Paddie, along with Frank and Dyan, moved from Liverpool to London in the 60s, leading to the formation of Arrival, who had a top ten hit with Friends in 1970. This trio, along with Tony O'Malley, formed the nucleus of the London sessions that led to the formation of Kokomo.Half Moon, October 2016
A few numbers from the first of two great nights at the Half Moon, October 2016
The Half Moon, Putney – 14-15th October 2016
By general agreement, these were the best gigs since the 2014 re-union – two sold-out nights with crowds in the weekend mood helped. For the record, Mel Collins was back on sax (“Bet …
Lonely Town, Lonely Street
From the the first of two sold-out nights at Half Moon, 14 October 2016
The Robert Elms Soul Night at Boisdale, Canary Wharf, 8th April 2016
Boisdale is a up-scale ‘restaurant in Canary Wharf that has live jazz, blues and soul music every day. Robert Elms hosts an occasional Friday ‘soul night’ there, often with tribute …
Half Moon, 6 April 2016
Another memorable evening at a sold-out Half Moon, the venue of Helena-May’s first performance with the band in August 2014. Andy Tracey of Faithless played drums as if he’s always …
Royal Festival Hall, November 2015
The sold-out Soul Summit, also featuring The Average White Band. With only a 45 minute set, Kokomo needed to hit the ground running, and certainly did that. The standing ovation was …