Club Café on Saturday, October 9th
I'll be returning to the Club Café for the early show (7-9) on Saturday, October 9th, with a full band and an opening set by Peter King.
Joining me on October 9th will be Mark Weakland on drums, Jim Spears on bass and Max Schang on guitar and keyboards. Mark was the drummer featured on my recent album, Heartland Variations , and is heard often in the area in a variety of contexts, including with the Newlanders, Heather Kropf and Peter King. Jim Spears is my co-conspirator in the Uptown Combo, and has worked with with a variety of local and national acts, including B.J. Taylor and the Sweaty Betty Blues Band. Max Schang is a multi-instrumentalist (guitar, bass, keyboards) who works regularly in the region.
See the Performance section for additional info on Peter and the songs we'll be playing.
Heartland Variations CD release party
A full house gave the 8-piece group an enthusiastic reception April 3rd at
Club Café on Pittsburgh's South Side to commemorate the release of the new CD.
If you missed the opportunity to buy the CD at the release, it's available on CDBaby or as a download on iTunes.
No More Range to Roam, redux
In the fall of '77, Bill Leader invited me up to his studio in the Yorkshire Dales (U.K.) to make a album under his imprint for Transatlantic Records. The resultig recording, after modest success (it was the same year the Sex Pistols arrived) disappeared in a series of mergers and acquisitions. This year I'm re-issuing it on CD (rather than the original vinyl) as a part of my story as a songwriter. I hope to have it in hand by the Club Café date in October. The picture is from the original album cover.