Access to Music End of Term Bash At the New Adelphi Club, Hull 22nd June 2004 By Jeff Parsons

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The latest in a long line of Access to Music showcase gigs took place at its resident venue, the Adelphi, on Tuesday 22nd June, featuring the now customary eclectic mix of artists and styles. Access to Music is the country's top provider of popular music courses, running a variety of programmes at locations from Portsmouth to York, in partnership with local colleges or in its own right.

In Hull, the Contemporary Popular Music Course (CPM), and its sister course, Creating Music Through Technology (CMTT), are provided by the East Riding College and offer an Open College Network Level 3 Accreditation which can open University doors, and give learners a thorough grounding in Instrumental Skills, Music Technology, Composition, History of Contemporary Music, and Performance Skills.

Tuesday's gig featured learners (and an occasional tutor!) from the CPM course, which runs in two stages (3a and 3b) at the Lowgate Centre, Lowgate Hull (just up the road from Hull College). The evening kicked off in fine style with Nick Minns, a drummer by trade, but recently reborn as a singer/songwriter. Nick's inspiration comes from many areas, but I think it's safe to say that his girlfriend is his main Muse at the moment, and Nick's songs are suffused with the kind of joy that comes only from the blissfully happy.

Watching Nick perform, it's hard to believe that this is only his fifth gig as a solo artist. He radiates confidence, and talks to the audience in a completely relaxed way, diffusing any tension with his easy banter. His vocal and guitar skills are developing week by week, and although Eric Clapton needn't be concerned (yet!) his self-accompaniment is entirely sympathetic to his vocal stylings. Nick has a naturally appealing voice, well-pitched and tonally pure, yet conveys emotion in a way which belies his tender years.

Next up are two performance bands, in other words, bands containing people who are keen to specialise in performance, as opposed to Technology in Music. The first one is christened, just for this evening, Einstein's Theory of Relativity, and comprises Sam Webb (bass and vocals), Andy Crookes, (drums) Bob Stephenson (guitar and bass), and CPM Course Leader Jeff Parsons (ex of Hull legends Dead Fingers Talk), on guitar and vocals.

This band plays a wildly varied programme, encompassing emo (Finch), heavy metal (Black Sabbath), AOR (Fleetwood Mac), and classic rock (The Who), and as well as showcasing the obvious talents of the three learners, also allows Jeff Parsons to show off some of his tried and tested stage moves (such as playing behind his head). Nick Minns guests on backing vocals, as well as a friend of Sam's, the singer from Blind Frog Ernie.

The second performance band also features Jeff, in place of the indisposed Darren Fearis, alongside drummer Nick Minns, (making the third of four appearances tonight!), bass player Steve Embley, guitarist Diane Boston, and vocalist Leah Smith, who is well-known on the local pub and club circuit as well as being the frontwoman in local band Komplicated.

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