Gelato’s Parlour

Tales from the road part 1

You've heard of dancing on the ceiling ? Well this is a true story of our trombone player , Dave Keech , actually falling through the ceiling at a gig in Norway!!

It's all true, it all happened and there will be more Tales from the road and Gelato madness.

Listen to this episode of Gelato's Parlour to hear the full tale . 

 

 

Happy New Year, live album , a drive by incident in Chicago.

Ray talks about his traditional Christmas run at Ronnie Scott's. His new live album , New Years Eve and a bizarre drive by incident in a creepy hotel outside Chicago. 

Ray's rant about construction , temporary traffic lights and commuter hell on the tube.

Join Ray in a fun rant about the irritations that drive him mad about living in London. 

Ray rants about the endless construction going on , roadworks with nobody working on them and the blight that is the temporary traffic light !

If you are annoyed by commuters on the tube who block up the aisles with enough luggage for an army. People who insist on eating stinky food on the underground and the selfish moron who plays loud music WITHOUT headphones in public . Well , this podcast episode is for you . 

Down at the 100 Club with owner, Jeff Horton .

Ray takes a visit down London's iconic music venue, The 100 Club and chats with owner, Jeff Horton. 

Jeff tells stories about the greats that have worked at the 100 Club . Artists like Muddy Waters, The Rolling Stones , The Sex Pistols and Paul McCartney ( who helped to save the venue from closure) . 

Ray and Jeff also discuss the good and the bad of running of a music venue , the birth of Punk Rock and where live music is heading in the future . 

 

A nice chat with Mr Bar Italia . Antonio Polledri

On this episode of Gelato’s Parlour , Ray chats with Antonio Polledri all about Soho , Bar Italia , London and more . 

Guest list hell .

Any performer will tell you that the guest list is pain in the A.... Ray explains his own personal hell with the guest list or as it’s known in the trade . 

The pest list . 

Stalked on live TV in Italy.

Ray tells the hilarious tale about an unfortunate band member who was tracked down and stalked . All on live Italian TV ! 

Madness in May .

Ray tells the tale of a mad gig , way back in the 80’s. It was at a Cambridge University May ball and the nutty story involved a tea urn and a unfortunate couple who got covered in coleslaw ! 

In this episode I explain the answer to a question I get asked all the time . How DID I become Ray Gelato ?

Touring . The good the bad and the ugly .

Ray’s back from his summer tour and he speaks about the reality of the touring musician. The good , the bad and the ugly .