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Solent Records Page featuring Dave

Viewers of Meridian TV's programme, The Village, will know Dave The Plumber as one of the regular characters of this popular TV series which has been running since 1993. The series follows the lives of the inhabitants of Hampshire village, Bentley, near Farnham, England. The Village is produced by independent production company Tiger Aspect Productions for Meridian Television. The programme is also shown in many other countries around the world.

As well as being a plumber Dave is an ardent Elvis fan and puts on shows singing material from the Elvis reportoire and other Rock & Roll greats, all over the South of England.

The last series broadcast in January saw Dave making efforts to get a record deal. He came to the attention of Isle of Wight record company boss, John Waterman and New Forest songwriters Barry Lowe and Merv Greenslade and between them a record deal was hatched over the last two episodes (broadcast on Dec 28th / Jan 4th) with Dave, John, Barry and Merv in the studio recording the first song "We'll Still Sing Rule Britannia".

The latest series starts broadcast on Meridian TV on Thursday evenings at 7.30pm for 12 weeks from Aug 16th 2001 and will show the CDs bing pressed, the launch signing in HMV Guildford. and the record's progress.

Two other songs, Peggy Sue's a Granny Now ( for all those original Peggy Sues out there) and Touch of Gold (A tribute to Elvis) complete the record. The CD single was released on April 9th 2001, folowed by a Cassette version in June. You can help it get into the chart by ordering a copy from branches of HMV or any independent record shop stocklists, alternatively order your copy sercurely on-line, now, direct from Solent Records. You can register for information updates by e-mailing