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ALBANIA!
GREAT gig/exhibition in Tirana, Albania last Saturday – celebrating the clandestine ‘gig’ I did with my friend Steve Drewett from the Newtown Neurotics there in 1989, which I can now 100% confirm was the very first punk gig in Albania!
We got loads of national press/TV and there are lots of bits on my facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/attila.stockbroker  
The exhibition featured copies of my old 1980s ranting poetry fanzine ‘Tirana Thrash’, and my reminiscences of listening to Radio Tirana and becoming strangely interested in the ‘Glorious People’s Republic’ in the 1970s, the songs and poems I wrote about Albania/Enver Hoxha/his pet flounder Tristan/Radio Tirana/the tractor factories/Partizani Tirana FC in the 1980s and photos and the home made football shirt from our trip in 1989 organised by ‘When Saturday Comes’ football fanzine.   
The gig I did with a SUPERB Albanian pick up band who did the songs (not all of which were about Albania) proud after one rehearsal - and playing ‘Holiday in Albania’ in Tirana has got to be one of my all time highlights in 32 years as Attila.
Thanks so much to Sonja, Kerstin and Adela for organising it all and to Ilir, Angjelin and Philippe for playing, it was a fantastic weekend! And I got to see 20 minutes of Albanian football, Dinamo Tirana v Vllaznia Shkoder. Shame Partizani were away....

GLASTONWICK/ROPETACKLE GIGS.......
Tickets for Glastonwick 2012 (1-3 June) are selling really well:  there are just 50 left for Saturday 2nd and Friday 1st will definitely sell out before the festival starts. So if you’re coming, get your tickets now:
online from our friends at the Ropetackle Centre in Shoreham http://www.ropetacklecentre.co.uk/events/glastonwick-2012-full-weekend-camping/ or in person from the Evening Star in Brighton, the Duke of Wellington in Shoreham or the Ropetackle.

And talking of the Ropetackle, I’m putting on 2 gigs this weekend: this Saturday (12) it’s the return of the mighty Men They Couldn’t Hang, supported by Rory Ellis (see below!) and Wob: http://www.ropetacklecentre.co.uk/events/the-men-they-couldnt-hang/
And on Sunday (13) we have a very topical ‘Anti Capitalist Roadshow’ with legends Leon Rosselson and Robb Johnson, up and coming radical singer songwriter Grace Petrie, socialist magician Ian Saville (he makes capitalism disappear – I wish!) and Jim Woodland. I’m compering. http://www.ropetacklecentre.co.uk/events/the-anti-capitalist-roadshow-celebrating-subversion/

‘SEPARATED AT BIRTH’ TOUR OF ENGLAND/WALES WITH RORY ELLIS STARTS WEDNESDAY 16 MAY
Next Wednesday myself and my Aussie urban folksinger mate Rory Ellis http://www.roryellis.com start our 24 date tour of England and Wales..first four are Leicester, Hebden Bridge, Middlesbrough and Portsmouth.
There’s a facebook page for the tour at http://www.facebook.com/events/378404645526712/ and the full dates are below. This Saturday (12) I should have a feature in the Morning Star.
16 LEICESTER Criterion with Rory Ellis john.roberts9@ntlworld.com
17 HEBDEN BRIDGE Trades Club  with Rory Ellis http://thetradesclub.com/
18 MIDDLESBROUGH The Studio at MLT, Toft House, The Avenue, Middlesborough with Rory Ellis leighsayers.175@btinternet.com
20 EASTLEIGH (Portsmouth) Cellars with Rory Ellis http://www.thecellars.co.uk/
23 STROUD Prince Albert with Rory Ellis  http://www.theprincealbertstroud.co.uk/
24 MONMOUTH Football Club with Rory Ellis http://www.monmouthtownfc.com/
25 TUXFORD (Notts) Tuxfest with Rory Ellis http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100002594800023
26 DERBY Progressive Voices at the Darwin Suite with Rory Ellis venablesk@yahoo.co.uk
27 BIRMINGHAM Kitchen Garden Café with Rory Ellis  http://www.kitchengardencafe.co.uk/
30 HASTINGS Ragged Trousered Folk Club at the Jenny Lind pub with Rory Ellis http://www.raggedtrouseredandangry.me.uk/raggedtrouseredfolk.html

JUNE
1-3 GLASTONWICK 2012 at Church Farm, Coombes, West Sussex  http://www.cask-ale.co.uk/beerfestival.html
6 TORQUAY Blue Walnut Café with Rory Ellis  http://www.bluewalnutcafe.com
7 EXETER North Bridge Inn with Rory Ellis http://www.facebook.com/pages/North-Bridge-Inn/149750775069762
8 ST. JUST Town Hall with Rory Ellis  frances@portheras.orangehome.co.uk
9 CALSTOCK (nr Plymouth) Old Chapel with Rory Ellis http://www.calstockarts.org/
10 BATH The Bell with Rory Ellis (1pm) http://www.thebellinnbath.co.uk/
20 LONDON Leyton What’s Cookin’ at the Birkbeck Tavern with Rory Ellis http://www.whatscookin.co.uk/wchome.html
21 CRAWLEY Hawth Theatre (short spot at benefit for the Gatwick Detainees Welfare Group, just me ) Anna@gdwg.org.uk
22  LONDON Acoustic Insurgency at the Grosvenor, SW9 with Rory Ellis guy.smallman@btopenworld.com
27 LINDFIELD Stand Up Inn with Rory Ellis  http://www.standupinn.co.uk/
28 ABERYSTWYTH The Druid with Rory Ellis  http://www.goginan.com/druid-inn
29 LIVERPOOL Kazimier with Rory Ellis and Dead Belgian http://www.thekazimier.co.uk
30 WREXHAM Saith Seren (benefit for the Wrexham Supporters’ Trust) with Rory Ellis, the Declan Swans and many more

JULY
1 SHOREHAM Duke of Wellington with my band Barnstormer and Rory Ellis (4pm) http://www.dukeofwellingtonshoreham.co.uk/

AUGUST
3 BLACKPOOL Rebellion Festival headlining the new Poetry Stage http://www.rebellionfestivals.com
19 BEAUTIFUL DAYS FESTIVAL http://www.beautifuldays.corg
26 RHYTHM FESTIVAL with my band Barnstormer http://www.rhythmfestival.com

               That’s all for now – cheers Attila




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