Chas and his Band

It was with a heavy heart that we heard of the demise of one of this county’s most enduring double acts Chas and Dave.  But fear not, out of the ashes one half of that double continues to carry the flame in the form of Chas Hodges.

In the tradition of The Kinks and the Small Faces and around the same time as Ian Dury and Squeeze, Chas & Dave wrote and recorded exceptionally witty songs about life in London, performed with a strong affection for all things English reminiscent of many of the great Music Hall artists many years previously.

In their case, however, the musical accompaniment to their sharply observant material was neither rock nor punk but solid, no-nonsense rock’n’roll and boogie woogie which had been both their background and their inspiration.

And it's those songs that have ensured and  spurred Chas on to carry on entertaining the masses who remain enchanted by the East End charm of the songs and likewise we're chuffed to bits that he’ll be leading a 10,000 strong proper cockney knees up down at Camp Bestival come the Summer.