The Strange Agency (2010 to date)
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The Strange Agency are Craig High on vocals, clarinet, tin whistle and recorder, Dave Bates on guitar and vocals, Isie Bates on bass and Perry Phillips on drums. After forming in Spring 2010 "The Strange Agency" have played many gigs some which include The Lifeboat Tavern in Tenby, West Wales to a capacity crowd with "The Purple Turtles" as support, Dave and his wife Charlotte's wedding reception party in a marquee on their commune in West Wales, the first Teifi Rock Festival in Cardigan, West Wales alongside The Stingrays, The Blockheads, The Beat and Goldie Lookin' Chain", The South West Youth Fest in Pembrokeshire and Whitland Town Hall. In 2011 some of their dates have included the South West Youth Fest for the second time, the Jackdaw all-dayer in Colchester alongside such bands as Gunslinger, The Higher Craft, Flutatious, Vert X and Nik Turner's Space Ritual and The Parrot in Carmarthen with Sendelica and the Muscovite psychedelic band The Re-Stoned. After a hugely successful Mad Pride event at The Montague Arms in New Cross, South East London playing alongside Frank Bangay, Dave Studdert, Paradise 9 and Edgar Broughton with guest drummer Steve Jenkins from Sessionhead former members Luke {bass} and Tom {guitar} left the band because they felt they coudn't allocate the amount of time to the project that it deserves. Since Isie has joined the band they've played a Halloween party at The Black Lion Hotel in Cardigan alongside The Rayguns, Devil's Answer and Ravenheart, The Penquoit Centre along the Pembrokeshire coast and were honoured to be asked to run from 11:30pm to 12:30am at a packed New Year's Eve Party in a marquee in a valley somewhere in West Wales stopping the set briefly in order to let a crowd of excited punters count down to 2012. Dave's Hendrix style version of Auld Lang Syne courted the moment perfectly. Craig's musical history is documented elsewhere on this site. Dave Bates was, for some years one half of the duo "Electric Fish", the other half of which was Bob Fish, one time singer and anchorman of the Rock and Roll Band "The Darts". For the best part of the last ten years Dave has been the guitarist of "The Nik Turner Band", a tight Modern Jazz ensemble fronted by the legendary singer/saxophonist from Hawkwind and Inner City Unit and regular guest performer with "The Strange Agency". Isie Bates is also in local Folksters "Three Penny Twist" with her partner Dave Green. Tom, Luke and Perry are also members of the Hard Rock Band "Love Rocket" who have won considerable support from the biker community as a result of playing "The Bulldog Bash". The Strange Agency also have a site on http://the-strange-agency.soundawesome.com/, a facebook profile and an app compatible with google android at market.android.com The band have released a four track EP and are writing material for their forthcoming debut cd. The Shed, West Wales, 9th January 2012: Corporate Buildings The Storm The Black Lion Hotel, Cardigan High St, 29th Oct 2011: The Eye Of Horus Twisted Instinct Digging Holes Stan's Big Day Out Whirlpool Video at Jackdaw2 - The Arena, Colchester 13th August 2011: Watchtower Jackdaw Video at The Castle Cafe Cellar Bar in Cardigan, West Wales on 29 July 2011: Mammon Videos at the South West Youth Fest in West Wales - 23 July 2011: Twisted Instinct Digital Inferno Video at the Shed in West Wales - 13 June 2011: All Along The Watchtower Videos at Whitland Town Hall, West Wales - 13 Nov 2010: Kubrick's Odyssey Digging Holes Twisted Instinct Mammon The Eye Of Horus A Happy Blues A Moody Blues Whirlpool Videos at The South Wales Youth Festival, Haverford West - 11 Sep 2010: Mammon Twisted Instinct Whirlpool Rockin' In The Free World Videos at The Teifi Roc Celtic Festival - 7 Aug 2010: Mammon The Eye Of Horus A Moody Blues Whirlpool Digging Holes Twisted Instinct A Happy Blues Rockin' In The Free World Videos at the Lifeboat Tavern - 23 May 2010: Co-Pilots Of Mammon with Ervine The Bard The Eye Of Horus A Moody Blues Highway To Hell Whirlpool Twisted Instinct Digging Holes with Nik Turner Videos at the Shed in West Wales - 30 April 2010: A Moody Blues Whirlpool The Eye Of Horus Mammon animated Click for a larger image Four Track Live EP 30 April 2010   Mammon The Eye of Horus A Moody Blues Whirlpool       Whirlpool (April Fool's Day 2010) Roll your dice it's ever so nice Experiment is my advice Get an ideology Watch out for idolatry Or go Round round and down down Round round and down down Mass action it's a must Don't tell me you can't be fussed Get together be satisfied Relate now and know you've tried Or go Round Round and down down Round Round and down down Mobilize your picket lines It's a sure sign of the times Don't be told that you're a fool Remonstrate and know it's cool Or go Round Round and down down Round Round and down down [Email] Craig [Home] - [Bands] - [Kiran] - [Books / Art] - [Civil Unrest] - [Events] - [Links] All material in this section is Copyright © Craig and Kiran High, except where otherwise stated.