22/12/2008:
The band concluded 2008 with gigs at The Wishing Well and played their first ever gig at the Queens Head, Wolverley. Dave played on both occasions.
A few new songs were performed for the first time, namely, I Feel Good, Run To You and Kiss Me.
We all look forward to returning to action at the Hop Pole in January.
22/11/2008:
The band are pleased to welcome David Charles in to the band on guitar and backing vocals. David has returned to playing live, after a break of about 15 years. David will eventually replace Paul, who will sadly be leaving us due to increased work commitments by the middle of next year.
12/10/2008:
The band returned to playing live after a very long summer lay-off, to The Hop Pole. The decent crowd were impressed and entertained. We can't wait for the next one.
11/09/2008:
The three new DEMO tracks mentioned below, have now been recorded and are downloadable from our MP3 Music Files page. I think it's fair to say, that we are very happy with them.
12/08/2008:
The band are working on three demo songs that should be completed over the next few weeks. RESCUE ME, TIE YOUR MOTHER DOWN and the chart topper MERCY.
08/07/2008:
Second Warm - Up gig
A successful second gig at Harrisons Sports Club was enjoyed by a decent crowd. The band expect to play again there again early 2009.
07/06/2008:
The Contraband play their first gig
At the Windmill Lye. We all enjoyed the set that included FIVE new songs. We have been asked back for a date to be confirmed in October.
Note: The band recently recorded Black Velvet using their own studio and are pleased with the results. (See Downloads)
26/05/2008:
Mandy Reaches Final of Song Contest
A friend of Mandy's recently suggested Mandy should enter a song contest in Telford because some decent prizes were up for grabs.
At first Mandy was not keen, but her persistent friend eventually talked her into it, so Mandy entered "Just for a laugh". However, she got through the heats and semi-final and then on into the final. I popped along for moral support and was quite impressed by at least seven of the ten contestants, in fact it must have been a tough call for the judges.
Pleased to say Mandy turned it on and made second spot, that won her a nice cash prize. Not bad for a few songs.
8/03/2008:
Welcome to THE CONTRA BAND
It became evident that two key members of The Bootlegs were finding it increasingly difficult to commit the necessary time to the band.
Guitarist Jon Lighting had a separate role in indie band The Brascoes, who have been trying hard to get signed to a recording contract. This entails lots of gigs and rehearsals and it probably came as some relief for Jon to step down. We wish him all the best.
Singer Allan Sharpe was finding combining a band plus work and family commitments quite difficult. I'm sure he will be back singing again when he 'recharges his batteries'
So moving on, the remaining members, Barrett, Batterton, Minett & Stone, fronted by Mandy Nuttall will be arriving soon. The addition of a male vocalist to share duties with Mandy is almost in place and we hope to add a second guitar in the near future.