Check below for all the latest news & gossip plus information and reviews of The Bullfrogs Gigs, their history & also the opportunity to purchase some fine BullFrog Goodies. (Various Cd's "Live in Bracknell" or "Live at the Jolly Farmer" "Warts n All" plus Mousemats, Clocks, Pens, Badges, Keyrings, Fridge Magnets & a few bottle openers). Also if you fancy having the Bullfrog Logo on your phone email us your number & we will send it to you. Or we can email you a 2008 Year planner (A3 size paper recommended).
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6th July - Hi all, got a special charity gig at the Carpenters Arms in Camberley this weekend get all of your mates to come down and support this worth while and special charity, all proceeds will be going to the Fund at Frimley Park Hospital. See you all there.
21st June - What a cracking night great to se a pub jammed packed and lots of people having a good time, even managed a beer or two myself. Cheers to Pete & Sarah for kick starting what will be a great venue in Wycombe. We have the Wagon & Horses, followed by a Cancer Charity gig on the 12th July, come down & support a great charity.
12th June - Great time was had by all, lot of friendly faces who enjoyed a good time thanks to Richard & the gang for their hospitality, (got some good bands coming on soon as well) Meanwhile check us out next Saturday 21st June at the George V in High Wycombe, brand new music venue that needs your support.
1st June - Get your kicks down at the Dolphin next Friday - Should be a great gig, see ya there. New venue for us all support gratefully received.
25th May - Cheers to all last night met even more new friends and Newbury's getting like a 2nd home to us all.
11th May - Thanks to all last night, new friends (Sandy, Caz, Pat) and old friends (Eugene and of course Maggie and her team and anyone I missed) a really hot sticky night, but lots of beers, a few new numbers & great time, see you all soon.
26th April - Small but enthusiastic crowd and great opportunity to blood half a dozen new songs, even remembered when to start and stop, cheers to the Guv'nor at the Jolly and his passion and enjoyment of live music.
6th April - Many thanks to all at the Lock Stock last night for making us feel at home & so welcome, it was great meeting some new friends, first gig with proper line up for about 4 months. Got a few more gigs over the coming weeks, so watch this space plus we hope new stuff to be aired.
2nd March - Thanks to the gang down at the Links, we enjoyed ourselves and good to meet some new faces and also catch up with a few of our friends, big thanks to Big Azza who stood in and showed what a great musician he is "Cheers Big Az". Got a few weeks before the next gig (dodgy drummers hols), but then back into April & loads of gigs (hurrah). See ya there. Also check out the trivia loads of updates & new info.
7th February - Cheers for Pete for standing in for expectant Dad Dave last night we continued to rock n roll in our own unique way and got some great feedback in the process, thanks to all who turned up and boogied with us and we hope to see ya soon.
6th February - Only 10 days until we're at the Walnut Tree, get on down for a good night of boogieing and dirty R n B. Plus keep an eye out for some charity gigs through out the next few months, plus a great nights entertainment at Big Azza Jam Night next one is at the Golden Fleece, Hatters Lane, High Wycombe, on Tuesday 19th Feb.
21st January - Apologies for those who turned up on Friday night, unfortunately circumstances beyond our control forced us to cancel, we are hoping to reschedule with Martin at the Carpenters shortly, and will advise accordingly, meanwhile back into rehearsals and some new numbers.
13th January 2008 - What a geezer Big Al is stepping in at last minute and covering bass on Friday night cheers big fella, many thanks to Lisa and some nice chatty punters at the Lock Stock & Barrel, a great evening despite the crappy weather, (Nb: Riks drum stool has finally retired having submitted to 215 lbs dropping on it from a great height, either lose weight or don't leap in the air)
2nd December - Thanks to Alan & Annie and all at Didcot Blues club for getting up & having a boogie last night, good to see a newish blues venue doing so well, thanks to Big Azza for joining in the fun. And a special thanks to all of those who have supported and had some dirty rhythms with us thru out 2007, have a great Christmas & New Year & see ya in 2008 for more mayhem, and boisterous rhythm and booze.
3rd December - Thanks to all at the Wagon for a cracking night, and especially to Maggie, Carol & Eugene our friendly dancers. See ya in the new year for more Mayhem.
22nd November - Apologies to all of those at the Miners Arms & those who turned up for Saturday postponed gig, unfortunately illness forced us to cancel for the first time ever. We hope to reschedule in the New year, but hope to see you at the Wagon & Horses on the 1st December.
12th November - New venue, new crowd & a good old knees up what more can you ask for on a Saturday night, beer sing song & dancing, many thanks to Graham and all who made it down to the Walnut Tree for an excellent night. Just keeps on getting better. Blimey where's the tissues.
26th October - Get ready to rock n roll we are back, drummers out of rehab, guitarist has given up spanish classics, and we are raring to go, we are gagging to get your mojo's working.
16th September - Got a few weeks off from gigging due to annual hols, but we will be back with a gig in early October & loads in November / December and loads of new numbers.
4th September - Probably fed up with us ranting & raving about having a great night, loads of booze people dancing, people singing, band having a good time, audience going wild, and drummer going mental but it happened if you were there at the Wagon & Horses Saturday night you know, if you weren't then you missed out. Not much more than I can add apart from get along to the next gig & watch us. No two shows are the same, we dont know what we are going to do, so god help the audience !!!
20th August - Yep, we cracked it at South Street a big thank you to Andy & the guys for organising a magical night of dirty Rhythm & Booze, great to see a full house at what is going to become one of the best blues clubs around & also the magic of Honey Boy Hickling and his excellent band. Been asked back next year for another gig. Also getting loads of gigs between now & Christmas - if you haven't seen us, check us out.
4th August - New trivia & jokes pages aged check out the Trivia page.
1st August - Footage of Big George at Cluny, Newcastle – film made courtesy of Echo Productions http://www.myspace.com/echofilmsuk just incase you missed him.
31st July - Its been an interesting month, a blinding gig for Hev's birthday at the 4 Horseshoe, jammed packed, booze, dancing, singing and a good time had by all, followed by a slick set down at the Pack Horse Inn. and we've even managed to do a few rehearsals as well trying out new material. Got a great gig coming up in a few weeks 16th August with Honey Boy Hickling whose played with some of the best musicians the UK has ever seen (Steve Marriott, Rory Gallagher) promises to be a cracking night of good old fashioned rhythm & booze. Plus we seem to started to attract a following on myspace, over 3000 viewings & 2700 friends, plus countless hits on the music & also 6000 people on YouTube, hopefully doing something right. Currently organising a load of gigs for November & December watch this space. If you need flyers for our gigs just shout. Also coming soon Bullfrog entertainment will proudly announce some trivia, jokes, you will wonder how you have managed to survive so long with out this useless information. Watch this space.
2nd July - Blimey what a week this has been supporting American Blues Legends "Big George Brock" & "Bill Abey" at South Hill Park to a full house, then another full house at the Wagon & Horses in Twyford where the audience participation was absolutely amazing, (Thanks Carol for leading the dancing), even had the case of the disappearing drummer as he leapt in the air & ended up in a heap on the ground, new songs & lots of new friends. A big thank you to all of those who attended the gigs & a special thank you for making this a special week for us. We're back on the 14th July at the Four Horseshoes for "Hev's birthday extravaganza" (might even get a party bag LOL). (Also heard our CD has made its way to Holland, Bosnia, Cyprus & New Zealand, USA, Brazil plus Australia).
21st June - Apologies to those who were expecting us at the Jolly Farmer on Sunday 24th but due to a clerical error, we got relegated to reserve status. We are however re-organising the gig, but fear not we are gigging down the road in Bracknell with Big George on Wednesday 27th June & then a great venue "Wagon & Horse" on the 30th for the "The last chance for a fag gig". Also keep an eye out for the 14th July gig at the Four Horseshoes, which will be a birthday extravaganza.
19th June - Wow who would have said grab a few weeks rest & come back with a riotous mental set with some new untried numbers and go down a storm, yep were back in town and partying. Big thanks to Ritchie & Sandy who are giving live music a real push on Sunday nights at the Pack Horse, so get down there & support them & the other bands every Sunday evening.
21st May - Another stonking night, even started a Kiwi Fan Club, going to be big down under (no comments please) got a few weeks before we start blitzing the clubs & pubs, but gives us the opportunity to add a few more tunes. Get your merchandise soon before the Kiwi's grab it all.
6th May - Thanks to the NotDed's for inviting us to Didcot and making us feel welcome. We enjoyed ourselves as always and even managed to steam all the windows up, so must have been a good night.
20th April - New CD available "Live at the Jolly Farmer" see the Music Page or contact us for more details, Dont forget to get your tickets for the Big George Brock gig at South Hill Park promises to be a cracking night and also Honey Boy Hickling at 21 South Street Reading
15th April - What can we say a full house, a sing along crowd, loads of dancing, loads of beer & everyone had a good time, thanks to all of you at Wagon & Horses who made us feel so welcome on our debut at the pub look forward to seeing you soon.
9th April - Thanks to all who came to the Jolly Farmer great atmosphere, great booze & a good old fashioned knees up & sing a long, thanks again to all for making us feel so welcome. See ya Saturday at the Wagon & Horses in Twyford.
17th March - New dates to be confirmed for Didcot, Camberley, Hurst watch this space.
11th March - The venues get better & better, Many thanks to Mark & gang at the Four Horseshoes & all of the punters who stayed on after the Rugby to have a Sunday afternoon party, we enjoyed ourselves & everyone else seemed to as well, look forward to seeing you all again in July for a follow up boogie. Looks like its going to be the place to play at in the future. (ps. Cheers for the Pic's Scott)
07th March - Dont forget new venue - and some new numbers in the Set Sunday 4.00pm at the Four Horseshoes.
18th February - Many thanks to all those who made it to the Jolly Farmer & the hospitality of all at the venue, it was a great night with a really good atmosphere & great audience. There's no better way to spend a Sunday night than boogieing the night away to some great rhythm & blues with lots of new friends.
15th February 2007 - Hot news straight from the press, the Bullfrogs have secured guest slots with American Blues Legend making his first trip to the UK, "Big George Brock" http://www.cathead.biz/BigGeorge.html in Bracknell on 27th June & also we get the opportunity to support one of the UK's leading blues musicians "Honey Boy Hickling" at South Street, Reading on 16th August. http://www.movinmusic.co.uk/honeyboy_hickling.htm (see gig page for details)
11th February 2007 - Many thanks to Bob from S H P & the crowd in the Cellar Bar last night, who clapped cheered & sang as loud as they could along with us. It had been a couple of months since we last gigged but the hot reception we got to all of our songs was brilliant, we will have to employ the audience again at all of our gigs judging by the noise you made. For those not there, we kicked off with a couple of Blues numbers "Rock Me Baby" / "My Baby she left me" & launched into a sing along version of Mickey Jupp's "Down at the doctors" followed by some rip roaring tributes to Rory Gallagher & Steve Marriott, before ending with "the Bullfrog Blues". Once again thanks for making it a special night, drop us an email to be added to our mailing list.
5th February 2007 - Been a bit lazy updating the website, but as you can see there are a number of gig coming up over the next few months, also checkout Myspace & Youtube for some video clips & songs. If you want us to play in a venue near you contact us or provide us with the contact details & we will try to arrange it.
5th November - Yet more updates to the website and more info being added to Myspace & YouTube check them out.
22nd November - Yep a few more video clips to be viewed on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=tootscharmichael
11th November - After a few weeks off we blitzed the Red Lion with two sets of rocking rhythm & blues featuring a mixture of old favourites, along with the introduction of some new songs for audience participation including "Down at the Doctors" "All or nothing" and a blinding "La Bamba" medley to finish, the feedback from all was excellent, cheers to the Red Lion for an excellent night.
30th September - Red Lion Gig confirmed for Saturday 11th November, make a note of it or just ask us to email you nearer the time.
29th September - A few comments so far on our friends Youtube video site "The best part of this is actually that everybody seems to be having a ball and I like that. You guys also have good taste (no pun intended) in material". and also "Ya that's it lads-music means nothing and is not half as good if the musicians are not having a good time themselves-look at any of Gallagher's impassioned performances-keep at it"
8th September - Yet more coverage yep a couple of short videos which give an insight of the Bullfrogs Live (on YouTube.com) http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=tootscharmichael
3rd September - One of our friends kindly recorded a few tracks when we appeared at South Hill park in Bracknell, these are now available on http://www.myspace.com/thebullfrogband
1st September - If its good enough for ZZ Top, Lynyrd Skynyrd & The Hamsters, then it must be OK, so the Bullfrogs have now joined http://www.myspace.com/thebullfrogband - which will compliment this website, it means you can also chat, gossip, listen to music or engage in some banter.
27th August - The Bullfrogs ripped their way through an extended set of classic Rhythm & Blues numbers in a two set performance, the interaction between Dave & Derek was superb whilst the Rhythm section of Michelle & Rik continues to lay the foundations for a hot blues rockin' performance, starting with some classic blues numbers of Rock me baby & My baby she left me through the closure of an extended Bullfrog Blues with Rock n Roll medley squeezed in for good measure, ensured that the Bullfrogs go from strength to strength. Many thanks to all at the George & Dragon Bryan, Jeff, Eve for making a great afternoon possible.
26th August - Yep pencil the date in 1.30pm kick off for the Bullfrogs at the George & Dragon. Good Food & Beer and company plus Rhythm n Blues.
25th August - Apologies with email address now corrected and is The_Bullfrog_Band@yahoo.co.uk
20th August - South Hill Park were entertained with a quick 40 minute set of Bullfrog songs - Including My baby, I'm Ready, Dont Start me, Ain't no saint, Watcha gonna do, Tattooed Lady, Messing with the Kid & a barn storming Bullfrog Blues leaving both the band and new found fans yelling for more.
18th August - Many thanks to Kelvin & the Red Lion for the hospitality & letting us show that we can both play some mean blues with old classics from Sonny Boy Williamson to modern classics by Rory Gallagher with a selection of goodies from Marriott / Dylan / Berry / Valen's to get the audience partying before finishing a great night with the boogie on down Bullfrog Blues.
5th August - Tell you friends the BullFrogs are coming with a brand new set
1st August - Busy month ahead 3 gigs planned check out gig page
18th July - Yep the Bullfrogs are back rehearsing with a wide selection of new numbers, so get ready to party soon.
31st May - More gigs to be announced shortly
30th May - Many thanks to the Bok Band & Carol & Bryan at the George & Dragon for a great Sunday afternoon of music.
28th May - Set in a Marquee in Sunny Oxfordshire the BullFrogs took the stage & ripped through their rock, rhythm and blues set, kicking off with "Rock me baby" before breaking into "My baby she left me"."Off the Handle" followed & rolls into a faster "Don't Start me talkin" followed by a slow driving blues of "I ain't no saint", the bass riff keeps "Morning Dew" fresh. Whilst the full-on rhythm and blues of "Tattooed Lady" allows the band to enjoy themselves as much as the audience clearly is. The audience is invited to sing along with "What ya gonna do" before the Harp & Guitar kick in for "Messing with the kid" and finally another sing-a-long to see if the audience is awake with "Knockin on Heavens Door". (For Pics click on Didcot Pics )
17th May - New Gigs announced (see Gig Page for details)
15th May - An outdoor music fest at the George and Dragon in Upton (Oxfordshire) organised by The Bok Band on Sunday May 28th. Also appearing will be the Bullfrogs, a Wycombe based band and The Peace Takers who are ZZ Top on speed. Other acts to be confirmed.
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