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Dukes of…July

Howdy all,

Blimey, is it really mid-July already?!

Stanley has been on recess for just over a month or so, albeit having taken part in the immensely enjoyable and successful Pepper Concerts for a week during June. It was fun to play some non-SD tunes as part of the overall ‘revue’ type set-list, but also good to slip in a Dan tune under the radar to try and convert some of the as yet un-enlightened in the audiences!

Talking of revue shows, if you’re not already aware, Donald Fagen has been busy in recent times doing a series of shows (now on CD and DVD also) as part of the ‘Dukes of September’ along with Michael McDonald, Boz Scaggs, and many members of the SD touring band. It’s a kind of updated version of his New York Rock n Soul Revue shows that he was putting on in the early 90s which is also available on CD. Some very tasty playing all across both of these albums (and plenty of SD tunes are present) so they come highly recommended for any Dan-fans yet to check these out.

We’re raring to get back playing again, and as luck would have it we are at the Farmers Boy St Albans on Saturday afternoon 18July, and then the Half Moon Putney on Sunday evening 26July. We have some new tunes to try out since our last gigs so we’re really looking forward to subjecting you all to them…..sorry, I mean playing them for you!

Keep on popping round to our Facebook page and saying ‘hello’ and hopefully we’ll see you all at some of our forthcoming Summer shows. Too busy?…….only a fool would say that!

Bye for now.

Watford

The Horns, Watford

Start time approx. 8pm. Please check venue website for details

St Albans

Anyone for tennis?

We’re pleased to have been asked to play at a social event held for the members of Townsend Tennis Club in St Albans. This is open to non-members also, and tickets can be purchased on the night at the club. Alternatively, you can buy in advance by contacting the club directly.

Website details for the club can be found HERE.

Tring

We’re pleased to be booked back to play at Dunfest for another year. Was a great day out in the sunshine at Dundale School in Tring last year so we’re hoping for more of the same this time around. We’re scheduled to be on at 5:15 until 6:00.

Dunfest 2015 is here!

Calling all you Hertfordshire people….

Sat 16th May sees us come back to take part again in ‘Dunfest’ at Dundale School in Tring. We had a great time in beautiful sunny weather last year, so are very pleased to be asked back again.

Check out their Facebook event page HERE.

We’ll be doing a 45min slot in the afternoon, and there will be other great artists and all sorts of entertainment going on all day. If you’re local, and fancy a change from the same-y Saturday routine (shopping/mowing the lawn/teaching the dog French…..all the usual stuff) then do yourself a favour and pop along.

Oh, and beer……..there will definitely be beer.

Stanley Does Pepper

Hi everybody,

We are proud to have been asked to participate in this year’s Pepper Foundation charity concert week at the Pendley Court Theatre between 9th and 13th June. You can read more about this great charity and event via the link HERE and can also buy tickets online.

As a bit of background to this, various members of Stanley Dee have been involved with Pepper for many years, and it was from this connection that the band actually formed in the first place. We will be performing a 5-song section of the show, including a Dan classic alongside some cover songs – so you will get a rare chance to see us stretch out a little beyond the tunes of Donald and Walter!

Being busy little bees, some Stanleys are also involved in the show with their other bands so we will be well represented during these concerts! There will be other superb musicians and singers involved, so in addition to raising money for a great cause, it should be a really fun event to take part in and to watch.

It would be great to see some of you there if you can make it. Otherwise, we look forward to seeing you at other forthcoming Stanley gigs during the year!

Apsley

Another Sunday afternoon sesh at the extremely friendly Oddfellows Arms in Apsley. See you there!

Dear Diary..

For anyone who hasn’t yet stumbled across this, there is an entertaining diary column which Donald Fagen is writing for Rolling Stone magazine. Documenting the current leg of their US tour (including the Coachella Festival gigs) it has the usual mix of wry observations, grouchiness, and humour we’ve come to expect from Mr F!

Read all about it on this LINK.

As if that wasn’t enough, why not check out the Noisey Guide To Steely Dan for some more insights into why you have to love the Dan!

Thanks to all those who have come to see us at our 2015 gigs so far (that’s this year you understand……we haven’t done two thousand and fifteen gigs……that would be ridiculous). Hope we’ll see you at some future shows, and remember to keep us informed of any requests you might have for songs that don’t currently feature in the Stanley set-list.

bye for now!

Putney

The Half Moon, Putney

Start time approx. 8pm. Please check venue website for details.

Reviewing the situation…

We’re always very grateful when we get nice comments, so were really pleased to see the following 5* review which appeared in the Watford Observer (Stanley’s home-town quality journal of choice!) today:

Nice to see that it comes from a genuine Dan-fan too!

Thanks so much for the review Melanie…..and we’ll remember to take our sound-checks more seriously in the future!!