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VDC Provides Cables and Connectors for Show Of Hands Royal Albert Hall Sell-Out Gig
Show Of Hands, the acclaimed folk duo comprising Steve Knightley and Phil Beer, performed before a sell-out crowd at London’s Royal Albert Hall on Easter Sunday using DI boxes and guitar pre-amps designed and manufactured by Devon-based Orchid Electronics.
John Godsland, director of Orchid Electronics, created the equipment for the band using Van Damme cables and Neutrik connectors supplied by UK cabling solutions specialist VDC Trading.
“Thanks to my background in telecoms and audio engineering, I have come to understand the importance of reliability when choosing cables and connectors. I’m a big fan of Van Damme microphone, speaker and instrument cables because they have always proved to be extremely tough and reliable,” John Godsland says.
As well as Orchid Electronic’s cable requirements, VDC also supplied the Neutrik connectors, which Godsland stated are “the best on the market”.
He adds: “I use them in all of my products. The new ‘silent’ jack plugs, which I now use with instrument cables, are proving popular because they eliminate the irritating noise through the PA system when the guitarist plugs in.”
Orchid Electronics is renowned as a repair centre for companies such as Allen & Heath and also builds and supplies a range of equipment for musicians and studios. The company’s Acoustic Pre-amp is well established and has proved popular with many artists, including Show Of Hands – for whom it was originally designed.
Widely acknowledged as the finest acoustic roots duo in England, Steve Knightley and Phil Beer have built up a huge following, which has seen them sell out the Royal Albert Hall on three occasions. Knightley writes most of their inspiring material, while Beer is a dazzling multi instrumentalist. Show Of Hands has also headlined at major festivals including Glastonbury and WOMAD, and playing all over the world, from Europe to America, Australia and India.
Voted Best Live Act by the public at the 2004 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, the jury is still out on just what kind of music they play. A genre defying mix of Rock, Roots, Blues, Country, Trad, and often influenced by the music of other countries, it is played out on an array of instruments from slide guitar to fiddle, mandolin to South American cuatro.
In picture: Show Of Hands at the Royal Albert Hall. photo Wilco.
23rd April 2007
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