It is hoped that the new 'REUNION" DVD/CD 2 disc set will be on general release sometime in August.
Catch up with us at the Folkestone Skabour Festival - The three-day event will be 3rd/4th/5th September... Click here for details and tickets
Other up-coming gigs include:
Sunday 22nd Aug - Canterbury, Dane John Park Festival
Saturday 28th Aug - Herne Bay Festival
Friday 1st Oct - Talk of the Town, Herne Bay
Sat 2nd Oct - The Star, Ashford
For the dates we have Simon Hughes and/or Adam Lynch replacing Roger Goodwin on sax and replacing Steve Wyse on drums, who bowed out at the Horsebridge Centre, we have Mike Goodwin.
Ska Wars 1979 - 1999 has been re-released with new limited edition artwork and is now available...
Arthur Kay's first Ska records were released in the 1970's and although these early recordings were not a big commercial success, they helped in starting the massive Ska movement of the early 80's and have had an influence on Ska and Reggae bands ever since.
The Originals have been Arthur Kay's and the late Judge Dread's backing band since the 70's.
OK - The sound doesn't fit with the video. This is because the video was shot at a Ska Club in London (I think) and the sound recording taken from a gig in Europe.
Thanks goes to our old recording engineer and radio producer friend Chris Ashman for welding the two together and inserting some historic and unflattering images of the band.
Note that we have Kev Bowyer guesting on bass guitar.
Other musicians are: Toby Hoskins (guitar), Steve Wyse (drums), Roger Goodwin (sax), Trevor Griggs (Hammond) and Me - Arthur Kay!
Arthur Kay & The Originals - Top UK Ska Band