Kev Saunders

Vintage NF&OE

Pinterest page for my old French & Indian war endeavoours.

New book from Radstock Museum

“Radstock Reminisces” written by Radstock Museum Volunteers, £15.
A new book on Radstock, compiled by a group of Museum volunteers, charts the history of Radstock from village to town; celebrating its people, buildings and industries.
The history is brought to life with relevant articles reprinted from “Five Arches” magazine, personal memories from Museum Volunteers  and additional items from the Society’s Archive.
The production of the book has been supported by a donation from the Radstock Town Council and all proceeds go to the museum.

 Radstock reminisces £15 from Radstock museum.
Sue popped into the Museum and picked up this large paperback and we weren't disappointed. The articles are mostly taken from the Five Arches magazine and they cover all aspects of Radstock history. Photos are also there to enjoy. In short a great addition to your library

British harp dominated tracks of the 70s

Radstock Pillbox

One of Radstock's reminders of a wartime past - pic by Sue Mitchard

Bristol and West Country punk

Lost Railways with Mike Arlett - Radstock (GWR/S&D) HTV West 2002

Terraplanes playlist

armour seen on the France and Flanders battlefield between May and June 1940

Animals & Men

Sedgemoor 1685 Gif

'I' Animals & Men (Convulsive version)

I've reprinted my day-to-day guide to the Monmouth Rebellion with more colour photos and images. Get it from here

Animals & Men Bristol

Any Bristolians out there? The Rock Shop at St Nicholas Market Corn St are now stocking our 10inch, 7inch (New Age) and the recent cd

Kev Saunders

Frome musician featured in a German rocknroll mag

Free Bad Detectives track to download

New Record shop for Frome!

new record store in Frome! https://www.coversvinyl.co.uk/

Covers Vinyl

Music Shop

Animals & Men cd out

For US and Canada go here http://kunaki.com/Sales.asp?PID=PX00CCYIEF
UK go here
Collection of 21st century recordings. Front cover Paul Boswell.

One for music lovers

Bristol film found of The Wurzels larking about in the city - BBC News

Unseen archive film from the sixties has been found of the "Scrumpy and Western" band, Adge Cutler and the Wurzels.

bbc.co.uk

Sabre and bayonet blog - a new one from me

I have started a new blog on the late 18thc - the French Revolutionary wars etc. I know it's not that popular a period but I hope someone likes it. Here

Jan Anthonie Langendijk (1780–1818)

A Bivouac of British Infantry in the Southern Netherlands

More here

Radstock Lower Writhlington pit

Merry Christmas

it's hip GIF

Animals & Men

A collection belonging to a collector.

‘A Review of the London Volunteer Cavalry and Flying Artillery in Hyde Park 1804,’ by unknown,

Drink Up Thy Zider (1967)

As it's apple time at the moment here's a great clip of the legendary Adge Cutler and his band at a cider pressing plant. Magic.

Frome pubs

Frome Museum volunteer and author Mick Davis, along with Valerie Pitt, has published a book on the history of all the lost pubs in the town, following a hugely successful exhibition in 2014

It's published by Akeman Press at 58 Minster Way, Bath BA2 6RL (info@akemanpress.com) and is available from them for £10 post free or from Frome Museum, 1 North Parade, open from 10am to 2pm Tuesday to Saturday; The Hunting Raven, Cheap Street, on 01373 473 111, and from Frome's more discerning ale houses.
It would make a great Christmas present!

Article on Henry Hutton

article from the Frome Standard on Henry Hutton of The Bad Detectives

From Frome artist Bos

Los Mutartis with Scott MacKillican

Cley Hill a folk tale by Scott Mackillican and Boswell now available ...first 30 copies include A3 poster of Hell £10 incl P+P (within UK and Europe) msg me for more details paypal : boswell66@hotmail.co.uk or vist the online shop here :http://boswellart.bigcartel.com/produ…/cley-hill-a-folk-tale

Labour Party Conference pic

Here's my Dad. Escorting new-Nazi Colin Jordan out of the Labour Party Conference. From here

A relic from my printing days

Garamond swash italic

Animals & Men facebook page

https://www.facebook.com/AnimalsandMen

Prroof reader

Just in case the exhibition on Frome's history doesn't feature any proof readers I thought I'd supply my own photo of me doing it back in the 80s.

Making an Impression: Frome’s Printing Past

here for more

30^th June – 14^th November 2015


Frome has been home to several printers and this exhibition will highlight the importance of the town’s printing industry over time, with particular emphasis on the town’s most high profile colour book printing company of Butler and Tanner.

Son House - Death Letter

Norton St Philip fete - 27th June

Website here
I will be here selling copies of the booklet The Days of King Monmouth

Inside the curious world of the Bad Detectives

here

The Days of King Monmouth

Finally got round to getting this to the printers - should be ready in a week or two - it's a day to day guide to the Rebellion from when he landed on June 11th up to the executions and beyond. About 45pp.  Colour art by Sean O'Brogain.
When it's ready in a couple of weeks it will be available from here

THE WRECKING CREW

more here

Парад 1987 год кавалерия

Recreation of the Red Cavalry

Radstock

Kev Saunders - the early days

Article here on Frome musician Kev.

Something I am pretty excited about and spotted by Michael James on my Monmouth Rebellion FB group is this series which is getting the DVD reissue treatment! It has an excellent story and is well worth getting. The Sedgemoor episode was especially good but then I was an impressionable child when I saw it.  Do you remember it?
Details here

Animals and Men live in EXETER supporting the Sleaford Mods

review here

MusicMuso

'We got some great shots of a legendary band who supported sleaford mods last week in Exeter, they're called Animals & Men and they ROCKED the place http://musicmuso.com/animals-and-men'

animals & men badge

from Bernard's collection is this original - sold quite a few around and about

new Bad Detectives album

"The Bad Detectives are hard to pigeon-hole and that's a good thing right?
In their 10 year recording history with Western Star the band have recorded 5 albums and appeared on numerous compilations. Their music has often popped up on TV shows and the band seems to get a lot of airplay. With a world-wide cult following The Bad Detectives amble along, seemingly unaware of their popularity. We're proud to have them on Western Star!

The Bad Detectives The Curious World of WSRC 088
1. Tiki Tunnels
2. Demon Surfer
3. Whos Gonna Watch The Skies
4. Sheppard’s Barton Special Agent
5. The Chesil Beach Luau
6. Glam Rock Lock-In
7. BSA Bantam
8. Hoodoo On Me
9. Michael Landon Bit Me
10. Emmets & Grockles
11. Bloody Mary
12. When The Levels Break
13. So Long Baby I’m Toast"
http://www.western-star.co.uk/…/the-curious-world-of---the-…

Radstock and Norton in the 60s

Willie Mabon - I'm Mad!

American Folk & Blues Festival. Germany, 1980. with: Hubert Sumlin (guitar), Eddie Taylor ( 2nd guitar), Bob Strogger (bass), Odie Payne (drums)

Bristol boys make more noise

This book on the punk era in Bristol has an unexpected gem of a photo - Frome punks Charlie and Nigel Fenby with Steve Keep pogoing to the Straits, an all-girl band from York who played on the stage at the Westway Cinema. There's a cd that goes with the book.

at 2.48 is our band from 1979 - thanks for Geoff for finding it

Women's Fall/Winter 2006 Sleeper in Metropolis - Anne Clark Don't Misbehave in the New Age - Animals & Men Drop it Like It's Hot - Snoop Dog That's the Way - KC and the Sunshine Band Work It - Missy Elliot Random - Lady Sovereign Buffalo Gals - Malcolm McLaren The Message - Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five http://forums.thefashionspot.com/f62/music-prada-shows-201743.html

New Age single Animals & Men reissued!

Get it from http://dangerrecords.bandcamp.com/

You Excite Me Baby - the Terraplanes (Animals & Men) 1982

From the cd 'Revel In The Static' . Images are either from the time or of Frome Somerset where we lived. The line up had 2 singers - Susan Wells and Brenda Austin and 2 drummers Andy Payne and Geoff Norcott. Dave Mackay (bass) and Ralph Mitchard (guitar) also present.

A bit of shade

Ferrets don't like the hot weather - so Susan makes shade with sheets. She's also sneaked a few of her favourite plants in there too. What a summer?

Animals & Men in Paris

Here's us at the Danger Records Party #2 doing 'Easy Riding'. Copies of our 10 inch ep containing this song are available from Bandcamp.

Battle of Montereau 1814

This battle took place this day 1814

Ralph Mitchard when he was in the Bad Detectives

I was vocalist harp player so I don't know why I am playing the drums but this was at our debut gig on a farm kitchen near Bruton. Note the bad spots - I was 17 I reckon then.

Gig in Paris

Supporting the ever brilliant Monochrome Set. Why not come along? 15th March

The Stars Look Down 1940 - Full Movie

Movie about mining - a British classic. Wiki here

Steam at Midsomer Norton

Yesterday we went on a short trip to the Heritage Railway Station at MSN. Was great fun and pleasant to see the station awash with steam.

Cheer Up! Ye Poor British Miners

Mining songs from the North Somerset and Beyond - by Dave Byrne and the Guss and Crook Band and Chorus.
  I picked up this cd (a tenner from Radstock Museum) and I have to admit it's well worth getting if you have an interest in Mining. The music's good and well executed. Proceeds to Radstock Museum.
"These workers' songs are not folk songs in the recognised sense but songs written for a particular purpose," he writes. "Usually to garner support for miners in times of industrial strife, to raise morale and funds for miners on strike or sold on broadsheets to raise money to support the families of colliers killed or wounded at work." The CD is being sold to support the work of Radstock Museum, which is the best place to go to learn about the local coalfields. The album was made possible thanks to the research carried out by museum trustee Tom Randall at the time of the mine closures and in subsequent years. Dave has been singing for nearly 50 years.
The CD is available for £10 from Radstock Museum, Waterloo Road, Radstock, North Somerset BA3 3EP, tel: 01761 437722, or directly from Dave on 01761 419224.

Read more: http://www.westerndailypress.co.uk/Songs-help-memory-miners-live/story-20251617-detail/story.html#ixzz2nYYU5qI4

 1898 photograph of Camerton colliery lads wearing the guss and crook harness, with a group of adult miners. They are also wearing caps with candles in them.

Flodden 1513

Today is the 500th anniversary of this battle between Scotland and England. The last time a British monarch was killed on the field of battle when James of Scotland perished at Flodden.

new Animals & Men ep out

 

This review from Maximum Rock and Roll is by Allan McNaughton: "A new self-released 10" from eternal post-punk underdogs Animals and Men. I think the four tracks are a mix of old and new material,but it was all recorded this year.If you've heard the band,you won't be in for any surprises musically:primitive,simple bass-driven post punk with Susan's detached vocals over the top. The surprise is that they still sound somewhat fresh and relevant.They do what they do without pretension and there's something very admirable about that,especially after all these years.My hat is off to 'em." MRR #367.....

Spain in Flames

Go here to see about a new feature film set in the Spanish Civil War and watch the trailer.

Howlin' Wolf - The Howlin' Wolf Story. The Secret History of Rock and Roll