***APRIL***
April 4th -Derry Millennium Forum Box office:0287 126 4455
April 4th -Killarney Killarney INEC Box Office: 064 6671555
April 6th -Ennis Ennis GLOR box office 065-6843103
April 7th -Drogheda TLT Theatre box office:041-9878560
April 9th and 10th -Dublin Grand Canal Theatre Tickets available from Ticketmaster outlets.Tel: 0818 719377
April 14th -Newcastle Tyne Theatre Box Office:0844 493 9999
April 15th -Edinburgh The Queen's Hall Box Office:0131 668 2019
April 16th -Manchester Bridgewater Hall Box Office: 0161 907 9000
April 18th -Cardiff St David’s Hall Box Office: 02920 878 444
April 19th -Bristol Colston Hall Box Office: 0117 922 3686
April 20th -Birmingham Town Hall Box Office: 0121 780 3333
April 22nd -Cambridge Corn Exchange Box Office:01223 357 851
April 24th -Liverpool Philharmonic Box Office: 0151 709 3789
April 25th -London Empire Shepherds Bush Box Office: 0844 477 2000
April 28th - Wexford Opera House box office: 053-9122144
April 29th - Limerick UCH box office: 061-331549
April 30th -Cork Opera House box office: 021-4270022
***MAY***
May 2nd -Galway Radisson Hotel Ticketmaster outlets 0818 719300
The Anteaters, (artists formerly of the Penguin Cafe Orchestra), are left to right: Jennifer Maidman, Steve Fletcher, Geoffrey Richardson, Liam Genockey and Annie Whitehead.
***MARTIN SIMPSON***
**MARCH***
March 6th - Cultural Center De Muze, Van Meise, Belgium. Tel: ABM for info - 0207 263 0425 15:00-18:00
March 7th - Cultural Center De Muze, Van Meise, Belgium. Tel: ABM for info - 0207 263 0425 16:00-19:00
******CONNECTED******
Loopmasters
Danny Thompson, one of the world’s leading Double Bass players, has committed 50 years of experience to tape. During his career Danny has played with a long list of musical greats including Ronnie Scott, Stan Tracey, John Stevens, John Lee Hooker, Tim Buckley, Marc Bolan, Rod Stewart, Ginger Baker, Donovan, Kate Bush, Nick Drake, Graham Coxon and of course John Martyn with whom he became lifelong friends.
Danny’s dedication to the double bass has given him a rich tapestry of musical knowledge, which meant that he was in a unique position to record this collection of exquisite and versatile loops and samples for you to use in your musical productions, royalty free. The collection features Danny's inimitable playing style and sound throughout - a much sought after commodity.
Danny has recorded this collection with his bass, Victoria, which was made by the French maker Gand in 1865. For Danny she is invaluable and will never be out of his life. "Yeah, my absolute beloved. I've tried other instruments but we come as a pair, a partnership. I know every crack, every splinter on her body." Danny and Victoria were recorded using Neumann U47 and KM84 microphones, through a Focusrite IS A430 Mic-pre and a RCA Valve mic-pre. A little of the pickup sound was mixed in - just for seasoning and some very subtle compression was added using a Neve 33609 and a little EQ from a Neve 1073.
There are 374 loops and phrases in Acid Wav, Apple Loops and REX formats (also regular WAVS). These cover ten different tempos ranging from 70 - 160bpm. Included are lyrical phrases, a wide range of bass lines, walking parts, glisses and slides, plus some bowed bass parts and there is even a separate bank of 23 slides and FX! For those who like to program their own parts there are 3 patches for nearly all soft sampler formats which use 125 full length samples: a multi patch of Danny's bass which features 4 velocity layers, a multi patch of slides & FX and a multi of the bowed bass.
If you are a producer working in Folk, Rock, Progressive, Pop, Dance, Drum and Bass or Downtempo, Lounge or Chillout and you need Double Bass sounds and samples, then sample the master himself – Danny Thompson.
***MARCH***
17th March-Kuss Band Night @ Woodys Kingston
28 Mar-Our Friends Open Mic @ The Victoria Surbiton
***APRIL
6 Apr -Our Friends Charity Night @ Kingston Mill Kingston
More news of upcoming 'Open Mic Nights' with Liam and Miles and their very talented friends. Guardian - Kingston Interview
***2010***
***MARCH***
2 March-Our Friends Open Mic @ Kingston Mill Featured Artist: The Trio
27th March -SKIVE : All Ages : Indie / Ska/ Punk / Rock Arthur Cotterell Theatre Kingston College
***APRIL***
3 April -The Fighting CocksKingston
6 April Our Friends Open Mic @ Kingston Mill
23 April -SKIVE : All Ages : Indie / Ska / Punk / Rock Arthur Cotterell Theatre Kingston College
***MAY***
1 May-The Fighting CocksKingston
15 May-Our Friends Banquet Bristol
27 May- J L B 8 @ Lockside LoungeCamden
***JUNE***
5 June - The Fighting Cocks Kingston
***JULY
3 July- Our Friends Stage @ The International Youth Arts Festival Kingston College
***AUGUST***
14 August - LIAM AND AMY’S WEDDING!!! SOMEWHERE NICE
Ben Tyzack: guitar, vocals, harmonica:
Maurice McElroy: drums, vocals and percussion:
Constance Redgrave: bass Guitar, vocals and percussion:
***MARCH***
March 25th - Leon University Leon Spain
March 27th - Corralejo Blues Festival Fuerteventura Canaria islands www.vallebrown.com
***APRIL***
April 9th - Bedford Corn Exchange The Howard Room St Paul's Square Bedford MK40 1SL
Box office: 01234 269519 www.bedfordcornexchange.co.uk
April 16th -Brook's Blues Bar The Telegraph Putney Heath Email:info@brooksbluesbar.co.uk www.brooksbluesbar.co.uk
April 27th-The Bottleneck Blues Club Doors @ The Roffen 41 New Road, Rochester, Kent ME1 1DX http://www.bottleneckblues.com/ richard@bottleneckblues.com
Tel: 07785 307388
***MAY***
May 1st - The Fisher Theatre 10 Broad Street,Bungay, Suffolk, NR35 1EE Box office: 01986 897130 www.fishertheatre.org Tel: 01986 895367 E-mail: fishertheat re@aol.com
May 21st -Benton Blues Club with Johnny Whitehill Four Lane Ends Social Club Newcastle
Venue tel: 0191 2664992 www.bentonblues.inthecrowd.co.uk
May 26th The Bishops Blues Club The Half Moon, 31 North Street Bishop’s Stortford, Essex
Tel: 0127 9834500 mail@bluesalive.co.uk www.bluesalive.co.uk http://www.myspace.com/bishopsbluesclub
***JUNE***
June 5th - Stag Community Arts Centre London road, Sevenoaks TN13 1ZZ Box office: 01732 450175 enquiries@stagsevenoaks.co.uk http://www.stagsevenoaks.co.uk/
June 17th - Cellar Bar Blues Farnham Maltings Bridge Square, Farnham, Surrey, GU9 7QR
info@boogaloopromotions.com www.boogaloopromotions.com Tel: 01252 793430.
June 26th - Thelma’s Show Lounge 57 New St Johns Rd Jersey, Channel Islands
www.myspace.com/thelmasshowlounge
***2009***
December 2009
SCR/Schoolhouse Records is proud to announce the 12th release from Joe D'Urso, "Down Here By The River - Joe D'Urso & Stone Caravan".Schoolhouse Records and have it shipped on December 15th in time for the holidays on both sides of the Atlantic!
"Down Here By The River" contains 14 songs, 11 either written or co-written by Joe and three songs written by Little Steven Van Zandt ("All I Needed Was You"), The BoDeans ("Angels") and Marah ("Round Eye Blues").
****JANUARY***
Saturday, January 16 (JD&SC) Light of Day New Jersey - 10th Anniversary! Paramount Theater Boardwalk and Atlantic Ocean, Asbury Park, New Jersey This will be a great night as LOD celebrates its 10th birthday fighting Parkinson's Disease and raising awareness.
Performing: Joe Grushecky & The Houserockers, Joe D'Urso & Stone Caravan, Willie Nile, Marah, Jesse Malin and more to be announced.
Sunday, January 17 (Joe Solo) Light of Day New Jersey - Songwriters By The Sea Special Edition Tim McLoone's Supper Club 1200 Ocean Avenue - on the Boardwalk, Asbury Park, New Jersey Showtime: 9pm This edition of Songwriters By The Sea will include Nicole Atkins, Joe D'Urso, Lisa Lowell, Joe Rapolla and one more writer TBA.
3 CD RELEASE SHOWS AT THE TURNING POINT
"DOWN HERE BY THE RIVER" - JD's 12th CD RELEASE
Friday, January 29 (JD&SC) The Turning Point 468 Piermont Avenue, Piermont, New York
Tickets: $22 Purchase tickets/reservations online or by the venue at 845-359-1089
JD&SC return to their home spot on the banks of the Hudson River to release their 12th record "Down Here By The River". They will play selections from the CD as well as some fave JD&SC songs! Opening Act: Over The Line
Saturday, January 30 (JD&SC) The Turning Point (2 Shows!) 468 Piermont Avenue, Piermont, New York Tickets: $22 Purchase tickets/reservations online or by the venue at 845-359-1089 Showtimes: 7:30pm & 10pm
JD&SC return to their home spot on the banks of the Hudson River to release their 12th record "Down Here By The River". They will play selections from the CD as well as some fave JD&SC songs!
7:30pm Opening Act: Tyrone Shoelaces (acoustic)
10:00pm Opening Act: Tim O'Donohue
***Jim's new album 'Low Culture' is out now!***
It's available to buy from Jims new website
***2010***
***MARCH***
Sat, 6th March Memorial Hall, Trelawnyd
Tue, 16th - March Le Poisson Rouge, New York City
Fri, 19th March - South By South West festival, Austin, Texas
Sat, 20th March- South By South West festival, Austin, Texas
JM trio
***MAY***
Thu, 20th May-Shepley Spring Festival, Shepley
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