Reg Meuross and Phil Bird Feb played on 1st Feb 2008

Another stunning
sell-out
night
at
Milverton
Music

Reg Meuross, one of the most widely respected and underrated of British
Singer-songwriters, His new album
Short Stories on the roots/indie label, has already picked up rave reviews and extensive airplays and features the cream of Britain's roots musicians. Martin Belmont (The Rumour, Nick Lowe, Hank Wangford) Roy Dodds (ex-Fairground Attraction)  Miranda Sykes (Show of Hands, Firebrand, Bill Jones Band)  John Rabbit Bundrick (The Who, ex-Free)  Sarah Allen (Flook) Despite this huge range of talent on the album it is Reg's way with a winning lyric and hummable tune that shines through, his rich, sweet high tenor voice leading the lines beautifully, with melodic appeal, and played with an uncluttered grace and élan that is all too rare in these times.

We were so pleased to have booked Reg at the club and with Phil Beer as well this was a most wonderful concert. The sell-out audience were stunned by a display of superb musical talent. Another truly great evening at Milverton.

Phil Beer is a musician, producer and studio engineer. He is one half of the acclaimed Folk/Roots band 'Show of Hands'.
He played his first gig when he was fourteen in a band called Retrospect with Richard Entwistle and other musicians, and by the time he was sixteen he was performing regularly. Phil worked with Paul Downes as a duo and also in the Arizona Smoke Revue. He was a key member of Johnny Coppin's band (ex-Decameron), and together they collaborated with Nigel Mazlyn Jones on his 1979 Sentinel album. He toured with
Mike Oldfield in 1979 and also recorded some tracks at Oldfield's Througham studio. Phil joined the Albion Band in 1984 and stayed with them until 1991, touring extensively at home and abroad, and recording many albums. Show of Hands became a full-time partnership from 1991. Phil continues to do session work, most notably on the Rolling Stones Steel Wheels album.