Various videos (live, lockdowns etc.)
Chris, Francois, Geoff, Jon, Nelson, Phil and Steve
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'Be Thankful For What You've Got’ by William DeVaughaun
Featuring the following band members from the Informers:
Geoff Ansell - drums
Nelson Day - keys
Jon Gilhooly - vocals
Francois Deville - bass
Phil Taylor - guitar
Recorded live in Hove, July'23
To play video play: click image below
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'Every Kinda People’ performed by Robert Palmer
Featuring the following band members from the Informers:
Geoff Ansell - drums
Nelson Day - keys
Jon Gilhooly - vocals
Francois Deville - bass
Phil Taylor - guitar
Recorded live in Hove, July'23
To play video play: click image below
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'Tangled and Dark’ performed by Bonnie Raitt
Featuring the following band members from the Informers:
Geoff Ansell - drums
Nelson Day - keys
Jon Gilhooly - vocals
Francois Deville - bass
Phil Taylor - guitar
Recorded live in Hove, July'23
To play video play: click image below
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'Ain't No Love In The Heart Of The City’ performed by Bobby 'Blue' Bland (1974)
Featuring the following band members from the Informers:
Geoff Ansell - drums
Nelson Day - keys
Jon Gilhooly - vocals
Chris Hookway - bass (special guest)
Phil Taylor - guitar
Recorded live at the Neptune Inn, Hove March'23
To play video play: click image below
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'Mr Soul’ written by Buffalo Springfield (1967)
Featuring the following band members from the Informers:
Nelson Day - keys
Jon Gilhooly - vocals
Phil Taylor - guitar
Recorded live at Village, Brighton, November'22
To play video play: click image below
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'Use Me’ written by Bille Withers (1972)
Featuring the following band members from the Informers:
Geoff Ansell - drums
Francois Deville - bass
Nelson Day - keys
Jon Gilhooly - vocals
Phil Taylor - guitar
Recorded live at Village, Brighton, November'22
To play video play: click image below
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'Valley Of Tears’ as performed by Solomon Burke (2006)
Featuring the following band members from the Informers:
Nelson Day - keys
Jon Gilhooly - vocals
Phil Taylor - guitar
Recorded live at The Neptune, Brighton, December'22
To play video play: click image below
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'Mississippi You're On My Mind’ written by Jessie Winchester (1974)
Featuring the following band members from the Informers:
Nelson Day - keys
Jon Gilhooly - vocals
Phil Taylor - guitar
Recorded live at The Neptune, Brighton, December'22
To play video play: click image below
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'Tangled and Dark’ written by Bonnie Raitt (1991)
Featuring the following band members from the Informers:
Geoff Ansell - drums
Francois Deville - bass
Nelson Day - keys
Jon Gilhooly - vocals
Phil Taylor - guitar
Recorded live at Village, Brighton, November'22
To play video play: click image below
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'Down By The River’ written by Neil Young (1969)
Featuring the following band members from the Informers:
Geoff Ansell - drums
Francois Deville - bass
Nelson Day - keys
Jon Gilhooly - vocals
Phil Taylor - guitar
Recorded live at Village, Brighton, November'22
To play video play: click image below
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'I'm Out To Get You’ written by Robin Trower (1974)
Featuring the following band members from the Informers:
Geoff Ansell - drums
Francois Deville - bass
Nelson Day - keys
Jon Gilhooly - vocals
Phil Taylor - guitar
Recorded live at The Eddy, Brighton, November'22
To play video play: click image below
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'Lady Day and John Coltrane’ written by Gil Scott Heron (1971)
Featuring the following band members from the Informers:
Nelson Day - keys
Jon Gilhooly - vocals
Phil Taylor - guitar
Recorded live at The Eddy, Brighton, November'22
To play video play: click image below
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'Better Off Dead’ written by Bill Withers (1971)
Featuring the following band members from the Informers:
Geoff Ansell - drums
Nelson Day - keys
Francois Deville - bass
Jon Gilhooly - vocals
Phil Taylor - guitar
Recorded live at The Neptune Inn, Brighton, October'22
To play video play: click image below
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'Be Thankful For What You've Got’ written by William deVaughn(1974)
Featuring the following band members from the Informers:
Steve Lockwood - Vocals
Nelson Day - Keys and Vocals
Phil Taylor - Guitar
Recorded live at The Stag's Head, Brighton, October'22
To play video play: click image below
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'Show Biz Kids’ written by Steely Dan (1973)
Featuring the following band members from the Informers:
Jon Gilhooly - Vocals and Harmonica
Nelson Day - Keys and Vocals
Phil Taylor - Guitar
Recorded live at The Eddy, Brighton, August'22
To play video play: click image below
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'Boogie Chillen’ written by John Lee Hooker (1946)
Featuring the following band members from the Informers:
Jon Gilhooly - Vocals and Harmonica
Phil Taylor - Guitar
Recorded live at the Prestonville, Brighton, October'22
To play video play: click image below
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'I’m Your Puppet’ written by Dan Penn and Spooner Oldham (1966)
Featuring the following band members from the Informers:
Jon Gilhooly - Vocals and Harmonica
Phil Taylor - Guitar
Recorded live at the Constant Service, Brighton, October'22
To play video play: click image below
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'Stormy Monday Blues'
Featuring the following band members from the Informers:
Jon Gilhooly - Vocals and Harmonica
Phil Taylor - Guitar
Recorded live at the Steam Packet, Littlehampton, August'22
To play video play: click image below
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'Who Is He (And What Is He To you)'
Featuring the following band members from the Informers:
Geoff Ansell - Drums
Francois Deville - Bass and Backing Vocals
Jon Gilhooly - Lead Vocals
Nelson Day - Keys
Phil Taylor - Guitar
Recorded live at the Neptune Inn, Hove August'22
To play video play: click image below
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Soulful Segue ..
'Trying Times'
'I'm Out To Get You'
Featuring the following band members from the Informers:
Geoff Ansell - Drums
Francois Deville - Bass and Backing Vocals
Jon Gilhooly - Lead Vocals
Nelson Day - Keys
Phil Taylor - Guitar
Recorded live at the Neptune Inn, Hove August'22
To play video play: click image below
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The Informers 2018-present - various live recordings compilation:
'Be Thankful For What You've Got'
'Coldshot'
'I'd Rather Go Blind'
'I'm Out To get You'
Featuring the following personnel from the Informers:
Geoff Ansell - Drums
Francois Deville - Bass and Backing Vocals
Jon Gilhooly - Lead Vocals
Chris Moore - Keys
Phil Taylor - Guitar
To play video play: click image below
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'Cut You Loose'
Featuring the following personnel from the Informers:
Geoff Ansell - Drums
Chris Hookway - Bass
Steve Lockwood - Lead Vocals
Matt Windler - Guitar
Phil Taylor - Guitar
Recorded live at the Stanley Arms, Portslade, August'22
To play video play: click image below
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'Yellow Moon'
Featuring the following personnel from the Informers:
Geoff Ansell - Drums
Francois Deville - Bass
Steve Lockwood - Lead Vocals
Matt Windler - Guitar
Phil Taylor - Guitar
Recorded live at the Jenny Lind, Hastings, August'22
To play video play: click image below
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July 2022 The Informers - Live (Private Party)- 'Voodoo' (The Neville Brothers)
Featuring the following personnel from the Informers:
Geoff Ansell - Drums
Francois Deville - Bass and Backing Vocals
Steve Lockwood - Lead Vocals
Nelson Day - Keys
Phil Taylor - Guitar
To play video play: click image below
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March 2021 The Informers - Live in Lockdown - 'Ive Got to Use My Imagination' (Gerry Goffin, Barry Goldberg)
Our version is based on the Bobby 'Blue' Bland version from 1973.
Featuring the following personnel from the Informers Collective:
Geoff Ansell - Drums
Francois Deville - Bass and Backing Vocals
Steve Lockwood - Lead Vocals
Nelson Day - Keys
Phil Taylor - Guitar
To play video play: click image below
To view on the band FaceBook page click here
To view on YouTube click here
Special thanks to Francois for the video editing
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January 2021 The Informers - Live in Lockdown - Every Kinda People (Andy Fraser)
We have a new lockdown video to mark then start of 2021, made famous by Robert Palmer.
Featuring the following personnel from the Informers Collective:
Geoff Ansell - Drums
Francois Deville - Bass and Backing Vocals
Steve Lockwood - Lead Vocals
Chris Moore - Keys
Phil Taylor - Guitar
To play video play: click image below
(lower res version here - may load quicker, not as good quality)
To view on the band FaceBook page click here
To view on YouTube click here
Special thanks to Francois for the video editing
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29th July 2020 The Informers - Live in Lockdown - Magnolia (J J Cale)
Another offering from the members of The Informers collective. A change of pace for us, with another favourite from the set, Magnolia, by the much missed JJ Cale.
Hope we've done him and the song justice. Again, filmed and recorded in our separate homes during the CoVid19 Lockdown.
To play video play: click image below
Facebook band videos page
Hi-res version (256MB file)
Top left & bottom right: Phil Taylor guitars, middle: Chris Mooe keyboards and backing vocals, top right: Geoff Ansell drums,
middle left: Jon Gilhooly vocals and harmonica, middle right: Steve Lockwood: bass, bottom left: Nelson Day acoustic guitar, bottom middle: Francois Craig-Deville pedal steel
More lockdown videos soon!
Special thanks to Francois for the video editing
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5th July 2020 The Informers - Live in Lockdown - Ooh Baby Baby (Smokey Robinson)
The Informers Trio perform this classic 1965 track from Smokey Robinson and the Miracles
Top left & bottom right: Phil Taylor guitar and bass, bottom left Jon Gilhooly vocals and drum programming, top right Nelson Day keyboards.
More lockdown videos soon!
Special thanks to Jon for the video editing
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11th June 2020 The Informers - Live in Lockdown - : Lady Day and John Coltrane (Gil Scott Heron)
The full Informers Collective perform this classic track from Gil Scott Heron
Left to Right: Phil Taylor guitar, Chris Moore keyboards and backing vocals, Geoff Ansell drums, Nelson Day guitar, Jon Gilhooly vocals, Francois Deville-Craig bass,
inset clips: Steve Lockwood backing vocals, Francois DeVille-Craig backing vocals
More lockdown videos soon!
Special thanks to Francois for the technical wizardry.
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18th May 2020 The Informers - Live in Lockdown - Monkey In Your Soul (BeckerFagen)
Facebook band videos page
Six members of the Informers Collective social distance performance of a short, but pefectly formed, song by Steely Dan from their 1974 album 'Pretzel Logic'.
We've all got used to a little monkey in your soul during these most challenging times ... stay safe and hope to see you soon in a live performance setting ... we will return!
Left to Right: Phil Taylor guitars, Chris Moore keyboards, Geoff Ansell drums, Nelson Day keyboards, Jon Gilhooly vocals, Francois Deville-Craig bass, pedal steel & backing vocals.
More lockdown videos soon!
Special thanks to Francois for the technical wizardry.
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