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Very Catholic - Matt Monro to Metallica.
Currently listening to a lot of blues - BB King, Howling Wolf, Buddy Guy, Rory Gallagher, Gary Moore, SRV, and thoroughly recommended - Martin Scorcese's Box Set 'The Blues'. Quite a bit of folk & country too : Richard Thompson (Repackaged and remastered at £5.00 on the back catalogue at HMV), KT Tunstall, Alison Krauss, Angie Palmer, John Smith, John Martyn, Bonnie Raitt, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Alan Jackson.
Also, Ray Le Montagne, The Dixie Chicks, The Finn Brothers & Crowded House (Neil Finn - one of the best songwriters of his generation).
From the Rock end of my collection : Led Zeppelin, Thin Lizzy, AC/DC, Iron Maiden, Whitesnake (early days, when they were a bluesy rock band, rather than hair mousse & leg warmers FM 'cock rockers') Motorhead, Black Sabbath, Slade (often overlooked, but a great band of superb musicians) and a host of other 70's and 80's stuff.
Also - Motown,Stax and classic soul from the 70's : Al Green, Teddy P, Donny Hathaway.
Chi sono: Until recently, I ran 'Roadworks' - a live music night in Altrincham, Cheshire featuring the best in Acoustic/Roots/Folk/Blues and Americana. Sadly, work commitments and falling attendences have forced me to suspend things until further notice. I am NOT booking any acts currently, but you are welcome to send a 'Friend' request and I'll gladly have a listen to your stuff.
Thanks to all who played during my tenure and to those who came out to see some quality live music.
Mi piacerebbe conoscere: People who love music for the talent and hard work that's gone into it - not the haircuts.
Anyone who thinks X Factor et al are the spawn of the devil.
Hedge presents the legendary Peter Walker with support from John Fairhurst and Olivia Moore Friday 25th April, 8pm St Margarets Church, Whalley Range, Manchester, M16 8AE
Finally touring again after nearly 40 years of quietly working damn hard on his playing, Peter Walker comes to Manchester. Truly a Godfather psyche raga flamenco and folk. He studied with Ravi Shankar and Ali Akhbar Khan, travelled to Franco era Spain to study flamenco and jam with the gypsies and was at the heart of the San Fran acoustic scene.
Don’t for a minute let your mind wander to the watered down come-backs of some of his contemporaries; Peter has just matured and improved, developing his passion for flamenco. A rare opportunity this is, to encounter a player of Peter's influence and excellence.
In support are two local musicians, descendants in a musical family tree.
John Fairhurst has travelled extensively with his guitar, playing everywhere and anywhere with allsorts of people. A heavy Raga influence, with elements of gypsy jazz, a big spoonful of blues and psyche folk.
Olivia Moore, a truly gifted violinist, has herself travelled to India on numerous occasions to study. After many years playing classical violin, she delved into the worlds of jazz, flamenco, Cuban music and improvisation. Awesome!
hi Ian, thanks for finding me here, this sounds very cool. great that you're having Garron play, I have sung harmonies for him and if you ever looking for more acts, let me know, have played lots of nights and supports. all the best to you, hope you enjoy my music.
Hi Ian, thanks for the add.
We'd love to come and play a Roadworks evening sometime, how are you looking for October?
Cheers for now, Tim and Blind River Scare.
Hey! Our sister company Coffee Films have posted up a 20 minute documentary on our US rock artist Jake Stigers! You can watch the film in full on Jake's Myspace page, just click the graphic below to go there!
Hi! We're dropping all our friends a quick note to let you know our artist Jake Stigers just signed a distribution deal with a UK distributor! The new album "Do You Feel High" is out April 30th, with a single available on April 16th, drop by Jake's page at myspace.com/jakestigers to hear new tracks and get the latest news. We're now booking Jake's fourth UK tour and we want to know where you would like to see him play, just click the link, fill out the 30 second form and you'll be helping us plan the ideal tour; DEMAND JAKE!
Ian
Hey! Hope you are having a Merry Christmas Eve! I'm getting ready to start the UK tour, and praying that Santa will show me some grace and bring me something nice!
Here is a little video i made of the guys in the band.....the Shawn Byrne bit will crack you up! Click here to watch it. Anyway, take care and hope to see you soon! Kevin
Hi Ian,
Just to say thanks for having myself and Rob at Roadworks last night. We really enjoyed playing at the Cinnamon Club. It was a pleasure to work with such good people.
Keep on doing what you are doing!
p.s. shame about the cricket!!!!!
Hi Ian, thanks for the invite its much appreciated. The night you run sounds great, if you ever need anyone to fill a slot then let me know and I'm there.....if you like the music of course :) Cheers again, Gareth.
Hi Ian. That's for taking a look at our site. Look forward to coming up and playing for you in South Manchester (is that the right term for Altrincham??!!) Hope you enjoyed our music.
Hi There and thanks for dropping in to the Samuel C Lees Band site , please keep checking in to get updates on our fourthcoming album out through blues matters records and aslo the coenciding tour with robben ford in the UK this November thanks again , Sam
