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John Peel Night with Piranhas Four+, David Lance Callahan and Helen McCookerybook

Celebrating the life of the late great DJ John Peel (30th August 1939-25th October 2004) with Piranhas Four+, David Lance Callahan and Helen McCookerybook.

The Piranhas recorded four sessions for Peelie, who made a pilgrimage to witness their influential Sunday night gigs at The Alhambra in Brighton. Now known as Piranhas Four+, the latest ska-punk 5 piece version of the band play all the old favourites from the punk era plus a few new songs in classic Piranhas style.

David Lance Callahan from Peel faves The Wolfhounds and Moonshake performs solo "stepping out from The Wolfhounds David Callahan has created something truly special � a drone masterpiece that joins the dots between old English folk, dark psychedelia, desert rock and John Cale at his dissonant viola best to detail the terror of modern life�" John Robb- Louder Than War 20/12/21

Helen McCookerybook was founder member of the The Chefs and Helen and the Horns, who recorded several sessions for John Peel. Now a solo artist, author and documentary maker Helen performs live all over the UK and Europe.

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