The Amen diaries - 1970

1970

January

9th Ebenezer Youth Club, Didcot with Ken Brighton
10th "The Mustard Seed", Sheffield
17th "The Coffee Cellar", Lewisham
30th "New Christian Sound", St Lawrence's Hall, Reading with "Change","Two Good Reasons", Dick Hall, "Messengers", "Shepherds Hut"
31st Gospel Hall, Liphook

February

7th Huntercombe Borstal, Nuffield
8th Huntercombe Borstall and Nuffield Parish church
14th Maidenhead House Squash
15th North Caversham Congregational service
22nd Elim church, Reading
27th "Truth for Youth", A.O.G. Basingstoke

March

1st Royal Military College of Science, Shrivenham
8th Crusader's Club, Wroughton, Nr Swindon
13th Film Rally ("Misfit"), Argyle chapel, Reading
15th Stoke Row Free church, Nr Henley-on-Thames
17th Coffee Bar, Naphill Evangelical Free church with Ken Brighton
20th Ebenezer Youth Club, Didcot
24th Coffee Bar, Naphill Evangelical Free church with Ken Brighton
28th "New Life for All", Woodstock Rd Baptist, Oxford

April

4th "13th Hour" coffee bar, St Matthew's, Wolverhamton
5th Morning and evening services, St Matthew's, Wolverhamton "13th Hour" coffee bar, St Matthew's, Wolverhamton
11th "Getaway" coffee bar, Earley, Reading
12th North Leigh Memorial Hall, Nr Witney
19th Newbury Baptist Squash

May

2nd "The Coffee Cellar", Lewisham
10th Botley Road Elim, Oxford
16th "No 1 Gospel Disco", Sidcup, with Ralph Chambers
17th "No 1 Gospel Disco", Sidcup, with Ralph Chambers

June

We record half a dozen songs (2 track overdubs on a Revox) and produce an acetate.

13th Recording at Capel Studios.
14th Checkendon Parish church, Nr Henley
20th Recording at Capel Studios
27th Coffee bar, British Legion Hall, Saffron Waldon

July

5th Open air, Golf course, Nuffield
31st Coffee bar, Faringdon with Ken Brighton

August

2nd Morning service, Arborfield Army camp

September

26th "Selah Coffee bar", Harrow Weald

October

1st Bible society rally, Congregational Hall, Newbury
2nd "Pop Concert", St Mary's church, Maidenhead with "The Overcomers"
4th Elim youth service, Reading
11th Youth service, Winterslow Methodist
17th Youth service, Welcome Hall, Witney

November

A brand new 50 watt Vox transistor PA amplifier is purchased.

14th "Youth Contact" coffee bar, Ross-on-Wye with Billy Strachen
21st Barbeque, Water Hill farm, Wokingham
22nd Newbury Baptist Squash
25th Youth Club, Eynsham, Nr Oxford

December

5th "13th Hour" coffee bar, St Matthew's, Wolverhamton
6th "13th Hour" coffee bar, St Matthew's, Wolverhamton
12th Binfield Free church
23rd Youth for Christ Christmas concert, Swindon