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Surfin’ Dave

Contains 10 performances.

Dave Bradford by day. Rock 'n' roll singer. Sometimes performs with his band The Absent Legends. Their album In Search of a Decent Haircut (Crammed Discs, 1985) is considered something of a lost gem.

  • Little Brother, Pat Condell, Marsha Prescod, Surfin’ Dave

    Little Brother, Pat Condell, Marsha Prescod, Surfin’ Dave

    27 January 1984 at 
    Windsor Arts Centre (Windsor) (2)
  • Little Brother, Surfin’ Dave, Sandy Gort, Skint Video

    Little Brother, Surfin’ Dave, Sandy Gort, Skint Video

    28 January 1984 at 
    Roebuck (51)
  • Surfin’ Dave, Ian Smith, Claudette, Clive Benson

    Surfin’ Dave, Ian Smith, Claudette, Clive Benson

    12 May 1984 at 
    Captain’s Cabin (27)
  • Elephant Fayre

    Elephant Fayre

    27 July 1984 - 29 July 1984 at 
    Elephant Fayre (St Germans) (1)
    Happily, two of our acts got namechecked in David Quantick‘s NME review of the festival: Surfin’ Dave sounded ‘like a cross between Jonathan Richman … and Billy Bragg’ and Joolz was ‘reciting, and inciting people to give money for the miners’ (New Musical Express, 11 Aug 1984). Business as usual, ...
  • Write On! (Lancaster Literature Festival)

    Write On! (Lancaster Literature Festival)

    25 January 1985 at 
    Gregson Community Centre (Lancaster) (1)
  • Surfin’ Dave, Ian McPherson, Eugene Cheese, Porky the Poet

    Surfin’ Dave, Ian McPherson, Eugene Cheese, Porky the Poet

    23 February 1985 at 
    Captain’s Cabin (27)
  • Surfin’ Dave, Paul Mackie, Porky the Poet, Ann Ziety

    Surfin’ Dave, Paul Mackie, Porky the Poet, Ann Ziety

    22 November 1985 at 
    Naborhood Centre (1)
  • Surfin' Dave, Gandhi Versus the Daleks, Ann Ziety, Audi Maserati

    Surfin' Dave, Gandhi Versus the Daleks, Ann Ziety, Audi Maserati

    19 April 1986 at 
    Market Porter Pub (London -Borough) (6)
  • Stef Pixner, Teatro Dextentiale, Zolan Quobble, Surfin' Dave

    Stef Pixner, Teatro Dextentiale, Zolan Quobble, Surfin' Dave

    23 October 1986 at 
    Goldsmiths Tavern (4)
  • Little Brother, Curtis & Ishmael, Logan Murray, Surfin' Dave

    Little Brother, Curtis & Ishmael, Logan Murray, Surfin' Dave

    12 June 1987 at 
    Jackson's Lane Community Centre (3)
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