Tag: Led Zeppelin

Cultivating New Orleans Music In England – The End Of An Impossible Dream

My band, 'Forty4', actually playing to a rare Northwest audience in 2015 who did actually dig our music! Sadly, this club has ceased to operate which is a huge blow to the Northwest Blues circuit. Photograph by Lucas Campbell.

Some things you shouldn’t even try, but what the hell, if the recipe looks good on paper, then why shouldn’t you have a go? Unfortunately, even when the ingredients are right, the cooking is perfect and the dish is served with passion, adventurous cuisine can often fail to arouse the taste buds of regular diners.

Bonhams Are Not The Only Fruit

Lest we forget our Paice’s, Powell’s, Kirke’s & others… I love John Bonham – it’s clearly evident elsewhere on this BLOG what a major influence he has played in my development as a drummer for over 20 years. However, by focussing so much attention on the icon that is, John Bonham, it has made me… Continue reading Bonhams Are Not The Only Fruit

Revisiting An Old Hero (Out Of My Comfort Zone)

The title track of this album will really f*** you up if you don't have some serious Big-Band style chops together! Ian Paice is a MONSTER!

Saturday 8th February, 2014, I find myself helping out an old friend, subbing for his band’s regular drummer (a lovely bloke) who has been rendered out of service thanks to a painful attack of Gout. Well, I wasn’t doing anything else seeing as it was early February, a period in the gigging musician’s calendar synonymous… Continue reading Revisiting An Old Hero (Out Of My Comfort Zone)