Category: Touring
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Back To The 80s at Audley End
The odds were against us – Friday the 13th and Trump was in town. But that didn’t deter the 80s fans who came to witness yet another Here and Now 80s pop extravaganza with an all-star listing of pop royalty. Jason Donovan topped the bill with Midge Ure and 5-Star preceding amongst others. Thanks to […]
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It’s Official !
June was my first touring experience with Yamaha in a 35 year celebration of their Clavinova digital piano. We covered Scotland, Ireland and England. This marks quite a seismic shift of brand loyalty for me having worked for Roland for many years. But change is good and I can’t think of a better brand to […]
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‘Dire’ Travels
After a UK run of Dire Straits Experience gigs in June and July, attention in now focused on Europe with many weekends spent flying back and forth. We started with Croatia beginning of June and then moved onto Copenhagen and Norway. Im currently writing this entry from a hotel room in Bad Dürrhiem where we’ll […]
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A Life On The Ocean Wave
This Saturday I’ll be off for a week’s cruising with Vocalist/Sax player Jimmy Cannon and his trio with special guest singer, Gina Foster It’s called the Bravo cruise and features a host of performing artists from varied musical genres, including Kathryn Jenkins and Alfie Boe, By the sounds of it, the ship will be completly […]
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To Switzerland and Beyond with the DSE
This weekend in Zurich represents the first of many gigs scheduled until November with the Dire Straits Experience. Most of the weekends this Summer will involve weekend trips abroad to Europe. There’s even a two week tour in Australia in September to look forward to. Thanks to Sax player and original DS member, Chris White, […]
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Disco Fever Time !
After a ten year wait, It’s finally back. The ‘Forty Years Of Disco’ Arena tour will be appearing in Leeds, London, Birmingham and Liverpool this coming week. Im both proud and excited to be the Musical Director for this extravaganza. The artist line-up reads like a whosiswho of 70s pop music. A treat for any […]
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All Night Long (2018) with Brendan Cole
This week I’ll be starting the Brendan Cole tour. This is the eighth year I’ve worked with Brendan. ’All Night Long’ had its first showing last year and 2018 sees it appearing in yet more theatres throughout the UK and Ireland. Featuring 8 dancers and 13 onstage musicians, we will be visiting nearly 50 venues […]
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Jingle Bell Favourites in Dubai !
I’ve just returned from Dubai after five Christmas-themed concerts with the London Concert Orchestra, part of the Raymond Gubbay series. The performances took place at the Opera house with a 20 (plus) piece orchestra and 10 singers including soloists Alison Jiear and Matt Little. Temperatures may have been in their upper 20s outside, but inside […]
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Going Dutch with the DSE
Having just returned from Holland after 8 gigs in 12 days with the Dire Straits Experience, I feel compelled to let everyone know what a great band they are. With Chris White on Sax and Chris Whitten on drums, both original members of Mark Knopfler’s epic band, this is far more than just a ‘tribute’ […]
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Dire Straits Experience
I shall be touring with the ‘Dire Straits Experience’ out in Holland and Belgium for 2 weeks from November. This is for me a new band I’m working with and I’ve certainly come to have a true appreciation of the music since rehearsing for three solid days. The band is run by Chris White, one […]