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Post by maddogfagin on Oct 23, 2018 15:09:50 GMT
beverly.wickedlocal.com/news/20181022/music-review-martin-barre-performs-nostalgic-set-at-cabot-in-beverlyMUSIC REVIEW: Martin Barre performs nostalgic set at The Cabot in BeverlyBy Greg Phipps Posted Oct 22, 2018 at 11:32 PM Updated Oct 22, 2018 at 11:32 PM Longtime Jethro Tull guitarist Martin Barre and his band made their first-ever appearance at the Cabot Performing Arts Center in Beverly Friday night. The show turned out to be a mostly nostalgic venture into periods from the golden age of Tull - with Barre’s recent solo work mixed in for good measure. “We’ve played in this area (eastern Massachusetts) many, many times. So we feel like we should almost live here,” Barre told the audience after he and bandmates Dan Crisp (vocals and guitar), Alan Thomson (bass) and Darby Todd (drums) opened the proceedings with Tull songs “Steel Monkey” and “Hymn 43” followed by the title track from Barre’s “Back to Steel” album. Of course, the Tull songs presented at Friday’s performance were those much more noted for Barre’s guitar than Ian Anderson’s flute. “The northeast cities - Boston and New York City - have always been very good to us,” continued the 71-year-old Barre, who joked that he was on “DEFCON 3″ alert because he was beginning to forget things. “Other than that, I’m doing fine,” he quipped. Any perceived effects of age certainly didn’t show on stage as Barre’s guitar was powerful, fierce and assertive. The band ripped through versions of “Lone Wolf” and ”(This is) My Driving Sing” from their recently released “Roads Less Travelled” album. Barre said the songs were “in the spirit of Led Zeppelin,” reminding the crowd that Jethro Tull toured with Zeppelin back in 1970. “We learned a lot from that experience,” he recalled just before the band performed Tull’s “For a Thousand Mothers” from “Stand Up” (1969), which was the group’s first commercially recognized album in America. In fact, “Stand Up” was well-represented at Friday’s show. Several songs from that release were part of the 23-song set, including “Nothing Is Easy,” “A New Day Yesterday,” and “Back to the Family.” Barre admitted his band liked the ’Stand Up” album and enjoyed performing songs from it. Later, informing the fans that he was getting a bit warm and wanted the atmosphere “to get warmer, sweaty and loud,” Barre cited “Benefit” (1970), a top-20 charting album that came before 1971′s classic “Aqualung” and was actually the release that first put Tull on the US music map. Two songs from “Benefit” - “Nothing To Say” and “Teacher” - were part of Friday’s show. Further enhancing the nostalgia theme, Barre took a few minutes to talk about the “Stand Up America” tour scheduled for 2019, which will feature his band plus former Tull members, bassist Jonathan Noyce and drummer Clive Bunker. The tour is to be a 50-year celebration of Jethro Tull coming to the United States. “It was an unbelievable time to exist and make music,” Barre reminisced. “It’s a miracle that we’re still around to play the music and celebrate it. All we need is a theater to play it in. This is a really nice theater,” he added, basically suggesting that he would like to make a return visit to The Cabot. As for Barre’s band, the foursome was a tight-knit unit and both the solo material and the Tull reprisals were efficiently and creatively presented. Though Crisp’s singing was 180 degrees different from what Anderson sounded like in Tull’s heyday, most of the Tull songs came off well enough in terms of the vocalisms. Particular highlights included a rendition of “Pibroch (Cap in Hand)” from “Songs from the Wood” (1977). “Pibroch” features some of Barre’s most creative and skilled guitar work, and he was able to reenact it to near perfection on Friday. In the middle of “Pibroch” a portion of “Back Door Angels” (featuring more classic Barre guitar) was played. The more well-recognized “Hunting Girl” ended this trio of songs and had some of the audience clapping along in unison. There was also a surprising twist when the band produced a stirring remake of The Beatles’ “I Want You (She’s So Heavy)” from the “Abbey Road” album. This won over the audience members, who rose with a loud applause as the song commenced. The other solo pieces included “Out of Time” and “In Moments of Madness” before the evening concluded with an encore that consisted of Tull’s biggest signature songs, “Aqualung” and “Locomotive Breath.” The night started off with a solid six-song performance from the Boston-based and award-winning Dan Lawson Band. It was the trio’s third appearance at The Cabot, and their ZZ Top, Molly Hatchett-style material dominated the first portion of the set. Eventually, guitarist-vocalist Lawson and cohorts Kellen Hughey (bass) and Paul Dillon (drums) veered into more rock-blues and boogie territory. Lawson displayed some of his own virtuoso guitar skills and cited the late Gregg Allman, whom he played with for a period, as a huge influence. Before leaving the stage, Lawson mentioned Barre as being “one of the greatest guitarists ever, and someone I’ve been listening to since I was 15.”
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Post by JTull 007 on Oct 25, 2018 1:54:01 GMT
MARTIN BARRE BAND ROCKS LUDLOW GARAGE !!! LINK
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Post by maddogfagin on Oct 26, 2018 6:09:37 GMT
www.riverbender.com/articles/details/jethro-tull-guitarist-martin-barre-coming-to-wildey-theatre-31553.cfmJethro Tull guitarist, Martin Barre, coming to Wildey Theatreby Steven Spencer published October 25 2018 10:00 AM EDWARDSVILLE - Renowned guitarist of Jethro Tull, Martin Barre,is bringing his unique sound, style and tracks off his new album to the Wildey stage at 8 p.m. on Saturday, November 3. After 43 years with Jethro Tull, eleven gold albums, five platinum albums Barre will be playing classic from the Jethro Tull catalog as well as new songs off the album “Roads Less Travelled.” Barre told Riverbender.com that it’s his love of music that keeps him touring, writing and performing. “I just love playing,” Barre said. “It’s a great band, playing great music and we have fun doing it, as long as we have that at the end of the day because that’s what you need to keep you going.” The atmosphere created at the Wildey is great for bringing musicians and an audience together for a great show that fans are sure to enjoy, Barre said. “The fact that Edwardsville is such a great gig,” Barre said. “The Wildey Theatre is such a great venue to play, the audience will have an amazing evening. It’s a great place for the fans to be and a great place for the band to be when all that comes together it creates a very positive feeling. Places like that are really nice to play.” Barre added that he always wishes he had a more time to spend in Edwardsville during his visits. “It’s a beautiful town, every time I visit I go for walk, visit the music shops, visit the cafe. I wish I could spend more time there but I enjoy the brief time that I’ll be there and I’m sure it’s going to be a great concert.” For more information or to purchase tickets for the concert visit www.wildeytheatre.com.
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Post by maddogfagin on Oct 26, 2018 6:12:59 GMT
www.apg-wi.com/sawyer_county_record/news/local/martin-barre-jethro-tull-s-guitar-legend-coming-to-the/article_3bf6a178-d891-11e8-ae65-4b07628a3fae.htmlMartin Barre, Jethro Tull’s guitar legend, coming to the Park CenterBy Frank Zufall | Staff Reporter 1 hr ago Martin Barre, former member of the legendary progressive rock group Jethro Tull, will be performing at the Park Center in Hayward with his new band Sunday, Oct. 28.A couple of weeks ago, I was talking to a man who said his brother, a big fan of the legendary rock/blues band Jethro Tull, would be traveling from out of state to Hayward with friends to attend the Sunday, Oct. 28, performance by Martin Barre. For 43 years Barre, 71, (he’ll be 72 in November) played lead guitar for Jethro Tull as the band sold over 60 million albums, 11 going gold and five platinum. Notable Jethro Tull albums include “Aqualung” “Thick as a Brick,” “A Passion Play,” “Songs from the Wood” and “Heavy Horses.” Barre’s performance on the 1971 standard “Aqualung” has been cited as one of the top 25 rock guitar solos of all time. Barre was a member of Jethro Tull up until 2011, when Ian Anderson, lead vocalist and one of rock’s only featured flute players, dissolved the band. In one of his often quoted interviews, Barre joked that he felt a pressure to get his guitar solo licks down quickly or Anderson would turn them into flute solos. When Barre comes to Hayward and takes the stage at the Park Center, he will be one of the few musicians here who can says he’s looked out over audiences at nearly every major rock venue in North America and Europe. But in an interview with the Record he said he prizes the intimacy of smaller clubs. After Jethro Tull, Barre formed his own band that features vocalist Dan Crips, bass Alan Thomson and drummers Darby Todd and Dave Schoepke. Like the Beatles and Jethro Tull, Barre’s band consists of a collection of Brits. The Record caught up with Barre, and his British accent, while he was on the East Coast on Oct. 12, the day of the release of his fourth Martin Barre Band album, “Road Less Traveled.” Talking with Barre about what to expect on Oct. 28, he said it’s typically half acoustic and half electric, with about 60 percent from the Jethro Tull catalog and 40 percent form his recent work. “We pretty much change it every night we play,” he said. Many of the Tull songs will be from the early days of the band. During the later years of Jethro Tull, Barre said, Anderson’s voice deteriorated and he couldn’t sing in the higher range. “It was just unfortunate that the later years of Tull we were restricted in the amount of material we could perform,” he said. “We pretty much stayed the same, same songs. These (songs Barre’s band performs) are definite important tracks for Tull. I’m, not saying we do those every night, but we are able to play anything from the Tull catalogue. Anything, any song we want. We can play and give a really great rendition of these songs.” Barre talked of performing Jethro Tull and keeping the music fresh. “I was such a big part of Tull and its history,” he said. “It is me. It’s not things I constructed, but I arranged within Jethro Tull, so they are part of me and it belongs to me in many ways, particularly the guitar-orientated songs. “I don’t really dwell on nostalgia. So everything we play is very fresh. I won’t ever want to be thought of as a Tull tribute band in a different guise. There is none of that in what we do. It’s a totally dynamic fresh band. All the material fits together comfortably and the stuff that I write isn’t all that far removed from Jethro Tull so there is no sudden and stark contrast between the two sides,” he said. Barre was reminded of a Rick Vito interview, lead guitarist at one time for Fleetwood Mac, whose guitar solo on Bob Seger’s “Like A Rock” is a top 10 rock riff. Vito said his most memorable moment was playing a solo at Wembley Stadium in London in front of 70,000. Barre has also played Wembley as well as other large venues like Madison Square Garden, but when asked about favorite moments of performing he didn’t cite any night of the 43 years with Jethro Tull but rather the night before, Thursday, Oct. 11, in Massachusetts, where the band received a standing ovation at intermission. “We hadn’t finished the concert by a long point, but I can say that was a precious moment,” he said. “You could say, you know I was at Wembley Stadium and we played with Fleetwood Mac, 20 years ago in front of tens of thousands of people. I wouldn’t say that makes it a special moment musically or emotionally because every gig is different and everyone wants to play in front of 20,000 people raving away. But equally, I like playing in a small club where I can see everybody’s smile and their reaction, the eye contact. They are both (big and small venues) exciting in their own way and one certainly wouldn’t be any more special than the next.” A follower of Jethro Tull and of Barre’s new band said vocalist Dan Crisp reminds him of Anderson. Barre disagrees with the comparison, but understands that perspective. “He might sound like Ian’s early voice,” he said. “I’ve known Dan for 10 years, when he was a singer songwriter and he wasn’t in my band, and his voice hasn’t changed. He didn’t know anything about Jethro Tull or Ian Anderson. His voice has developed and improved, but he’s always been Dan. “If you sing Jethro Tull songs with the phrasing and melody, sure, he will sound like Ian, but I don’t see him doing that in my music and I certainly wouldn’t want him to do that because it is a pointless exercise. I want everyone to have their own personality within my band,” Barre said. Every song has a personality On his new CD, Barre plays all the string instruments: mandolin, acoustic and electric guitar. All the songs are original, which Barre created by coming up with the music first then adding the lyrics. “That is probably the wrong way around,” Barre said of his songwriting. “I guess every songwriter has a different approach. The sensible way would be to come up with a set of lyrics and then come up with a melody and then write the chords and the music. But if I have to write a song, I do it exactly the opposite way around. I have sort of a musical idea and build on it and try to make it into a format that would present a song and then find the melody after I’ve written all the music, and then write the lyrics and sort of shoehorn the melody in the pacing of the lyrics into the music.” For his lyrics, his goal is depth. “I don’t want trite lyrics because in my mind the music has had so much input into it and hopefully the quality of the music demands the equality of having decent lyrics with it or it pulls the whole thing down,” he said. When it’s difficult coming up with subject matter for his songs, he reflects on his many decades of touring. “I’ve been on the road for years and years and I’ve experienced a lot of things,” he said. “On the one hand, I don’t have a fresh mind of a young kid who has that sort of excitement and animation of everything he sees in life, but I’m the grumpy old man who has seen the end of it. It sort of works.” In “Road Less Traveled” most of the songs have a bluesy/rock feel but two could be on a jazz CD. “I can’t play jazz but I know a lot of nice chords that could be used in jazz music,” he said. “I don’t write a blues song. I don’t write a rock song or folk song or pop song. I just write music and it might have an influence or feel to it. Every song takes on a personality.” At 71 years of age and still touring and performing, he was asked about being so active. “The key for me is running,” Barre said. “I’ve been a runner for 30 years. I’d done marathons. It clears my brain. It clears my body. It clears my attitude and I love being outside. I like doing it and I don’t do it to keep fit. I do it because I enjoy the feeling of being able to do it and it’s an attitude. If you go out and run for an hour — even when you are completely exhausted or you don’t feel well or don’t want to and you’d rather sit in a room and watch a CD — you clear something in your mind. It’s a lifestyle choice and I never want to be lazy. I always want to get myself and my body working and my mind working.” Lastly, Barre was asked about coming to northern Wisconsin for the first time. “I look forward to it,” he said. “It looks like it will be amazing.”
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Post by JTull 007 on Oct 26, 2018 11:16:14 GMT
Rockin' in Ft. Wayne Indiana tonight !!! LINK 1 LINK 2 TULL Party @ C2G with Roads Less Travelled Crank it UP !!!
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Post by bunkerfan on Oct 26, 2018 18:40:40 GMT
At the Ludlow Garage, Cincinnati
Thanks to Phillip Taylor for uploading
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Post by nonrabbit on Oct 26, 2018 22:24:48 GMT
At the Ludlow Garage, CincinnatiThanks to Phillip Taylor for uploading Just getting my head round 'Ludlow' and 'Cincinatti' in the same place
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Post by JTull 007 on Oct 27, 2018 0:47:56 GMT
Jethro Tull's Martin Barre performs an intimate concert LINK LIVE @ Reggies ROCK CLUB in CHICAGO !!!
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Post by JTull 007 on Oct 28, 2018 2:16:13 GMT
Martin Barre of TULL ROCKS The Park Center LIVE IN Hayward Wisconsin LINK
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Post by JTull 007 on Oct 30, 2018 2:10:24 GMT
Almost TULL-O-WEEN 2018... LINK Martin Barre ROCKS Minneapolis @ The Cedar Cultural Center
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Post by maddogfagin on Oct 31, 2018 7:41:33 GMT
www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Legendary-guitarist-from-Jethro-Tull-returns-to-13347991.phpLegendary guitarist from Jethro Tull returns to WildeyBy Jill Moon Published 10:01 am CDT, Tuesday, October 30, 2018 EDWARDSVILLE — Former Jethro Tull guitarist of 43 years, Martin Barre, is on a mission for his U.S. fans. Two years since Barre (pronounced “bar”) and his namesake band began its mission to not only recapture “Tull” fans, but also to build a new U.S. audience by giving them hard-hitting, good time blues and rock music, its gone even better than planned. Barre’s return to Edwardsville, Illinois’ The Wildey Theatre, with an upcoming concert Saturday, Nov. 3, is a benchmark in the successful mission. Among the U.K. residents’ first U.S. shows, which the Martin Barre Band began in 2016, one occurred at the Wildey to rave reviews. Audience members became converts from “just Jethro” fans to enthusiastically embracing Barre and company as a singular force, in their own right. After that gig, not only did fans hail the night’s encore, Tull cover “Locomotive Breath,” but also the Martin Barre Band’s expertise, power, musicianship and stage presence. “We remember that venue very well. It’s a very special place,” Barre recalled during a telephone interview with The Edge, while he was in Portland, Maine. “It’s a great room, sounds good, a comfortable setting, people like being there. We were well looked-after by the guy who runs it, Al Canal. He’s really behind the music, believes in the power of music.” Canal is not only the Wildey Theatre’s general manager, but also its talent buyer. “Sometimes, when you play a theater, you get a feeling of the audience preferring a jazz trio or a nice Oscar Wilde play, but there, it’s just special to be there,” Barre explained. “The audience gets the same feeling as we do, that you’re all in a place you want to be.” Each time the Martin Barre Band tours the United States, Barre notices the development of his band’s fan base. “It’s really strong,” Barre noted. “Every time we come back, we have a bigger fan base. They know us really well — they know they’ll get a great show, and, they know we’re going to change things up with a fresh repertoire every time.” For the Wildey concert, the Martin Barre Band has at least 12 new songs, never heard before and never played live. “I think people respect that and we want people to come back,” Barre said. “The band is playing better than every. Fans say they’ve heard us four or five times, and they say each time is better and better. It’s certainly at its strongest with the current lineup of Dan Crisp is singer; Alan Thomson is the bass player; and, drummer Darby Todd. Darby is a traditional rock drummer, from that school, and it suits us, because it really adds a big layer of power to the sound. He’s very visual, really into the show, a powerhouse — and improved the music, as well.” The Martin Barre Band plays a good variety, including Tull hits, such as the previously mentioned encore, “Cross Eyed Mary,” “Bungle In The Jungle,” etc., but also other music that comes as a complete surprise, such as Barre’s original music. “It’s a nice mixture of things they really will be surprised to hear,” he said of fans and about those who are in for a treat at the upcoming Wildey show. “We only keep regular songs in the set, when set in stone and need to be played. We have a big reservoir of music to draw from and able to change it pretty well nightly.” Barre writes music with no agenda. “One song might sound really bluesy, one will have a heavy riff and another will be lilting with a mandolin,” Barre noted. That’s exactly what fans will find on Barre’s latest album, released last week, “Roads Less Traveled.” “It’s just a big variety of sounds and ideas, sorta of a big melting pot,” he said. “It’s a great album, and I know it’s strange for me to say that about myself, but that’s the reaction I feel and heard.” The U.S. tour of the Martin Barre Band has occurred over the last year and half, with the Wildey gig being the last show of the tour. “We’ll be in a very good mood,” Barre said, only half joking, since non-stop touring can be physically exhausting, during long stretches away from home. And, stand by for next year, when Barre will embark on a U.S. tour called “Stand Up America,” a big production with the female vocalist who perform on “Roads Less Traveled.” The inspired production will also feature two original Jethro Tull former members, Clive Bunker and Jon Noyce, and stops possibly will include the Wildey Theatre. “‘Stand Up America’ needs theater screens, it requires the proper facilities,” Barre said. “There is no Jethro Tull, only Ian Hunter on his recent tour. My band, when we play at the Wildey in a few weeks, will not be Jethro Tull either, but next year’s production will include three original members of Tull — and I’m still not going to call it that. There is no ‘Jethro Tull the band.‘” Currently a four-piece band, the Martin Barre Band will become eight for the Stand Up America tour, featuring 50 years of Jethro Tull’s music. “When Jethro Tull finished and members formed solo bands, I went my own route, musically and geographically,” Barre said. “It was a really great time for me. I felt at the time, it was a chance to rethink musically what I wanted to do.“ Barre’s previous solo albums include “Away with Words,” “Order of Play” and “Back to Steel.” The Tull repertoire he and the band perform live hearkens back to the early days of Tull’s heavier blues-rock past, as the band performs signature tracks from the classic albums, including “Stand Up” and “Benefit.” “I didn’t want to do basic versions of old Tull tracks. It’s quite interesting in so many ways. The flute translates really well on guitar, so there’s nothing missing in the music,” Barre noted. “It’s always in mind with great respect of Tull songs I’ve played, that haven’t been played for so many years. Fans say, ‘Play ‘Minstrel,’ play ‘Teacher,’ and now I’m playing them, with a lot of conviction and power. We’re now able to do that.” Barre’s solo material has a rock and blues focus, as well as a focus on blues classics. “That works incredibly well live,” he said. “It’s two hours of intense fun with fans and friends, and really gets them to like the band. I’m basically a blues/rock musician. I’ve gone down the blues/rock route musically, with hard-hitting music, a lot of rearranged music, and made it a lot harder and dynamic. I’ve turned some songs on their heads, you can do a lot with song.” Barre is happy to leave the vocals to Crisp. “It definitely won’t be me,” he said with a wry sense of humor about vocals at the upcoming Wildey show. “I don’t know what happened, I was the head choir boy when I was a schoolboy, but it went down from there and never returned. I put all my energy in guitar playing. And, there’s a lot of guitar indeed.” Barre’s own sound and style contributed enormously to Jethro Tull’s success, which includes several chart topping albums, 11 gold and five platinum albums, a Grammy Award for “Crest of a Knave” in 1988, and album sales exceeding 60 million units. Tull’s music continues to be played worldwide.
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Post by JTull 007 on Nov 1, 2018 0:13:23 GMT
Just a few more nights in the U.S. for TULL's Martin Barre Band LINK
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Post by JTull 007 on Nov 2, 2018 1:28:29 GMT
Mark Gasper presents JETHRO TULL GUITARIST MARTIN BARRE and HIS BAND at the Irving Theater in (Irvington) Indianapolis Indiana LINK
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Post by maddogfagin on Nov 2, 2018 7:59:03 GMT
illinoistimes.com/article-20579-november-music-comes.htmlOur week kicks off with a bang as the Martin Barre Band plays the Curve Inn this Thursday evening. Who, you say? If I said he was the main guitarist for Jethro Tull during the English rock and folk band’s heyday, would that help? I thought so. Martin is a brilliant musician and brings many of his own works to the show along with a respectable amount of Tull tunes, as one might expect. The Curve is calling this an “Up Close Concert” with reserve seating already sold out, but standing room is still good to go for the time being. Look forward to more of these “legendary” acts appearing on Skip’s stage in the future, as they look to book a good draw that’s out on tour and available when the occasion arises.
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Post by JTull 007 on Nov 3, 2018 2:10:52 GMT
Last night of the 2018 U.S. Tour ... Let's go WILD @ The Wildey Theatre with TULL's Martin Barre LINK
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Post by bunkerfan on Nov 5, 2018 20:28:34 GMT
Brand New From Factory Underground! Introducing Factory Underground Live, a new live performance series featuring a diverse collection of artists.
The first episode features our very special guest, Martin Barre of Jethro Tull, performing a cover of Steve Winwood and Blind Faith’s 1969 hit, “Can’t Find My Way Home.”
A fantastic performance
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Post by JTull 007 on Nov 6, 2018 3:08:24 GMT
Martin Barre Yesterday at 11:17 AM · What a fantastic 2 months we have had on our USA tour! Heading back home now for a few UK dates, but will be back in the USA in February 2019. See you soon!!
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Post by JTull 007 on Nov 15, 2018 2:41:52 GMT
HRH PROG VII RAISES THE BARRE LINK
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Post by JTull 007 on Nov 16, 2018 3:36:39 GMT
Last night of Martin Barre's 2018 Tour in Wakefield U.K. !!! LINK
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Post by JTull 007 on Nov 17, 2018 2:54:41 GMT
CRANK IT UP @WAREHOUSE 23 with Martin Barre !!!
Video by Rob Gray Image by Amanda Carter
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Post by JTull 007 on Jan 2, 2019 1:29:04 GMT
Great pics from October 14th @ Jammin Java on Flickr...
Images by PuraVida Photo LINK
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Post by maddogfagin on Jan 7, 2019 7:21:03 GMT
Martin Barre Band - Wakefield - 16th Nov 2018. New Day Yesterday
Rob Gray Premiered Jan 5, 2019
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Post by maddogfagin on Jan 7, 2019 7:34:13 GMT
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Post by maddogfagin on Feb 5, 2019 7:41:49 GMT
Former Jethro Tull`s MARTIN BARRE Berlin 2018 25 views
RADIO MOABIT - A FREE VOICE FROM BERLIN Published on Feb 3, 2019
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Post by maddogfagin on Apr 13, 2019 14:16:15 GMT
Martin Barre Live at Factory Underground - "Cant Find My Way Home" 13,151 views
Factory Underground Published on Nov 5, 2018
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Post by jeremyjackass on Apr 27, 2019 0:28:15 GMT
Martins band are really the best at Tull these days No brainer
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