Bob Drake will perform his irredeemably eccentric, but strangely brilliant songs that skip blithely across genre borders and hail from across his 30-year solo œuvre. He’ll be playing guitar and singing about astronomy, anthropomorphic animals, wonders of antiquity, holy wells, uncanny happenings and more.
Multi-instrumentalist / singer / lyricist and songwriter, Bob started playing instruments in, and recording bands in his native rural Midwest USA in the early 70's. In 1978 he moved to Denver, where he became a noteworthy figure in the local DIY / post-punk scene.
Relocating to France in 1994, he has engineered and produced over 400 albums by obscure / independent artists from around the globe at his home studio. Among others, he has recorded and
performed with Peter Blegvad, Fred Frith, John Greaves, and Chris Cutler. Bob has been involved in a multitude of other projects including Hail, Thinking Plague, 5uu's, The Science Group, AA Kismet, Vril, NIMBY, Bing Selfish and the Multiverts, The Capybaras, and many others.
As a solo artist, he has performed at Cardiacs' Alphabet Business Convention in the UK, the Rock in Opposition festival in France, and played scores of solo shows in the UK and France between 2016-2019. He released his first solo album in 1994, and the most recent - his 23rd - in 2023.
Crayola Lectern takes the show out on the road to support his third album, Disasternoon, released on Onomatopoeia Records on August 1st. The trio, incorporates Al Strachan on cornet, organs and effects and Damo Waters on percussion and synth. The album features artwork by Alfreda Benge and the piano-based songs bear psychedelic flavours of a darker hue, obliquely reflecting the world around us but still seeking redemption. The group are overjoyed to be playing on a bill with their friend, the effervescent Bob Drake and at the wonderful Rose Hill in what promises to be a very special night
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Doors 7pm - Show 8pm
If any tickets are still available on the door, admission will be cash only
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