There and Back Again - Massive Wagons, Kaine and Maverick at Melbourn Rock Club

For the Fellowship's first excursion this year to Melbourn Rock Club out in the wilds of Cambridgeshire we could not, seriously really could not, have picked a better gig!

Three outstanding bands and overnight camping for a mere £7:50 per head (In advance), seriously? AWESOME.

It is really great to see a young band such as Maverick come on so much in a year or so, they really rocked it and held the sell out audience throughout their set, no mean feat for any band, their current CD, Uneasy Seasons is well worth a listen too.

Maverick

Kaine were quite simply magnificent, they are a band that I have personally loved for a few years now and the last year or so has been one of significant change for them, they lost one of their lead guitarists and then their bass played  but never fear, Rage Sadler steers a mighty strong ship! 

Kaine

Kaine have actually gone from strength to strength, recruiting a new bassist who actually plays his multi stringed bass guitar which has given the band's sound an extra dimension and being the only lead guitarist has given Saxon Davids the chance to shine and by all things metal and holy, shine he certainly does!

Kaine

Kaine's set featured heavily the new material written by the current 4 piece line up and I cannot wait for the new CD when it comes out hopefully later this year, in the meantime if you don't have a copy of Kaine's "The Waystone" album, get it, trust me just get it, they are also about to re-release "Falling Through Freedom" completely remastered.

Massive Wagons

Let's face it, Massive Wagons are a well established and respected rock band and it was a bit of a coup for Melbourn Rock Club to get them during their current UK tour, even so, given the calibre of the support acts they had to pull out all the stops to top what had gone before, and did they? They absolutely smashed it, hard rock at its absolute finest, what a show, awesome just about sums it up.
Massive Wagons current CD "Welcome to the World" is quite simply sublime.

Massive Wagons

Oh, did I mention that the night was actually sold out? 

The capacity crowd at MRC

So, did the Fellowship enjoy our first outing this year to MRC, you bet your sweet proverbial doodahs we did, by the end it was all a bit too much for poor Fender though!

Lord Fender takes a rest at the bar.

There and Back Again!

The title is not, in this case, any reference to The Hobbit

But to the numerous trips made by Kevin to set up Camp Fellowship

For this time the Fellowship were four but what’s more

To add further complication, it was a different combination

For there was a Kevin, a Chris and of course me

But this time we had a Hazel for company

And that meant we needed Fender’s Den and Kaz da Kamper

But with no Smiffy that meant that poor Kevin had to scamper

There and back again, between Langford and Melbourn

And as a consequence such tales are born!

The Legendary Fender's Den

It didn’t take long to get Fender’s Den ready

Three pairs of hands nice and steady

And we were on our way

For Kevin’s first trip of the day

This time there was no camping just outside

Out in the car park is where we’d reside

But that’s close enough anyway

Chris and I went to the bar and Kevin was on his way

In time, he somewhat exhausted, returned

Fighting all the way with Kaz, a pint he’d surely earned!

Chris, Hazel and Kevin relaxing!

Hazel arrived in good time and so we were set

For one of the best nights at Melbourn Rock Club yet

Maverick have come on a pace or four

And these young lads rocked the placed from the ceiling to the floor

The new stripped down Kaine were quire simply magnificent

Listening to them is time well spent

No doubt about it, they absolutely smashed it

So could Massive Wagons follow that?

You had better believe they could and they did

The damn finest rock band we’ve seen for years god forbid

And a night which will go down in Fellowship history

Maurice was presented with his Corona shirt but that’s another story

Fender takes up a prime position ready for the bands

For reasons I won’t go into here there was no BBQ breakfast

But never fear, we ventured out to the Silver Ball

And a great breakfast feast was had by all

Before I headed home from Royston by train

And Kevin set off once more, there and back again!

GM February 2017

So, until the next time, keep rocking, keep supporting live music and have fun.