Blues Legend Eddie Kirkland Dies In car Crash.

Blues singer Eddie Kirkland has died after his car overturned in Florida. He was 88.
The musician, known as the Gypsy of the Blues, was travelling north of Tampa on Sunday when he tried to make a U-turn in front of a bus and flipped his vehicle, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. He later died in nearby Tampa General Hospital. No one on the bus was injured.

The blues legend was born in Jamaica and grew up in Alabama before settling in Detroit, Michigan. His career started when he toured with John Lee Hooker before becoming Otis Redding's bandleader. He also played with Little Johnnie Taylor and Little Richard.

Kirkland is survived by his wife Mary and nine children.

Eddie Kirkland on youtube...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4ga0-AZ-q4

Eric Clapton/JJ Cale-Call Me The Breeze

The Validators & ATM Lincoln Gig!

Not To Be Missed...

The Validators & ATM
Student Gig!!
Thursday, March 3 at 7:30pm
Location: The Slug And Lettuce,Lincoln.
Validators MySpace

RIP Suze Rotolo

US artist Suze Rotolo, the girlfriend of Bob Dylan during the early 1960s, has died aged 67.

Suze Rotolo will perhaps be best remembered by Dylan fans as the woman walking arm-in-arm with the famous songwriter on the iconic cover of The Freehweelin' Bob Dylan album, Rolling Stone magazine reported.

Just 17 when the pair began dating in 1961, Rotolo was the muse behind many of Dylan's early love songs, including Don't Think Twice, It's All Right, Boots of Spanish Leather and Tomorrow Is a Long Time.

Born and raised in Queens, Rotolo appeared in Martin Scorsese's 2005 film No Direction Home: Bob Dylan, a documentary which focused on Dylan's early career.

She died in New York on February 24 after a long illness.

Read more at Rolling Stone Magazine

Happy Birthday Johnny Cash!

February 26 2011 would have been his 79th Birthday.

The Liam Robinson Dance Band New CD

Traditional dance music from Lincolnshire The Liam Robinson Dance Band present their new CD. It features fourteen tunes and songs, representing over 250 years of traditional dance music in Lincolnshire.

This CD is a must buy for anybody interested in English traditional dance music.

Get your copy now from

44 Cranwell Street

Lincoln

LN5 8AJ

UK

Priced £10 (+99p P&P)

Cheques payable to;

The Mini Morris Company

(not available until April 2011)

Track Listing

1. Louth Quickstep/Quickstep from Louth

2. Burton Broom Dance

3. Sheffield Fair/Grinders

4. Welcome Here Again/Gibbons No.9

5. Oats and Beans and Barley

6. Miss Fisher’s Hornpipe

7. The Beavor/Gallop to Fulbeck

8. Rosline Castle

9. Congress at Laceby/Soldier Laddie

10. Acre of Land/Farewell Ye Green Fields

11. Hannoverian Waltz

12. Wednesday Night/Mrs Hubbard’s Reel

13. Market Rasen Quickstep

14. I want to be near you

Liam Robinson one-row melodeon/concertina/vocals

Tim Walker percussion/cornet/flugelhorn/recorder/vocals

Nina Zagorski piano

The CD will be launched at a special Grand Ceilidh at Lincoln Drill Hall on Friday 4th March. Tickets available from Lincoln Drill Hall Box Office 01522 873 894

All enquiries to...

LIAM ROBINSON

traditional music, song and dance

Contact

(+44) 01522 560 163 liam@minimorris.co.uk

www.myspace.com/liamrobinsonlincs

http://www.minimorris.co.uk/

Lincoln Stages It's Very Own Bob Dylan Birthday Show!

 “Bringing It All Back Home”

The Bob Dylan Birthday Show

Tuesday 24^th May 8pm Tickets £5.00

Lincoln Drill Hall Cafe/Bar, Lincoln Drill Hall, Free School Lane, Lincoln. LN2 1EY

Bob Dylan (born Robert Allen Zimmerman; May 24, 1941) has been an inspiration to musicians, songwriters and fans alike for five decades.  A number of his songs such as "Blowin' in the Wind" and "The Times They Are a-Changin'" became anthems for the US civil rights and anti-war movements. His early lyrics incorporated a variety of political, social and philosophical, as well as literary influences.

We are going to celebrate Dylan’s 70^th birthday as well as his life and works on his actual birthday. It will take the form of a ‘pre-booked open mic’ type event where local musicians are invited to play their versions of two or three of their favourite Dylan songs.

The event will be hosted by your very own Coffee Bar Cowboys and is presented in association with bluecrow music.

(Musicians who would like to pre-book a spot should email admin@bluecrowmusic.co.uk with contact telephone number)

Lincoln Drill Hall Box Office 01522 873894

boxoffice@lincolndrillhall.com

http://www.lincolndrillhall.com/

Exclusive: Liam Bailey – Live At The Jazz Cafe [VIDEO]

Exclusive: Liam Bailey – Live At The Jazz Cafe [VIDEO]

Unreleased Weather Report

The 40th anniversary of the founding of Weather Report in 1971 brings several treats for the band's fans. Joe Zawinul's estate is to issue three previously unreleased live recordings by the group through 2011.

The first, on 28 March, presents a 41-minute broadcast performance from the Berlin Philharmonie in November 1975 featuring Zawinul, Wayne Shorter, Alphonso Johnson, Chester Thompson and Alex Acuña. Live in Berlin, 1975 (Art of Groove MIG80020) is a two-disc CD and DVD set. The same audio is also available in a special vinyl edition (MIG80021).

Next up, on the 30 May, is a complete live concert from Cologne in 1983 featuring Zawinul, Shorter, Victor Bailey, Omar Hakim and José Rossy. Titled Live At Rockpalast, Cologne 1983, it will be available in two separate versions – 2CD (MIG80052) and DVD (MIG80057).

The last release, for the latter part of 2011, is a complete live concert from Offenbach in 1978 by the band with Jaco Pastorius and Peter Erskine. Live At Rockpalast, Offenbach 1978 is also in two versions – 2CD (MIG80092) and DVD (MIG80097). The video has been issued before, as part of the Forecast Tomorrow box set, but this the first discrete issue of the audio.

The recordings will be distributed in the UK by Proper Note.

www.propernote.co.uk

See Weather Report @...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqashW66D7o

The Eagles to Headline Kent Festival

Hop Farm Festival today announced The Eagles will be headlining the event in July.

The legendary rock band will be taking to the stage Friday evening (July 1st), and will be joined by well known fox hunting enthusiast Bryan Ferry as well as Brandon Flowers, Death Cab for Cutie and 10cc. 

Further acts are expected to be announced over the coming weeks, including Saturday night's (July 2nd) main headliner. 

The festival - which takes place at Hop Farm Country Park in Kent - was headlined by Bob Dylan and Van Morrison last year, and featured other acts including Mumford and Sons, Ray Davies, Blondie, Seasick Steve, Pete Doherty and Laura Marling.

According to Efestivals.co.uk : "Early bird tickets are no longer available. Two-day tickets are priced at £130. A single day Friday ticket is priced at £70, and Friday only camping is priced at £25. A campervan ticket is priced at £35 for Friday or Saturday, and disabled options are also available. Under 12's go free with a paying adult".

Full details at…
http://www.hopfarmfestival.com/