New Groove Formation get Radio 1 Air Play from Huw Stephens on Christmas Eve!!! What a Christmas present!!!

It was about 12pm Christmas eve and I was just sat in the back of the Slade family car on the way home to Bournemouth when a blocked number rang on my phone, I answered and it was none other than Huw Stephens from radio one explaining that he had received the Christmas Eve track, he and his team absolutely loved it and that he was going to play it on radio 1 at about 2pm!! It was one of those moments that you get and your not sure whether some one is pulling your leg or not, but as I listen to Huw a lot on the way home from practice on a Wednesday night I know his unmistakable soft Wales accent!! It was really him, I thanked him for the call gave him our twitter account.

As you may imagine I was very excited I tried to call various members of the band but for some reason my phone would not dial them, so I needed to get it on face book so people could listen. The first number to work was my older brother Luke he was wary of what I was saying, thinking it may be a joke but I assured him it wasn’t so he put it up on face book for me, then I turned my phone of and on again so I could send a text to the rest of the band!! The texts started to come back OMG and such like and then Haydn called to make sure it wasn’t a joke, I assured him it wasn’t!! Jacko was chuffed as was Nicky Piper!!

Then we were waiting for it to be played and a text came from my father in law to my sister in law saying that it was a joke and he was with a bloke from Wales in a pub in Bournemouth and he couldn’t believe I’d fallen for it!!! I did sweat for a second as the track hadn’t been mentioned but I spoke to Huw and it defiantly was him. Then 2.20 came and still no play, my brother called back in a panic, I said stay tuned. As I said it, Huw mentioned that he was going to play a wicked ska band in a few moments. Phew the dought left me and it was going to happen!!!

Huw bigged the track up and us on radio 1 we are all stoked that we actually got through to the biggest station in the land, WHAT A TOUCH!!!!!

Thank you Huw and Radio 1!

Well the first festival of the year for New Groove Formation was Play Group Festival, the theme was Woodland Animals and almost every one turned up in costume it was very cool.

The Main arena held the main stage with side tents circled around all selling the usual festival cloths and food. It tasted and smelt lovely!

We played on the Saturday late afternoon on a stage called the Burrow Stage. It was quite a small stage but we squeezed on.

The tent its self had kind of two sides to it. One side to to watch the bands and another where the fury animals were sitting and chilling.

I would say that when we played both sides were half full. By the time we had got half way through the set we were very pleased that the fury animals were up and jigging aound to the groove.

Where we camped we were next to a really nice guy and his wife, an older animal lets say. We got talking and I invited him down to watch our set, he came! After the set at the camp site he came over and said that he had only come down to be polite and had every intention of just watching one tune and moving on, but was completely captivated by us and couldnt believe we wernt on the main stage. That my friends was the highlight for me!!!!!! Excelent festival with an excelent vibe. Thanks for the booking Play Group!!!!

Wow this year was excellent for NGF we started with a sold out support slot for the Levellers at the Bedford Corn Exchange. Obviously we were all a bit nervous but humbled by the invitation to play. All of the Levellers were very cool with us and so were their crew, a big thanks for all your help and support this year!!!

The gig went well and we played exceptionally well apart from one slip from me but no one noticed!! lol It was sold out and I have to say the audience didn’t know who we were but warmed to us well by the end of the set!! This lead to an invite to play at Beautiful days and a play at John Levs Birthday bash at his home in Devon!!! We are honoured!!

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