Orange Claw Hammer - Capt Beefheart Tribute Friday Apr 16th 2027 8pm-10pm Russ also wrote Rainbow's 1981

Russ also wrote Rainbow's 1981 song "I Surrender"

Absolute Free are a brilliant tribute to the legendary Free and Paul Rodgers

000+ artists their first nationwide airplay on his BBC Introducing shows and served for ten years on the Ivor Novello Awards committee

resulting in millions of

Russ Ballard was born in 1945 and has just celebrated his 80th birthday

Orange Claw Hammer - Capt Beefheart Tribute Friday Apr 16th 2027 8pm-10pm Russ also wrote Rainbow's 1981Orange Claw Hammer take the music of Captain Beefheart & the Magic Band and bend it into shape for the 21st century. Founded in 2011 by musician & composer Steve Kettley (Pygmy Twylyte, Cauld Blast Orchestra, Salsa Celtica, Odd Times), the band's sax driven, mostly instrumental, reworkings of Don Van Vliets back catalogue highlight the blues, jazz and experimental roots of this music. A million miles from being a tribute act, Orange Claw Hammer take