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Nieuwsbrief Ian Maart 2010 |
Hi Folks,
My mate 'Mick the Dog' has compiled many things in his time - a collection of bus and train tickets, emergency food rations in case those strange foreign countries don't have anything a dog of his breed can eat, a catalogue of amusing driving noises, and some other unspeakable things.
More recently he has compiled some of his bootleg footage from last October's acoustic trio tour of the UK. The footage can be seen on the 'Music' page. That tour was a lot of fun and very musically satisfying, and I'm grateful to 'the Dog' for capturing those moments. We'll be doing another trio show on May 2nd in Guisborough, Cleveland.
I'll also be playing several solo gigs in the UK in the coming months, as well as some more with Morg Morgan on keys. Talking of which, the second show at Ripley Town Hall on Sunday 7th March has now sold out. Sorry to those of you who were not able to get tickets, I hope to come back again before long.
Also, I'll be back on the continent in June with a new show featuring Wayne Proctor on percussion. Throughout the 'Up Close and Intimate' series, with the solo, piano duo, and acoustic trio gigs I've explored lots of interesting avenues, but rhythm/percussion is an area I have not really touched upon yet.
The duo with Wayne is actually very varied. We plan to kind of rock it up at times in a Seasick Steve kind of a way, but it also works surprisingly well with the more sensitive material. I've written lots of new songs recently, and I expect to be trying those out on this tour too, which will make it all the more interesting and challenging for us.
I pre-recorded an interview and live session with Paul Franks for BBC WM this week. It goes out on Paul's show on Tuesday 2nd March, and you can listen to it on BBC iPlayer, by clicking on 'listen again' and selecting 'Drivetime with Paul Franks'. http://www.bbc.co.uk/wm
The running is going from strength to strength, although my knees are proving to be a weakness at this stage. We're running about half the distance now and the entire seven-strong team is doing very well. The half marathon takes place on 25th April in Stratford, and we'll be raising money for Motor Neurone Disease. If you would like to sponsor us, we'd be very grateful. The link below will take you to the fund-raising website which features a very unflattering, very non-music biz kind of a photograph of the team!
http://www.justgiving.com/HSNC-does-Stratford-Upon-Avon
That's all for now.
Take care,
IP
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Hi Folks,
I played a solo gig at Koo Japanese restaurant in Ludlow, Shropshire last Wednesday. I realise that this opening sentence alone is enough to suggest that I’m going insane, but in fact the whole thing worked out really well. It had a kind of Greenwich Village café feel to it. It reminded me of the great time I had in ‘the village’ during my US trip in the summer of 2008, and made me wonder whether it would be possible to re-establish a kind of beatnik coffee house scene over here?
I put that to Lord Byron Pryce and his girlfriend Mari who run the place. Lord Byron, was actually the forerunner to the now world famous ‘Mick the Dog’ who many of you will have met at gigs over the years. Lord Byron used to come on tour with me back in the Parker’s Alibi days, but he hung up his tour manager’s pint glass and turned in his badge, in favour of a quiet life in the Shropshire hills - an extraordinary fellow.
The audience dined first (great food there actually) and I played when the eating was all done, so it felt like a really intimate and attentive gig. My set lasted about an hour and fifteen minutes, and I tried out some more new songs. I’m really enjoying the freedom that solo gigs afford in terms of trying out new material and experimenting with new ideas and approaches.
The first month of my marathon training was completed yesterday with a thirty minute run along the local canal. This month is going to be a lot harder with more lengthy sessions on the cards. The after-run roast with the six-strong team, (including Morg Morgan incidentally) was fantastic as ever, but I think the wine drinking may have to be curtailed a bit if the training is going to actually benefit any of us. I woke up slightly hung over today, lacking the clarity that might have prevented me writing some of the banal stuff above about Lord Byron – he is an extraordinary fellow though.
Anyway, I’m off to set up my home studio again, lots of new songs to work on. Hope to get them out to you as soon a possible.
Take care,
Ian
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Ian's optreden in Groningen |
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Hi Folks,
I’ve just got back from a couple of days in The Netherlands, where I played a solo acoustic set at EuroSonic in Groningen. EuroSonic is an industry event where the guys and gals who organise Europe’s festivals and other live events get together to discuss business and check out new acts.
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Demons and Doubters' met 5 nieuwe nummers:
Winding River
Grow
Lovers And Friends
Lost
Keep Me Walking
Deze CD is te bestellen via www.ianparkermusic.com
De teksten zijn te lezen onder het kopje ' muziek' , 'teksten'.
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Introductie "Demons and doubters" op youtube. |
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Eq9b5J6utk
Op deze videoboodschap legt Ian uit wat hem de laatste tijd bezig hield en kunt u een intro van het prachtige nummer "Grow", beluisteren.
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