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Post by Deleted on Feb 21, 2012 14:49:57 GMT
classicrockmusicblog.com/music-interviews/martin-barre-interview/What do you have planned for 2012? My next thing to do in the studio – I’ve been working on it on and off for far too long – is an album of quiet Tull songs, things like “Requiem,” “From A Deadbeat To An Old Greaser,” “Moths” – some oddball, little-known Tull tracks that I’ll be doing acoustically. Then I’m going to mix in some bits of my own music with it. So I might play “Requiem” as an acoustic piece of music, maybe with bouzoukis and mandolins and so on; then I’d add a section of music that would segue between that and the next piece. That’s the plan. Hey man, what's the plan, what was that you said?
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Post by maddogfagin on Feb 22, 2012 8:49:16 GMT
classicrockmusicblog.com/music-interviews/martin-barre-interview/What do you have planned for 2012? My next thing to do in the studio – I’ve been working on it on and off for far too long – is an album of quiet Tull songs, things like “Requiem,” “From A Deadbeat To An Old Greaser,” “Moths” – some oddball, little-known Tull tracks that I’ll be doing acoustically. Then I’m going to mix in some bits of my own music with it. So I might play “Requiem” as an acoustic piece of music, maybe with bouzoukis and mandolins and so on; then I’d add a section of music that would segue between that and the next piece. That’s the plan. Hey man, what's the plan, what was that you said? And please Martin, don't overlook your prowess at composing some damn fine instrumentals. The "Stage Left" album is a fine case in point.
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Post by maddogfagin on Feb 26, 2012 19:19:14 GMT
From Ultimate Classic Rock www.ultimateclassicrock.comMartin Barre Talks a ‘New Day’ for Jethro Tull MusicNancy Dunham Jethro Tull fans have a few live events and recordings to look forward to this year.
Previously we told you about the ‘Thick as a Brick‘ solo tour and follow-up album by Tull frontman Ian Anderson, and now long-time Tull lead guitarist Martin Barre has formed Martin Barre’s New Day to play a variety of Jethro Tull songs, many of which haven’t been played in concert in many years.
Although Barre is involved in a host of new projects, this one, which includes two other Tull bandmates, is most dear to him, and he recently took time out to talk to Ultimate Classic Rock about the new band, in which he’ll play guitar, flute, and bouzouki.
The lineup also includes Tull bassist Jonathan Noyce, Tull alum Doane Perry (who will split duties with drummer Fred Moreau), acoustic guitarist John Mitchell, guitarist Pat O’May, and saxophone, flute and harmonica player Frank Mead.
When can we expect to hear about dates for your new group?
“Gigs are starting to come in. I’ve got dates in England, Italy and probably Spain and Germany. I’ve taken a while to plan it. I didn’t want it to take too long [to develop] but I wanted to get the right people. I was careful not to rush into it because I didn’t want to get it wrong. I have the right people. The first show will be in April [in England] and, of course, the next step if this year goes to plan will hopefully be to come to America. This is a bit of a different role than you’ve had in Jethro Tull.
“It’s nice to make the decisions and to play the songs that I like, that I want to play. And I have a really top live band [including two] people from Tull. You had said earlier that you were mulling how to handle vocals with this group, especially because Ian’s voice is so distinctive. What did you decide to do?
“I wanted somebody with great voice who wasn’t somebody who [sounded like he was doing a] parody [of a rock vocalist]. I can’t stand a vocalist like that. So now we have three vocalists so there are a some different vocal qualities. They [each] have good voices.
I did [consider] somebody who plays in a Tull tribute band whose voice is uncannily like Ian’s in the early days. It was just bizarre, but I didn’t want to go that route. It’s a different band. Its playing the true music of Jethro Tull but it’s my take and my way of playing it and it’ll work really well. So why start the tour in April?
“That suits me because I have to do some recording, work on my website and have [other] projects I’m doing.
I don’t have so much pressure. I am starting at the bottom and I am not going to do huge shows. I want to start small and play small venues and then in a year I’ll go up a step or two. But we’ll do things slowly so there is not so much [financial] pressure to do bigger shows. What recording are you doing?
“I’m starting recording next week. I’m so far behind in what I wanted to do! There is an album of Jethro Tull acoustic music, very quiet and pretty. I want to get some sort of project out for my website. I want to [compile the] best tracks [from my solo albums] and then put some live tracks in from different versions of my band and then write a couple new instrumentals. So I have quite a few. When will your band really start to get ready to tour?
“There will be a big rehearsal in April, probably a week. It shouldn’t be too bad because most [of the band] knows the music. I know it inside out and Jonathan knows it inside out (Doane Perry is not scheduled to play these first dates; he will play American dates). And the Tull music I am playing is more straightforward. It’s some of the older music. It won’t be mind-blowingly difficult to play. It’s very straight ahead and very rock but I think it could be fine. I know it will be fun. So what songs can we expect?
“I will certainly play the biggies — ‘Locomotive Breathe,’ ‘Aqualung,’ ‘Cry you a Song,’ ‘Teacher,’ ‘Nothing to Say,’ ‘Home,’ ‘Minstrel in the Gallery.’ I’m throwing a few things in and there will be a lot of things that Jethro Tull hasn’t played for a long, long time. They will be played with two guitars and a sax and it’s really good. There is a huge catalog and I’m looking at songs like that, things people haven’t heard for many many years.
There will also be some of my solo stuff. I’m writing some new instrumentals so hopefully there will be two new ones. It won’t be just Jethro Tull songs (there will also be songs from some of the other musicians in this band). We’ll possibly have something from Bach but it won’t be [the Jethro Tull standard] ‘Bouree.’ I have a very difficult [flute] piece if I get the nerve. A lot of people are asking what is happening with Jethro Tull, as we all kind of know it.
“I’m not going to say anything about what’s going on but my one comment on Jethro Tull … up ’til last year in the latter years the set didn’t change. I’m not even going into the reasons why but I felt even when Tull did an acoustic show it was still the same set. Whatever version of the band [was on stage] still played the same numbers. We might change one or two.
I have to say [the Jethro Tull set list] needs freshening up in a major, major way. In my mind, and I might be wrong, there are certain songs that really need to go on the top shelf for years and be replaced with something exciting. I might be wrong but that’s how I find it. The Tull show was getting very stale. We’d be coming back to the States and doing the same production or hardly any production, a very, very similar set. You can’t expect people to come back and see a show that is so similar.
I’m excited about this because it’s good and fresh it’s not like a tribute band. One thing with Tull is that Ian Anderson always banters with the crowd. How will you handle that with this new band?
“If you go and see Jeff Beck [he puts on] one of the best shows ever. It’s wonderful music, wonderful playing that sounds superb and a great show and he hardly says a word. Pink Floyd, you don’t have to have any [banter] really. When I did solo shows, I would get pretty tied up saying things and telling stories — but really now I don’t.
If I have something to say I will say it and if I haven’t I will shut up and get on with the music. It’s a matter of being nice to the audience. One of the best things for the audience is to say something special for that night, so they know you think it’s a special night. I might be in Pittsburgh and might reminisce about running in Pittsburgh. I don’t know but [any banter] will always be relevant to who I am and who is in the audience. It will be quite improv; I don’t have an agenda.
There’s me and the guys and we might have a little chat, sort of like Fairport Convention [does] where they all take turns and say something. It’s a really good idea and some of them are really good at it. And one or two aren’t quite as good but these guys are making an effort to say something and that’s so nice to do it that way. That’s what I want to do. Tell us about how you plan the arrangements of the Tull music.
“I quite like the idea [of] doing them very much in their original form. Then I will add lots of pieces of music that might be a segue and there will be lots of other bits and pieces but they won’t intrude into the main songs. I want to do bits of ‘Thick as a Brick’ and ‘Passion Play.’ There’s a lot to do and really [we have to wait] and see what works in rehearsals, things that sound good. Does Ian Anderson know you’re doing these shows?
“Of course; it’s on my website. Did he call you about all of this?
“I haven’t heard from anybody in Jethro Tull since July. That’s ok — we have had a lot of years together and I’ve got a life. When I started in Tull, we never signed a bit of paper saying that we were going to keep each other as bed mates! It’s all good and fine and it allows Ian do what he wants to do and vice-versa. I am enjoying it and I’m sure he is. It’s fine. What’s your reaction to the fans’ buzz?
“I keep out of it . The proof will be in the pudding when I do gigs. I hope people will stop talking if they like it, [if] it’s good. Then I’ll have something to show for it but I have a way to go.
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Post by steelmonkey on Feb 27, 2012 2:04:24 GMT
I'm in....I'm looking forward to the MB Band in the USA and if he doesn't come close to me, I'm willing to go a reasonable distance to see this band....I can't imagine it being anything less than great.....a Fairport type evening of amazing playing, deep, deep catalog surprises and a feeling of mutual respect and shared history that Fairport gets with their fans but somehow Tull is a shade too oblivious, business-like and set stagnant to foment.
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Post by maddogfagin on Apr 4, 2012 17:45:43 GMT
Thanks to Mark Collins for sending this to the Forum
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Post by maddogfagin on Apr 14, 2012 20:45:28 GMT
www.martinbarre.comNews New Martin Barre C.D. is now completed and in production. It will be for sale on this website and at my [Martin Barre] live shows. It combines "best of" tracks from my [MB] 3 studio albums , 3 new tracks and a free bonus C.D. of live M.B. shows. Here is the latest info. for shows in 2012. MARTIN BARRE'S NEW DAY. The Band : Martin Barre - guitar/flute/bouzouki Jon Noyce - bass Geoff Dunn - drums John Mitchell - vocals/acoustic guitar Frank Mead - sax/flute/harmonica/vocals Pat O'May - guitar/vocals All the planned shows for this year will feature this line-up and will perform the music of Jethro Tull plus other material. Please see EVENTS. RECORDING I [MB] have been in the studio the last few weeks mixing live tracks from last year's tour in France, with Pat O'May. Also, I [MB] have written and recorded 3 new tracks for the double C.D. to be available soon! My sound engineer is James Bragg.
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Post by Col on Apr 22, 2012 8:43:22 GMT
Excellent gig at The Borderline last night. Hats off to Martin for putting such an excellent band together. I already knew John Mitchell from It Bites and Jon Noyce of course but I'd deliberately avoided Googling the rest of them, so I was a tad surprised to see Pat O May was was a full on bandanna'd rock dude and Frank Mead seemed to be straight out of the 50s. An unlikely looking bunch but what a fantastic band! Superb musicianship and really good entertainers. Perhaps there was one too many of Martins instrumental pieces for my tastes, I always enjoyed his solo slots at Tull shows but by the fourth one I started feeling that John Mitchell was being a tad under used. That very minor gripe aside (and if you're into Martins instrumental stuff it wouldn't be a cause to gripe at all!) the Tull stuff was stunning! I wont post a set list as it will spoil the surprise for those yet to see them but there are lots of treats.....I can't not mention Frank Meads Song For Jeffrey though....incredible! That's it, no more spoilers I hope this band stays together after these gigs. In fact,I would really like to see them drop most of the Tull material and the Martin Barres New Day name (yes, really!) This band should get their own name, write their own material because they have everything in place to become something much more than a group that will be perceived as a Tull spin off band
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Post by nonrabbit on Apr 22, 2012 9:48:56 GMT
Excellent gig at The Borderline last night. Hats off to Martin for putting such an excellent band together. I already knew John Mitchell from It Bites and Jon Noyce of course but I'd deliberately avoided Googling the rest of them, so I was a tad surprised to see Pat O May was was a full on bandanna'd rock dude and Frank Mead seemed to be straight out of the 50s. An unlikely looking bunch but what a fantastic band! Superb musicianship and really good entertainers. Perhaps there was one too many of Martins instrumental pieces for my tastes, I always enjoyed his solo slots at Tull shows but by the fourth one I started feeling that John Mitchell was being a tad under used. That very minor gripe aside (and if you're into Martins instrumental stuff it wouldn't be a cause to gripe at all!) the Tull stuff was stunning! I wont post a set list as it will spoil the surprise for those yet to see them but there are lots of treats.....I can't not mention Frank Meads Song For Jeffrey though....incredible! That's it, no more spoilers I hope this band stays together after these gigs. In fact,I would really like to see them drop most of the Tull material and the Martin Barres New Day name (yes, really!) This band should get their own name, write their own material because they have everything in place to become something much more than a group that will be perceived as a Tull spin off band Col what a great surprise! Thanks for that review - just goes to show that never mind us all whinging about Ian this Martin this, will they? won't they? - we're bloody spoilt for choice ;D How's your band doing? Cheers Pat
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Post by maddogfagin on Apr 22, 2012 9:54:02 GMT
Excellent gig at The Borderline last night. Hats off to Martin for putting such an excellent band together. I already knew John Mitchell from It Bites and Jon Noyce of course but I'd deliberately avoided Googling the rest of them, so I was a tad surprised to see Pat O May was was a full on bandanna'd rock dude and Frank Mead seemed to be straight out of the 50s. An unlikely looking bunch but what a fantastic band! Superb musicianship and really good entertainers. Perhaps there was one too many of Martins instrumental pieces for my tastes, I always enjoyed his solo slots at Tull shows but by the fourth one I started feeling that John Mitchell was being a tad under used. That very minor gripe aside (and if you're into Martins instrumental stuff it wouldn't be a cause to gripe at all!) the Tull stuff was stunning! I wont post a set list as it will spoil the surprise for those yet to see them but there are lots of treats.....I can't not mention Frank Meads Song For Jeffrey though....incredible! That's it, no more spoilers I hope this band stays together after these gigs. In fact,I would really like to see them drop most of the Tull material and the Martin Barres New Day name (yes, really!) This band should get their own name, write their own material because they have everything in place to become something much more than a group that will be perceived as a Tull spin off band Cheers for the above Col. Glad you and Jen enjoyed the show. I'm off to Tavistock tonight so we'll compare notes later
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Post by Col on Apr 22, 2012 10:15:13 GMT
Excellent gig at The Borderline last night. Hats off to Martin for putting such an excellent band together. I already knew John Mitchell from It Bites and Jon Noyce of course but I'd deliberately avoided Googling the rest of them, so I was a tad surprised to see Pat O May was was a full on bandanna'd rock dude and Frank Mead seemed to be straight out of the 50s. An unlikely looking bunch but what a fantastic band! Superb musicianship and really good entertainers. Perhaps there was one too many of Martins instrumental pieces for my tastes, I always enjoyed his solo slots at Tull shows but by the fourth one I started feeling that John Mitchell was being a tad under used. That very minor gripe aside (and if you're into Martins instrumental stuff it wouldn't be a cause to gripe at all!) the Tull stuff was stunning! I wont post a set list as it will spoil the surprise for those yet to see them but there are lots of treats.....I can't not mention Frank Meads Song For Jeffrey though....incredible! That's it, no more spoilers I hope this band stays together after these gigs. In fact,I would really like to see them drop most of the Tull material and the Martin Barres New Day name (yes, really!) This band should get their own name, write their own material because they have everything in place to become something much more than a group that will be perceived as a Tull spin off band Cheers for the above Col. Glad you and Jen enjoyed the show. I'm off to Tavistock tonight so we'll compare notes later In that case I'm glad I didn't post a set list, I would have felt very bad if I'd have spoiled all the surprises for you! You will have an excellent night
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Post by Col on Apr 22, 2012 10:20:22 GMT
Excellent gig at The Borderline last night. Hats off to Martin for putting such an excellent band together. I already knew John Mitchell from It Bites and Jon Noyce of course but I'd deliberately avoided Googling the rest of them, so I was a tad surprised to see Pat O May was was a full on bandanna'd rock dude and Frank Mead seemed to be straight out of the 50s. An unlikely looking bunch but what a fantastic band! Superb musicianship and really good entertainers. Perhaps there was one too many of Martins instrumental pieces for my tastes, I always enjoyed his solo slots at Tull shows but by the fourth one I started feeling that John Mitchell was being a tad under used. That very minor gripe aside (and if you're into Martins instrumental stuff it wouldn't be a cause to gripe at all!) the Tull stuff was stunning! I wont post a set list as it will spoil the surprise for those yet to see them but there are lots of treats.....I can't not mention Frank Meads Song For Jeffrey though....incredible! That's it, no more spoilers I hope this band stays together after these gigs. In fact,I would really like to see them drop most of the Tull material and the Martin Barres New Day name (yes, really!) This band should get their own name, write their own material because they have everything in place to become something much more than a group that will be perceived as a Tull spin off band Col what a great surprise! Thanks for that review - just goes to show that never mind us all whinging about Ian this Martin this, will they? won't they? - we're bloody spoilt for choice ;D How's your band doing? Cheers Pat Hi Pat, you're most welcome. Hope you and yours are all good? The band is ticking along nicely thanks, we are actually sounding quite good.....on a good night!
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Post by snaffler on Apr 22, 2012 10:49:42 GMT
wish the martin barre band would do a few dates around the uk!!!
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Post by maddogfagin on Apr 23, 2012 7:14:42 GMT
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Post by maddogfagin on Apr 23, 2012 7:54:22 GMT
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Post by nonrabbit on Apr 23, 2012 8:45:45 GMT
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Post by maddogfagin on Apr 23, 2012 10:54:20 GMT
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Post by maddogfagin on Apr 23, 2012 13:54:34 GMT
Martin Barre - guitar/bouzouki Pat O'May - guitar/vocals John Mitchell - vocals/guitar John Noyce - bass Frank Mead - flute/saxophone/harmonica/vocals Geoff Dunn - drums So what of Martin Barre’s New Day Band? I have to say that the band is very good and perform the music very well but it’s very strange not to see, or hear, Ian Anderson on stage with Martin. But I digress. The evening began with Dan Crisp performing four songs and he excelled on the Steve Winwood/Traffic/Blind Faith song “Can’t Find My Way Home”. A very competent singer/songwriter who has played with Martin before and who was a good choice of opening act and he received deserved applause from the audience at the Wharf. New Day began with a couple of Martin’s instrumentals before the whole band appeared on stage for “Minstrel In The Gallery” followed closely by an excerpt from “A Passion Play”, “To Cry You A Song”, “After You, After Me” and “Home”. In a more varied second set, the band performed “Hymn 43” in an Irish jig mode with Martin playing bouzouki before reverting back to guitar for the second half of the song. The second half guest was singer Maggie Reedy who sang a couple of songs with the band, one of which was “The Potion” from the album “The Meeting”. Pat O’May then performed his instrumental “The Piper” after which Martin said ‘time for a concept album, only a bit shorter’ which lead into “The Poet And The Painter” segment from “Thick As A Brick” which was well received and appreciated by the audience. There then followed what I can only describe as one of the highlights of the evening when Frank Mead took over singing and harmonica duties for “A Song For Jeffrey” with all due reverence to the original. This was followed “Teacher” and “ A New Day Yesterday” with the obligatory encore of “Aqualung” and “Locomotive Breath”. The overall impression that I got was of a great bunch of musicians who not only played and sung well together but who fully respected the music they were playing. A great evening’s entertainment and well worth the price of the ticket.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 23, 2012 14:37:29 GMT
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Post by nonrabbit on Apr 23, 2012 15:01:06 GMT
What sandstorms?? because surely it can't be rain !
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Post by maddogfagin on Apr 24, 2012 17:48:49 GMT
This Is Exeter, Friday, April 20, 2012Martin's gig will be a coup for LivewireMARTIN Barre has shifted 60 million albums worldwide and worked with international music superstars from Hendrix to Led Zeppelin, so it's a massive coup for Livewire to have attracted the former Jethro Tull guitarist to perform an intimate gig there with his new band. Currently a resident of Yealmpton, Martin says he found out about the youth music charity when he moved from East Devon. "I was working in the area with a young studio engineer who told me all about the charity and the great work it does," he explains. "I like to be able to put something back into the business that has been so kind to me, so I was happy to help. "It's not smart, but it's my kinda place and, like Plymouth Music Zone, it's run by an incredible bunch of people who dedicate so much time and effort without any recognition, in the complete opposite of X Factor's blaze of glory." Part of Martin's willingness comes from the fact that he appreciates the satisfaction learning to make music brings and remembers the self-esteem he gained through playing guitar as a young boy. "I can identify with some of the kids who reckon they don't fit in, because it was exactly the same for me. At my school, you really were a second class citizen unless you were good at sport. There was no chance to play table tennis, my passion, and I was just this pathetic spotty boy. "I started playing guitar so I had some sort of credibility. It gave me so much confidence in myself and was such a wonderful medium for expression." But there are considerable differences between learning to play back then, and now. "In the Sixties you had to make a huge effort to get information to find out how to play, and you really had to make it up as you went along. Nowadays you can buy a Steve Vai video and become a lesser version of him relatively quickly. "Kids can get to a very high standard in a couple of years, but they have to find out a way of finding their individual character. It's so easy to copy, that people easily become clones. "Every musician should be a writer/arranger/producer, not just a performer. The first thing kids need to do is to write their own songs." It was the originality of Martin's guitar-work as well as his mastery of the instrument that gave him his personal all-time career high. "Being voted No 20 best solo ever in Europe and No 25 best solo ever in the USA for Aqualung was the best feeling. In my mind it's not technically brilliant, but when you look at other solos by the likes of Jimmy Hendrix and Jimmy Page, I'm so proud to be up there." But he adds: "You need ego to have the confidence to play in front of people, but there's a fine line between that and an ego so over the top that it can be your ruination." He says the most exciting part of his career was in the early years. "I joined the band in 1968 when I was 22 and promptly went from worshipping my heroes from afar, to sharing stages with them. In 1969, we played with Hendrix, The Who, Blood Sweat and Tears, Jeff Beck, and we got to tour the US." Despite touring with Tull for 43 years and making solo albums for the past 15 years, Martin has never lost the desire to create. "Writing music is such a thrill for me and I love working with other musicians," he says. "It can be quite nerve-racking, hoping they like what you have done and finding chemistry to make it work." The new band, Martin Barre's New Day, is a sort of diluted Tull, as it includes other members of the band plus top musicians from a similar background. As well as performing new music, New Day will be playing older Tull tracks, the folky blues stuff that lends itself to a more intimate setting. The Livewire date tonight is followed by a gig at The Wharf in Tavistock on Sunday. The plan is to tour Italy and Germany and to play festivals. For more info and tickets visit www.martinbarre.com. www.thisisexeter.co.uk
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Post by maddogfagin on Apr 25, 2012 7:57:37 GMT
Haven't had a chance to "google" him but Martin's drummer Geoff Dunn is very good and one of the best I've heard in many a day.
Anyone know anything about him?
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Post by steelmonkey on Apr 25, 2012 15:44:32 GMT
I think he was in Spinal Tap. died, made a comeback.
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Post by maddogfagin on Apr 25, 2012 17:38:03 GMT
From musicofourheart.me/2012/03/16/thick-as-a-brick2-ian-anderson-plus-new-developments/A recent interview question asked of Martin Barre by Nancy Dunham of Ultimate Classic Rock reveals what songs can we expect? I will certainly play the biggies — ‘Locomotive Breathe,’ ‘Aqualung,’ ‘Cry you a Song,’ ‘Teacher,’ ‘Nothing to Say,’ ‘Home,’ ‘Minstrel in the Gallery.’ I’m throwing a few things in and there will be a lot of things that Jethro Tull hasn’t played for a long, long time. They will be played with two guitars and a sax and it’s really good. There is a huge catalog and I’m looking at songs like that, things people haven’t heard for many many years. There will also be some of my solo stuff. I’m writing some new instrumentals so hopefully there will be two new ones. It won’t be just Jethro Tull songs (there will also be songs from some of the other musicians in this band). We’ll possibly have something from Bach but it won’t be [the Jethro Tull standard] ‘Bouree.’ I have a very difficult [flute] piece if I get the nerve. It’s ironic that this amicable split between Martin Barre and Ian Anderson is followed by the Thick as a Brick world tour. When I read Martin Barre’s interview he is very clear in stating that the Jethro Tull concerts he was performing in were not deviating from a prescribed Jethro Tull set list. Ian Anderson and troupe will perform Thick as a Brick and TAAB2, which is a distinct shift away from the set list concern Martin Barre has expressed. Ian Anderson’s band is made up of the musicians that have accompanied him on the Rubbing Elbows tours. The new guitarist is Florian Opahle who has played with Ian Anderson since 2003.
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Post by maddogfagin on Apr 25, 2012 18:26:37 GMT
Haven't had a chance to "google" him but Martin's drummer Geoff Dunn is very good and one of the best I've heard in many a day. Anyone know anything about him? Apparently has played with Manfred Mann's Earth Band, Procol Harum and Van Morrison amongst others.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 27, 2012 11:45:04 GMT
Livewire's delight as it hosts Tull guitarist www.thisisplymouth.co.uk/Livewire-s-delight-hosts-Tull-guitarist/story-15931469-detail/story.htmlLIVEWIRE Youth Music Project saw Jethro Tull guitarist Martin Barre kick off his UK tour with the first outing of his new band. Opening the night was Dan Crisp, who is a good friend of Martin. He shares similarities with modern popular singer-songwriters such as Newton Faulkner, and showcased not only acoustic guitar prowess, but a voice rich in personality. He opened with a beautiful cover of My Way Home by Steve Winwood and Eric Clapton. He also brought out a few of his own tracks such as the slow and melancholic Hollywood and the catchier Far From Home. Then Martin took to the stage and from the off his virtuosity was clear to see especially in Murphy's Paw and various instrumentals featuring many blistering solos. Minstrel saw Martin bring on vocalist John Mitchell, whose deep, smoky voice was very suited to the bluesier tracks. Martin then treated the crowd to a Jethro Tull song that had never been played live before. One of the highlights of the show was witnessing the various talents of Frank Mead, whose flute/sax/harmonica playing was at times as spectacular as the guitar work. He also sang on a few tracks including Sugar Babe, a rock'n'roll tune that picked up the show's pace and received rapturous applause from a thrilled crowd. Following a brief break the show continued with a trio of instrumentals each with a distinct style and more virtuoso soloing. In fact, the set featured a wide range of styles, from pure rock'n'roll to blues and prog-folk and one song in particular had a wonderful renaissance folk flavour brilliantly augmented with the use of bouzouki. Special guest Maggie Reeday joined for a couple of numbers and her voice deep, soulful voice and charismatic stage presence on A Blues For All Reasons proved show-stopping. Topping a fabulous evening's entertainment, came an encore of Aqualung, which prompted a sing-along from the audience, bringing a huge, infectious smile to Martin's face. Martin had previously mentioned how he fell in love with Livewire, and after that display of brilliance Livewire has fallen in love with him, too.
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Post by onewhiteduck on May 1, 2012 18:43:05 GMT
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Post by grassysound on May 3, 2012 4:18:23 GMT
Martin Barre - guitar/bouzouki Pat O'May - guitar/vocals John Mitchell - vocals/guitar John Noyce - bass Frank Mead - flute/saxophone/harmonica/vocals Geoff Dunn - drums So what of Martin Barre’s New Day Band? I have to say that the band is very good and perform the music very well but it’s very strange not to see, or hear, Ian Anderson on stage with Martin. But I digress. The evening began with Dan Crisp performing four songs and he excelled on the Steve Winwood/Traffic/Blind Faith song “Can’t Find My Way Home”. A very competent singer/songwriter who has played with Martin before and who was a good choice of opening act and he received deserved applause from the audience at the Wharf. New Day began with a couple of Martin’s instrumentals before the whole band appeared on stage for “Minstrel In The Gallery” followed closely by an excerpt from “A Passion Play”, “To Cry You A Song”, “After You, After Me” and “Home”. In a more varied second set, the band performed “Hymn 43” in an Irish jig mode with Martin playing bouzouki before reverting back to guitar for the second half of the song. The second half guest was singer Maggie Reedy who sang a couple of songs with the band, one of which was “The Potion” from the album “The Meeting”. Pat O’May then performed his instrumental “The Piper” after which Martin said ‘time for a concept album, only a bit shorter’ which lead into “The Poet And The Painter” segment from “Thick As A Brick” which was well received and appreciated by the audience. There then followed what I can only describe as one of the highlights of the evening when Frank Mead took over singing and harmonica duties for “A Song For Jeffrey” with all due reverence to the original. This was followed “Teacher” and “ A New Day Yesterday” with the obligatory encore of “Aqualung” and “Locomotive Breath”. The overall impression that I got was of a great bunch of musicians who not only played and sung well together but who fully respected the music they were playing. A great evening’s entertainment and well worth the price of the ticket. ...so was the above mentioned material the whole setlist?
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Post by maddogfagin on May 5, 2012 16:59:35 GMT
Martin Barre - guitar/bouzouki Pat O'May - guitar/vocals John Mitchell - vocals/guitar John Noyce - bass Frank Mead - flute/saxophone/harmonica/vocals Geoff Dunn - drums So what of Martin Barre’s New Day Band? I have to say that the band is very good and perform the music very well but it’s very strange not to see, or hear, Ian Anderson on stage with Martin. But I digress. The evening began with Dan Crisp performing four songs and he excelled on the Steve Winwood/Traffic/Blind Faith song “Can’t Find My Way Home”. A very competent singer/songwriter who has played with Martin before and who was a good choice of opening act and he received deserved applause from the audience at the Wharf. New Day began with a couple of Martin’s instrumentals before the whole band appeared on stage for “Minstrel In The Gallery” followed closely by an excerpt from “A Passion Play”, “To Cry You A Song”, “After You, After Me” and “Home”. In a more varied second set, the band performed “Hymn 43” in an Irish jig mode with Martin playing bouzouki before reverting back to guitar for the second half of the song. The second half guest was singer Maggie Reedy who sang a couple of songs with the band, one of which was “The Potion” from the album “The Meeting”. Pat O’May then performed his instrumental “The Piper” after which Martin said ‘time for a concept album, only a bit shorter’ which lead into “The Poet And The Painter” segment from “Thick As A Brick” which was well received and appreciated by the audience. There then followed what I can only describe as one of the highlights of the evening when Frank Mead took over singing and harmonica duties for “A Song For Jeffrey” with all due reverence to the original. This was followed “Teacher” and “ A New Day Yesterday” with the obligatory encore of “Aqualung” and “Locomotive Breath”. The overall impression that I got was of a great bunch of musicians who not only played and sung well together but who fully respected the music they were playing. A great evening’s entertainment and well worth the price of the ticket. ...so was the above mentioned material the whole setlist? The complete set list, with many thanks to young master sealion for transcribing it to paper (or email) First set. Murphy's Paw; Morris Minus; Minstrel In The Gallery; Passion Play Excerpt/To Cry You A Song; After You After Me; Home; Bug; Sugar Babe; Steal Second set. Misere; Hymn 43; The Potion (with Maggie Reeday); A Blues For All Reasons (with Maggie Reeday); Overlord; TAAB Excerpt (Poet & the Painter); A Song For Jeffrey; Teacher; A New DayYesterday;Encore - Aqualung/Locomotive Breath
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Post by onewhiteduck on May 9, 2012 16:36:03 GMT
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