Gallery 2010s
(For pictures of the 2014 unveiling of the blue plaque outside the Downstairs Club, Bournemouth please click here.)

Three old Bournemouth boys: L-R Colin Allen, Al Kirtley, trying and failing to hold his gut in, Zoot Money. Fulham 13 Apr 2014.

Dinero y Efectivo written, played and “Spanglish” vocals by Al Kirtley and produced by Josh Kirtley (with a bit of help from Pete Kirtley) 2014

Bluebird Club, Parley Cross 27 June 2014 L-R Zoot Money, Paul MacCallum, Howie Casey, Colin Allen, Al Kirtley, Ed Roberts

Grooving to Ed Roberts's guitar solo: Bluebird Club 27 June 2014 (he insisted on standing offstage on the dance floor)

Blue plaque outside the Downstairs Club, Lansdowne, Bournemouth, unveiled by Zoot Money 14 September 2014

Four old Tequila Sunrise musos (L-R Tony Eden, bass, Dave Crabtree, saxes, Al Kirtley, piano, Mick Kirby, drums. 3 Oct 2015

Sitting in at Bull's Head, Barnes 29 Oct 2015 L-R Al Kirtley, Paul MacCallum, Zoot Money, Jeff Allen, Nick Newall, Bobby Tench

Sunrise. Written and played by Al Kirtley Dec 2015 (The photo is actually of a sunset over Marbella, Spain, rotated horizontally.)

With Zoot Money’s Big Roll Band, Bull’s Head, Barnes 29 June 2017. R-L Ronnie Johnson, Jeff Allen, Zoot Money, Al Kirtley, Kenny Wilson. Out of shot Dave Lewis (tenor sax). Photo by Bill Baker.

Jazz Cafe, Sandbanks L-R Al Kirtley, Zoot Money, Kenny Wilson, Nick Payn, Jeff Allen, Ronnie Johnson 14 July 2017

Pat “Peewee’ Sheehan (drummer with Zoot Money and the Blackhawks and The Sands Combo), Zoot Money, Al Kirtley. Sandbanks July 2017. Sadly, Pat died a few moths later.

New toys to play with: July 2017 (Roland Juno-DS synthesiser and my lovely Technics P50 piano, which I bought second-hand through e-Bay for a hundred and fifty quid, though I had to drive up to Derby to collect it.)

Al Kirtley at the White Hart, Bagshot Oct 2017 (out of shot Peter Giles, Andy McBride). There’s also a short video clip from the gig of the end of the solo in Parchman Farm which you’ll find by clicking on the YouTube button at the top of the page on the right.

Zoot Money and Al Kirtley (aka Gert and Daisy) sharing a piano at funeral wake for Pat ‘PeeWee’ Sheehan. Bournemouth 20 March 2018.

Bulls Head, Barnes 22 Mar 2018 L-R Al Kirtley, Zoot Money, Terry Peaker, Jeff Allen, Nick Payn, Ronnie Johnson. (Photo by David Kerr).

Who’s that old geezer trapped inside the house piano? With Zoot Money’s Big Roll Band at Bulls Head, Barnes 22 Mar 2018. (Photo courtesy of David Kerr)

Nick Newall tribute gig Apr 2018. 1st set. L-R Nigel Tully MBE working sound system, Zoot Money, Don Lang, Pete Miles, Al Vincent, Nick Hyde, Al Kirtley. Foreground Rig Kirtley.

L-R Pete Miles, Annabel Williams, Al Vincent, Al Kirtley. (NB. All the photos of the Nick Newall tribute gig, taken at Hadley Wood Golf Club, are shown by kind permission of Blake Powell).

The full company, including (at front) Nigel Tully, Gary O’Toole and Tina May. Somewhere round the back was Sir Ray Davies of The Kinks.

Three ex-Tequila Sunrise veterans Sep 2018. L-R Barry Caws, Al Kirtley, Dave Crabtree. Lots of laughs and banter and the years just seemed to drop away.

Bulls Head, Barnes 27 Dec 2018 L-R Al Kirtley (doing his Chas and Dave impression), Kenny Wilson, Steve Laffy, Zoot Money, Todd Sharpville.

Bulls Head, Barnes Apr 2019 L-R Al Kirtley, Kenny Wilson, Zoot Money, Don Lang, Jeff Allen (hidden behind Don), John Altman, and Ronnie Johnson’s right shoulder.

Flyer for launch of Bournemouth Jazz Week: Gert and Daisy (aka Zoot Money and Al Kirtley) duo gig at St. Peter’s Church, Bournemouth. (and we did actually include a couple of jazz standards in the set!)

The Big Roll Band at Flirt Cafe Bar, Bournemouth 20 June 2019. L-R Kenny Wilson, Zoot Money, Steve Laffy, Nick Payn, Ronnie Johnson, Al Kirtley.

A rare shot of Zoot Money and Al Kirtley both concentrating on their playing. St. Peter’s Church, Bournemouth 21 June 2019. (Photo by Ken Langdown)

After the gig. The surviving two-thirds of the Al Kirtley Three (known at Rockley Sands as The Rockefellers). Al Kirtley, Roger de Souza (drums). Jun 2019

Jazz Cafe, Sandbanks , Dorset 19 July 2019 L-R Al Kirtley, Kenny Wilson, Zoot Money, Jeff Allen, Nick Payn, Ronnie Johnson.

Eel Pie Club, Twickenham, Middx. Jul 2019 L-R Al Kirtley, Zoot Money, Kenny Wilson, Nick Payn. Out of shot Jeff Allen, Ronnie Johnson.

Two old Bournemouth boys reminiscing about rock’n’roll: Michael Giles, Al Kirtley. Hungerford Aug 2019
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