Dhu Lally & The Bampots
by Angus Shoor Caan
Andrew Lally, ex-muso and ex-con, stumbles upon a second chance to make it in the music business and grabs the opportunity with both hands. He takes on a group of talented kids and together they set about conquering the world. At roughly the same time, he adopts the eighteen month old Charley, or should that be the other way round?
The band takes off in spectacular fashion and soon they're headlining their own tour. The music industry can be fickle and things tend to go wrong from time to time, but, with Dhu's previous experience and with an unlikely mixture of young and old talent, most of the pit-falls are neatly side-stepped.
After the success of the first album, the tours get bigger and better. A head injury has Dhu doubting his abilities but a timely recruit to the mix sees everything return to normal, or as close as it can be to normal.
The sudden death of a band member threatens the very existence of the band but once again their resilience shines through. Old wars are resumed, old debts are paid and the fan-base swells to where a world tour is demanded of them.
Dhu Lally and the Bampots take it all in their stride, and, when Dhu strips the songs down to where he can present them as acoustic numbers, he etches out yet another career for himself as a solo artist, culminating in a tour of Australia.
There's a sly dig at the many radio presenters who can't for the life of them shut up and let the music be heard as it was meant to be heard.....without interruption. Dhu, and many others, are very vociferous about that. The Dead Air debate picks up momentum and soon becomes a world-wide cause.
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The band takes off in spectacular fashion and soon they're headlining their own tour. The music industry can be fickle and things tend to go wrong from time to time, but, with Dhu's previous experience and with an unlikely mixture of young and old talent, most of the pit-falls are neatly side-stepped.
After the success of the first album, the tours get bigger and better. A head injury has Dhu doubting his abilities but a timely recruit to the mix sees everything return to normal, or as close as it can be to normal.
The sudden death of a band member threatens the very existence of the band but once again their resilience shines through. Old wars are resumed, old debts are paid and the fan-base swells to where a world tour is demanded of them.
Dhu Lally and the Bampots take it all in their stride, and, when Dhu strips the songs down to where he can present them as acoustic numbers, he etches out yet another career for himself as a solo artist, culminating in a tour of Australia.
There's a sly dig at the many radio presenters who can't for the life of them shut up and let the music be heard as it was meant to be heard.....without interruption. Dhu, and many others, are very vociferous about that. The Dead Air debate picks up momentum and soon becomes a world-wide cause.
Download the Kindle version or order the paperback at the links below.
Amazon.co.uk (Kindle)
Amazon.co.uk (Paperback)
Amazon.com (Kindle)
Amazon.com (Paperback)