Name: Sparko’s Going Back Home. Chelmsford
Start: 2026-05-14T20:00:00+01:00
Location: Black Frog Presents Blues Box at The Hot Box Chelmsford

$Sparko\u2019s Going Back Home. Chelmsford$

Russ Cottee Blues in Britain Magazine
“As the name suggests, 'Going Back Home' is Sparko's return to home turf, with two sets drawn chiefly from the Mark I and Mark 2 Dr Feelgood line-ups that featured Wilko Johnson and Gypie Mayo respectively on guitar.
Guitarist/vocalist John Simpson has the Wilko chops off to a fine art, his Telecaster capturing Wilko's sharp, jagged tone, whilst giving more than a passing nod towards Gypie's lines on tracks from that period.
Inevitably ones ear and eyes are drawn towards the main man: it's been a while since I've seen and heard an old school bass rig that delivers the sound somewhere approaching the pit of your stomach- Sparkes' chordal playing on his vintage custom De Whally bass much in evidence.
It’s only right and proper that an original member of a seminal '70s band receives recognition for the role he played in what's now acknowledged as the most important proto-punk band.”
They'll be making sounds rooted in Canvey Island, if you know and love your Dr Feelgood, we think you're in for a treat!