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© 2008 Rachel Cresswell
Pre-Shadowmania Details

Friday 19 September & Saturday 20 September 2008 - 10th Anniversary Year!!

Welcome, we would like to send this very special invitation to all Shadows fans worldwide to join us once again this year for our 10th Pre-Shadowmania Social Event.

The event is organised for all fans travelling to The Lakeside to compliment Bruce Welch's Saturday Shadowmania. It is also a great opportunity for everyone to socialise and be able to enjoy time in a relaxed setting celebrating lots of Shadow's music. It will once again be held in the Peninsula Suite, a very comfortable function room overlooking the lake of The Lakeside Hotel, where there is table seating and full bar facilities until late.

The Function Room will be available from midday on the Friday for all the guests to be welcomed as they arrive, relax and introduce themselves to friends. The room will be closed at approximately 4.30pm to be prepared for the evening party night. The main party-style evening will then commence at 6.30pm and the entertainment is provided by guests from the audience and will continue until approximately 1.00am.

A full finger-style buffet will be served at approximately 7.30pm all inclusive of the ticket price for the event. Around this time Bruce Welch usually calls in to meet the guests in the audience, along with other performers from the Saturday Show such as Jet Harris, Brian Locking, Alan Jones, and Cliff Hall. Everyone has this great opportunity to meet their heroes and have photos taken and collect autographs, which gives the evening a great atmosphere.

In previous years, we have been able to welcome a large gathering of many International Shadows fans from a wide range of countries such as Australia, New Zealand, Canada, USA, Thailand, Japan, Spain, Belgium, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Holland, Italy and of course from all areas of the UK. It has also been a very great privilege to meet all of these guests and have an enjoyable time listening to the musical entertainment performed by all the very talented members of the audience. We hope therefore that all of you who have enjoyed the previous Pre-Shadowmania Events will once again wish to join in and we also hope to have the pleasure of welcoming many new visitors to this the 10th Anniversary year of Shadowmania 2008.

Summary of Events
  • Ticket price £17 each if paying by cheque, if paying by Paypal add £1 to ticket price for using this service.
  • Ticket price includes a full buffet consisting of spicy drumsticks, chicken satay, potato wedges, goujons of plaice, duck and hoisin spring rolls, assorted bridge rolls and crudities and dips, celebration anniversary cake and wine.
Important Information

Due to the popularity of the Friday Social Evening, this year we have anticipated once again a high demand to perform. All applications will be accepted and considered but from experience of the previous years, no certainty or guarantee can be made to be included in the programme, due to the amount of time available. All efforts however will be made to try and include all of you very talented guitarists or vocalists who ask to perform. All the backing musical equipment will be provided and in place, ready for use. There will also be some extra playing time for any guitarists who so desire to perform on the Saturday morning from 9.00am until midday.

History of Pre-Shadowmania Event


Roy and Kathy Cresswell
Kathy and Roy

In 1999, following the first Shadowmania in 1998, Roy and Kathy Cresswell, two Shadows fans decided to organise a Pre-Shadowmania Social Evening for all the fans travelling to the Lakeside Complex for the weekend. This intention was to compliment the weekend and to provide an extra evening’s entertainment for everyone to be able to socialise in a relaxed atmosphere and meet friends and share a likewise interest for the love of the Shadows and their music. In addition, the idea was thought to be good, if we provided also the opportunity for any of the avid guitarists who so wished, to provide the musical entertainment themselves for audience present on the Friday evening.

Musical entertainment
The Peninsula Suite, Lakeside

From the first year of the Pre-Shadowmania Social evening taking place, the popularity and success of the event has grown and every year demand for tickets are overwhelming. One of the major attractions of the event for many is the opportunity for any guitarist to perform "live" before an audience, something which they may have never achieved previously, and which has now become easier with various backing tracks and musical equipment which can be purchased to enhance their performance!

Over the eight previous years, we have welcomed a large gathering of many international Shadows friends and fans from a wide range of countries such as Australia, New Zealand, Canada, USA, Thailand, Japan, Spain, Slovakia, Belgium, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Holland, Italy and of course from all regions of the UK. It has been a great privilege to meet all guests and have an enjoyable time listening to the musical entertainment performed by many talented members of the audience.

Indeed many of these players who were initially given this opportunity of performing at one of the Pre-Shadowmania Social Evenings, have now gone on to either form their own Shadows tribute band or were inspired to start their own Shadows Club. No one has ever been refused to perform and the restriction we face is that there are not enough hours in the day!

Bruce Welch
Bruce welcomes fans

A synopsis of all the guitarists who have entertained each year is given below, which is truly remarkable, as it appears that we have heard approximately 300 performers during the eight Pre-Shadowmania Social Events, playing two or three numbers each. We thank you all most sincerely for the great entertainment given to everyone, sometimes with even Bruce Welch and other Ex-Shadow members present and enjoying hearing these guitarists for themselves.

It has also been a great pleasure for us to meet worldwide Shadows fans, not to mention Bruce Welch, Jet Harris, Brian Licorice Locking, Alan Jones, Cliff Hall and various artists from the bands who have appeared on the Saturday Shadowmania stage each year, who have also took the time to call in and meet all the guests present during the Friday evening and have made such a great enjoyable atmosphere for all those present.

Guitarists/vocalists who have entertained

1999

  • Peter Donald, Newcastle
  • Tommy Bird, Newcastle
  • Tony Arrowsmith, Newcastle
  • Brian Bowman, Newcastle
  • Tony Kindlan, Newcastle
  • Brian Hopkinson, Newcastle
  • Ian Harper, Scarborough
  • Stuart Smith, Bristol
  • Rob Smith, Bristol
  • Ian St. John White, Middlesex
  • Peter Morse, Watford
  • John Goatcher, Watford
  • David Martin, Nottingham
  • Ian McCutcheon, Leamington
  • John Malcom, Torquay
  • Roy Cresswell, Wolverhampton
  • James Argyle, Wolverhampton

2000

  • Roger Childs, Berkshire
  • Luigi Ciaperelli, Cornwall
  • Trevor Lyon, Gloucestershire
  • Paul Dunning, Cheshire
  • Dave Watson, Newcastle
  • George Mathews, Salisbury
  • Malcolm Hill, Salisbury
  • Maurice Woodcroft, Glamorgan
  • John Skelton, Gloucestershire
  • John Goatcher, Hemel Hempstead
  • Steve Craig, Somerset
  • Dave Owen, Somerset
  • David Martin, Nottingham
  • Brian Bowman, Newcastle
  • Tommy Bird, Newcastle
  • Tony Arrowsmith, Newcastle
  • Les Robertson, Newcastle
  • Reg Pearson, Newcastle
  • Tony Kindlan, Newcastle
  • Chris Jarvis, Redcar
  • Paul Midgley, Devon
  • Peter Morse, Watford
  • Jimmy Lupton, Whitby
  • Mike Gross, Wigan
  • Roy Cresswell, Wolverhampton
  • Chai Komlertful, Bangkok, Thailand
  • Akiyoshi Kumaki, Tokyo, Japan
  • Hoss van Hardenveld, Holland
  • Ivan Pongracic Snr, USA
  • Ivan Pongracis Jnr, USA
  • Axel Reiss, Germany
  • Manuel & Raul Lopez, Barcelona
  • Hans Van Andel Oregon, USA
  • Graham Wilmott, Canada
  • Martin Page, Canada
  • Ray Griffiths, Canada
  • Jim Bulchunas, San Diego, USA

2001

  • Harry Howden, Bedfordshire
  • George Mathews, Salisbury
  • Malcom Hill, Salisbury
  • Steve Craig, Somerset
  • Dave Owen, Somerset
  • Brian Bowman, Newcastle
  • Tony Kindlan, Newcastle
  • Margaret Butler, Newcastle
  • Tony Minchella, Newcastle
  • Tommy Bird, Newcastle
  • Les Robertson, Newcastle
  • Joe Armstrong, Newcastle
  • Ken Nelson, Newcastle
  • Tony Arrowsmith, Newcastle
  • Jim Butler, Newcastle
  • Darren Rutter, Newcastle
  • John Wilkinson, Newcastle
  • Alan Shinwell, Yateley
  • Ron Williams, Manchester
  • John Goatcher, Hemel Hempstead
  • Mark Alderton, Gloucester
  • Peter Lawson, Liverpool
  • Luigi Ciaperelli, Cornwall
  • Maurice Woodcroft, Glamorgan
  • Brian Clark, Luton
  • Mike Street, Luton
  • Rick Courtney, Torquay
  • Del Boyd, Lincoln
  • Joey Dee, Northampton
  • Dave Robinson, Sheffield
  • Mike Gross, Wigan
  • Roy Cresswell, Wolverhampton
  • Manuel Lopez, Barcelona
  • Marino Lopez, Barcelona
  • Raul Lopez, Barcelona
  • Joseph Sanchez, Barcelona
  • John Campbell, New Zealand
  • Jens Varmlose, Denmmark
  • Torben Carlsonn, Denmark
  • Rob Aartsen, Holland
  • Roland Billiner, Sweden
  • Ulf Lindermark, Sweden

2002

  • Jim Brownswood, Newcastle
  • Peter Parker, Newcastle
  • Alan Shinwell, Yateley
  • Tony Minchella, Newcastle
  • John Wilkinson, Newcastle
  • Jim Butler, Newcastle
  • Steve Davidson, Newcastle
  • Norman Roberts, West Midlands
  • Geoff Alderton, Sheffield
  • Rick Courtney, Torquay
  • Bernard O’Hara, Ireland
  • Maurice Woodcroft, Glamorgan
  • John Goatcher, Hemel Hempstead
  • Harry Howden, Bedfordshire
  • Terry Bryant, Bedfordshire
  • John Bouldon, Bedfordshire
  • Darren Rutter, Newcastle
  • Brian Bowman, Newcastle
  • George Jobling, Newcastle
  • Margaret Butler, Newcastle
  • Tony Arrowsmith, Newcastle
  • Brian Hopkinson, Newcastle
  • Tony Kindlan, Newcastle
  • Lisa Jolly, London
  • Roger Childs, Berkshire
  • Del Boyd, Lincolnshire
  • Ron Frisby, Lincolnshire
  • Peter Lawson, Liverpool
  • Brian Clark, Luton
  • Mike Street, Luton
  • Paul Robinson, Yorkshire
  • Mike O’Connel, London
  • Mark Alderon, Gloucestershire
  • Luigi Ciaparelli, Cornwall
  • Roy Cresswell, Wolverhampton
  • Eric Hamoff, Sweden
  • Anders Willander, Sweden
  • Tommy Karlsonn, Sweden
  • Ulf Lindemark, Sweden
  • Hoss van Hardenveld, Holland
  • Jens Varmlose, Denmark
  • Rune Moe, Norway
  • Martin Payne, Canada
  • Bill Bonney, Canada
  • Rob Aartsen, Holland

2003

  • John Wilkinson, Newcastle
  • Joe Armstrong, Newcastle
  • George Jobling, Newcastle
  • Margaret Butler, Newcastle
  • Jim Butler, Newcastle
  • Tony Kindlan, Newcastle
  • Tony Minchella, Newcastle
  • Brian Bowman, Newcastle
  • Tony Arrowsmith, Newcastle
  • Tommy Bird, Newcastle
  • Steve Davidson, Newcastle
  • Jim Brownswood, Newcastle
  • Geoff Bearpark, Portsmouth
  • John Gray, Portsmouth
  • Roger Childs, Berkshire
  • Brian Clark, Luton
  • Geoff Alderton, Sheffield
  • Roy Cresswell, Wolverhampton
  • Bernard O’Hara, Ireland
  • Harry Howden, Westoning
  • Del Boyd, Lincolnshire
  • Jim Nugent, Kent
  • Tony Read, Watford
  • Vic Hall, Watford
  • Gary Jepson, Watford
  • Vanni Lisanti, Italy
  • Colin McGuffin, Canada
  • Matilda Delpierre, France
  • Rune Moe, Norway
  • The Saunters, Norway
  • Tommy Karlsonn, Sweden
  • Ulf Li ndemark, Sweden
  • De-Witte-Luc, Belgium
  • Paul Buckland, USA
  • Dr. Axel Reiss, Germany

2005

  • Rick Courtney, Devon
  • Dave Clements, Devon
  • Pat Seaman, Devon
  • Bob Jackson, Manchester
  • Geoff Alderton, Sheffield
  • A.Mckillop, Scotland
  • Dave Garland, Kent
  • Andrew Garland, Kent
  • Brian Clark, Luton
  • Geoff Bearpark, Portsmouth
  • John Gray, Portsmouth
  • Kaye-Lee-Wright, Portsmouth
  • Roger Childs, Wokingham
  • Eric Pole, Wokingham
  • Paul Hutchins, Wokingham
  • Roy Cresswell, Wolverhampton
  • Rob Bradford, Thatcham
  • Tommy Bird, Newcastle
  • Margaret Butler, Newcastle
  • John Wilkinson, Newcastle
  • Tony Minchella, Newcastle
  • Peter Lawson, Liverpool
  • Harry Howden, Westoning
  • John Goatcher, Hemel Hempstead
  • Gary Jepson, Watford
  • Tony Read, Watford
  • Vic Hall, Watford
  • Jim Nugent, Kent
  • Jeffry Marks, London
  • D.Robinson, Sheffield
  • Ray Hill, Devon
  • Justin Daish, Yeovil
  • Vanni Lisanti, Italy
  • Martin Klitgard, Denmark
  • Lawrence Debize, France
  • The Saunters, Norway
  • Rune Moe, Norway
  • Hugo Madtzog, Norway
  • Tommy Karlsonn, Sweden
  • Bill Bonney, Canada
  • De-Witte-Luc, Belgium

2006

  • Rick Courtney, Devon
  • Pat Seaman, Devon
  • Dave Clements, Devon
  • Ruth Harry, Devon
  • Ray Hill, Devon
  • Luigi Ciaparelli
  • Dave Garland, Kent
  • Andrew Garland, Kent
  • Tony Minchella, Newcastle
  • Joe Armstrong, Newcastle
  • Margaret Butler, Newcastle
  • Jim Butler, Newcastle
  • John Wilkinson, Newcastle
  • Tommy Bird, Newcastle
  • Tony Arrowsmith, Newcastle
  • Bob Jackson, Manchester
  • Tony Read, Watford
  • Brian Clark, Luton
  • Bernard O’Hara, Ireland
  • The Foottappers, Derby
  • Justin Daish, Yeovil
  • Philip Scott, Surrey
  • Susan Bayley, Surrey
  • Charles Campbell, Ireland
  • Geoff Bearpark, Portsmouth
  • John Gray, Portsmouth
  • Rob Bradford, Portsmouth
  • Kaye-Lee- Wright, Portsmouth
  • Roy Cresswell, Wolverhampton
  • Peter Lawson, Liverpool
  • Brendan McArdle, Ireland
  • Stephen Finlay, Surrey
  • Jeffry Marks, London
  • Bob Dore, Surrey
  • Vic Hall, Watford
  • Jim Nugent, Kent
  • Sharad Rao, USA
  • Vanni Lisanti, Italy
  • Ronnie Gustafsson, Sweden
  • Pierre Teodori, France
  • Adel Kineche, USA
  • Roger Paulsonn, Sweden
  • The Saunters, Norway
  • Rune Moe, Norway
  • Bill Bonney, Canada
  • De-Witte-Luc, Belgium
  • Robin Page New, Zealand
  • Tommy Karlsonn, Sweden

2007

  • Geoff Worrall, Lincolnshire
  • Rick Courtney, Devon
  • Ruth Harry, Devon
  • Pat Seaman, Devon
  • Dave Clements, Devon
  • Luigi Ciapparelli
  • Tony Read, Watford
  • Dave Garland, Kent
  • Andrew Garland, Kent
  • Brian Clark, Luton
  • Roy Cresswell, Wolverhampton
  • Geoff Bearpark, Portsmouth
  • John Gray, Portsmouth
  • Bob Dore, Surrey
  • Rob Bradford, Thatcham
  • Charles Campbell, Ireland
  • Brendan McArdle, Ireland
  • Stephen Finlay, Surrey
  • Jim Nugent, Kent
  • Jeffry Marks, London
  • Rune Moe, Norway
  • Tommy Karlsonn, Sweden
  • Bill Bonney, Canada
  • Gary Hurst, Italy
  • The Young Ones, Norway
  • Wilson Boyd, Australia
  • Glen Bergmann, Sweden
  • De-Witte-Luc, Belgium
  • Mjr. Stanislav Valicek, Slovakia

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