Simon Law in concert
St Andrew’s Church, 11 London Road, Wickford SS12 0AN
Part of ‘Unveiled’, the Friday night arts and performance evening at St Andrew’s Church
Part of the One Beautiful World Arts Festival – see https://onebeautifulworldfestival.blogspot.com/
Prior to Ordination in 1996, Simon had spent 20+ years playing in Christian bands and working for an evangelistic charity, “The Wavelength Trust” mainly doing outreach in secondary schools; colleges & universities; youth clubs; and prisons.
In 1975 Simon played in the British Youth for Christ band, “Really Free” (with Cliff Bergdahl) and then fronted: “Sea Stone”, “INTRANSIT” and “Fresh Claim”; doing hundreds of gigs across the UK and Europe. All of his musical output is published by Sea Dream Music and released through Plankton Records.
Simon’s first full-time ‘Vicar’s job’ was in Dagenham in 1998 (just after getting married to Sarah!) before moving to be Rector of Pitsea with Nevendon in 2010.
Currently, Simon is able to play guitar and sing (a lot) in Church (as the Churches do not have a regular organist), and (prior to the pandemic) was very active in four primary schools in the Parish. (These opportunities are just starting to re-emerge now).
However, one very positive result of the pandemic was the coming together of the “Law Family Band”. Simon’s children Isaac (drums) and Reuben & Salomë (guitars) started playing with Simon for all the recorded services that were put out on YouTube when our Churches were closed. (All the filming was done by another daughter – Lydia – graduate in Film & TV Studies!) The band’s debut gig was at the Greenbelt Festival (Prospect Farm) in 2021, when the band was renamed “The Law Family Banned” (owing to the ‘protest’ and ‘Christian’ content of some of the songs). Elements of the band have just played at Greenbelt 2022.
Recently, a long-lost uncle: the Revd. Dr. Jeremy Law has joined on bass guitar, and the first gig was in Canterbury in September 2022.
Simon will be playing solo in Wickford (maybe being joined by his son on a few songs) and then, if it all goes down well, he may return with “The Law Family Banned” later and be a lot louder!
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