Jethro Tull Guitarist Martin Barre To Play Wolverhampton
Jethro Tull guitarist Martin Barre has announced a gig at The Robin, in Wolverhampton, on Thursday, October 10, 2013.
The new tour follows the release of his fourth solo album, Away With Words, through RSK’s new label, Edifying Records, on Monday, September 30.
The record will feature new arrangements of Tull material together with some brand new compositions by Barre.
With the seminal prog outfit still on indefinite hiatus, Martin Barre brings back to life some of Jethro Tull’s classics but also less known gems, with the help of engineer James Bragg. The track list features Requiem, From a Deadbeat to an Old Greaser, Moths, Home and Fire at Midnight amongst others.
Martin said: “Re-arranging and representing the Tull songs featured on this album became a very pleasant and rewarding task.
“These lesser-known songs have always been among my favourite pieces of music and reworking them brought back many good memories.”
Talking about his new compositions included in the album, he added: “I have written the rest of the music, hopefully with sympathy and taste. Composing and re-arranging is my passion.
“Bringing together the many acoustic instruments was a delight for me, but of course the electric guitar couldn’t be totally left out of the picture!
“This album is a fusion of my writing blended together with Ian (Anderson’s) in a continual movement of music.”
On Away With Words, multi-talented Barre plays acoustic/classic/electric guitars, bouzouki, mandolin, bass, flute and bass clarinet, with Dan Crisp taking care of vocals.
Completing the line up are Frank Mead on blackwood flute, whistles, bodhran and blues harp, Jonathan Noyce on bass and George Lindsay on drums and percussion.
Martin Barre started his music career in the early sixties playing saxophone.
He audition for Jethro Tull in 1969 and was handpicked by Ian Anderson to take on guitar duties from Mick Abrahams.
Today he’s the longest standing member after Anderson himself, having appeared on all of their albums apart from their first.
Barre is also a talented flautist, both live and on record, with Jethro Tull and solo.
“The quality and uniqueness of his work and a series of high profile collaborations contributed to make him one of the world’s most rated rock musicians, with his signature ‘Aqualung’ solo voted as one of the top guitar solos of all times” (Guitar Player Magazine).