Topic: Deborah Bonham

Surprised that until now, this lady doesn't appear to have her own thread on the forum; just a handful of honourable mentions.

Caught her a couple of years ago when she toured with Nazareth, and gave them a run for their money. Great encore to her set when Deborah's nephew dropped in and took the drumstool for Rock And Roll. Other well known faces have been known to pop up in her band and shows, but that aside, expect a really gutsy and powerful performance.

Fri 22nd Feb Bull Theatre Barnet 
Sat 23rd Feb  The Brook Southampton 
Thu 11th Apr  The Stables Milton Keynes 
Fri 12th Apr O2 Academy Liverpool Liverpool 
Thu 18th Apr  The Robin 2 Wolverhampton 
Fri 19th Apr  The Touchline (Hullbridge Sports & Social Club) Hullbridge 
Sat 20th Apr Tivoli Theatre Wimborne 
Fri 26th Apr  The Duchess York 
Sat 27th Apr Deborah Bonham + Steve Rodgers Band + Steel Threads  The Diamond Sutton in Ashfield 
Fri 3rd May Backstage @ Green Hotel Kinross Kinross

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Re: Deborah Bonham

The lady with the big name and voice to match hits the road this week promoting the new album, Spirit. Tour dates right through to Spring '14:-

Oct 03 Thu    Stratford Upon Avon: No.1 Shakespeare Street Bar & Grill (CV37 6RN) 
Oct 04 Fri      Derby: The Flowerpot (DE1 3DZ)   
Oct 05 Sat     Macclesfield: Cabin 5150 (SK11 6JD) 
Oct 06 Sun    Maryport: The Golden Lion Hotel (CA15 6AB) 
Oct 09 Wed    London: The Half Moon Putney (SW15 1EU) 
Oct 10 Thu     Winchester: The Railway Inn (SO22 5AE) 
Oct 11 Fri       Chichester: The Chichester Inn (PO19 1RP) 
Oct 12 Sat      Windlesham: Windlesham Club (GU20 6AA) 
Oct 23 Wed     Wolverhampton: The Robin 2 (WV14 7LJ) 
Oct 24 Thu      Nuneaton: Queen's Hall (CV11 5LA) 
Oct 25 Fri        St Helens: Citadel Arts Centre (WA10 1PX) 
Nov 22 Fri       Braintree: High Barn (CM7 4SL) 
Nov 23 Sat      Folkestone: Tower Theatre Folkstone (CT20 3HL) 
Jan 09 2014    Bury: The Met (BL9 0BW) 
Jan 10 2014    Rotherham: The Rock @ The Wesley Centre (S66 8JD) 
Jan 11 2014    Leicester: The Musician (LE1 2DE)   
Mar 01 2014    Colchester: Little Rabbit Barn (CO7 7SN) 
Mar 06 2014    Ilminster: Square and Compass Inn (plus The Barn) (TA19 9NX)   
Mar 07 2014    Wimborne: Tivoli Theatre (BH21 1LT)   
Mar 22 2014    Kinross: Backstage @ Green Hotel Kinross (KY13 8AS)   
Mar 28 2014    Darlington: The Forum Music Centre (DL1 1SG)

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Re: Deborah Bonham

Saw her live a couple of years ago supporting Paul Rodgers at the Colston Hall in Bristol. Fantastic voice and a real nice person.

The nearest gig to me is the Square & Compass in Ilminster. Well worth a half hour trip to see her again

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4 (edited by BansheeUK 2013-10-02 07:01:40)

Re: Deborah Bonham

I saw her a couple of years ago, supporting Nazareth. She did a great set, and then her nephew walked on stage and sat behind the drums; think you can guess his name... (He also joined Nazareth on stage and provided some mighty cowbell on Hair Of The Dog.)

Agree with you, awesome voice on stage, and a lovely lady off stage. I'm just waiting for the ink to dry on the Darlington tickets.....

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Re: Deborah Bonham

Great, great night at Darlington Forum on Friday, Deborah Bonham's 1st N.East gig in a few years (and not for the lack of trying to get here...); she looked glad to be here and a packed Forum were glad that she was; Deborah took to the stage and for the next 2 hours she owned the venue, the street and probably half of Darlington with a voice big enough to have filled the Civic Theatre at the other end of the block.

Imagine if Heart covered The Faces, and for the uninitiated, that's as close to the vibe and feel of Deborah's music; very much rooted in early 1970's rockin' blues with a tinge of Folk. The set covered much of Deborah's 2 previous, strong albums, Duchess & The Old Hyde, tracks like Grace, Jack Past 8 and Pretty Thing as well as a good chunk from the forthcoming The Spirit album, especially with a vocal tour-de-force I Need Love and great takes like Fly and the infectiously catchy Take Me Down.

Deborah's band, Ian Rowley (bass) Gerard Louis (keys), Peter Bullick (gtr/mandolin) & Rich Newman (drums) are well known backing other great artists, but with DB, there's not only a closeness of friends but a real tightness and unity of purpose that propels Deborah's vocals even further. All too soon the main set is reaching it's finale with the moving Old Hyde before the Forum's foundations are shaken by the stomping and cheering of the audience until the band take the stage again and Deborah finds another vocal gear for Stay With Me Baby with surely one of the soul/blues voices that others should be measured by; before the band launches into an explosive Rock an' Roll.

And off-stage, Deborah is one of the most gracious and appreciative performers you'd ever meet; so yeah, great night. Now somebody, up here, get her booked again!!!

Tasters from Kinross, earlier in the month:-
I Need Love - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHs8r_qaef8
No Angel - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CLFLkAv-yI
&
Take Me Down (acoustic) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIyiM6B3ak8  (@Little Rabbit Barn)


Deborah's dates for 2014, anyone interested:-
APRIL 

Thurs 10th  LONDON Half Moon Putney, 93 Lower Richmond Road, London SW15 1EU 8pm T:020 8780 9383 http://halfmoon.co.uk

Tues 15th  MILTON KEYNES The Stables, Stockwell Lane, Wavendon, Bucks MK17 8LU  T:01908 280800 http://www.stables.org/Whats_on

Thurs 17th  LEICESTER The Musician, 42 Crafton St W, Leicester LE1 2DE T:0116 251 0080 http://www.themusicianpub.co.uk/

Fri 18th  NANTWICH Jazz & Blues Fest, Nantwich, Cheshire CW5 5AS  T:01270 625283 7.45pm £11.50 http://nantwichjazz.com/category/the-cr … ah-bonham/

Fri 25th  STOURBRIDGE Moochers, 11 New Road Stourbridge, West Midlands DY8 1PH T:01384 394794 £10 http://www.moochers.co.uk

Sat 26th  RIPLEY Ripley Live, Town Hall Ripley, North Yorkshire HG3 3AX T:01423 860340 7.30pm £8 (members)/ £10 (non-members) http://www.ripleylive.com 

JUNE

Fri 20th  BUILTH WELLS Sonic Rock Solstice Festival, Penmaenau Farm, Wales LD2 3RD http://www.sonicrocksolstice.com/

JULY

Fri 19th  FRANCE (18) BOURGES FEST http://www.106db.com

AUGUST

Sat 16th  FRANCE LIMOGES FEST http://106db.com

Sun 31st  WEYFEST  Reeds Road, Tilford, Farnham, Surrey, GU10 2DL http://www.weyfest.co.uk/

OCTOBER

Thurs 2nd  BELGIUM Spirit of ‘66, Vevriers

Sat 4th  FRANCE (71) CHAUFFAILLES FEST http://www.106db.com

Fri 17th  LOWDHAM VILLAGE HALL 37 Ridge Hill, Lowdham, Notts NG14 7EL T:0115 9663596 http://www.warthogpromotions.com

NOVEMBER

Fri 7th  ULVERSTON Sports Club, Priory Road, Ulverston, Cumbria LA12 9HT  T:01229 582258  £10 http://www.ulverstonlivemusic.co.uk   

Sat 8th  DEVIZES Long Street Blues Club, Wilsford House, 30 Long Street, Devizes Wilts, SN10 1NW  T:01380 725614 http://www.longstreetbluesclub.co.uk

Fri 14th  HULLBRIDGE Touchline, Hullbridge Sports Club,  Lower Road, Essex SS5 6BJ Essex  http://www.touchlinelivemusic.co.uk

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Give back the lemons.  Why were the lemons free?  What's wrong with the lemons?
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6 (edited by BansheeUK 2015-04-20 06:46:47)

Re: Deborah Bonham

Another terrific night down at Darlington Forum, Friday gone, and yet another titanic performance from Deborah and her band. Peter Bullick still ripping it up on guitar and Gerard Louis on keys, and though the backline may have changed since last time, the drive and power certainly hasn’t.

Great mix of songs from Deborah’s most recent three albums ripped thought the Forum as the band took us up and down, but always a great time. Tracks included; **## Happens; What We Got; I need Love; Feel So Alive; Painbirds; Take Me Down; Fly; What It Feels; Grace; Jack Past 8; Pretty Thing; Religion; No Angel; Duchess & Devil In New Orleans and held the room for nearly 2 hours. There was even a tongue-in-cheek nod to a certain band Deborah has links with as No Angel segued briefly into Stairway To Heaven.

For the encore, Deborah also touched base with an album she did years previously with For You & The Moon; before rocking out with Immigrant Song

One of the very best this year. here's a taster:-

Feel So Alive:- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2Cu_Dd0gvc
What We Got.... :- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuepGJWLZzQ
I Need Love:- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhiMCHAOU0k

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Give back the lemons.  Why were the lemons free?  What's wrong with the lemons?
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7 (edited by BansheeUK 2022-10-01 10:53:31)

Re: Deborah Bonham

Deborah Bonham & Peter Bullick - Trillians; Newcastle 30-9-22

Now that's what Friday nights are for, a smokin' hot band and a singer with an almighty voice, delivering classic Blues rock. Deborah Bonham & partner Peter Bullick with band were in town and promoting their crackin' recent "covers" album, and don't forget, these guys are virtually Blues Rock royalty, they've been there and don't it, first hand..

What else is to say, the performance was as passionate as it was powerful, the majority of the 2hr, no-break set was from the new album with a couple of personal highlights being Bleeding Muddy Water and It Ain't Easy - all the time Deborah voice sparring with Peter's guitars, and he wasn't averse to dropping a couple of Zeppelin licks into the mix. Another new cover, not on the album, was a take on John Lennon's Jealous Guy, but done in the style of Frankie Miller, rather than Bryan Ferry

It wasn't all covers though, Deborah went through her own back-catalogue, mainly the Spirit album (the last tour I caught) and a brace of mighty tracks from her Duchess album, the title track and a powerful Grace. All too soon it seemed they were winding up the main set with a great, passionate The Devil In New Orleans that had Deborah on the floor.

That just left the encore then... With a name like Bonham, guess what it was. Wrong, you're forgetting the band is shared with Paul Rodgers so we got a pair of Free songs, back-to-back - Mr Big (complete with stunning bass solo) and then The Hunter that had Trillians reeling,

Phew - off to recharge now...

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Re: Deborah Bonham

Newcastle - Trillians   15 - 11 - 23

So, toddled down town yesterday evening,  to Trillians to catch Deborah Bonham & (Paul Rodger's) her band visiting town again.

Despite the odd gremlin (still hanging around in the Halloween decs) this was the sort of performance you certainly don't get with AI or auto-tune. Deborah puts her heart, soul, lungs, liver, couple of onions and various other squidgy bits into every song: a Black Country Janis Joplin. Superb mix of originals and covers from each of her studio albums, as well as family favourites with great sparring with partner Peter Bullick on guitar as well as the rest of the band; the bass solo during the encore Mr Big was worth the entry price alone, and to see us out, a good rattle at Rock and Roll.

They still kept Bleeding Muddy Water and It Ain't Easy in from the last album, but again, lifted songs from each of Deborah's previous albums. And again, she has a great rapport with her audience/fans dedicating one song to someone too ill to attend last night during another 2hr show (no breaks).

Mr Big (recorded at Wimborne) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0UuNUlIwaA

When life gives you lemons; don't make lemonade.
Give back the lemons.  Why were the lemons free?  What's wrong with the lemons?
Do Not trust the lemons...