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Merry Christmas and a happy new year
Scott and the band hope every body had a wonderful Christmas and we hope you have a great 2012! Cruise The Searchers survived the cruise across the Bay of Biscay on board the Oceana in force 11 winds. The band did 3 shows over 2 days to a packed theatre and Frank even celebrated his Birthday on board  P&O Oceana On Sunday 11th December The Searchers will fly out to Portugal and meet up with the P&O ship, Oceana for a short cruise back to Southampton and through The Bay of Biscay! The band will then have shows in Street, Liverpool and Hull before breaking up for the Christmas period Christmas has come early So it would seem in the Searchers camp with the band forking out for a brand new PA, monitors and van. The old PA was over 25 years old and although still working fine, it was decided that a new light weight and modern one was required and that in turn meant a smaller and newer van could also be aquired 60s Gold Tour Well thats another succesful 60s Gold tour completed and thanks to everyone who came to the shows in the UK and we all hope you enjoyed them as much as we did The 60s Gold will continue next year, but as its The Searchers 50th year, we will not be on the 2012 tour Liqik Blu On 26th November during a rare Saturday off, Scott depped for a covers band from Leicester called Liqik Blu for a private gig in Portsmouth Scott was very proud to have played 2 sets with some very talented musicians and a great evening was had by all Cancellation Sadly due to health issues the Meatloaf show which Scott was to perform in has been cancelled. Slade On Saturday 8th October 2011, The Searchers played in Germany with Slade Scott was re-united Slade guitarist Dave Hill who he worked with on the Mike Read charity single in 2009 Don Powell was also amused that Scott had to 'play' him in a tribute Meat Loaf Tribute Scott will be playing drums for a Meat Loaf tribute on December 17th in Congleton Meat Loaf is another artist Scott really loves and can't wait to play the songs in this one off show As soon as Scott knows more about the tickets, We'll post them here Scott will then be able to add Meat Loaf to the list of tributes he has played drums in. The other artists being Queen, Bon Jovi, Elton John, Roxy Music and Slade 60s Gold Tour Well with the 60s Gold tour rolling into October,, everything is going well with all the bands staying at the same hotel in Belfast and having a 'few' friendly drinks on Thursday night. The tour carries on till December 1st and dates/venues are on my diary page or on the Searchers website so please castch up on this great tour if you can with The Searchers, The Fortunes, Chip Hawks and Gerry and the Pacemakers Also on this tour, Scotts 2nd drum kit (Pearl Masters in Midnight Fade) is being used by all the artists  Site on Facebook You can also follow Scott on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Scott-Ottaway-Fan-page/ Scott Regularly updates with pictures and latest info 2 photo shoots In August 2011 the Searchers completed 2 photoshoots and hopefully there will be enough decent pictures from those sessions for the new 50 Anniversary posters next year Two kits on the road In September Through to December 2011 Scott will have 2 Pearl Masters on the road His normal blue kit will be in the Searchers tour van and his other purple kit will be in the 60s Gold tour van as it has been choosen as the kit all the drummers will be using on the 60s Gold tour With The Searchers having a lot of solo shows during the 60s Gold schedule, it makes sence to tour 2 kits Hello Again! On Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th August 2011 The Searchers were re-united with Gerry Marsden and his Pacemakers in what was a forerunner to the up coming 60s Gold tour. The 2 bands will be re-united once more in the same venues at the end of August Martha & The Merkins On Sunday 7th August 2011 Scott played with a load of musicians/friends who call them selves Martha & the Merkins at a festival in Sheffield after just 3 hours of rehearsal in Ely the Wednesday before. The show was a great success and hopefully Scott will be involved with more shows Holiday? During the bands official holiday period while all the other members and road crew went abroad, Scott decided to move home and luckily it was all completed with no incidents, just in time to go back on the road! 50th Anniversary Next year will be the Searchers 50th anniversay since the band changed its name from Johnny Sandon and the Searchers to just The Searchers All this of course happened in 1962 when they turned pro after moving to Hamburg and playing at the Star Club, the rest as they say, is history The band members then were John McNally, Mike Pender, Chris Curtis and Tony Jackson 60s Gold tour As you may know, the 2nd leg of the very succesful 60s Gold kicks off in Darlington on September 24th 2011 and as well as The Searchers, Gerry & the Pacemakers and Chip Hawks, will also feature The Fortunes They are replacing the great, but unpredictable PJ Proby This looks like being another great show and dates can be found on my diary page or on the Searchers website Falling equipment During the Scottish leg of the 2011 UK tour, on May 15th, the lighting rid which sits behind me fell and knocked myself and half my drumkit off the drumriser during the 'Sugar and Spice' medley After a few minutes rest and John quickly rebuilding the kit, we carried on as if nothing had happened! My main concern that day was that my beloved West Ham had just been relegated!!!   New Drum kit and Equipment I am pleased to announce that I have taken delivery of a new Pearl Masters Premium Birch kit in Ocean Sparkle Blue This new kit made its debut for the last few shows in June and my 12 year old Purple Pearl Masters will now be my studio kit and retired from 'touring' This has also meant that a new bass drum logo drum head was needed. Tim at Custom drumheads has come up with a very stunning head with the bands Superman logo taken off the Searchers first album 'Meet The Searchers' In late May, I took delivery of some new Sabian HH cymbals. Until then I had always used Sabian AA's as I felt they offered a better sound for what the band needed, but having tried out several different models in the Sabian range I ended up choosing a 21inch HH dry ride, 16 inch Virgile Donati quick crash, 18inch HH medium crash, 17inch AA china and 13inch HH hihats (not used with The Searchers) which sit nicely with my 17inch AA crash This means that my 18inch AA medium thin crash which I brought in 1989, and which has toured the world with me, can also now be retired from touring UK Tour 2011 comes to an end The 2011 UK tour has now finished and was a huge success with most venues being either sold out or close to their capacity. It was also great to play some of the album tracks which had been been 'dropped' over the years My favourite of those was 'Somebody Told Me You Were Crying' which is a great track from the Hungry Hearts album and one I really enjoyed playing and judging by the crowds reactions after we'd played it, was also a fans favourite Other songs I really enjoyed were Farmer John. I will not hide the fact I asked for that song to be in the set list as I really love playing it and the new 'Sorrows/Where have all the flowers gone' medley, which got its debut on this tour and also seems to have been a hit Video Page We have now added a 'video' page where you can see videos of Scott playing with The Searchers and old videos with Elliott Frisby and Mike Read UK Tour 2011 4 days after their tour of Australia ended, the Searchers are back on the road until early June so please check out the dates on the Searchers website and catch up with the band Australian Tour 2011 On March 1st 2011 Scott returned to the cold UK with the rest of The Searchers after nearly 5 weeks in Australia The cold was a bit of a shock after the 36c heat of Australia, but the tour went without a hitch and packed audiences and it looks like the band will be back out there in early 2012 February 26th 2011 Scott has been with The Searchers for 1 year and celebrates it with a show at Friends Restaurant in Perth, Australia Christmas 2010 With only a few shows left in 2010 I would like to wish everyone a very merry Christmas and a wonderful 2011 And with December 23rd marking 1 year since my audition with The Searchers, it really has been an amazing year and its looking like the next 12 months will be even more exciting Once again a very big thank you to everyone who has contacted me either at the shows or through this site The Golden Years 2010 On December 11th 2010, The Searchers as well as The Tremeloes, Gerry and the Pacemakers, Dozy Beaky Mitch and Titch, The Sweet, The Hollies, Smokie and Steve Harley and the cockney rebels all played to over 15,000 people in Antwerp, Belgium The event was also broadcast live across Belgium on one of the national tv channels UK TOUR 2011 The Searchers have announced a UK tour which starts on March 4th 2011 and runs until early June so no excuse to miss the best 60s band The Searchers will also be touring Australia from January 28th till February 28th 2011 Latest (November 2010) Well there are only a few dates left on the 60s Gold tour, which has been a blast and included some drunken nights with the Pacemakers! There was a few days off at the beginning of November, but in typical searchers style, we went to Denmark on November 3rd leaving at 5am in the morning and returning on 6th at 9am, then going on to do 2 shows in St Albans and then 2 shows in Leeds on 7th! Sleep was then booked for the whole of the 8th!!! Sixties Gold Tour The Searchers, Gerry and the Pacemakers, P.J.Proby and Chip Hawkes will be touring round the UK on the Sixties Gold tour The tour starts on 21st September and runs until 26th November 2010 For venue dates and details please check The Searchers website www.the-searchers.co.uk Finland & Germany 10th July, we played to a packed 60's forever concert at Porvoo, just outside Helsinki. It was Scotts 1st outside concert with The Searchers and less than a week later, 16th July he had his 2nd outside concert to over 2000 people just outside Cologne in Germany. Suzi Quatro was headling Back on the road The Searchers returned to work on May 19th, just, after John got stuck in Geneva when all planes were grounded again, due to the ash cloud. We played to a packed out show in Fareham, then it was off to Sweden to work on a cruise ship, then back home to 2 more sold out shows in Alnwick and Ilkney and we even had time to throw 3 more 'new' songs into the set Holiday The Searchers are taking a well earned holiday from April 26th till May 18th 2010 Thank You Scott would like to say another big thank you to the fans who have contacted him through this website with their personal messages. While he can not reply to all of them, He did want to say the messages have not got lost and he has received them while on the road Slyde As well as playing with The Searchers during March, Scott will also be playing with Slade and glam rock tribute, Slyde Scott will be 'depping' for his old drum seat for gigs in Weymouth(20th) and Skegness (31st) 5 gigs in and all is well Well 5 gigs in with The Searchers and all is going well. The 1st gig in Shrewsbury was fun, with only 1.5 hours to rehearse for the show, but all Scott's home work paid off The following shows in Sinah Warren, Swansea, Skegness and Barking have got better and better as Scott has relaxed in to the role and a very big thank you must go out to the fans who have helped! The Searchers Scott can now officially announce that he has joined the legendary 60's group, The Searchers www.the-searchers.co.uk His first gig will be in Shrewsbury on February 26th Scott was put forward by Mike Read, who is a very good friend of the Searchers and was honoured to be asked to replace Eddie Rothe, who is leaving to spend time with his fiancee, Jane McDonald Scott would also like to wish Eddie and Jane all the best for the future and would like to add a very big thank you to some of the fans who have already contacted him, through this site, and he can't wait to meet you all! Charity gig Scott will be making an appearance at Dirty South, Lewisham, London on Saturday 6th Feb for a 60's themed charity gig. The band have not met, except for Scott's great friend Allan Burls who is on bass, and will probably not have a rehearsal due to everyone's commitments, but it should be a great night On vocals will be the sexy Jennie Delaney, Guitar Kirt Little, Bass Allan Burls and Scott on drums The main act are a Beatles tribute so come on down! 2010 Scott has some very interesting news for 2010, but sadly he can not announce it just yet, but it will keep him very busy for the coming year. As soon as he is allowed to say who its with, you will hear it here 1st Promo Scott has just completed a whole week of radio and t.v interviews promoting 'My Christmas Card to You' which included BBC breakfast news, 'New and unsigned' on 3 counties radio and several 'Early morning' interviews on breakfast shows around the UK
MY CHRISTMAS CARD TO YOU Scott has just finished filming the video to 'My Christmas Card To You' a Christmas single written by Roy Wood, Mike Reid and Elliott Frisby with all proceeds going to the Shooting Stars Children's Hospice charity
The single is released on December 7th and available for download on December 6th and features several ex Radio 1 dj's on vocals Scott plays drums and percussion The video features Slade's Dave Hill, Mike Reid, Dave Hamilton, Elliott Frisby, Guy Horner and Scott Ottaway For more info please goto www.myspace.com/mychristmascardtoyou |
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