NEWS AND
TOUR DATES
* June 15th the German Blue Rose label released a CD+DVD package of a recorded show at the Buergerhaus in Heilbronn,
Germany in December 2004, titled CONTACT.
Iain was accompanied there by Richard Kennedy on guitar and Mike Roelofs on keyboards-tapes were rolling in
four video camcorders.
The Blue Rose Christmas Party in December 2006 has also been recorded -
artists included Iain Matthews, Elliott Murphy, Julian Dawson, Hank Shizzoe, Ad Vanderveen and The Brandos,
A package of 4 CDs and DVD with the highlights has also been made available this summer ...
* Every IM follower with a Man United heart will know Iain's song "Busby's Babes" from the Pure and Crooked album. Iain now reports
that the lyrics will be permanently installed in the "Munich Air Disaster" section of the
Manchester United museum and that the museum's curator will try to include the song in the club's
50th anniversary (of the disaster that is) commemorations next year.
* IAIN
DATES 2008
MARCH 15TH COMMON GROUNDS 2 AUSTERLITZ HOLLAND w/QUATRO VENTOS & ELLY KELLNER
APRIL 6TH COMMON GROUNDS 2 DE WAAG LEIDEN HOLLAND w/AD VANDERVEEN & ELLY KELLNER
APRIL 9TH CAFE CAMBRINUS HORST HOLLAND
10TH COMMON GROUNDS 2 ROEPAEN OTTERSUM HOLLAND w/DAVE SWARBRICK's LAZARUS & BART OOSTINDIE
MAY 10TH ROOTS FESTIVAL VEENDAM HOLLAND
MAY 14-16TH NORWAY
JUNE 7TH FESTIVAL FOLK IN DE WALDEN, STANIA STATE OENTSJERK HOLLAND
AUGUST 9TH FESTIVAL PLANXTY PUB HOMBURG, GERMANY
SEPT. 29TH MENEER FRITS EINDHOVEN HOLLAND
DEC. 19TH CAFE DE AMER AMEN HOLLAND
THESE ARE CONFIRMED DATES.
* The new album by Dutch fado group Quatro Ventos called "Vozes do Silencio" features a duet of Iain and group member Emanuel
for details visit www.quatroventos.nl
* In August 2006 German Blue Rose Records released a digipack CD collection of the original HI-FI line-up,
featuring Iain and David Surkamp.
The package includes THE HI-FI DEMONSTRATION RECORD/ MOODS FOR MALLARDS and both sides of the HI-FI Christmas single.
It comes with a DVD of a 30 minute PBS television special on the band, plus lots of photos and previously unseen printed material and
is available through Perfect Pitch as well.
* Eagerly waited for : at the end of September 2006 the Beat Goes On released the 2 CBS albums Iain
recorded in the 70s (Go For Broke and Hit And Run) on one CD (BGOCD 727)!
Just out is a re-issue of Journeys From Gospel Oak, augmented with 7 bonus tracks,including
Devil In Disguise (finally on the right album) and the single version of Met Her On A Plane (with strings).
The rest are 5 acoustic versions of some of the original album's tracks featuring Iain on guitar and BJ Baartmans
on slide and mandolin. This CD is now available through Perfect Pitch.
* Also just out: Dutch label Inbetweens released a DVD of a concert Iain played solo in Carbondale,Colorado
back in 1993, titled OSOLOMEO.
As a bonus this comes with a CD of the set Iain and Andy Roberts did at the BROSELLA Folk & Jazz Festival
in July 1992.
* Iain will be the host of a new concept starting in October. It's a six months series called Common Grounds
and this is what the press sheet says :
As part of a
concert audience, have you ever wished
that it was you on that stage and wondered exactly what it takes to
become a
full time touring recording artist. A singer/songwriter? This is your chance to find out how.
Common
Grounds
is a singer/songwriter
experience.
Hosted by
veteran British songwriter Iain Matthews and the perfect way to spend
those wintery Sunday evenings.
It’s both a
concert and a workshop, involving
musicians from varying cultures and backgrounds, coming together for a
common
cause.
To share with you the joy of songwriting and to unravel the mystery of
what it
takes to be a working musician.
Each Sunday the experience, featuring Iain and two guest songwriters, will be split
into two parts - the first hour and a half will be a concert, then
after
the break a one hour workshop.
This is not a workshop in the traditional sense where musicians simply
sit,
play songs and explain how certain compositions took shape. It
will be
more like a press conference. A question and answer session in a cosy
atmosphere, where you, the audience, will have the chance to find out
what it
takes to be a modern day troubadour.
From daydreaming about it, to doing it and the experience of a lifetime
!
The whole thing will take place in "De Waag", Leiden, the Netherlands on Sundays starting at 19:30
and this is the program :
October
15 MAGNA CARTA with JEFFREY FOUCAULT
November 12 ERIC ANDERSEN with
EMANUEL
PESSANHA &
WOUT PENNINGS of QUATRO VENTOS
December 17
THE WATCHMAN with JULIAN DAWSON
January
21 MARTIN
CARTHY with BJ
BAARTMANS
February 25
LYNN MILES
with RINI DOBBELAAR & ROB DE
WEERD of CHELSEA HOTEL
March 25 BROUGHTON
& DEMPSEY with ARNO ADAMS
*
Longtime IM friend and music partner Andy Roberts has strong Bozo Dog
Doo Dah Band associations and therefore it's a pleasure to inform you :
The Bonzos are back! Famous
for Urban Spaceman and Monster Mash, seven original band
members including Neil Innes, Sam Spoons and "Legs" Larry Smith,
are touring for the first
time in 40 years. They will be joined by special guests celebrating why
the Bonzos are hailed as
the originators of modern British comedy.
For details see http://www.bonzodog.co.uk/
* In April 2006 Cherry Red Records released a DVD of the original "I Can't Fade Away" video.
It features a full show from Matthews and his band at London’s famous Marquee club in 1984.
Set list : I Can’t Fade Away / Indiscreet / Blue Shirt / Shorting Out / Work On All This / Sights In Manhattan /
Man In A Station / Lonely Hunter / Driver / Wild Places / 9 o’ clock / Over Under Sideways Down
* On September 5th 2005 Blue Rose Records Germany released "Sparkler - Best Of The Texas Recordings 1989-2004"
It includes songs from the albums Skeleton Keys , Pure & Crooked, The Dark Ride, God Looked Down, Excerpts From Swine Lake,
A Tiniest Wham and the most recent Blue Rose release, Zumbach's Coat.
The free bonus CD contains Iain Matthews’ classic If You Saw Thro’ My Eyes in a fantastic sounding never before released
live version, recorded at the Cambrinus Café in Horst, the Netherlands in 2003.
The band (featuring Matthews’ long time friend Ad Vanderveen on electric guitar) played the entire album in its original running order.
The music comes with an amazing fold out 6 page digipak plus a 12 page booklet with all the lyrics and liner notes by Iain Matthews.
Sparkler is available NOW through B