After playing a free gig in the park on St George's Day the next day they played at a gig recorded by the BBC for their Introducing Saturday evening new music slot on Hereford and Worcester radio. It is fitting that the KKs play people's music in the people's park but also at the Boars Head Kidderminster's premier new music venue.
The Friends group have a special relationship with the Karpet Kickers who have played a couple of free community gigs in the park and most particularly through Gehardt the singer and our wildlife officer. The multi talented Gehardt is a well respected local musician and an expert on British wildlife. For the last 7 or 8 years he has been responsible to maintaining and monitoring our fantastically successful bird box project (more on wildlife page tab above).Like the events we put on in the park, the Karpet Kickers represent local talent and creativity in Kidderminster where despite hardships and adversities the spirit of the place comes through. The Karpet Kickers are a celebration of Carpet Town and a trail that leads back to Frank Freeman's Ballroom, favourite 1960s Kidderminster haunt of John Peel and the launch pad for Robert Plant.
In a tradition that includes gigs by Captain Beefheart, Led Zeppelin, Tyrannosaurus Rex and Fleetwood Mac the KKs span the generations to make music that is as new and interesting as its predecessors were. Here's the band doing a cover of The Ballad of John and Yoko to make my point for me.
In a tradition that includes gigs by Captain Beefheart, Led Zeppelin, Tyrannosaurus Rex and Fleetwood Mac the KKs span the generations to make music that is as new and interesting as its predecessors were. Here's the band doing a cover of The Ballad of John and Yoko to make my point for me.
Linking up community arts and cultures and drawing together the amazing diversity in the area is one of the strengths of resident-led initiatives like FoSGP. It takes dedicated networking and community development skills which can only be won by taking action in the locality and cannot be purchased or conjured up from outside. Part of our community 'offer' to use the in-vogue jargon is the sharing experiences and food in our urban green spaces we are transforming from sterile lawns to edible parks, micro allotments and urban orchards. We see the cultural life of our community as important as the provision of food to share and our free festivals (3 a year) we see as soul food to share with everyone. If its soul food you're after look no further than the Karpet Kickers they are musical therapy a great de-stressor - the people's music and stars of Georgestock free music events in St George's Park