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Post by JTull 007 on Sept 22, 2016 2:46:19 GMT
Salute to Steve Thamer and all Toronto TULL Fans
Ready to Rock at Hugh's Room with Martin Barre MB LINK
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Post by JTull 007 on Sept 22, 2016 23:40:22 GMT
Review from Mike Gillett @ Callahan's Music Hall Earlier I spoke with Mike about the show last night in Auburn Hills, Michigan...
Question: Did you meet Martin after the show? I didn't meet Martin after the show. I hung around after, but realized there wasn't anything more I could ask of the guy. Great pics, great video... I have a longer one on my phone that is "Thin as a Brick" --- too long to share on FB...
But no, I sat in the perfect spot. The folks who sat in the front row of the stage were farther away from him than I was... on the side... and I didn't have the monitors as a barrier. At one point during a solo, Martin leaned over to me and the couple of guys on my left and played right in our faces. To leave the stage, the band had to come right past me... brushing up against me... so yeah, I didn't need any more. Great great show!
Martin did talk of the first time they came to Detroit... maybe the first time they came to the States... it was winter and on the side of the highway going to the hotel from the airport was this giant tire (we told him that it was still there!) ... and he thought that was funny. He also said that he told the band that Detroit was a rough, tough city... no nice calm, acoustic pieces for this lot!
He really did well, working with the crowd. Made eye contact and when someone had their camera, he leaned over for the shot and posed nicely. Very warm gent. He said that the English are cheese eaters and because of that they are a bunch of wankers. Americans eat steak and their own road kill and are stronger because of it!
I was very pleased. Very very pleased. He's soft spoken Martin, not the bombastic Ian... and that's okay. Martin is amazing. Great takes on the lesser played Tull stuff.
He did say that growing up, he always had a fond affection for the kids who would often be overlooked or passed over. And that's how he feels about many of the lesser played songs. He only referenced "Tull" once. Never Ian. No overt animosity... just never needed to. But he did mention Mick Abrahams twice... saying what an awesome blues-man he was/is.
Anyways, a great night. Two full sets. Encore. And warm humor and affection.
A HUGE Thank You to Mike Gillett from The Jethro Tull Forum !
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Post by JTull 007 on Sept 23, 2016 0:59:37 GMT
Martin Barre of Jethro Tull Friday, September 23 • 8:00pm ROCKS The EGG Performing Arts Center MB LINK 1 MB LINK 2
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Post by JTull 007 on Sept 24, 2016 1:31:12 GMT
Ready for Martin Barre Band @ LINK
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Post by JTull 007 on Sept 28, 2016 10:14:55 GMT
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Post by JTull 007 on Sept 28, 2016 23:54:01 GMT
JETHRO TULL'S MARTIN BARRE LIVE! @ THE LUDLOW GARAGE LINK
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Post by steelmonkey on Sept 29, 2016 16:18:40 GMT
I guess that venue takes 'garage band' seriously.
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Post by JTull 007 on Sept 29, 2016 23:30:27 GMT
Last night of September... Let's ROCK with Jethro Tull's Martin Barre at Reggies Rock Club MB LINK
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Post by maddogfagin on Sept 30, 2016 8:26:26 GMT
www.nhregister.com/arts-and-entertainment/20160930/jethro-tull-guitarist-martin-barre-bringing-his-band-to-the-kateJethro Tull guitarist Martin Barre bringing his band to The KateMartin Barre in concert. ContributedBy Lisa Reisman, Special to the Register POSTED: 09/30/16, 2:16 AM EDT | UPDATED: 18 SECS AGO 0 COMMENTS OLD SAYBROOK >> Sold-out arenas. Rollicking, screaming fans. Global tours. Having lived that life for the better part of 43 years, you’d think former Jethro Tull lead guitarist Martin Barre, who will be bringing his band to The Kate on Oct. 13, would have tales to tell about being a rock star. Not at all. “We were never all that interested in the rock ’n’ roll lifestyle,” said the legendary axman in a wide-ranging telephone conversation from Cincinnati, where his band had a gig. “From the time we started, we worked at music every day of every year. It was always about the music.” To Jethro Tull fans accustomed to Barre’s Celtic riffs, soulful blues and otherwise immaculate guitar work — the 1971 standard “Aqualung” was voted by readers of Guitar Player magazine as one of the top rock guitar solos of all time — that should come as no surprise. Still, the self-discipline instilled in the Birmingham, England, native since that 1968 day he joined a scraggly looking band of musicians that would become a prog-rock giant goes beyond the stage, and the studio. “Being a musician is a long-term investment,” said the 69-year-old who runs five miles a day, takes cod liver oil and performs exercises to keep his hands agile and ward off arthritis. He used that same kind of practiced resolve in his approach to forming his own band once frontman and flutist Ian Anderson declared Jethro Tull done in 2014. “The Tull show was getting very stale,” said the son of a clarinetist who’s shared the stage with such legends as Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix and Paul McCartney. “We’d be coming to the States and doing the same production and a very, very similar set and basically just going through the motions.” Suddenly there was the opportunity to create a mix of obscure gems from Tull’s vast catalog and give fans the chance to hear tracks not performed for years — without, at the same time, neglecting standards like “Locomotive Breath,” “Minstrel in the Gallery” and “To Cry you a Song.” To do that, he had to “get the right people to play the music of Jethro Tull.” That was tricky. “There was a guy whose voice was uncannily like Ian (Anderson’s) in the early days.” He turned him down. “I wanted to create a different band, one playing the true music of Jethro Tull but with my take and my way of playing it,” he said. “I didn’t want the band to be a lesser version of Jethro Tull — or Jethro Tull without the flute player.” By all accounts, he’s succeeded. The music critic for rock and metal magazine TeamRock described “Away with Words,” his 2013 album, as “a fresh means of appreciating the group from a new vantage point, (with) many of the pieces almost unrecognizable after the transfusion.” Barre’s 2015 release “Back to Steel” has likewise met with heady praise. It’s an album “chock-full of blistering guitar work, with songs that blend British blues-rock and folk influences,” the Ithaca Journal writes. And music critic Ralph Greco called Barre’s version of the Tull cover “Slow Marching Band” a “master stroke” which “underscores the fact that the man still has the expert touch when it comes to making music.” The expert touch applied by Barre to the Tull sound extends to live performances. “I wanted to start small and play small venues and then go up a step or two,” he said. The ideal audience is 500. “They really listen to the music and we banter back and forth,” he said. “You can’t do that in a big stadium.” Of course, even as he quietly but forcefully drives home the notes, arpeggios and chords that have made Jethro Tull’s sound both unmistakable and timeless, and even as the undisputed leader of his band, Barre still shuns the spotlight. That hasn’t changed. Nor has his mission: to entertain. “When I get on a stage, I play and I want the audience to like it. Simple as that.” The biggest kicks are the meet-and-greets that follow each show, another example of the anti-rock star that is Martin Barre. Particularly when, as Barre put it, “someone tells me they didn’t know what to expect, and they were really surprised, and they really enjoyed it.” Barre and his band will appear at the Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center (300 Main St., Old Saybrook) on Oct. 13 at 7:30 p.m. For tickets and information, visit thekate.org or call 877-503-1286. Prior to the Old Saybrook show, Barre and his band will play Infinity Hall in Norfolk on Thursday. They will also be at Factory Underground Studios in Norwalk on Oct. 17.
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Post by JTull 007 on Oct 1, 2016 1:02:55 GMT
The Warehouse Proudly Presents: LINK AN EVENING WITH MARTIN BARRE FROM JETHRO TULL
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Post by JTull 007 on Oct 2, 2016 2:14:51 GMT
Fire it UP @ Natalie's Coal Fired Pizza LINK An Evening with Jethro Tull’s Martin Barre Oct. 2nd and 3rd
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Post by rredmond on Oct 3, 2016 18:33:08 GMT
Dig the posters and promo pics! Just awesome. --Ron--
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Post by jackinthegreen on Oct 3, 2016 22:49:41 GMT
Something that Tony Williams said on the recent Q & A on the forum struck me as hugely important regarding money issues and statements Martin has made in the past. I quote Tony,
There were always rumbles about group 'earnings' while on tour as nearly every band on the road loses money but does so to promote the sales of new albums. Even in 78 Tull were not selling in big numbers mainly charting around number 16 in the in each state so I think some of the guys were unhappy about tours cutting into their overall earnings. I know they argued this with Ian so he, I believe, offered them all fixed salaries and he took over the risk of the tours. Having done so he lengthened the tours, cut down on the limo's and other luxuries and actually made a profit on tour which was and is still pretty much unheard of. I can't report any wild, rock&roll family misbehaving's (apart from perhaps my own) as there really wasn't any. The mood was always businesslike and all about money.
So the seed was set way back in the 70's.........Ian took the risk and it paid off big time it would seem.....
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Post by futureshock on Oct 4, 2016 2:20:18 GMT
Something that Tony Williams said on the recent Q & A on the forum struck me as hugely important regarding money issues and statements Martin has made in the past. I quote Tony, There were always rumbles about group 'earnings' while on tour as nearly every band on the road loses money but does so to promote the sales of new albums. Even in 78 Tull were not selling in big numbers mainly charting around number 16 in the in each state so I think some of the guys were unhappy about tours cutting into their overall earnings. I know they argued this with Ian so he, I believe, offered them all fixed salaries and he took over the risk of the tours. Having done so he lengthened the tours, cut down on the limo's and other luxuries and actually made a profit on tour which was and is still pretty much unheard of. I can't report any wild, rock&roll family misbehaving's (apart from perhaps my own) as there really wasn't any. The mood was always businesslike and all about money. So the seed was set way back in the 70's.........Ian took the risk and it paid off big time it would seem..... Oh for crying out loud, don't ever use limos for a band. Saw Tull at Maple Leaf Gardens back in late 1970's, did the "stand out back for autographs after the show" thing, the loading dock was too big and protected. It included a steep ramp exit, so when the long limo came up and out with the band in it, (all the fans were kept out on the sidewalk) when the car got to sidewalk level it scraped bottom and almost got stuck. Fans in Canada would have pushed it on its way if necessary, even without snow and skates on. Maybe security's a big deal in other places, but not Toronto. Regular sized vehicles are the way to go. Had it been winter, the band could have skated to the hotel, but alas, it was not to be. Ain't no skating away when the blades are on that fine 60-year old Toronto concrete. In-line skates! Solved! Now the tours can make a proper killing with inline skates! You heard it here first. I expect inline skate sales to spike tomorrow morning. Watch the stock markets, this could go big fast.
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Post by jackinthegreen on Oct 4, 2016 22:04:55 GMT
Tony says that the arrangement that Ian made with the guys to pay them a fixed wage was around that time of MSG 78, but surely the biggest earning period was before that (Aqualung, Brick, APP), so the guys must have made big bucks during those fruitful years......
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Post by maddogfagin on Oct 5, 2016 13:23:13 GMT
wirtschaftsclubrussland.org/munchen-17-11-2017-jethro-tull/Geburtstag mit einem Privatkonzert (inkl 3 Vorgruppen). Wir laden ein zum Privatkonzert im Nachtclub des Bayerischen Hofs in München. Einlass 20.00 Beginn: 21.00 Wegen begrenzter Plätze (250) ist eine Anmeldung hier über die Webiste (join event) unbedingt erforderlich. Eintrittskarte nur nach Rückbestätigung der Anmeldung.
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Post by JTull 007 on Oct 6, 2016 2:09:31 GMT
Grammy-Winning, and long (long) time Jethro Tull lead guitarist, Martin Barre LINK makes his Norfolk Infinity Hall debut playing favorite Jethro Tull hits and more!
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Post by JTull 007 on Oct 7, 2016 2:11:42 GMT
Jethro Tull Guitarist Martin Barre OCTOBER 7, 2016 LINK
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Post by maddogfagin on Oct 7, 2016 8:17:13 GMT
www.stowetoday.com/stowe_reporter/news/local_news/former-jethro-tull-guitarist-s-band-plays-spruce-peak-saturday/article_89f5753e-8bf4-11e6-929f-070ecd7c5b17.htmlBarre bluesFormer Jethro Tull guitarist’s band plays Spruce Peak SaturdayBy Tommy Gardner | Stowe Reporter Updated 10 hrs ago When the Spruce Peak Performing Arts Center welcomes Martin Barre this weekend, a certain flute-playing band mate won’t be accompanying him, and he couldn’t be happier. Barre, the longtime guitarist for Jethro Tull, takes the stage Saturday with his band for an evening of melodic, blues-forward tunes penned by a man who’s rediscovering what to means to rock. “I’m starting at zero, and that’s how I wanted it,” Barre said in a telephone interview with the Stowe Reporter. Barre shared the stage and recording studio with bandleader Ian Anderson for 46 years, but for most of this century, there just wasn’t any of that Richards/Jagger bonhomie, that Page/Plant magic, that Mercury/May fire. “You’ve got those guys to bounce ideas and music off each other, and I regret that that’s finished,” Barre said. Now, he’s gelling with a trio of new band mates. Dan Crisp handles the vocal duties, and even does a pretty mean Anderson lilt on Tull classics like “Skating Away” and “Slow Marching Band.” George Lindsay is on drums, and Alan Thomson holds things down on bass, equal parts slap-funk and bar blues anchor. The band’s 2015 release, “Back to Steel,” showcases Barre’s playing through a dozen diverse original songs and those two Jethro Tull tunes — plus a heavy take on the Beatles “Eleanor Rigby.” One gets the sense that, after contributing to someone else’s vision for four decades, Barre wanted to throw as much sonic spaghetti that could stick to one album. “It’s like the musical version of a page-turner,” Barre said. The songs are lean — only one exceeds the four-minute mark, a stark difference from early Tull albums in which one song took up an entire side of an album. There’s grit and beauty, growl and chime. Rockers like “Moment of Madness” and the instrumental “Hammer” feature clean, precise guitar propulsion that ought to please Satriani, Vai and Van Halen fans. Folk ditties like “You and I,” “Sea of Vanity” and “Calafel” remind you of Barre’s beginnings, with Celtic influences in the guitar picking and Crisp’s nimble, lilting style getting the clogs tapping. “When Jethro Tull finished, I found myself with a lot of freedom,” Barre said. “I realized how little guitar playing I was doing at the end. Our catalog was so narrowed because of Ian’s singing, and it really suffocated the whole band.” Barre once claimed he didn’t listen to other guitarists, because he didn’t want to have any of their sounds influence his playing. He seems to have relaxed that stance, but that doesn’t mean he has much praise for today’s guitar gods, “hotshots off the block” who just leave him cold. “It’s a weird thing, but when I listen to guitarists, they kind of bore me,” he said. “I love guitar playing, and I really enjoy really great guitar players. But I get more satisfaction out of Jackson Browne or Don Henley (and) I think the most lovely melody in the world is Mozart, and that’s forever.” He doesn’t even look at his past repertoire as fondly as some fans. The opening six chords to “Aqualung” may be as recognizable to rock fans as the opening four notes to Beethoven’s 5th Symphony and Guitar World magazine called “Aqualung’s” late-song shred-session one of the 25 best guitar solos of all time. Barre just isn’t a fan of that song any more, saying there are too many “starts and stops” in it. He still has fond memories laying down tracks for early concept albums like “Passion Play” and “Thick as a Brick,” but doesn’t think they’ve aged especially well. “We had the most bizarre things going on, and people found it fun,” he said. “There was a lot of pomp in the 70s.”
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Post by JTull 007 on Oct 8, 2016 1:28:23 GMT
Let's ROCK @ Spruce Peak Tonight with Jethro Tull's Martin Barre LINK
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Post by JTull 007 on Oct 9, 2016 0:04:15 GMT
Vive le TULL Rockin' Quebec City! LINK Martin Barre @ Sylvain Lelièvre Hall on October 9Guitarist Martin Barre, who was part of the progressive rock band Jethro Tull for 43 years, will be in the room Leliève Sylvain-CEGEP Limoilou October 9 to interpret the classics of the British group. Martin Barre Band will stop in Quebec City on the occasion of a tour of 37 shows in North America, which will start on August 25 in Ames, Iowa. The guitarist, who was part of Jethro Tull from 1969 until the group disbanded in 2012, will perform several parts of the training, which Minstrel In The Gallery, Skating Away on the Thin Ice of the New Day, and Locomotive Breath extracts Thick as a Brick. He will also play some pieces of his solo albums and a few times. During his recent performances in April, he played Eleanor Rigby - Beatles and Blackest Eyes - Porcupine Tree.
The guitarist of 69 years will be accompanied on stage by Dan Crisp (voice, guitar and bouzouki), George Lindsay (drums) and Alan Thomson (bass). Martin Barre has performed several times in Quebec, during several visits at the Quebec Coliseum and stops at the Grand Theatre de Quebec and Agora Port of Quebec.
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Post by maddogfagin on Oct 9, 2016 15:10:16 GMT
cohasset.wickedlocal.com/Jethro Tull's Martin Barre to perform at River Club Music HallJethro Tull's Martin Barre to perform at River Club Music Hall Martin Barre would be bored living out the rest of his days in the sun and surf of some tropical paradise. That’s not to say he hasn’t earned it. As the lead guitarist for Jethro Tull, Barre worked hard and played hard at helping to propel the band to superstardom in the 1970s. But retirement isn’t an option. “I love playing music,” Barre said in a phone interview from a stop along his current North American tour. “My career was far from over. I’m doing a lot of different things now. I’m writing a lot of music and I’m arranging music. I love arranging music. And, of course, I’m playing a lot of guitar.” While Jethro Tull has hit pause on touring, Barre put together a band of polished musicians and is bringing some of Tull’s classic songs out on the road. The band will be performing at the River Club Music Hall on Friday, Oct. 14. “It’s a great band,” he said of the musicians he is touring with. “I’ve worked with Dan Crisp. He’s the singer and also plays the guitar. George (Lindsay) is the drummer. I met him through the studio. He’s amazing, the find of the century. And bass player Alan Thompson is a great asset to the band and brings a huge amount of experience. He’s a very strong person to have on the team.” The band has been together 18 months and continues to get better as it gets more gigs under its belt, Barre said. Barre’s band plays more or less everything in Jethro Tull’s music catalogue, including some lesser-known pieces. Growing up in Birmingham, England Barre said he didn’t stand out in sports or academics in school, but that “music suited me.” “I wasn’t an outgoing person,” he said. “I went to see a band and I thought it was the most amazing thing I had seen in my life. I thought, this is what I want to do.” Music ran in Barre’s family. His grandfather was a concert violinist. “My dad played the clarinet. He wanted to be a professional musician. He really encouraged me. I think he saw himself in me. He never tried to stop me from pursuing music. He bought me a lot of alums. He was very into jazz and big bands.” Barre didn’t have any one musical influence, he said, but appreciated different types of music and different sounds. “I liked flute playing,” he said. “I listened to classical music a lot. I liked the big bands, some Freddie King and the blues. I liked Motown. I love melody. I sort of plucked a little from everything I heard. I think everything you listen to rubs off on you.” He began playing different instruments in school, and later in college. “I was doing five or so gigs a week then,” he said. “I thought I’d do it for about a year but I did it for three years. I was at the point of going back to university when I met Jethro Tull.” With Jethro Tull, Barre achieved the kind of success most musicians can only dream about. Album sales for the band have exceeded 60 million units and the music continues to be played worldwide, representing an important part of classic rock history. Barre’s guitar playing has earned him a high level of respect and recognition; he was voted 25th best solo ever in the United States, and 20th best solo ever in the United Kingdom for his playing on Jethro Tull’s classic album, ‘Aqualung.’ His playing on the album ‘Crest of a Knave’ earned him a Grammy award in 1988. In addition to Jethro Tull, Barrre has worked with many other artists including Paul McCartney, Phil Collins, Gary Moore, Jo Bonamassa and Chris Thompson, and has shared a stage with such legends as Hendrix, Fleetwood Mac, Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin. If he hadn’t gotten into a career in music, Barre said he would have been an architect. “But it was the 60s and it would have been really boring,” he said. “There wasn’t the art and creativity in that field then that there is now.” He is very fortunate, he said, to have been able to have a career doing something he had a passion for, and continues to have a passion for. His is also pleased his music continues to reach people. “Jethro Tull has a great fan base,” he said. “With this band I have now we get people coming to our shows who come back 20 times.” Fans include folks who remember Jethro Tull from its heyday in the 1970s, to high school and college kids who have more recently discovered their music. “That’s why we’re here,” Barre said. “You want to expand the audience, without that regeneration it’s all over. That is the lifeblood of what we do.” Barre hopes to see some smiling faces out in the audience, and see people enjoying the show. “I love everything about performing live,” he said. “It was what music was designed to be, in the very basic concept. It was what people did together. Music is a medium of communication, and I think music is for everybody.” Martin Barre will be performing with his band at the River Club Music Hall, 78 Border Street in Scituate on Friday, Oct. 14. The show begins at 8 p.m. Tickets are $50. For more information visit www.theriverclubmusichall.com
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Post by lotus72d on Oct 9, 2016 15:24:58 GMT
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Post by JTull 007 on Oct 9, 2016 15:33:08 GMT
9 October - Salle Sylvain Lelievre, Quebec City CN LINK
The Martin Barre Band deeply regret that our concert in Quebec on 9th October has been cancelled due to circumstances beyond our control. We apologize for any inconvenience caused and ask that ticket holders contact the promoter...
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Post by maddogfagin on Oct 10, 2016 7:46:56 GMT
Welcome along to the JT Forum lotus72d. Glad you enjoyed Martin's concert in Ithaca last month and look forward to your thoughts about the March 2017 gigs.
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Post by JTull 007 on Oct 13, 2016 11:03:32 GMT
Martin Barre Rocks The Kate Tonight! LINK
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Post by JTull 007 on Oct 14, 2016 0:58:06 GMT
Martin Barre of Jethro Tull October 14 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm LINK
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Post by JTull 007 on Oct 15, 2016 16:02:20 GMT
Martin Barre ROCKTOBER 15 Northampton, Mass. LINK
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Post by JTull 007 on Oct 17, 2016 1:34:42 GMT
Factory Underground Presents An Evening with Martin Barre of Jethro Tull LINK Come enjoy an intimate musical performance by one of the true pioneers of progressive rock music, brilliant guitarist Martin Barre of Jethro Tull. This night of music and stories by Martin and Band will be an unforgettable experience. Hosted by the Factory Underground of Norwalk, Ct - where every ticket is a Backstage Pass.
Martin Barre Concert with After-Show Meet & Greet: Meet Martin for photos and autographs! Premier of Factory Underground Live: Cooking and Live Music Television Show Featuring Martin Barre!
New Martin Barre Acoustic CD Included with the price of a ticket! This exclusive album is not available anywhere else! We are happy to announce the Martin Barre ( of The Jethro Tull Group ) live performance at the Factory Underground on 10/17 is OFFICIALLY SOLD OUT!!! This show is going to be epic and we are psyched we could bring it to YOU Norwalk, CT!!!
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Post by rredmond on Oct 17, 2016 9:37:18 GMT
Of the Jethro Tull GROUP? Sounds like he left as CEO of a company. Or maybe CEG... see what I did there? Swapped Officer for Guitarist?? Get it? Get it? [crickets] Well it was funny in my head! --Ron--
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