by Gordon | Sep 26, 2014 | News Archive
A festival to celebrate the songs of Jake Thackray. Friday 3rd and Saturday 4th October 2014. The newly mastered DVD of the BBC series ‘Jake Thackray and Songs’ will be launched at this weekend. It will also be available on Amazon. Details of this to...
by Gordon | Aug 10, 2014 | News Archive
We are pleased to announce a new Jakefest at which the new DVD, ‘Jake Thackray and Songs’ from the BBC TV series will be launched and available on sale! It will take place at the Queen’s Royal Hotel, New Brighton, Wallasey, Merseyside on Friday 3rd...
by Gordon | May 5, 2014 | News Archive
Jake will be featured on Radio 4’s ‘Great Lives’ programme this week. John Watterson (aka Fake Thackray) features on the show alongside Isy Suttie and presenter Matthew Parris. The BBC page can be found...
by Gordon | Nov 22, 2013 | News Archive
RUDOLF ROCKER have finally released a Christmas Single! REMEMBER BETHLEHEM is a cover version of one of Jake Thackray’s lovely Christmas songs. It is available now from iTunes: http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=762530884 and Amazon:...
by Gordon | Nov 9, 2013 | News Archive
We are delighted to announce that we have secured agreement from the BBC, Jake’s Estate and the other artists involved to release on DVD Jake’s brilliant BBC television series ‘Jake Thackray and Songs’, details of which can be found elsewhere on this website. We hope...
by Gordon | Jul 9, 2013 | News Archive
With songs about burglars disguised as nuns, unspeakably awful in-laws, village scallywags and rampant cockerels, all human (and animal) life is on show in this gala evening. Featuring: THE JAKE THACKRAY SYNDROME – showcasing the brilliant comic songs of the...
