at mickletonrnb @hotmail.com.