scott ottaway

It only seems like yesterday that we finished the last 60s Gold tour, but already the dates and artists have been announced for the 2018 tour.

This tour will be The Searchers last ever package tour, P.J Probys last…

On February 9th 2018, my drum room was finally finished.

There has been a lot of tantrums along the way, new skills had to be learnt, but my hard work has paid off.

The room has both a…

For ages I have wanted a drum room/studio.

In November I finally bought a 'shed' with the intention of soundproofing and turning it in to a studio.

Shortly after delivery. I fractured my wrist, so it has been…

We started back on the road at The Beck on January 6th and John was looking a lot better after his recent health issues.

I had a removable cast on my right wrist after fracturing it late November 2017

Happy new year everyone!

I hope 2018 will be a great year for you.

I think its safe to say, not everyone had an amazing 2017.

The highlight for me was getting married, but after that…

We finished the 60s Gold Tour on December 3rd with 2 shows in leeds.

What a tour! towards the end you never knew who was going to turn up.

We were a member down, with Steve Thompson from…

I have published 2 more drum cams.

The first is a rehearsal we had playing Farmer John with Steve Thompson.

The second is from our show in Southampton, Sugar & Spice.

I recorded the Norwich & Southampton…

On  September 30th 2017, the 60s Gold tour kicked off in Weymouth.

This tour has been billed as Gerry Marsden's final tour, although he has a few shows in early 2018 which are shows that got rescheduled from June/July…

2 new drum cam videos have been added to YouTube and be accessed from the Video section on this site.

The Videos are: Somebody Told Me You Were Crying and Sweets for my Sweet.

4 acts from Aylesbury (A little bit of country, Andy Robbings, Raving Wild and JAE) are playing the Troubadour on Wednesday September 27th and Scott has been asked to play the Cajon with his good friend Graham Iddon.

Scott…

Scott will once again don his Pocket Gods cap and play with the band on Tuesday 26th September at another Nub in the pub event at The Rose and Crown Sandridge village near St Albans.

The bands latest…

Sadly due to John's health, The Searchers have had to cancel shows on the 22nd, 23rd and 24th September.

John has been ordered to rest for 4 weeks, then he will be re-assesed and hopefully able to return…