September 2008 Tom Fuller Band music gig, The Aggi.

Paddle4Relief end of summer party!

Once again the P4R music gig was a huge success. Braunton was blown away by the five acts that made this possible to be such a sensational charity event. The music journey from acoustic, jazz, blues, indie and rock worked perfectly. 

It was evident from the blue and yellow logos, banners and posters that the evening belonged to Paddle4relief. The P4R team’s efforts were excellent in transforming this local pub into having probably, the best music gig Braunton has seen this summer.

Before leaving for Ireland “The Tom Fuller Band” said

“They were privileged to have been part of such a fantastic cause”,

With comments on how impressed they all were with the North Devon musical talents. Paddle4relief wished them luck on their first UK tour.  

Mendella’s performance was nothing short of explosive and Butters on vocals congratulated the team for a great night. The Chimps with Lipsticks far exceeded their years in their first performance for the charity, whilst Beck Loney and Douglas E Powell proved that it wasn’t just a night for the new talent to entertain the audience.

Before the curtain fell, the founder of the charity Tim Tanton, made a few moving words that touched every ones hearts, one lady in particular, who shared a heart warming embrace with the founder. Tim commented that without the committee member’s hard work and efforts throughout the year, it would not be possible for him to carry on his aid work in Sri Lanka.

Tim went on to thank the musicians for their spectacular involvement and expressed how this was their biggest gig so far. A big thank you went out to Paul Salmon of Crazyfish Management, and Luke and David Matthews from Orpheus Sounds who kept the ambience and sound running smoothly.

All the volunteers were marvellous in making sure no one missed the donation buckets, which concluded with Paddle4relief raising £600. This will be added to the £5,000 from previous fundraising events and will fly out with Tim and Chantal on Saturday 27th September. Their trip will be in helping to rebuild Arugam Bay right through to Christmas.

Please follow their journey as they update the blog on the P4R website, www.paddle4relief.co.uk , with their daily life on the East Coast of Sri Lanka from next Monday.

Previous description of the event:

After 2 successful Paddle4relief music gigs, P4R are returning to “The Aggi”, Braunton, with a headliner all the way from the USA. The Tom Fuller Band, plus support from local bands and artists will show off their talent on Saturday 20th September. The P4R music events are getting bigger every year with more and more people supporting the charity whilst enjoying the sounds of live acoustic, blues, indie, punk and rock music.

The local charity has it nailed when it comes to putting a show together.

The Tom Fuller Band

The Tom Fuller Band are a rock outfit from Chicago, US, yet seem much more British in their delivery. They have that certain humour and tongue in cheek approach that bands from this side of the water seem to have mastered. Vocal harmonies are very much in comparisons with the Beatles, and I suppose, the Beach Boys, and they are not afraid to dabble in the realms of pop before returning to a more melodic rock approach

The Tom Fuller Band gives new meaning to melodic classic pop rock music. His heartfelt inspiration of life experiences come through in the classic soft rock music he writes and sings. Each melodic rock tune on his CD LP “CHASING AN ILLUSION” represents a classical contemporary pop rock music sound that invokes emotion that can be felt in each melodic verse.

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Mendella

Mendella are a five piece band from North Devon, after their return from Belgium, they are ready to “On Top Of The World”. This electrically energetic band entertains all ages and is building a strong relationship with all listeners. What they lack in age, they make up for in musical ability and performance experience. They have a wide and varied spectrum of influences that blend into their own style of punk rock. Toby Parker on drums, Chappell on lead guitar, Jude Davies on bass, Green Jay on guitar and Butters vocals always wins the crowds over with their confidence and British rock culture.

Douglas E Powell

Douglas E Powell’s eclectic mix of acoustic guitar and harmonious vocals is certainly a good fit in the West Country. His music aura turns everyone’s attention to the stage embracing the crowd’s hearts.

The mix of Americana and folk music sends out a comforting yet reflective message to the ear. There is depth and meaning to the songs and you find yourself trying to identify the mood of each tune.

Becky Loney

Becky enjoys singing soul and jazzy tunes and exploring vocal harmonies but also loves working on different projects that enable her to experiment with different styles of music. Her soulful sound sends chills down your spine. Becky has been performing as a professional singer for the past nine years and has been fortunate enough to have experienced a very colourful career. She has been involved in a variety of musical projects from dance bands, duos, trios on ships and various other venues to touring and recording with original bands.

The Chimps with Lipsticks

Aydan, Ben, Kiya, Ollie and Sam are members that are not shy to Indie, rock and acoustic talent on the stage, with their local fan base; it is always a full house. They have flare and charisma to fire you up for a pure rock night. Their success has been evident finishing in the top 3 of “The Battle of the Bands”.

Most importantly, the money that P4R raises from the music gigs that have been held this year will be taken back to the little fishing village known as Arugam Bay, on the South East Coast of Sri Lanka. The development in the village has been overwhelming. Tim Tanton has rebuilt new schools, cabanas, tea rooms, also formed a swimming club for the children to rebuild their confidence back. Most recently designed and implemented a new water supply project with well renovations. The rebuilding of this beautiful community would not be possible without the support and commitment of people all across the UK. P4R have raised £5,000 since January this year.