Sings we've done

They were standing in the aisles, and clambering over the seats in their excitement. It's not our first time singing in a kitchen, of course, but certainly the first time we've had an appreciative lion in the audience.

This has to be the nicest theatre we've ever sung in. It was all like proper theatre, with wings to wait in and lights and an introducing man end everything. It's a shame we only had ten minutes on stage, but they were probably the best ten minutes we've performed, and we still managed to fit 4 songs in.

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If the nice people from Bristol Old Vic should ever feel like asking us to come and sing there again, we'd love to, thank you very much for asking.

Yes, we've played the Bristol Beacon. Hasn't everybody? Great atmosphere, great crowd. Part of the Festival of Song, 2013. Admittedly only in the foyer, but we'd be happy to return to The Lantern or the Beacon Hall any time.

We've only performed once here, but if they asked us, we'd do it again. It's a gem of a cellar.

If you haven't discovered the Zion Cafe in Bishopsworth, take it from Kettle of Fish - it's worth a visit. We played a "secret" gig on Beer Tasting Night. It obviously wasn't a secret to anyone who was there tasting beer. They couldn't really ignore six blokes singing at them for 90 minutes. but we didn't tell our loyal fans about it because we were testing out our new set for the Folk House. We figure that if we can get a room full of people we don't know singing along and forcing us to do an unplanned encore, then we're ready for anything!

Not so much a gig, more a jolly Saturday morning chat with Laura Rawlings. Neil and Dave spoke most eruditely and entertainingly, and we sang a couple of songs in the hope of enticing the listeners down to the Folk House. A show of hands that evening revealed not a single audience member had heard the interview. The power of radio!

Down in the Bathurst Basin you'll find the headquarters of Cabot Cruising Club, aboard a one hundred year old lightship. And if you're lucky, you might catch a few fish inside, squished onto the stage, singing their little fishy socks off. Bless'em.

In a bid to sxpand the reach of Kettle of Fish across the South West, we are indepbted to Chris and Lisa Samuels for inviting us to take part in the Bradford Roots Music Festival. What a great event! 2 days of live music programmed across three stages, and even at 11:15 on Sunday morning there was a large and enthusiastic audience.

We made our Bath debut with poet John Christopher Wood in June 2016, as part of the Bath Fringe Festival. We played to a packed house, although of course we cannot show a picture of the audience for confidentiality reasons. Just imagine this wonderful auditorium filed with happy punters - the happiest of whom was probably the lady Neil chose to join him for a dance.

We have enjoyed singing and being treated to pizza at Stroud Brewery. In Stroud. Kettle of Fish packed their microphones and maracas into the back of the van and drove up the A46 to entertain the lovely people of Stroud.

Kettle of Fish surprised people enjoying the cafe culture in Clifton village on a Saturday afternoon by spontaneously singing at them. We gave the world premiere of our Dreadlock Holiday in Victoria Square. We like to think our performance in the Colston Hall foyer on the Friday evening was a fitting climax to the fortnight of festive fun.

A Cappella on the National Health. Kettle of Fish were proud to take part in the Fresh Arts Festival.