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Een voorproefje voor a.s. December |
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Blog van Ian |
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Hi there friends,
I just wanted to say a quick hello to you guys following my recent tour. It was really nice to be back in The Netherlands, as I’ve missed spending time in your country and playing for you over the last twelve months.
This last tour started in Spijkerboor for the Roots on the Road Festival. It was only the second duo show I had done with Wayne Proctor (the first being the previous night in London opening for Jimmie Vaughan), so we were a bit nervous. However, the warm response of the audience put us at ease immediately. In fact by the end of the night, we were quite overwhelmed by the enthusiasm of the people there.
The following afternoon we were in Amsterdam playing live on national radio at the Tros Muziek Café which is an amazingly cool show. I wish we had a show like that in the UK. Such a diverse selection of live music performed by signed and unsigned acts every Saturday afternoon – cool concept, very Dutch! That night we were at The Highlands Festival, where my good friend Henk Hak had invited us to play in the VIP tent, which was great fun. It was nice to see Henk again, and I also got to hang out with Walter Trout and his band after the show, which was great, as I’ve not seen those guys for a few years.
On Sunday we were back up north in Assen at De Witte Bal. Wayne and I both felt that the connection with the audience was actually greater that night than on any other occasion at that venue, and we’ve had some great times there over the years. It just seemed that the audience really hung on every word and note this time around, which was very satisfying for us.
On Monday night we played three songs on KX Radio in Amsterdam. The hosts Mijke and Sander have a really relaxed vibe which made the interview and music feel very honest and real which I enjoyed very much. If you guys don’t know about the station you should check it out. It is kind of an alternative to the mainstream corporate stations, and they have the freedom to play whatever the hell they want to – very cool!
The final show was in Geldermalsen, where my good friends Gillian and Barend had organised an event in aid of the ‘Relay for Life’ cancer charity. Relay for Life involves a round the clock fundraising run this weekend in Geldermalsen, and our concert was intended to help raise awareness. It was a really special night, with a very intimate atmosphere and a fantastically attentive audience. Thanks for having us guys!
After that we went to Belgium, which was also really cool. This duo with Wayne was the last stage of my ‘Up Close and Intimate Tour’, and I’m so pleased we got to The Netherlands with it. I’ve learned a lot from my musical experiments in the last twelve months or so, and these experiences will undoubtedly help to shape my musical future.
That said, I’m ready to play with the full band again now and I plan to return to The Netherlands with the guys in December. We’ll be working hard on the show in rehearsals over the next few months to incorporate my new songs and musical ideas into the band sound, without loosing any of the intensity we had in the past. I’ve also missed my electric guitar a bit over the last few months so I’m really looking forward to picking it up again with band! I’m excited…
IP
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Volgende week vrijdag - 9 april - wordt tijdens de 2 Minuten Show van Bazz op KinkFM het nummer Winding River van Ian Parker gedraaid. Deze show is elke vrijdag van 19.00 tot 20.00 uur en geeft airplay aan iedereen! Maar de naam van de show zegt het al....voor 2 minuten! De week daarna kun je helemaal gedraaid worden maar dan moet er wel door de fans gestemd worden. DUS WEET WAT JE TE DOEN STAAT!
Ga naar: http://www.kinkfm.com/2minutenshow en meld je vast aan, want je moet een aantal stappen doorlopen.
De voorwaarden voor stemmers zijn namelijk als volgt:
- Je kunt pas stemmen als je het formulier op de website volledig hebt ingevuld
- Activeer je stem middels een dubbelklik op het bevestigingsmailtje
- Maximaal 1 stem per e-mailadres per dag
- Je krijgt minimaal 1x een nieuwsbrief, daarna kun je je daarvoor weer uitschrijven.
Na afloop van de radioshow op 9 april kun je op Ian gaan stemmen. Er worden 20 tracks in totaal gedraaid, dus ook de top 3 van de week ervoor. De telling begint natuurlijk bij alle 20 tracks wel weer op nul. Een band kan maximaal 4 keer in de Top 3 staan.
HOE MEER STEMMEN OP IAN HOE BETER.......WANT ER IS NOG EEN EXTRA!!!
PARADISO - 7 NOVEMBER 2010
De 30 bands die dit jaar de meeste stemmen hebben gekregen staan op zondag 7 november in PARADISO voor het het 30 x 20 MINUTEN FEST!
30 bands gaan 20 minuten spelen in de drie zalen: De KelderZaal, de BovenZaal en de Grote Zaal. Geen programmeur die bepaalt wie wanneer waar speelt, dat doen de bands zelf met hun fans. De dertig bands met de meeste stemmen spelen in Paradiso! Ook in de volgorde van de stemmen: degene met de meeste stemmen sluit af in de grote zaal!
Het festival begint om 13.00 uur en is klaar om 18.30!
FANS VAN IAN.......JULLIE KUNNEN DIT MOGELIJK MAKEN.........VOTE FOR IAN!
We houden jullie op de hoogte!
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Nieuws Februari 2010 |
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Hi Folks,
I played a solo gig at Koo Japanese restaurant in Ludlow, Shropshire last Wednesday. I realise that this opening sentence alone is enough to suggest that I’m going insane, but in fact the whole thing worked out really well. It had a kind of Greenwich Village café feel to it. It reminded me of the great time I had in ‘the village’ during my US trip in the summer of 2008, and made me wonder whether it would be possible to re-establish a kind of beatnik coffee house scene over here?
I put that to Lord Byron Pryce and his girlfriend Mari who run the place. Lord Byron, was actually the forerunner to the now world famous ‘Mick the Dog’ who many of you will have met at gigs over the years. Lord Byron used to come on tour with me back in the Parker’s Alibi days, but he hung up his tour manager’s pint glass and turned in his badge, in favour of a quiet life in the Shropshire hills - an extraordinary fellow.
The audience dined first (great food there actually) and I played when the eating was all done, so it felt like a really intimate and attentive gig. My set lasted about an hour and fifteen minutes, and I tried out some more new songs. I’m really enjoying the freedom that solo gigs afford in terms of trying out new material and experimenting with new ideas and approaches.
The first month of my marathon training was completed yesterday with a thirty minute run along the local canal. This month is going to be a lot harder with more lengthy sessions on the cards. The after-run roast with the six-strong team, (including Morg Morgan incidentally) was fantastic as ever, but I think the wine drinking may have to be curtailed a bit if the training is going to actually benefit any of us. I woke up slightly hung over today, lacking the clarity that might have prevented me writing some of the banal stuff above about Lord Byron – he is an extraordinary fellow though.
Anyway, I’m off to set up my home studio again, lots of new songs to work on. Hope to get them out to you as soon a possible.
Take care,
Ian
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