Simon McBride on Tour (Page 3 of 3)

...Simon performing One More Try from the gig at The Garage last week,fab stuff!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60QWIj9IVpw

Saw Simon two years ago at the Maryport Festival for the first time and really enjoyed his gig.

Tomorrow he's in Hamburg at No.1 Guitar Center (I heard it's one of Joe's favorites places in town . . .)!!!!!!

Can't wait . . .

A good start to 2014 for Simon with a high profile collaboration in the pipeline. From his press release this week:

SIMON McBRIDE ON NEW DON AIREY ALBUM

Belfast’s blues-rock super guitarist, Simon McBride, features on a new CD by the Deep Purple and music biz go-to keyboards player, Don Airey.

Airey’s new CD Keyed Up (released Feb 17 on the Music Theories label, part of the Mascot group), has Simon McBride playing incendiary guitar including a medley of songs from Airey’s days with Colosseum II, which Airey arranged in tribute to the late great Gary Moore. The album also contains one of the last recordings by Gary Moore, who died in 2011 aged 58.

Gary Moore happens to be one of McBride’s major influences. Despite at one time living a few miles apart, McBride never got to meet his hero. Unbeknown to Simon, Airey put Simon on a track with Gary Moore. The track starts with Simon playing and finishes with Gary Moore.

“That was a very pleasant surprise when I heard the finished album,” says Simon. “I never got to meet Gary, but I can at least say he and I are on an album together. It was a cool experience working with Don and I have to extend a big thank you to him for asking me to play.”

The afore mentioned medley of songs - entitled “_Mini-Suite_” – starts with “_Lament_”, an instrumental released as a single by Colosseum II in 1978, then moves into “_Jig_” which was the single’s B-side and later featured in Thin Lizzy's "Black Rose". The third segway is entitled “_Restless Spirit_” and quotes from two pieces Gary Moore wrote for Colosseum II, namely “_The Inquisition_” and “_Desperado_”. The closing sequence of the Mini-suite has Gary Moore playing.

Don says: “These are technically very difficult pieces and I must say Simon really rose to the occasion, not only on this medley but on all the tracks he played on.”

Simon plans to record a new album later this year. Meantime his much-praised Crossing The Line CD (Nugene Records NUG1203) continues to win him fans and draw praise from both sides of the Atlantic.

March will see Simon touring the UK, starting in Belfast and running through to March 23 including an appearance at the HRH Blues festival. He plays festivals in the UK and Scandinavia June-July.

Tour dates for 2014 so far:

Sat, 8 Mar 2014 Belfast, United Kingdom
Holiday Inn
Simon McBride Band

as part of the Panarts Belfast Nashville Songwriters Festival

 
Sun, 9 Mar 2014 Belfast, United Kingdom
Holiday Inn
Solo (in the round)

as part of Panarts Belfast Nashville Songwriters festival

 
Fri, 14 Mar 2014 Saltburn by the sea, United Kingdom
The Spa
Simon McBride Band

 
Sat, 15 Mar 2014 Bury, Grtr. Manchester United Kingdom
The Met
Simon McBride Band

 
Sun, 16 Mar 2014 Hebden Bridge, United Kingdom
The Trades Club
Simon McBride Band

 
Mon, 17 Mar 2014 Chester, United Kingdom
Telfords Warehouse
Simon McBride Band

 
Tue, 18 Mar 2014 Swansea, Wales
The Garage
Simon McBride Band

 
Wed, 19 Mar 2014 Cheltenham, United Kingdom
The Charlton Kings Club
Simon McBride Band

 
Thu, 20 Mar 2014 Bristol, Avon United Kingdom
The Tunnels
Simon McBride Band

 
Fri, 21 Mar 2014 York, United Kingdom
Fibbers
Simon McBride Band

 
Sat, 22 Mar 2014 Pwllheli, Wales
HRH Blues
Simon McBride band

See us on the Saturday night of the HRH Blues festival in North Wales

 
Sun, 23 Mar 2014 Dublin, Ireland
Whelans
Simon McBride Band

 
Sun, 22 Jun 2014 Linton, Herefordshire United Kingdom
Linton Festival
Simon McBride Band

http://www.simonmcbride.net/

Make sure you get to at least one of these shows to experience Simon's incendiary playing.

Any information whether he will tour on Continental Europe?

Simon has released a single off his next album due out early next year... check this out BluesRockers... stonkin stuff!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qz3WPv7 … ApxhAztf2w

Simon also play The Raven Hall, Corby on Saturday 28th November. Support is from The Mentulls.