September 2023
Covid? What covid? Sounds like a pint.
Speaking of which, we've done a few of those recently. We've been gigging so hard it comes with the territory. Gig, drink, ladies. We say ladies, that is slightly stretching the imagination. We'll take anything and frequently have. Lots of them come with added extras, like willies and bacteria. Thankfully the huge amount of alcohol swilling in our systems protect us from the perils of STD.
Our manager ensures we're vaccinated against most diseases, and the 90-proof takes care of the rest.
We've invested in new stage lighting that our manager assures us is very slimming. Takes kilos off us apparently. And makes us look less 'leathery'.
Bon Tempi (banjo) has been busy pounding the weights. He's powerful and to be perfectly frank, quite fucking scary. Don't mess with that mofo. He's been busy injecting steroids, all bought off the dark web. He's growing appendages in non-appendage places and growing hair like there's no tomorrow.
HipLee (bass) has recently bought yet another bass. He can only play one at a time so the others don't really get it. He's developed an interesting repetitive strain injury but doesn't like to talk about it. He's also recently met yet another child of his he never knew he had. They keep turning up at his front door. It's a wonder he ever had time to play the bass in the past what with all the sex he must have been having.
The-drummer-formerly-known-as-Dickie has yet again recently returned from The Briory. Its like The Priory but cheaper. The poor lad has developed so many addictions its a wonder he's not wasted away. He's currently down to 30 helium ballons per day and has almost-not-quite given up crack. On the up side, through his 'medication' contacts, he can get cheap steroids for Bon Tempi whenever they are required. He's currently battling a very embarrassing twitch.
So we'll see you on the road. Come and say hi but for gods sake don't touch us without wearing gloves. It's been a hard few years...
September 2021
We'll be honest. I don't think we've been as important as we should have been. It's been tough, and our egos have suffered mightily. We've probably suffered more than most of you at this time. Covid is one thing, but not being adored by our mass support is on a whole new level.
So horah for us! We're back!
We've swabbed every nook and cranny and can report we hardly have any viruses. Much to our surprise when you consider where we've been over the years.
So we've greased our instruments and have been busy beavering away at old and new tooons.Our manager says we've never sounded better. We've been ordered by our manager to get back up to our fighting gig-weight so we're busy with the pork scratchings and high fat cider morning, noon and night. We're getting big and we can't see our willies any more under our belly's.
Coming in hot!!!
2020 - Fuck you Covid. Twat.
20th April ’19
Howdy! The year has started well. Our manager says we’ve never looked better. The musical equivalent of a butchers dog.
We’ve ploughed ££’s into a new sound system. The geezer in the shop told us it would make us sound so good we would be batting the big contracts away like flies. Our manager told us this year is OUR year.
So we’ve given up the cheap booze, and decided to concentrate on just music and dirty women.
So, dirty women - form an orderly queue...
Gigs are booked. Music is flowing through our blocked-up veins. 2019 - lets do this!
14th January ’18
Yeeeeeeeeeeha! Howdy y’all, we’re back! We’re ‘cracking off’ new tunes by the millisecond and have several gigs booked for this fine year already. Apparently 2018 is the year we make it, according to our manager.So we’ve cut down to only litre bottles of grog per week. Now its only Aldi rum (1 litre), boxed wine (1 litre) and a meths shot per member, per week. We’re in peak performing condition. So come and join us, our one-packs (essentially its just fat), shake your pretty little booties, sing your damn heads off and lets give 2018 the kicking it deserves. Boom!
31st March ’17
We’ve come out of hiding! We’ve been sleeping since September, we’ve lost half our body weight and now need to feast on tasty skifflegrass.Gigs are being added by the hour (so our manager says), we’ve ordered a pink limo based on our estimated earnings for this year (according to our manager) and we’ve all been checked for STD’s for all the skiffle-fanny we’ve been guaranteed (by our manager). Check out our gig listings and come along.....Yeehaa!
30th September ’16
Well, it’s kinda bare in the cupboard now gig-wise. We’ve got a return trip to the good ship Albatros in December but otherwise.....nada!
Book us good people! We’ve had a cracking summer, busy, and we’ve been fab. As have our flock.
Stokesby Beer Fest was a high. Those dudes must have been on it all day because when we hit the stage, they hit the roof and were LOUD!
Come on!!
21st June ’16
Our Ascent Club gig is cancelled due to building issues within the club (think they are closed). However this means we can now play the fab Reefs Bar in Sea Palling on the same night. Sweeeeet..
3rd April ’16
The Globe. In Clare (sounds vaguely rude), Sudbury. Good golly, it’s a cracking gig. We loved playing there last night. Top folks run it, top folks drink in it. They danced and sang like it was all ending the next day! Thanks The Globe, you’re a wonderful place and we look forward to playing there again. Boom!
23rd January ’16
Well, we just played Jurnet’s Bar which is always a pleasure. One of the best, unique venues in the ‘Fine City’ and we love it. That along with a 30th party and it’s been a nice way to kick off 2016. We’ve got a few quiet months now which is a shame as we love playing live! Spread to word people, TMC love it live!
15th August ’15
We’ve had a sweeeet summer so far. We’ve been around (well, we are muso’s with needs), up to the north salty marsh coast to play the wonderful Albatros to a bulging, feisty, excitable crowd. Down south to the wilds of Clare (sounds like an ex I once had) to play The Globe. Out east to do Livingstone’s next to a safari park which was well-lush. Got a few more in August and then it’s looking quieter which ain’t so good.
Good people of the world, book us!!
5th July ’15
Damn! What a cracker at Martham Carnival, Victoria Inn tonight. Booked for 1.5 hours but they paid us to play more midway through the gig. We were THAT good.Men have dived onto our stage, we’ve seen a 6ft walking penis (stag party at our gig), we’ve never seen a lady deep-throating a pool cue. Until now. Throw in the lass dancing on a table and that made for a fab gig. Sleeping is gonna be difficult, can’t stop thinking about pool......yeehaa!
12th April ’15
Lovely fund raising gig last night at The Mash Tun for Kids Kidney Research. Mark thanks Buffsta & Dr Love for their free time and Kerry for her organisation. Big thanks to all last night who gave their hard earned cash to charity.
14th March ’15
Greyhound in Botesdale last night. Love playing there. Loyal crowd who loved all our original material......
Proud to do a charity gig in aid of Kids Kidney Research. For children with life threatening renal problems. Come along on the 11th April (see gig guide) and give them some of your ££!
22nd December
Just ‘done’ Dersingham Coach & Horses.
Skiffle level - Hot
Booty level - Bang on!!!!
Also enjoyed House on The Green Pub where some dude told us we saved their Christmas work night out. Hail us, for we save things.....
7th December ’14
Dang! We just adore playing the fair ship Albatros. Being ‘east coast’ the sea runs through our veins. Smallish crowd who made a BIG noise. Yeehaa! Thanks Ton......
1st December ’14
We’ve jazzed up our website. Added more pictures of us being bally skiffle heroes in various sexy positions. Calm down girls, theres enough to go around. Yeehaa!
14th October ’14
We’ve added a few gigs recently. This makes TMC happy. Like beer. That makes us happy. Beer and gigs, better than sex. Actually, no. But nearly. Beer, gigs and sex. Yes, that would be good. Can anyone book us those? We’re ‘doing’ the Marisotter beer fest in the fine Open venue in Norwich City centre. That takes care of the beer and gigs. Now we need to sort the sex.........
2nd August ’14
Recent highlight: The gate crashing man dressed a giant penis. With attached balls. The sight of ‘it’ dancing around in front of the stage is one we shall take to our graves.....
4th May ’14
Dang!! Cracking seafaring gig on The Albatros! Bloody fab crowd. Big shouts to the stag party who were immense and the locals who put up with the noise and dancing! We bloody loved it......Grrr!
30th March ’14
Yeeeaaarrrgh! We’ve just confirmed another seafaring gig back at the Albatros in Wells, North Norfolk. Cracking gig on a ship (or is it a boat?). Saturday May 3rd in the evening. Come along and bring your eye-patches......
14th February ’14
On the day of love TMC are sad to announce the demise of the Baron Von Jovi following a band meltdown over beer (Fosters). Following a quick turnaround Dr Love & The Rev are super thrilled to announce the arrival of Frank Buff. This fecker can play the banjo like a dream and howl like a werewolf. All hail The Buff.....
3rd January ’14
Well, we just loved the December gigs. Brooke were sweet, the Cellar House was just fab and the NY gig was bloody great. We ripped the Christmas tunes (well, most of them!) and looked fab. Hail us......
22nd November
We’ve just written some cracking Christmas songs. Dang! We’d bettter make sure no-one ‘steals’ them.....
4th September
More gigs added including New Year’s Eve, woo woo!!
9th August
OMskifflyG! A few new songs added. Oi oi!!
19th June
Short notice but we’re playing The Blueberry in Norwich this Friday 21st June. Av’ it!
11th June
Productivity up. Some new tracks ‘written’. We age well.
Just added August and September dates including Ferryfest again (Friday night).
12th May
Busking today. Love watching the looks on folks faces who have never heard us before as we launch into a metal or electro-pop number! It’s like, WTF!!
Big thanks to all who gave some hard-earned to us and to those at Botesdale Greyhound who gave us such a great reception a few nights ago.
Rock the Kazbar!!
31st March
We’ve just added a few live shots by Phil Barnes Photograpy. This guy is bloody fab! He does all sorts and check out: http://www.philbarnesphotography.co.uk
A genius with the lens.........
24th March
TMC are a sleeping lion. They feasted on 2012 and are now dreaming of a large chunk of 2013 followed by a nice dump.
24th February
We. Love. The. Albatros (in Wells, Norfolk). It started out quiet, we were slightly worried. Then.....a frenetic, drunken orgy-of-a-crowd rocked up. Some local, some from a town called Londonium (WTF?). BIGGEST thanks to those hardy folk who were there from the start, and to those who came, who danced, who sang, who adored us.
7th February
Wow - we sound great! Check this out:
The Misfit Collective
Some songs you know, but not as you know them. Moving on from Trek misquotes, The 'fit are 3 of the most entertaining chaps likely to cross your evening. If you've ever wondered what ACDC sounds like on the Banjo, you may be about to find out. With a groovetastic rhythm section and stonking harmonies, they truly ascend beyond novelty and through the door marked "class entertainment".
4th February
What the great British public say about us: Saw this band on Saturday at Ferryfest - they were brilliant. Shame they weren't playing in the evening cause they would have got the crowd going nicely. Keep up the good tunes!
February 2013
Our first seafaring gig! We’re playing The Albatros, Wells, North Norfolk on Saturday 23rd Feb, 8pm-ish. Bring your parrots, false limbs and ill-gotten-gains. All together................Yeeeeaaarrrrgh!
February 2013
We’re playing Jurnets Bar 15/02/13. Great venue, top folks. Love it. Come on!!
Sunday 16th December
One of our more unusual gigs. In the dark (well, with candles), skiffling with no power, out in Cantley. Power cut at the Reedcutter, but we powered on manfully. Shed loads of bum notes but in our defence, we couldn’t see a fecking thing! Loved the singalongs tho. We love playing out there...
Tuesday 6th November
They’ve cracked open their Christmas wardrobe, squeezed into their Santa costumes, and started cranking out the Crimbo tunes. TMC can confirm there is no Cliff Richard in their set. At present.......
Sunday 23rd September
Oh no! The Leopard is closing. Another honest city boozer gone down the swanny. And one of our regular gigs. All the best Sarah and thanks for all you’ve done. Thanks to all the Mad Hatters who supported us last night and enjoyed The Leopard one last night. Sad.
Wednesday 19th September
We. Are. So. Festival’d. Out.
OK, we’ve only done a few but we’re not getting any younger. Or thinner. A bit hairier maybe. But hair doesn’t make you play better. Unless you’re Madonna. Loved Brownstock and Ferry Fest - thanks for supporting us y’all..
Sunday 19th August
We’re doing Brownstock. This is not a Delia recipe. It’s a rather big festival in Essex.
Friday 3rd August 2012
Last nights Larling Beer Festival was a beautiful thing. A thing a wonderment. TMC hail it. A wicked crowd went wild over The Horn. TMC thank you from the bottom of their horns...
August 2012
We’d hoped to hold out for Glastonbury (nobody told us it was a rest year?!), so we’re ‘doing’ Brownstock in Chelmsford. This is good. This is also sexy. We are all well-horned. Sweet Jesus.......
Saturday 14th July 2012
TMC are right chuffed with the Reedcutter gig. Loved the Timewarp dancing! Great crowd, see you at the beer fest, have mercy!
Saturday 7th July 2012
TMC wow central Norwich during the Olympic Torch Ceremony. Crowds ‘woo’, ‘eee’ and ‘errr’ at their tight vests and shorts, several Japanese ladies faint, the gay community have new pin-ups. Cracking gig, BIG thanks for the support.
July 2012
Lord Coe begged us to play at the Olympic Opening Ceremony. We said, ‘no Coe! We want Norwich!’ And so it was that we are playing at Hayhill (Near Primark) on Wednesday 4th July as part of the Torch Relay Celebrations. Start around 530pm. Come and reenact Chariots of Fire whilst we play like bally hero’s. Lets hope we are not in a play-off with the Puppet Man....
Tuesday 5th June 2012
TMC have booked their third festival for 2012. Drink, drink and be merry with us at Hill House Beer Festival, Happisburgh on 21st June.
June 2012
Skiddle.com say:
‘Misfit Collective play absolutley amazing and sometimes surprising bluegrass versions of popular songs and, let's be honest, improve them. These guys will get you on your feet for a jiggle as well busting your gut with laughter!’
Mercy! We must be a bit good?? Go on, book us!!
Saturday 12th May 2012
Thanks to those who came to Surlingham Ferry at such short notice. We got through Timewarp, come on!!
Friday 11th May 2012
Jurnet’s Bar is just the dogz to play at and in. A cracking venue run by cracking people. We salute you!!! Great gig, shame about arsing up Timewarp....
Tuesday 8th May 2012
News! Coldham Hall have cancelled BUT Surlingham Ferry have kindly offered to put us on at short notice! So...
Surlingham Ferry, Saturday 12th May at about 8pm!! Yeah baby!!
Sunday 29th April 2012
Big thanks to all at the Leopard last night. Top gig. Special thanks to the Liverpool fans there, in good voice as you’d expect! Come on people....”Walk on, walk on, with hope...”
April 2012
After a break, The Misfit Collective are coming back. Lordy!
Rumour has it that Nick has been spreading his seed. His newly-popped beloved has already taken to the banjo and is keeping the neighbours up all night. Go on!
Lee has now sorted his issues with the Police and will never do ‘that thing’ again.
Mark is recently returned from The Priory Clinic, London. He’d rather not talk about it.