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Lister & Parker; August 2018
From The Robin: Tell The Truth - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3Uu4VVHMYw
From The Harlington: Born Under A Bad Sign - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVqVFmiKrvE
From The Robin: 1010 Degrees - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5lglhWX5FI
Hot stuff indeed….....
Dec 14th - Newcastle Cluny
Some people gauge the arrival of Christmas when cards and calendars appear in the shops, for others it’s when the Advent calendars appear - especially the chocolate ones….(hmm?). Other people hang on until Halloween or maybe as long even as Guy Fawkes Night before getting the trees and lights out - a good month before the High Streets. For me though, Christmas begins with Aynsley’s December Tour, especially when it swings through Newcastle towards it’s climax. Such a party atmosphere, meeting up with Aynsley's Forum regulars Tilerman & Bluebell as well as Newcastle crew like Michael Hurst and even Andrew & Keith Pipe from The Mentulls turned out (first time I think since they opened for Aynsley at the Cluny show back in 2015).
This year, as ever, Aynsley & the guys were on top form as they sparkled through their split set, starting with All Your Love and Inside Out and Aynsley hitting an especially funky groove during Hyde 2612. and in the 2nd half, really getting his Blues on during Tore Down.
There’s also a some special significance to this run of shows as after a 6 year stint I hear that Steve Amadeo is stepping down from Bass duties. No doubt he’ll be springing up somewhere down the road, lending someone his silken skills and expertise but his corner of the stage won’t be easy to fill for the ALB. We wish you well Steve and look forward to catching up with you down the road, soon.
January 2019
Jan15 uk Milton Keynes The Stables - Band
Jan17 uk Bilston Robin 2 - Band
Jan18 uk Guitar Weekends - 18-20 January 2019 Denham Grove, Uxbridge - Tuition
Jan25 uk Guitar Weekends - 25-27 January 2019 Denham Grove, Uxbridge - Tuition
Jan29 uk London 100 Club - Band
February 2019
Feb02 uk Winchester Discovery Centre Solo
Feb19/20 uk Lowdham The Old Ship Solo
March 2019
Mar08 uk Crawley The Hawth - Solo
Mar24 uk Bristol Bristol Jazz & Blues Festival - Band
April 2019
Apr13 uk Sheffield HRH Blues 5 - Band
Apr26 de Koln Blue Shell - Band
Apr27 de Freudenburg Ducsaal - Band
Apr28 de Dortmund Musiktheater Piano - Band
Apr30 de Kirchheim-unter-Teck Club Bastion - Band
May 2019
May01 de Metzingen-Glems Hirsch - Band
May02 de Metzingen-Glems Hirsch - Band
May03 de Jena Blues Im Paradies Festival Band
May04 de Habach Village - Band
May05 de Postbauer-Heng KiSH - Band
May07 de Augsburg Spectrum - Band
May08 de Kaiserslautern Kammgarn - Band
May09 be Verviers Spirit Of 66 Band
May 10 nl Kwadendamme Kwadendamme Blues Festival Band
After holding down the corner for 7 years and a couple of studio albums, Steve Amadeo is stepping down as Aynsley's bassist, moving on to other projects. The 100 Club gig tomorrow (Jan 29th) will be his final show, so a few familiar faces will be welcome.
Planning for the rest of the year:-
July 2019
Jul 04 uk Farnham The Maltings
Jul 05 uk Basildon New Crawdaddy Blues Club
Jul 06 uk Eyes Meadow, Duffield The Eyes Have It Music Festival
Jul 07 uk Linton Linton Festival
Jul 13 fr Saint Julien En Genevois Guitare en Scène Festival
Jul16 gr Corfu - Greece Corfu Rock School July 16th - 23rd Tuition
Jul27 it Gorizia, ITALY Blue Notte Gorizia Festival
Jul 28 uk Uckfield Uckfield Civic Centre
August 2019
Aug 24 ch Glarus Sound Of Glarus Open Air - Band
Aug 29 uk Bilston - DOUBLE BILL WITH IAN PARKER Robin 2 - Double Headliner
Aug 31 de Brücken Evangelische Kirche
September 2019
Sep 01 de St.Wendel Kurhaus Harschberg
Sep 03 de Haiming Gewölbe - Solo
Sep 04 cz Usti nad Labem Narodni Dum - Solo
Sep 05 cz Jablonec nad Nisou Klub Na Rampe - Solo
Sep 06 cz Brno Rusty Nail Music Club - Solo
Sep 07 cz Olomouc Bounty Rock Cafe - Solo
Sep 12 at Vienna Reigen
Sep 13 at Velden Bluesiana Rock Cafe
Sep 14 at Kufstein Kulturfabrik
Sep 20 uk West Sussex Lindfield Arts Festival
Sep 21 uk Malvern - Malvern Cube - Double Headliner w Ian Parker
Sep 26 uk Farnham The Maltings - -solo
Sep 28 nl Assen New Blues festival - band
Sep 29 nl Apeldoorn Bluescafe
October 2019
Oct 01 de Pforzheim Kulturhaus Osterfeld
Oct 02 at Rankweil Altes Kino
Oct 03 ch Seewen Gaswerk
Oct 04 ch Rubigen Mühle Hunziken - Band
Oct 05 ch Aarburg Musigburg - band
Oct 12 nl Den Burg Texel Blues - Band
Oct 24 de Bensheim Musiktheater REX - Band
Oct 25 de Tuttlingen Restaurant Rittergarten - Band
Oct 26 de Reichenbach Die Halle - Band
Oct 27 de Soest Alter Schlachthof - Band
Oct 29 de Ansbach Kammerspiele - Band
Oct 30 de Münster Hot Jazz Club - Band
Oct 31 de Duisburg Grammatikoff - Band
November 2019
Nov 01 de Oldenburg Charly's Music Pub - Band
Nov 02 de Hannover Bluesgarage - Band
Nov 03 de Frankfurt Das Bett - Band
Nov 06 de Bonn Harmonie - Band
Nov 07 de Bremen Meisenfrei - Band
Nov 08 de Hamburg Downtown Blues Club - Band
Nov 09 de Hamburg Downtown Blues Club - Band
Nov 14 se Sweden - Gothenburg Auktionsverket Kulturarena - Band
Nov 15 se Sweden - TBA Details soon! Band
Nov 16 se Sweden - Vänersborg Folkets Hus - Band
Nov 23 uk Southampton Blues at the Bowl - Band
Nov 27 uk Cheltenham Vonnie's Blues Club - Band
December 2019
Dec 05 uk Farnham The Maltings - Band
Dec 06 uk Derby Flowerpot - Band
Dec 14 uk Nottingham - SOLD OUT Lowdham Indoor Arena - Band
Dec 15 uk Sheffield The Greystones - Band
January 2020
Jan 28 uk London 100 Club - Band
Updated the tour dates for the rest of 2019 (highlighted blue) ; after dipping his toe in Italy the other week, looks like Aynsley's up for breaking new ground in Sweden, dates to be confirmed.
In Italy:-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-I5bfy7GGYA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6RDeXThk90 (Pioggia viola)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Yf1EFflgqY
Not the highest quality videos, but worth posting for their rarity… And a treat to see Andre Bassing on keys again.
Aynsley & Ian Parker, from their double-header gig at Malvern Cube - 21st Sept 2019
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kT26ghuYdl8
Aynsley's announced a bagful of gigs for 2020; Brexit bedamned:-
Jan 23 uk Bilston Robin 2 - Band
Jan 28 uk London 100 Club - Band
Jan 31 uk Guitar Weekends - 31st Jan - 2nd Feb 2020
Denham Grove, Uxbridge - 07896672012 Tuition
February 2020
Feb 08 uk Winchester Discovery Centre Solo
March 2020
Mar 13 de Freudenburg Ducsaal - Band
Mar 20 uk Guitar Weekends - 20-22 Mar 2020
Denham Grove, Uxbridge - 07896672012 Tuition
Mar 27 de Roth with Samantha Fish Kulturfabrik - Band
Mar 28 de Pirmasons Z1 Live Music Club - Band
April 2020
Apr 23 de 42929 Wermelskirchen Haus Eigen - Band
Apr 24 de Ubach-Palenburg Outbaix - Band
Apr 25 nl Apeldoorn Bluescafe - Band
Apr 26 de Oberhausen Zentrum Altenberg - Band
Apr 27 be Verviers Spirit Of 66 - Band
Apr 29 de Cologne Kantine Band
May 2020
May 05 de Wolfach Klausenbauernhof - band
May 06 de Metzingen-Glems Hirsch - Band
May 07 de Mannheim 7-er Club - Band
May 08 lu L-2160 Luxembourg Brasserie Wenzel - Band
May 09 nl Dedemsvaart Gashouder - Band
May 10 nl Weert De Bosuil - Band
Fingers crossed (though it does make guitar playing awkward...) Aynsley has announced a run of European dates for autumn:-
September 2020
Sep 11 de Joldelund Guitar Heroes Festival (Duo with Ben Poole) - Solo/Duo
Sep 12 de Joldelund Guitar Heroes Festival (solo, no band) - Solo
October 2020
Oct 02 de Hamburg Downtown Blues Club - band
Oct 03 de Hannover Bluesgarage - Band
Oct 04 de Hannover Bluesgarage (Extra Date) - Band
Oct 06 de Bremen Meisenfrei - Band
Oct 07 de Oberhausen Zentrum Altenberg - Band
Oct 08 de Münster Hot Jazz Club - Band
Oct 09 nl Weert De Bosuil - band
November
Nov03 de Bonn Harmonie - solo
Nov04 de Karlsruhe Jubez - solo
Nov05 de Frankfurt Das Bett - solo
Nov06 de Freiburg Jazzhaus solo
Nov12 at Vienna Reigen - solo
Nov13 at Velden Bluesiana Rock Cafe - solo
Nov15 de Mannheim 7-er Club - solo
Nov16 de Metzingen-Glems Hirsch - solo
Nov17 de Metzingen-Glems Hirsch - solo
Nov18 ch Aarburg Musigburg - Band
Nov19 ch Rubigen Mühle Hunziken - Band
Nov20 at Rankweil Altes Kino - Band
Nov21 ch Fiesch Inch Club - Band
Last 4 dates;
Nov 18 - Aarburg
Nov 19 - Rubigen
Nov 20 - Rankweil
Nov 21 - Fiesch
Have been postponed until 2021 - new dates to follow when confirmed.
The earlier shows, Aynsley is now doing as Solo.
Aynsley has some great CD's, his music is really good, not sure what's not to like. His latest CD has a cover of a Tommy Castro song on it. It's really good. I was the guy that introduced them to each other, and they are going to tour together in the UK at some point not sure when but it's something that will happen.
New 2022 dates for Aynsley; get 'em while they're fresh...
Apr 02 - DE - Roth - Kultiurfabrik
Apr 21 - NL - Apeldoorn- Bluescafe
Apr 22 - DE - Hannover - Bluesgarage
Apr 23 - DE - Baden Baden - Blues Club
Apr 24 - DE - Mannheim - 7er Club
Apr 26 - DE - Wolfach - Klausenbauernhof
Apr 27 - DE - Augsburg - Spectrum
Apr 28 - DE - Ansbach - Kammerspiele
Apr 29 - DE - Freudenburg - Ducsaal
Apr 30 - DE - Wermelskirchen - Haus Eifgen
May 01- DE - Nordhorn - Alte Weberei
May 04 - UK - Crawley - Hawth (Solo)
May 07 - UK - Lincoln - Blues Rock Fest
May 14 - UK - Winchester - Trinity Church Hall (Solo)
Jun 22 - UK - Sheffield - Greystones
Jun 23 - UK - Bury - Met Arts
Jul 29 - UK - London - Half Moon
Jul 30 - UK - Uckfield - Blues & Roots Fest
Thu, AUG 4 Farnham Maltings Farnham, United Kingdom
Fri, AUG 5 Cheese and Grain Frome, United Kingdom
Sat, AUG 27 Great British Rhythm and Blues Festival 2022 Colne, United Kingdom
Tue, SEP 6 Wyvern Theatre Swindon, United Kingdom
Wed, SEP 7 The Beaverwood Chislehurst, United Kingdom
Thu, SEP 8 1865 Southampton, United Kingdom
Fri, SEP 9 The Tivoli Theatre Wimborne, United Kingdom
Fri, SEP 23 The Musician Leicester, United Kingdom
Sat, SEP 24 Louth Blues Club Louth, United Kingdom
Sat, OCT 1 Bournefest 2022 Sittingbourne, United Kingdom
Sun, OCT 2 13E Bergs Bluesfestival Bergen Op Zoom, Netherlands
Tue, OCT 4 Musiktheater REX Bensheim, Germany
Thu, OCT 6 Hot Jazz Club Münster, Germany
Fri, OCT 7 Museumskeller Erfurt, Germany
Sat, OCT 8 Blues Garage Hannover, Germany
Sun, OCT 9 Harmonie Bonn, Germany
Tue, OCT 11 Meisenfrei Bremen, Germany
Wed, OCT 12 Bluescafe Apeldoorn B.V. Apeldoorn, Netherlands
Thu, OCT 13 Charlys Musikkneipe Oldenburg, Germany
Fri, OCT 14 Outbaix 2.0 Übach-palenberg, Germany
Sat, OCT 15 Kammgarn Kaiserslautern, Germany
Sun, OCT 16 De Bosuil Weert, Netherlands
Tue, OCT 18 Spirit Of 66 Verviers, Belgium
Thu, OCT 20 Zentrum Altenberg Oberhausen, Germany
Fri, OCT 21 Blues Rhede, Germany
Sat, OCT 22 Gashouder Dedemsvaart Dedemsvaart, Netherlands
Wed, NOV 2 Kulturfabrik (Kufa Lyss) Lyss, Switzerland
Fri, NOV 4 Musigburg Aarburg, Switzerland
Tue, NOV 8 Aynsley Lister Wien, Austria
Fri, NOV 11 KISH LIVEszene Postbauer-Heng Postbauer-heng, Germany
Sat, NOV 12 Village im Kulturtal Obermühle Habach, Germany
Mon, NOV 14 Rockhouse Salzburg, Austria
Tue, NOV 15 Hirsch Metzingen, Germany
Wed, NOV 16 Das Bett Frankfurt Am Main, Germany
Sun, NOV 20 Whitby Pavilion Theatre Whitby, United Kingdom
Thu, DEC 1 The Waterloo Music Bar Blackpool, United Kingdom
Fri, DEC 2 The Flowerpot Derby, United Kingdom
Sat, DEC 10 Cluny Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Sun, DEC 11 The Caves Edinburgh, United Kingdom
2023:-
Tue, JAN 31, 2023 100 Club London, United Kingdom
Fri, MAR 10, 2023 The Stables Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Sat, APR 8, 2023 O2 Academy Sheffield Sheffield, United Kingdom
Thu, MAY 4, 2023 Spectrum Augsburg, Germany
And keep your eyes and ears peeled later this year as there's an all new album getting it's final spit an' polish, and from the teasers I've heard, it 2 steps beyond "business as usual".
Might be a little "naughty" here, getting in before the pro-pundits. but here goes.... So, I'm currently wearing out an advance copy of Aynsley's first album in slightly over 5 years; Along For The Ride. Not that Aynsley has been away anywhere, other than like the rest of the World, seemingly in hibernation until it was safe to emerge and tour. And now that copies have been sneaking out from the merch stand at Aynsley's recent gigs, lets see if we cen make a trickle become a deluge...
If truth be known, Along For The Ride was just about ready back in 2020, just as things turned weird, so Aynsley took the decision to shelve things, until a more appropriate time. Fair dos then, with an album in the can, it might go part the way as to why Aynsley resisted the temptation of a stopgap "covers" or "acoustic" album, not that they wouldn't have been welcome. Then, for someone who's grist is observing life, the unprecedented events of the last couple of years just kept getting weirder, and that meant that songs were changed about, songs were added: this album wades in at a good 60 minutes; it might well have ended up as a double.
So, what do we have here? Well, Aynsley hit the studio, this time not with the road band, Boneto & Jono, but instead Stuart Ross on bass, Ross Stanley on Keys, Russ parker on Drums, Gavin Conder & Jessica Greenfield on backing vocals and an intriguing Accordion credit - Stephen Darrell Smith. In the producer's chair, guitars & percussion a familiar name, Scott McKeon, last heard on here as part of the Rufus Black collective. This has certainly paid off; the mix and overall sound is absolutely superb; even 25 years in the game Aynsley is raising the bar of his own high standard. The keys are down in the mix compared to other recent albums, but with the support of backing vocals there's rich tonal cushion through which Aynsley's vocals punch with clarity and authority; however, it's the guitars which really come alive, whether Aynsley is finding new drive, or the frisson of working closely with another rated player. The other change of note is that only the vocals were recorded at Aynsley's usual haunt, Superfly Studios and I would say that this change has added a touch more edge than previously.
As for the tracks, well, to whet your appetite, opener "Amazing" builds from a loose, delta like to a rolling Blues monster and "No One Else But You" is a beautiful slice of Blues Revue that deserves to be underpinned by a 10-piece horn section. And before you drift off in Aynsley's comfortable tones, he mixes it up a bit with a couple of his heaviest tracks possibly to date, the spitting "Made Up My Mind" (listen out for Scott McKeon's solo in this track) and "Is This Really Happening". However, the feature[s] have to be the couplet "Eve Part1" and "Eve Part 2: Love You To Death" which are simply outstanding; Inspired by the Killing Eve Tv show; Part 1 is very much like a TV show theme, if you remember Clapton's simplistic yet haunting "Edge of Darkness" music from the 1980s; there's something very sinuous and sensuous about this "theme". Part 2 then is the full cinematic experience by comparison and Aynsley lays down probably his best solo to date.
Like I say, I might be a tad naughtily premature posting this now, but as soon as the pre-orders come out (release date Nov 11th) treat yourselves and get it slapped in. When it is available, you'll recognise Anthony Greentree's cover artwork and the couple walking into town for their "Early Morning Brew" but take the time to look a little more closely for visual clues to some of the tracks on the album.
Newcastle; Cluny - 10th Dec 2022
What would the run up to Christmas be without a Cluny gig by Aynsley - a bit dull, that's for sure. The pandemic didn't help matters, and while he did manage a 2021 show, I didn't, so checking back here, it's been 4 years since my last one; 4 Years!
So, what's happened in that time? Well, he's put out a spankin' new album, which of course, several new songs are featured in the new set-list. However, on stage, the biggest change is that he's back working as a trio with Jono Martin on bass and Craig Bacon behind the drums. This combination has been together, when the could, for a couple of years now, but 2022 has seen them do serious touring and it has allowed Aynsley to "rock-out" a bit more and revisit some of the older songs in his impressive cannon.
This is my first tour seeing Aynsley in this format, many of the OGs at the time were quite vocally against when he took on a keyboard player I seem to remember. It's a case of "horses for courses" I guess nut at the end of the show, a bloody goos time was had by all.
All of Your Love
Home
Soundman https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKRvrwlT-O0
Eve Part 1
Hurricane
Cast a Light
Hyde 2612
Made Up My Mind
No one else but you
Soul
Running Out on Me
World is Falling
Purple Rain
Encore:
Handful of Doubt
Encore 2:
Hero
Aynsley has announced a raft of dates for the 1st half of 2023, and is re-visiting some old haunts: -
Tue, JAN 31 100 Club London, United Kingdom
Mon, MAR 6 Junction 2 Cambridge, United Kingdom
Tue, MAR 7 The Globe Cardiff, United Kingdom
Wed, MAR 8 Vonnies Blues Club Charlton Kings, United Kingdom
Thu, MAR 9 Ielford's Warehouse Chester, United Kingdom
Fri, MAR 10 The Stables Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Sat, MAR 11 Blakeney Harbour Room Blakeney, United Kingdom
Thu, MAR 16 Farnham Maltings Farnham, United Kingdom
Sun, APR 9 O2 Academy Sheffield Sheffield, United Kingdom
Sat, APR 15 St Mary's Church, Twyford Twyford, United Kingdom
Wed, MAY 3 Jubez großer Saal Karlsruhe, Germany
Thu, MAY 4 Spectrum Augsburg, Germany
Fri, MAY 5 Festhalle Dudenhofen Dudenhofen, Germany
Sat, MAY 6 Die Halle Reichenbach An Der Fils, Germany
Sun, MAY 7 to hoop Rheinberg, Germany
Grab a ticket and get "Along For The Ride",,,
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