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/

Lincoln Drill Hall Gigs March 2011

^{Friday 04 Mar 2011   7.30pm Grand Ceilidh! Tickets: £8 (£6 concessions)
Friday 11 Mar 2011   8pm Keith James: The Songs of Leonard Cohen Tickets: £12
Saturday 12 Mar 2011   8pm (Jazz) Threeway Tickets: £14 (£12 concessions / £7 students)
Thursday 17 Mar 2011   8pm St Patrick's Night  The Band From County Hell Tickets: £10 in advance (£12 on the day)Wednesday 23 Mar 2011   8pmMaggie Bell, Dave Kelly & The BBQ Tickets: £15 (£13 concessions)
Tickets, Box Office, Lincoln Drill Hall, Free School Lane, Lincoln. LN2 1EY. 01522 873894 boxoffice@lincolndrillhall.com
 http://www.lincolndrillhall.com/
All press enquiries to gavin@lincolndrillhall.com}

John Renbourn: new album & signature guitar

Available now is a new album from guitar supremo John Renbourn. Entitled 'Palermo Snow' the set consists of guitar solos, overdubbed duets, pieces for clarinet and bass clarinet. John says it 'is a little more harmonic/romantic than I have attempted in the past.' Early listens also reveal a tasty bit of jazz/swing. And it isn't long now before you can catch him in concert as he hits the road with long-time collaborator Robin Williamson in April.

In other news, guitar fans take note, John is soon to be honoured with a Martin Signature Model. The basic design is the OM 21S, a beautiful fingerstyle guitar in its own right but there will be numerous variations. Anticipation is high, so for those who can't wait for more detail John has supplied a contact on his website to learn more about the specifications.

Dates with Robin Williamson:
April 2011
Fri  1st SUDBURY The Quay Theatre
Sat  2nd WHITSTABLE Royal Native Oyster Stores
Sun  3rd LONDON The Half Moon, Putney
Tue  5th LEEDS Holy Trinity
Wed  6th BUXTON Buxton Opera House
Thu  7th REETH Reeth Memorial Hall
Fri  8th GATESHEAD The Sage
Sun 10th GLASGOW The Ferry
Tue 12th SWINDON The Arts Centre
Wed 13th HUDDERSFIELD Bar 1:22
Thu 14th CHESTER Alexander's
Fri 15th SHEFFIELD The Greystones
Sat 16th THORNTON CLEVELEYS Thornton Little Theatre
Sun 17th SKELMERSDALE The Engine Rooms
Tue 19th BROMSGROVE The Artrix
Wed 20th ABERYSTWYTH Aberystwyth Arts Centre
Thu 21st BOURNEMOUTH CentreStage
Sat 23rd BRISTOL The Folkhouse
Sun 24th EASTBOURNE Underground Theatre
Wed 27th LONDON The Vortex
Thu 28th HIGH KELLING Voewood
Fri 29th TUNBRIDGE WELLS Trinity Theatre
Sat 30th LINCOLN Westgate School 01526 352153        

100 Club Saved By Converse?

Mojo Magazine reports that a place for live music since 1942, last September's announcement that West End rock'n'roll omphalos the 100 Club was closing was grave indeed. And in December, it seemed the game really was up when a public campaign to buy it fell short of the £500,000 required. Even pleas by Macca, Mick Jagger and Beady Eye fell on deaf ears.
But the Converse shoe company - which, it should be remembered, has made special edition plimsolls featuring The Ramones, AC/DC, The Clash and Nirvana - has stepped up to keep it open, meaning that stretching ahead once more is a full programme of rock, jazz, punk and more (Sick On The Bus and Drongos For Europe play a double-header there on March 24!).
"Converse and the 100 Club both share a love for music and this partnership is a great opportunity to reunite the 100 Club with a generation who experienced history inside its walls," said Converse in a statement, "as well as introduce it to a new generation with a vow to bring the best in music to its legendary stage."
Owner Jeff Horton has assured London radio station XFM that the shoe company's corporate presence will be discreet. But MOJO wonders, will the new partnership keep the Working Men's Club décor - unchanged since 1973.
We will just have to wait and see what happens!

Big Plans For Robert Johnson's 100th Birthday

Legacy Recordings plan to celebrate Robert Johnson's 100th birthday in a big way. Here is the news: May 8, 2011, marks the 100th birthday of Mississippi Delta blues-man Robert Johnson, who, according to legend, sold his soul down at the crossroads of Highway 61 and Highway 49 in a midnight bargain that has haunted the music world for three-quarters of a century.

The 'deal' brought forth Johnson's incandescent guitar technique and a run of 10-inch 78 rpm singles for the Vocalion, Oriole, Conqueror and Perfect labels recorded in San Antonio in 1936 and Dallas in 1937.

Those songs have become a cornerstone of Columbia Records' identity, and will be celebrated on two Centennial releases from Columbia/Legacy, a division of Sony Music Entertainment.

Bob Dylan: In Concert: Brandeis University 1963

A previously unknown live recording of a 21-year-old Bob Dylan taped at the Brandeis First Annual Folk Festival in Waltham, Massachusetts on May 10, 1963, Bob Dylan In Concert – Brandeis University 1963 captures a performance in front of an appreciative audience two weeks prior to the release of The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan (May 27, 1963).

Drawn from two sets that spring night at the Brandeis Folk Festival, tracks on Bob Dylan In Concert – Brandeis University 1963 include “Honey, Just Allow Me On More Chance” (incomplete), “Talkin’ John Birch Paranoid Blues,” “Ballad Of Hollis Brown,” “Masters of War,” “Talkin’ World War III Blues,” “Bob Dylan’s Dream,” and “Talkin’ Bear Mountain Picnic Massacre Blues.”
Previously available as a limited time offer, Bob Dylan In Concert – Brandeis University 1963 is being reissued in response to overwhelming popular demand for a wide release. The new Columbia/Legacy edition features liner notes penned exclusively for this release by noted Bob Dylan scholar Michael Gray.