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Browsing around the web, I came across a copy of a lost, great site, created by Red Admiral's Chris Ashman,  now sadly passed away.

Rather than let his efforts go unappreciated, I have used his hard work as the basis of this site, as a refelection of many musician's admiration for his tireless efforts to build up the Kent (and in particular the East Kent) music scene.

Initially, pages may be blank, stories could be outdated and  many of the images will be small as the orginal site was built in the days of high internet costs, slow downloads, etc. 

This will be improved as new material comes in. We are adding almost daily!

Please add your comments to the pages.  It makes the site more readable and makes the editors feel someone is reading the site!  

Please enjoy the site ... Add to it ... Revisit!

 

Whats NEW?   September 2021

Now starting to add audio files to the site.  Don't have many but happy to include any you send :-)

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A Shot in The Dark 

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University of Kent

08 December 2021
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The Rebounds (Isle of Sheppey)

02 November 2021
Also known as Dave Lee and The Rebounds....
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The Bigh Hotel (Sevenoaks)

20 September 2021
The Bligh Hotel was at 135 High Street, Sevenoaks, Kent....
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Solar System

26 July 2021
Back in the 70's there was a group called Solar System who gigged around Kent. Lineup: Guitar: Steve Luxton Keyboards: Colin Smith Vocals: Les Peel Drums: Chris Daughters/Ian Milton/Ian Cheswri...
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Gary Dean Band (Folkestone)

06 July 2021
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Shot in the Dark (Folkestone)

04 July 2021
A reforming around 1988 of Galaxy Tramp from the early 70s. Bill Burchill - vocals Pete Hadlow - lead guitar Martin ? - rhythm guitar Bryan Sharpe - drums Dave Mills - bass Listen to the gro...
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