The Ugly Guys are a UK band that specialises in a brand of music now referred to as Americana. They have had worldwide success with their version of Toby Keith’s “Don’t Let The Old Man In”. Their latest album on Conquest Music is a collection of their favourite songs called “ Cover Your Tracks”. Back in the heady days of Pub Rock, a band arrived on the scene that was a little different to most. They had a pedal steel player, and their lead singer seemed to base his look on George Cole’s ‘Flash Harry’ in the St. Trinians movies. The band were, of course, The Kursaal Flyers, and they would go on to become one of the more commercially successful bands on the pub rock circuit, though that success would, ultimately, be their undoing. Fast forward to 2003 and, out of the ashes of The Kursaal Flyers, we get The Ugly Guys (named from a Kursaal’s song). What few people knew at the time was that the Kursaal Flyers started out as a country rock covers band, hence the pedal steel guitar of Vic Collins, and that love of country rock never deserted Collins and lead singer Paul Shuttleworth. In 2003 they formed the band that currently consists of the two ex-Kursaals plus guitarist Steve Oliver (ex-Jerry The Ferret), former Pinkee, Nevil Kiddier, on bass and ex-Mickey Jupp sticksman, Bob Clouter, on drums. Presented by BLACK FROG This is an 18+ event