WILLIAM D. DRAKE

Monday 14th December 2009 at Komedia, 44-47 Gardner Street, Brighton, BN11 1UN.

With support from pianist Crayola Lectern and his band, comprising Jon Poole and Al Strachan.

Doors 8.00pm, tickets £7.50 on the door (they are also available from Resident & Rounder Records).

Thursday 3rd December 2009 at The 12 Bar Club, Denmark Street, London, WC2H 8NL.

Doors 7.30pm, tickets £6.

Friday 30th October 2009 at The Luminaire, Kilburn, London.

Large-scale cabaret-pop ensemble The Mystery Fax Machine Orchestra has invited William D Drake to contribute a headline set of his own idiosyncratic brand of pastoral chamber-pop in a one-off collaboration with the orchestra. And setting the eccentric tone for the evening will be Brighton-based musical duo Foster & Gilvan on banjo, trombone and saw.

Doors 7.30pm, tickets £8 at WeGotTickets or £10 on the door.

Saturday 19th September 2009, at the Fiery Foods festival, Victoria Gardens, Brighton.

Bill and James are on at 3pm, tickets £3 or £1 for concessions.

More info can be found here: http://www.fieryfoodsuk.co.uk

Friday 11th September 2009, at the Bull and Gate, 389 Kentish Town Road, London, NW5 2TJ

William D Drake plays songs old and new with James Larcombe and Dug Parker.

Support comes from two other excellent trios - Central Reservation and Rocket Goldstar.

Doors: 20.00, tickets £8 on door, £7 with flyer or advance from www.wegottickets.com.

Sunday 9th August 2009, at The Brunswick, 1 Holland Road, Hove, BN3 1JF

Bill will be accompanied by James Larcombe and Dug Parker, with support from Crayola Lectern.

Saturday 14th March 2009, at The Junction, Stokes Croft, Gloucester Road, Bristol, Southwest BS1 3QP

William D Drake has been invited to play at The Junction. He will be accompanied by a James Larcombe upon hurdygurdy and other devices.

Support comes from Team Brick and Cat Green Bike.

Doors: 20.00, Cost: £5