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Public Address Hire: Acoustic music specialists from 1K
to ------?
Where
ever you need to go! Reliable Equipment, Trained Staff, Vast
Experience, Competitive.
It is
twenty years since I started my career in sound engineering
and since that time Spadger Sound Services has become fully
integrated into the 'roots' and acoustic music business. Giant
steps have been taken with the provision and expectation of
sound systems and their standards.
 My
personal crusade was and still is to provide an ever improving
quality of sound product and service to the acoustic music
arena, one which I feel is being achieved through a process
of education and expectation. In 1988 Spadger did it's first
major 'acoustic music' tour with the 'Ashley Hutchings All
Stars', and supplied the P.A. for the now sadly demised Potteries
Folk Festival in Burslem, Stoke on Trent.
Since
those tentative steps Spadger's work within the 'Folk' and
'Roots' business has come to encompass involvment with some
of the biggest Festivals and artists, most still ongoing,
and set standards of performance for quality and conscientiousness
across the sound provision spectrum.
Having
not advertised in any way for very many years, and relying
solely on word of mouth recommendation, the company has become
aware that musicians and promoters may be unaware of our status
within the audio provision business. Hopefully, this site
will help put that right! A current client list follows this
resume, and I have no hesitation in inviting prospective enquirers
to ask ANY of those listed for their views on our service
and conduct.
John and
Steve (erstwhile stage loiterer at Sidmouth '99) We remain
a small business, having not outgrown the 'personal' side
of what still is a folk family within the U.K. Spadger has
access to a team of the finest acoustic engineers currently
working in Western Europe, and all are versed in the ''Spadger"
work ethic: humour, efficiency and quality.
 We
famously say that if you can 'do' the Shetland Folk Festival,
where the company supply four 'rigs' and eight engineers,
working a gruelling schedule, nothing that follows during
the year can phase you! and it's true. Single event to multi-stage
Festivals, we are still involved right down to the grassroots
level, from tents to the Royal Albert Hall, each given the
same personal attention and input. Rob (wet) famously interfering
with the electrics outside Salisbury Cathedral '98 after 7
days outside in December and still smiling!
The new
Millenium has arrived, finance gets tighter and expectations
higher. If you seek the best, and wish to unburden yourselves
of ALL your sound provision problems, please get in contact.
We understand
budgets, and speak your language, will not supply things you
do not need, understand health and safety legislation, have
public liability insurance and know most of the artists. We
also do an exceptional job. We're here to help.
CLIENT
LIST SELECTION
Artists
Marcalmond
/ Danu / While & Matthews / Stagnes Fire / Albion Band
/ Alan Price / Ralph Mctell / Shoogle Nifty /Bbc Big Band
/ Glen Miller Orchestra /Blue Tapestry / Quimanto / Clareteal
/North Cregg /Hampsters /Bob Geldof / Celtish / Fabba /
Humphrey Littleton / Angelo Debarr / Micheal Nyman / Grand
Union / Tarifdehaidouks / Maddy Prior / Show Of Hands /
Little Johnny England / Battlefield Band / Blazin Fiddles
/Jackie Dankworth / E2k / Chipolata Five / Orsb / Eddie
Reader / Sunhoney / Davy Spillane / Stacy Kent / Old Swan
Band / Christine Collister / Alan Burke / Hazel Oconnor
/ Warterson Carthy / Fred Wedlock /Decameron / Lonnie Donegan
/ Rolfharris / Black Umpholosi / Bakabeyond / Bernard Wrigley
/ Boka Halet / Dougie Mclean / Bailey & Benn / Altan
/ Frances Black / Lindisfarne / Katherine Tickell / Huun
Huur Tu / African Rhythms Orchestra / Horns Unlimited /
Salif Keita / Joanne Macgregor / Glen Miller Orchestra /
James Crabbe / Xarxa (Spain) / Dolores Keane / Sarruga(Spain)
/ Courtney Pine / Rolf Harris Band / Oysterband / E II /
Daily Planet / Poozies / Dervish /Anam / Ennio Marchetto
/ Hugh Montifiore / The Holmes Brothers / Birth Of The Blues
/ Nishat Khan / Moire Music Drum Orch /.Vin Garbutt / Old
Rope String Band / Brasshoppers / Keep It Up / Blue Horses
/ Mick West Band / Lunasa/ Cherish The Ladies / Chipolata
Five / Tarika / Burach Etc.
SELECTED
HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE PAST 10 YEARS
TOURS
WITH: (In most cases several)
Eddie
Reader / Boo Hewerdine / Clive Gregson
Gregson
And Collister / And Band
Fairport
Convention
Albion
Band
John
Hammond
Richard
Thompson / Danny Thompson / And Band
Rumillajta
Ashley
Hutchings Allstars
John
Kirkpatrick Band
Band
Of Hope
Folkworks
Ceilidh Circus
Ken
Dodd
Val
Donnican
Real
Sounds Of Africa
Brigada
Victor Jara
Brass
Monkey
Backroom
Boys
Richard
Digance
Stilgoe
And Skellern
Johnny
Coppin And Friends
The
Equals / Mungo Jerry / Denny Laine
Anam
Paschendale
Suite
Carmina
Harp
And Soul (Folkworks)
SPECIAL
EVENTS;
Steeleye
Span Reunion Event, Forum, London
Ashley
Hutchings Birthday Bash, Banbury
Yusef
Islam, Sarejevo, Bosnia
Rumillajta,
Central Park, New York
San
Fransisco City Square, Columbus Anniversary '92
Rick
Wakeman, Gloucester Cathedral
Eddie
'The Eagle', World Press Review, Cheltenham Town Hall, (After
'Those' Olympics)
Fair
Isle, Shetland Festival
Roy
Bailey And Friends, Royal Albert Hall
Manu
Dibango And The London Gospel Choir, Salisbury Cathedral
Keith
Tippet, Down A Cave In Clearwell, Forest Of Dean
Midsummer
Gala, Anvil Basingstoke , With Stars From All The National
Opera And Ballet Companies And West End Shows
Bbc
2 Young Folk Awards, Union Chapel. London
ENGINEERED
FOR AMONGST OTHERS:
Blur
Hale
And Pace
Norman
Wisdom
Danny
La Rue
Hue
And Cry
Dr
Feelgood
Rick
Wakeman
Spinners
Steve
Winwood
Climax
Blues Band
Peter
Rowan
Flaco
Jiminez
Bay
City Rollers
Papa
Wemba
Toumani
Dubati
Bhundu
Boys
Al
Stewart
Strawbs
Lindisfarne
Steeleye
Span
Oyster
Band
Courtney
Pine
Ronnie
Scott
George
Melly
Acker
Bilk
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