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Solo acoustic tour dates now confirmed with others in the pipeline, once it's all sorted I'll add to the site gigography. >20th Feb - Manchester, Star & Garter >21st Feb - Edinburgh, Caledonian Backpackers >26th Feb - Bath, Moles >27th Feb - Leeds, Hi-Fi Club >28th Feb - Liverpool, Cavern >3rd March - Rhyl, Blood & Lipstick @ Blu >4th March - Winchester, Railway >5th March - Cambridge, Portland >6th March -London, Spitz >7th March - Leicester, Musician >9th March - Birmingham, Coel Castle I'll be doing several of these gigs with London blues angst singer/writer Helene [formerly of barefoot Contessa] www.helene.org.uk her current album POSTCARD is staggeringly heartfelt emotive and raw and well worth checking out. Here in disorderly life central in a vain attempt to sell my sordid soul I do a shout n pout photo shoot in a pretty little Manchester pub called The Knot with the all star American 'Candy Girl' [and I don't mean that rude]. Dan the king of photo shopping will be on hand to remove the red eye and other unfavorable blemishing. More good news...[surely not! ] I have an ALMOST FAMOUS feature in the reputable award winning UNCUT magazine which comes out in the March 04 edition, the interview was conducted by Manchester based journalist Sarah-Jane who has written nice things before about VP; at this rate I'll be on top of the pops come next Christmas. On a more somber note Grahams funeral passed off with great dignity and spirit and entirely without God [which was inspiring in itself],so many heartfelt tributes to a wonderful man indeed, VPx