• From: Buckinghamshire, UK
  • Registered: 2010-08-04
  • Posts: 88

Topic: Martin Barre's New Day

I saw this band last week and thoroughly enjoyed them. Martin Barre and Pat O'May played some fabulous lead guitar ably assisted by a great bass player (Hilaire ??), drummer (didn't catch his name), vocalist (Dan Crisp) and a crazy multi-brass/wind instrumentalist called Frank.

They played a mixture of new arrangements of old Jethro Tull songs, Martin Barre's solo material and some of Pat O'May's compositions so it was a really mixed set.

MB made a lovely tribute to Joe and they played an impressive version of "Steal Your Heart Away" which was a great surprise and a highlight of the set...as if that were not enough, MB and Dan Crisp came out after the interval and performed the most beautiful version of "Still Loving You Tonight" just on acoustic and electric guitars (that is my favourite Jethro Tull song and I was keeping my fingers crossed that they would play it as there is such a great guitar part in it!!).

They have been added to my Alerts List for future reference.

  • Registered: 2008-06-16
  • Posts: 4,021

Re: Martin Barre's New Day

thanks for the report. I just went on Utube and listened to them doing Teacher, and I have to say that Pat's vocals are simply horrendous. I am a Tull freak and always will be, Martin is a class act and highly underrated (we say that about so many here), or underappreciated whatever. It's not that it isn't Ian singing it, not at all. I know for a fact I can sing that better than Pat. Maybe he was just having a bad night.
Tres

As corn through a goose, so are the days of our lives
  • Registered: 2012-02-24
  • Posts: 149

Re: Martin Barre's New Day

Martin is a gem of a guitarist and plays with real style. He is obviously enjoying a new lease of life after Tull. I went with my youngest son (Andrew Pipe guitar player of The Mentulls) to see Martin and his band at The Robin 2 a couple of weeks and really enjoyed the gig. Looking forward to his gigs next year. He is playing at Fairport Convention's Cropredy Festival in August.

  • Registered: 2013-01-02
  • Posts: 2

Re: Martin Barre's New Day

Hello !
In fact I've never sung teacher on this tour sorry ahahahahah I'm the little hobbit on the right ahahahahaaha !

  • Registered: 2008-06-16
  • Posts: 4,021

Re: Martin Barre's New Day

welcome to the forum Pat. I see now that you are one of the guitarists, not sure how I came to that conclusion but I apologize for getting it wrong. We have a lot of artists here and it's good to have another git player on board. Please give Martin and the band best regards from a long time fan. I first saw them live on American Bandstand with Dick Clark. Feel free to hang around and give us some updates now and then on what you guys are doing.
Tres

patomay wrote:

Hello !
In fact I've never sung teacher on this tour sorry ahahahahah I'm the little hobbit on the right ahahahahaaha !

As corn through a goose, so are the days of our lives
  • Registered: 2013-01-02
  • Posts: 2

Re: Martin Barre's New Day

I Will man ! it was funny to read that !!! ahahahahah !!
these is a link for my new album !
http://www.deezer.com/fr/album/6111313
I've made some duets with Martin, Jonathan, Alan Stivell and Moya Brennan !
Enjoy !
Pat
ps : about Martin's band we will tour Germany and uk the gigs are to be announced soon


ahsmith33 wrote:

welcome to the forum Pat. I see now that you are one of the guitarists, not sure how I came to that conclusion but I apologize for getting it wrong. We have a lot of artists here and it's good to have another git player on board. Please give Martin and the band best regards from a long time fan. I first saw them live on American Bandstand with Dick Clark. Feel free to hang around and give us some updates now and then on what you guys are doing.
Tres

patomay wrote:

Hello !
In fact I've never sung teacher on this tour sorry ahahahahah I'm the little hobbit on the right ahahahahaaha !

  • Registered: 2012-02-24
  • Posts: 149

Re: Martin Barre's New Day

Jethro Tull guitarist MARTIN BARRE comes to the UK and Europe this Autumn with his band. Check them out, he's one of the very best guitar players.............

28th September – Devon – Tavistock Wharf
3rd October – Brighton – The Komedia
4th October – London – The Borderline
5th October – Banbury – The Mill
6th October – Hebden Bridge – Trades Club
8th October – Sheffield – The Greystones
10th October – Wolverhampton – The Robin
11th October – Bristol – The Tunnels
12th October – Falmouth – Blues In The Bay
14th October – Milton Keynes – The Stables
17th October – Belgium – Verviers – Spirit of 66
18th October – Netherlands – Ulft – Dru Cultuurfabriek
19th October – Netherlands – Zoetermeer – De Boerderij
20th October – Germany – Münster – HotJazzClub
22nd October – Germany – Bamberg – Live Club
23rd October – Germany – Fulda – Kreuz
24th October – Germany – Isernhagen – Blues Garage
25th October – Germany – Buchholz – Empore
26th October – Germany – Siegburg – Kubana
27th October – France – Bartenheim – Caf Conc
28th October – Germany – Aschaffenburg – Colos Saal
29th October – Germany – Augsburg – Spectrum
30th October – Germany – Munich – Bayerischer Hof
31st October – Germany – Reichenbach – Bergkeller
1st November – Germany – Bruchsal – Fabrik
3rd November – Switzerland – Pratteln – Gallery
9th November – Devizes – Long Street Blues Club
10th November – Devon – Budleigh Salterton Public Hall