{"id":1123,"date":"2022-11-28T15:58:39","date_gmt":"2022-11-28T15:58:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theamband.co.uk\/?page_id=1123"},"modified":"2025-02-20T01:35:18","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T01:35:18","slug":"the-band-today","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.theamband.co.uk\/?page_id=1123","title":{"rendered":"The Band Today"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1123\" class=\"elementor elementor-1123\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4517ec3 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-bottom elementor-section-content-bottom elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4517ec3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6cb19c4\" data-id=\"6cb19c4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e850f58 animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e850f58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 15-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Band Today<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75b00be animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"75b00be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">(2004 Onwards)<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8af0d08 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8af0d08\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-52c0360\" data-id=\"52c0360\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e475b7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e475b7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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elementor - v3.21.0 - 15-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>In 2004 the band held it\u2019s Twentieth Anniversary gig at\u00a0<strong>Bar Solo<\/strong>\u00a0in Camden joined on this occasion by\u00a0<strong>Micky Englert\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0\u00a0<strong>Steve Laffy<\/strong>\u00a0resumed his role in the band on drums.<\/p><p>It came together so effortlessly that the boys decided to record together again. The resulting album was\u00a0<strong>A Christmas Soul\u00a0<\/strong>that featured well known Christmas covers reworked with guest vocalists\u00a0\u00a0<strong>Susan Allotey<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Angie Brown<\/strong>;\u00a0<strong>Alexander Burke<\/strong>\u00a0(under the pseudonym\u00a0<strong>Alex Bell<\/strong>);\u00a0<strong>Jenny Castillo<\/strong>;\u00a0\u00a0<strong>Andrea Groves<\/strong>;\u00a0<strong>Roy Hamilton<\/strong>;\u00a0\u00a0<strong>Vanessa Haynes<\/strong>;\u00a0\u00a0<strong>Wayne Henandas<\/strong>;\u00a0<strong>Yasmin James<\/strong>;\u00a0<strong>Anita Kelsey<\/strong>;\u00a0<strong>Asi Munisi<\/strong>;\u00a0<strong>Sandra Stephenson<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0 for the first time on an AM Band album Two solo performances from John and tracks written by Andy\u00a0in 1989 for the soundtrack of his Christmas play\u00a0<strong>\u201cA Global Carol\u201d<\/strong>.\u00a0\u00a0Steve made his last appearance with the band\u00a0on the album and accompanying live performance\u00a0and on this occasion they were joined by\u00a0<strong>Derrick Mcintyre\u00a0<\/strong>on bass.\u00a0 The whole recording was made even warmer and fuzzier when Andy asked his sister\u00a0<strong>Katrina Rich<\/strong>\u00a0to take part in the choir a role she has since repeated on several other recordings and live performances.<\/p><p>The album was launched at The Pigalle club in November 2008 and proceeds from this project have been donated to\u00a0<strong>The Lowe Syndrome Trust<\/strong>.<\/p><p>The next album featuring brand new recordings was released in 2014 \u201cThe Loneliness of a Primrose Hill Singer\u201d.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1341f13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1341f13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div 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