2002
The year of *Footprints in the Desert* (April 2002), a compilation of rare and unreleased mid-1990s recordings made outside a record deal. A handful of dates scattered across the year, from a February bookshop appearance to a December Guildford show.
🎙️ = a recording of this show exists
- 12 Feb 2002 🎙️Borders BookshopBournemouth, England
- 15 Mar 2002 🎙️KomediaBrighton, England
- Mar 2002 (date unknown) 🎙️Whelan'sDublin, Ireland
- 01 Apr 2002 🎙️Hay-on-Wye FestivalHay-on-Wye, WalesDate sources now favour 1 Apr 3-to-2: this site's original web research and two separate bootleg trade lists give 1 Apr, while a local recording archive and the Aural Sculptors blog gig list give 1 Aug
- 03 Jun 2002(venue unspecified)Goose Green, London, EnglandFrom a forum thread title only ("Hugh goose green") — venue and exact location not verified
- 24 Oct 2002BoardwalkSheffield, EnglandA forum review thread titled "Hugh @ Sheffield" is dated 25 Oct — likely posted the day after, or a 1-day discrepancy; not resolved
- 01 Nov 2002 🎙️Mean FiddlerLondon, EnglandDate sources are tied: this site's original web research and a bootleg trade list both give 1 Nov, while a local recording archive and the Aural Sculptors blog gig list both give 2 Nov — genuinely unresolved
- 07 Nov 2002 🎙️Life CafeManchester, England
- 07 Dec 2002 🎙️Civic CentreGuildford, England