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Post by maddogfagin on Jul 1, 2015 12:25:00 GMT
www.fairportconvention.com/general_news.php#news1News from the Fairport web site: Bruce Rowland - RIP Added 2015-06-15 07:57:11
It is with heavy heart we report that former Fairport drummer Bruce Rowland has passed away following his battle with cancer.
Peggy - "Bruce Rowland was a lovely man and a great drummer. He saved the Rising for the Moon album recording sessions by joining us after Dave Mattacks left. His playing and "feel" for music was superb.
"His track record is remarkable. Playing at the Edinburgh Military Tattoo with The Guards band, teaching a young Phil Collins the drums, doing the recording sessions for "Jesus Christ Superstar" - for a fixed fee rather than accepting a royalty (something he always regretted) - and playing at Woodstock with Joe Cocker. Helping Ronnie Lane out on his circus tour and his great work with Fairport .
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Post by Tull50 on Jul 3, 2015 21:43:34 GMT
R.I.P. Bruce Rowland
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Post by kozlorf on Jan 13, 2021 9:30:39 GMT
There's that video on youtube with Tull miming Broadsword for German TV with Bruce on drums: www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjld8X0e74AI was wondering if Bruce could have been considered a full-time drummer for Tull at that time. Listening to his playing with Fairport I would say he would be a perfect match: something exactly between Gerry Conway and Barriemore Barlow.
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Post by JTull 007 on Jan 13, 2021 11:41:16 GMT
There's that video on youtube with Tull miming Broadsword for German TV with Bruce on drums: I was wondering if Bruce could have been considered a full-time drummer for Tull at that time. Listening to his playing with Fairport I would say he would be a perfect match: something exactly between Gerry Conway and Barriemore Barlow. There must have been a lot of uncertainty in those days. TULL was evolving into a new direction with so much influence by technology. The drummer I saw in October that year was Paul Burgess. Eventually Doane Perry whom became the longest TULL Drummer EVER
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