Corsham People can exclusively

reveal today that blues rock band Corinthian Casuals are set to lead the New

Year celebrations at Corsham Cricket Club on 31 December.

 

Speaking at a press conference

from the the Jaipur Indian restaurant in the centre of the town this week, the

band, consisting of singer and guitarist Stu Joslin, lead guitarist Alex Mitchell, new bass guitarist John Boddington

and drummer Tom Page, confirmed that they will be appearing at the Station Road

club to see in 2010 after a successful show at the same venue earlier this

year.

 

Singer Joslin commented: “We

played at the club in March this year and we really enjoyed it, it’s always

nice to play in your home town, especially when you play most of your gigs in

different places. So when they asked us to come back for New Year’s Eve, we

didn’t think twice before saying yes.”

 

The Casuals have played at the

Harp and Crown in Gastard on the last three consecutive New Year’s Eves, but

decided that this year should be a little different. “The Harp were always

excellent to us and we’ve had some really good shows up there in the past, but

after we’d played at the Cricket Club and we had an excellent turn out (over

one hundred people attended), we knew that it was the way forward!” said

Mitchell.

 

A brief return for former bass

player Max Goff, who left the band to attend university in London last month, is also rumoured as he is

due to visit the area for the festive season. His replacement, John Boddington,

said: “It’s been a blast filling Max’s shoes and playing bass in the band, but

it would be really nice to see him on stage with the guys again for a few

tracks, even if it has only been four months!”

 

Also confirmed for the evening is

Emma Johnson, a superb young singer songwriter whose critically acclaimed debut

album, “On Cloud Nine”, is available on iTunes now. Drummer Page added: “Emma

is fantastic and it’s an absolute privilege to have her performing with us once

again. She adds another dimension to the show and her original stuff is

brilliant. I’m really looking forward to seeing her.”

 

Keep an eye out for full details of

the show which will be announced through Facebook and flyers posted in various

places throughout the town later on this month. Entry will be free.