Show of Hands acclaimed take on George Harrison’s If I Needed Someone is the lead track on an exclusive new CD tribute to “the quiet Beatle”.
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SOH feature on ‘Mojo’ George Harrison tribute CD
SOH to perform in Hyde Park at the March for the Alternative
Show of Hands will make their voices heard when they play London’s Hyde Park this Saturday (March 26) at the TUC’s March for the Alternative rally, expected to be attended by up to 100,000 people.
The rally, featuring numerous speakers, including Labour leader Ed Milliband, will follow the TUC-organised March for the Alternative through central London, with thousands of people converging on the capital to protest against the coalition government’s cuts in public spending.
Seen as the biggest and most important street protest in London since the anti-Iraq war rally of eight years ago, the march will start at 11am at Victoria Embankment with some 650 coaches and a fleet of charter trains bringing union members and individuals to the capital from all over the country.
The marchers will head for Hyde Park where the rally is scheduled to take place between 1.30pm -4.30pm, compered by actor/ TV presenter Tony Robinson, with giant screens relaying the music and speeches to the crowd.
One of just three key acts invited to perform at the event by the Musicians’ Union, Show of Hands with Miranda Sykes will perform a short set around 3pm, while other performances will be given by London Brass and Rhythms of the City, the UK’s premier samba percussion squad.
Steve Knightley on BBC R4 Open Country
Show of Hands’ award-winning frontman and singer songwriter Steve Knightley was the subject of BBC Radio 4’s Open Country on Saturday April 24. If you missed the original transmission it is being repeated at 3pm on Thursday (29th). It is also available on the BBC iPlayer.
Folk Awards success!
This year Show of Hands have won two awards!
Best Original Song – Arrogance Ignorance and Greed
and Best Duo – Show of Hands
Live performances and other highlights are available to watch at bbc.co.uk from 7pm on Wednesday 3rd February.
AIG – The finished version of the video!
Watch the brand new final version of the video on YouTube.
Plus there’s some new interview footage with the band talking about two tracks on the album: the title track and ‘IED-Science or Nature’
New Video!
Check out the new performance video of ‘Arrogance Ignorance and Greed’ on YouTube.
Steve Knightley releases Track of Words – Retraced May 4th
A decade on, Show of Hands’ inspired frontman revamps his mainstream-nudging debut solo album, emphatically demonstrating the sheer diversity of his acclaimed songwriting.
13 tracks make up his most emotionally literate collection of songs to date with bonus track
“Rock You To Sleep” co-written with Seth Lakeman
Steve’s new CD can now be ordered from our online store.
