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Wednesday 30 December 2020

Feeling Bored? - Take A Look at Joe Bonamassa - "Distant Lonesome Train" - Official Music Video

Joe Bonamassa - "Distant Lonesome Train" - Official Music Video


Stream Joe now: https://joeb.me/StreamJoe

Joe Bonamassa | (jbonamassa.com) 

Robyn to host New Year’s Eve party on BBC Radio 6 Music 31 December 2020

Robyn to host New Year’s Eve party on BBC Radio 6 Music 31 December 2020

Robyn is set to make her presenting debut on BBC “From effortlessly cool beats to loud and
proud anthems, the Queen of the Sad Bangers
takes charge of 6 Music for one night only, and we are delighted to embrace her wild,
weird and wonderful world!”

Robyn herself added: “On NYE this year I will be the selector on BBC 6 Music 7-9pm GMT with fire starters and healing tunes.

“TY 6Music for giving me the maybe best gig ever. It’s been a shitty year so it feels special to select music for this NYE which is always, whether we want or not, a symbolic day.”

Radio 6 Music tomorrow night (December 31), hosting a special New Year’s Eve party on the radio.

The singer is set to close out 2020 with a two-hour show from 7-9pm GMT.

“Lose yourself on the living room dancefloor as ultimate alt-pop icon, Robyn, makes her 6 Music presenting debut by taking listeners on a cosmic trip through two hours of massive tunes this New Year’s Eve,” a description of the show reads.

“From effortlessly cool beats to loud and proud anthems, the Queen of the Sad Bangers
takes charge of 6 Music for one night only, and we are delighted to embrace her wild,
weird and wonderful world!”

Robyn herself added: “On NYE this year I will be the selector on BBC 6 Music 7-9pm GMT with fire starters and healing tunes.

“TY 6Music for giving me the maybe best gig ever. It’s been a shitty year so it feels special to select music for this NYE which is always, whether we want or not, a symbolic day.”

Source News Now

Honey Remixes | Robyn

Radio 6 Music - Listen Live - BBC Sounds

Sunday 27 December 2020

Paul McCartney secures first Number 1 solo album in 31 years

 Paul McCartney secures first Number 1 solo album in 31 years.


After a close battle with Taylor Swift’s Evermore (2), The Beatles legend’s 18th solo studio album secures the festive top spot. The UK’s most successful albums artist of all time, McCartney’s new release McCartney III is the third and final chapter in a trilogy of albums, starting with his chart-topping debut album McCartney in 1970 and followed by McCartney II in 1980.

Celebrating the news, McCartney told OfficialCharts.com: “I just want to say Happy Christmas, Happy New Year, and a big thank you to everyone who helped get my record to Number 1 in the album charts.”

McCartney III is the music icon’s first solo Number 1 album since 1989’s Flowers In The Dirt. It’s
also not the first time he has claimed a Christmas Number 1 album – scoring one 20 years ago when 
The Beatles’ greatest hits 1 topped the Christmas charts in 2000, with the Fab Four earning a further six festive chart toppers during the 196

Official Paul McCartney: Tours, Music, Media & Community

Thursday 24 December 2020

Happy Christmas to One And All.



Never mind all of the rubbish going on in the world at the moment and never mind all of the political duplicity. There are people in the world in a far worse situation than we are.

So, let us be positive, look to the future, stay positive, stay safe, raise a glass and have a great Rock 'n' Rolling Lockdown Christmas.

Belshazzar’s Feast and the Sound of Music Charity Concert – Christmas Day, 2020.



Belshazzar’s Feast on Zoom

Join Belshazzar’s Feast for a 45-minute concert themed around The Sound of Music. Julie Andrews will be played by Paul Sartin, whilst the Von Trapp cockney rhyming will be covered by Paul Hutchinson. That’s something the Queen’s speech certainly doesn’t offer. This concert is being held for charity, and all ticket sales will go towards the NSPCC and their Childline service.

Tickets £10 plus booking fee

Ticket Link: Belshazzar's Feast 

Wednesday 23 December 2020

Earl Scruggs and Friends Foggy Mountain Breakdown

Foggy Mountain Breakdown by Earl Scruggs is considered the hardest bluegrass song to play!

Earl Scruggs' "Foggy Mountain Breakdown" established the banjo as the star instrument in bluegrass music. That song is still perhaps best known as the accompanying theme for a pair of roving gangsters in Arthur Penn's 1967 film Bonnie and Clyde. A bright and quick tune written by a quiet North Carolina country musician that introduced American bluegrass to new audiences around the world.

Written by Earl Scruggs Earl Scruggs, banjo - Glen Duncan, fiddle - Randy Scruggs, acoustic guitar - Steve Martin, 2nd banjo solo - Vince Gill, 1st electric guitar solo - Marty Stuart, mandolin - Gary Scruggs, harmonica - Albert Lee, 2nd electric guitar solo - Paul Shaffer, piano - Jerry Douglas, dobro - Leon Russell, organ - Glenn Worf, bass - Harry Stinson, drums.

 


EarlScruggs.com 

Tuesday 22 December 2020

Christmas Eve Carols at the The Cumberland Arms - 24 December 2020 – 6 pm GMT

Christmas Eve Carols at the The Cumberland Arms - 24 December 2020 – 6 pm GMT

The Cumberland Arms in Byker, Newcastle Upon Tyne UK, is a pub usually filled with folk sessions or concerts most nights of the week; and crowding into the room above the pub to sing Christmas carols together is an annual North East festive tradition. This year, the tradition continues with a virtual version, so wherever you’re based you can join in from home.

Free event but you can also donate to the Cumberland if you so desire. Link to follow and video will be posted at 6pm so we can watch together and feel a sense of community just in our own homes.



Christmas Eve Carols | Facebook

The Cumberland Arms | Facebook

Eric Gales reschedules UK tour for March and April 2022

Eric Gales has pushed back his February 2022 UK tour to March and April 2022.

The American blues-rock guitarist will now open his tour at Brighton Concorde 2 on Wednesday 23rd March 2022 and conclude at Leeds Brudenell Social Club on Sunday 3rd April 2022. The Gateshead Sage show will sadly no longer be going ahead.

Danny Bryant remains as the very special guest at the 2022 concerts.

Previously bought tickets for all shows are still valid. Customers unable to attend the rescheduled date should contact their original point of purchase for a refund. The remaining tickets are on sale now.

 

Eric Gales will be playing the following shows…

 

MARCH 2022

Brighton Concorde 2 - Wed 23rd

Dover The Booking Hall - Thu 24th

London O2 Academy Islington - Fri 25th

Southampton 1865 - Sat 26th

Bristol Fleece - Sun 27th

Nottingham Rescue Rooms - Tue 29th

Bilston The Robin - Wed 30th

Manchester Academy - Thu 31st

 

APRIL 2022

Glasgow Oran Mor - Fri 1st

Whitley Bay Playhouse - Sat 2nd

Leeds Brudenell Social Club - Sun 3rd

Eric Gales (ericgalesband.com)

Monday 21 December 2020

Blues Rock Mammoth Weekender 10 and 11 of April 2021

Blues Rock Mammoth Weekender - Sheffield UK - 10 and 11 of April 2021

If this is your sound, join the friendliest Blues Rock community on the planet.

HRH Blues …

https://hrhblues.com/shop/



The Lumineers' 'Silent Night' Benefits Independent Music Venues

The Lumineers' new rendition of "Silent Night" serves a higher purpose: The next years’ worth of proceeds from the band's cover of the Christmas classic will benefit the National Independent Venue Association's Emergency Relief Fund in the USA.

Wesley Schultz and Lauren Jacobson's harmonies make this version of "Silent Night" the Lumineers' own. They're accompanied throughout, simply. by Jeremiah Fraites on piano, while strings take the place of their voices to conclude the song.

A video for the Lumineers' version of "Silent Night" spotlights some of the United States' most beloved independent music venues, which have been forced to close for most of 2020 due to the novel coronavirus pandemic.

The Lumineers



European readers may be interested in The Lumineers’ rescheduled European dates…

New Dates:
June 18 2021 | Hurricane Festival, Scheessel, Germany | 
Ticket Info
June 19 2021 | Southside Festival, Neuhausen ob Eck, Germany | Ticket Info
Monday 21- Wednesday 23 June 2021 | INmusic Festival, Zagreb, Croatia | Ticket Info
Monday 21 June 2021 | AXA Arena NTC, Bratislava, Slovakia | Ticket Info
Tuesday 29 June 2021 | Neumünster Abbey, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg | Ticket Info
Thursday 1 – Sunday 4 July 2021 | OpenAir St. Gallen Festival, St. Gallen, Switzerland | Ticket Info
Wednesday 14 – Saturday 17 July 2021 | Colours of Ostrava Festival, Ostrava, Czech Republic | Ticket Info



Mnozil Brass play September Song from Kurt Weill



Mnozil Brass play September Song from Kurt Weill composed 1938. This Song is a part of Mnozils Program PHÖNIX. 



For more information please check their website for touring dates and tickets! www.mnozilbrass.at

Saturday 19 December 2020

If You Like Country Music You'll Love Bradley Walker

If you are a fan of country music check out a guy named Bradley Walker.

Born in 1976 Bradley Walker is a native of Athens, Alabama. He was born with muscular dystrophy, and has been in a wheelchair all his life. He was a student at East Limestone High School where he played percussion in the school band.

Bradley's parents shared a love of music and his mother worked in a music store before he was born. He started singing when he was only four years old, and he grew up on a steady musical diet of vintage country, bluegrass, and gospel. Bradley started singing in talent competitions at the age of seven, and when he was 11, he appeared on the TV series Nashville Now, singing with the Oak Ridge Boys. A year later, when the Oak Ridge Boys sang on Jerry Lewis' annual fundraising telethon for the Muscular Dystrophy Association, they brought him along to perform with them.

In 1998, Walker formed a band, The Trinity Mountain Boys, and began to perform at bluegrass festivals. In 2001, he joined the Georgia-based group Lost Horizon. He was signed to Rounder Records, and released his debut album, Highway of Dreams, in 2006. The album was produced by Carl Jackson. For his performance on the album, he won the Male Vocalist of the Year Award from the International Bluegrass Music Association.

Walker's second album, Call Me Old-Fashioned, was produced by Rory Feek and recorded at the Joey + Rory studio out on their farm in 2016. Walker had known Joey and Rory Feek since 2007, and he was asked by Rory Feek to sing the hymn "Leave It There" at the funeral of Joey Feek in accordance with her wishes. Bill Gaither of the Gaither Music Group, who was also at the funeral service, heard Walker's performance and signed Walker to his label. The album includes a posthumous duet with Joey Feek, "In The Time That You Gave Me", using vocals she recorded before her death.The album was released on September 23, 2016 and debuted at No. 9 on the Top Country Albums chart.

In 2019 Bradley appeared at Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival.

n 2020, walker collaborated with Jimmy Fortune, Ben Isaacs, and Mike Rogers to release an album Brotherly Love and a concert DVD/TV special filmed at Rory Feek's barn/studio near Columbia, TN.[13] The album was released digitally on May 29, 2020, and the DVD and CD released on September 4, 2020.[14] The concert film aired on the Circle network on October 20, 2020


To find out more have a look at Bradley’s website…

 Bradley Walker

Check Out the British Country Music Association Country Christmas Video Series

British Country Music Association Country Christmas Video Series number 18

Gareth Nugent - Saving Grace | BCMA Country Christmas

Check out this performance from Gareth Nugent of his original Christmas song ’Saving Grace





Friday 18 December 2020

The Dartmoor Midwinter Sessions with Show of Hands and Friends 21-12-20

The Dartmoor Midwinter Sessions with Show of Hands and Friends — 21 December 2020 at 7.30pm GMT 



Celebrate the Solstice with Seasonal Songs and Carols from a candle-lit medieval barn overlooking the Moors. With Geoff Lakeman and Rob Murch, Miranda Sykes, Chris Hoban, Jim Causley, Paul Downes, Odette Michell, James Studholme and Seth Lakeman. Pre-recorded for a high quality audio visual experience.

Tickets are £15 per household allowing any number of people in your residence to watch. However, we kindly ask that if more than one person is watching in your home and you can afford it, that you buy the appropriate number of tickets as you would at a concert, this helps to support the artists and everyone involved in the concert. The concert will be available to view on YouTube for 48 hours from 21st Dec 7.30pm.

Once you have bought a ticket your email address will be added to a concert mailing list. The YouTube link will be sent to you after 12pm on Mon 21st December. If you haven't received an email with the YouTube link by 1pm on 21st December please check your junk folder and if it's not there email vicky@firebrandmusic.co.uk

Your email address will be deleted from the concert mailing list after the links have been sent (this will not affect the newsletter mailing list). If you are watching from a smart TV just create or log onto a YouTube account and save the video to your 'Watch Later’ list. It will then show up on the YouTube app on your TV.

Ticket Link…

Show of Hands - Shop

  

Guitar Legend Carlos Santana Launches His Own Coffee Company

 Carlos Santana launches his own coffee company which is featuring blends inspired by his legendary catalog of music. (And yes, there is definitely a "Smooth" one.)

Carlos Santana has launched a new coffee company, ‘The Carlos Santana Coffee Company.’ The legendary six-string master announced that the company’s mission is two-fold: “to serve fans and friends around the world the most divine and meaningful cup of coffee while helping children in need throughout the world through his The Milagro Foundation.” (Quote via press release.)

A portion of all sales from the new company will be donated to Santana’s Milagro Foundation, which the guitarist founded in 1998 “the mission of helping young people, especially in underprivileged communities both across the globe and here in the U.S.”

“We believe that life is a miracle and that children everywhere deserve the opportunity to lead safe, healthy and educationally creative lives,” Santana said, via press release. “It is an honor to partner with Icon Global Coffee and with each cup of coffee, make a significant difference in the world. And as we say ‘Wake up and smell the future!’”

Santana partnered with the Icon Global Coffee Company to kick off the company. “All of us at Icon Global Coffee Company are humbled and proud to partner with Carlos Santana, his family and the entire organization as well as The Milagro Foundation,” said Icon Global Coffee Company CEO Greg Ousley via release. “Coffee is a global business and touches and impacts billions of people’s lives each day. Carlos is a global ambassador of peace, unity and divinity. Together we will all make a difference, spread hope and create positive change. Through support of The Carlos Santana Coffee Company, fans, followers and friends can have “Coffee with Carlos” and we can change the world together.”

Check out this link…

The Carlos Santana Coffee Company


 


 

                                                                                                                                                        



 






Thursday 17 December 2020

David Bowie’s ‘Lazarus’ Musical to be Streamed Online In January 2021

David Bowie’s ‘Lazarus’ Musical to be Streamed Online In January 2021


David Bowie‘s Lazarus musical will be live-streamed to mark the five-year anniversary of the late icon’s death and what would have been his 74th birthday.

The Michael C Hall-starring show, inspired by Walter Tevis’ novel The Man Who Fell to Earth (1963), was penned by Bowie alongside Enda Walsh.

On January 8, 2021, when Bowie would have turned 74, fans will be able to watch the UK premiere of a filmed version of the performance online.

There will be a second broadcast of Lazarus the following evening (January 9) before a final virtual outing on January 10, which is the fifth anniversary of Bowie’s death.

Ticket Link...        DAVID BOWIE | DICE

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Wednesday 16 December 2020

See Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band on Saturday Night Live

 Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band play live on Saturday Night Live

Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band were the special live guests on this weekend’s edition of Saturday Night Live. They played two songs from recent album Letter To You – “Ghosts” and “I’ll See You In My Dreams”. Watch them here…



Bruce Springsteen

King King New Album 'Maverick' Is Out Now

King King New Album 'Maverick' Is Out Now

Follow links to find out more…

King King - Marerick (orcd.co)

King King | Official Website | Music



Belle Chen: Turning Sounds From Around the World Into Music

 

Belle Chen: Turning sounds from around the world into music

From noisy Indonesian children during Ramadan to a calm night inside a Chinese hospital, Belle Chen has spent the pandemic making music inspired by ambient sounds from around the world.

Unable to travel and perform due to Covid, the classically-trained musician has been asking people to send her audio recordings from where they are.

She then uses them to improvise pieces of music to share online for her Sounds from Home project.



BELLE CHEN

Source BBC News

Tuesday 15 December 2020

Peace Through Music Global Event for Social Justice

 Peace Through Music Global Event for Social Justice

Gibson has partnered with Playing For Change to air the Peace Through Music: A Global Event for
Social Justice concert , which is streaming in its entirety on demand via Gibson TV through December 31 in celebration of the annual Human Rights Day.

Produced by Playing For Change and Blackbird Presents, the event features more than 200 musicians, including Keith Richards, Robbie Robertson, Gary Clark Jr., Jack Johnson, Brandi Carlile with Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready, Carlos Santana and Cindy Blackman Santana, Run the Jewels with Queens of the Stone Age’s Josh Homme and many more.

Show highlights include Gary Clark Jr.’s performance of This Land, Santana’s Oye Como Va with Uruguayan percussionist Rubén Rada and Tito Puente Jr. and Carlile and McCready’s cover of Bob Dylan’s The Times They Are A-Changin’.

There are also special remarks from Amina Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, and from Epsy Campbell Barr, First Vice President of Costa Rica. In addition, Michelle Bachelet, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, will offer a message to empower the world to seek freedom and justice, end all forms of discrimination and protect everyone’s rights.