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events We’re Predicting Great Things! Trisha Fermor talks to Cranbrook-based band about its name, sound and upcoming gigs PERHAPS THE Weald is not the first place you would link with hardened blues rock but Cranbrook can pride itself on spawning a band with a brilliant future. Think Led Zeppelin, think Bowie, think Black Sabbath and add the fiveman Tarot Rats who are fast-tracking their way to joining the best. The eclectic bunch of music-makers are riff wizard, much tattooed father of four, Johnny Hammond, 36; guitar lord Chris Sansom, 39, also father of four; Adrian Smithers, 32, rhythm glue; Alex Ribchester, 33, stickman, and the baby of the band, singer Tim Hill, 29. Where did their unusual name come from? Johnny explained: “We kept picking names and found they had already been taken. Then we had a eureka moment and thought of Tarot Rats because we write some songs with reference to tarot cards, which are not all gloomy.” The band has just completed an EP of their work which is being released on September 1. Entitled 3.0, Johnny explained: “It refers to the third full line-up of the group, rather like the Phoenix rising from the ashes. Now is such an exciting time for us and we are looking to next year for more festivals and perhaps the year after a tour of UK and after that Europe. Glastonbury is not happening next year but we would love to play there in 2019.” The Rats were eager to sing the praises of record producer Guy Denning who runs the Granary Studio in Lamberhurst. Looking to the sounds “IT JUST FEELS RIGHT AT THE MOMENT. OUR SOUND HAS MATURED AND OUR PROFILE WILL GO UP AND UP” of the past, he recorded the band using old technology – reel-to-reel analogue tape – and Chris said: “It is very expensive but the sound is just amazing.” WIN, WIN, WIN... Johnny said: “It just feels right at the moment. Our sound has matured and our profile will go up and up. We will be supporting some big acts and aim to release our first full LP album next year.” The band has been signed by Rock People Management and will be at The Forum in Tunbridge Wells on Friday September 22. Following a tradition, Tarot Rats will be at The George, Stone Street, Cranbrook, for a Halloween night gig on October 28. Sign up to the Ratpacks’ website www.tarotrats.com/signup and try your luck at winning two tickets for their gig at The Forum, Tunbridge Wells, on Friday September 22 plus a copy of their brand new EP. Parish Cake • Autumn 2017 21
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