Thomson, Ruusukallio and Makinen
On the Road at the moment somewhere.......Left to Right Sami Ruusukallio, me , Ville Makinen. Hope that you manage to catch some of the Martin Barre Dates in addition to the John Jorgenson GIGs. Hope to see you all soon, I know that we should be in Kinross in the...
Well Kept Secret
Looking forward to another show with Elliott Morris and myself as Well Kept Secret. We will be playing Elliott's solo songs as well as a few John Martyn Songs thrown in. Friday 6th March at Backstage at the Green Hotel, I hope some of you may be able to come along and...
Alan Thomson With Pino Palladino
Bumped into Pino Palladino on the flight home yesterday! Saw him playing in Glasgow with the Who . Great show and playing as always! Session ace Pino Palladino broke through playing fretless bass on Gary Numan's I, Assassin in 1982 and quickly went on to play with the...
Calvin ‘Fuzz’ Samuel
Last January I had the chance to meet Calvin Fuzzy Samuel at Backstage in Kinross. What a legend! His Bio makes amazing reading...here's a snippet... Fuzz and Conrad were then hired to record Stephen Stills' first solo album which included superstars Jimi Hendrix,...
Martin Barre Band In Prague
On Tour with the Martin Barre Band in Prague. In fact I think it was the Retro Club. Fantastic Photos from Kate. I like the Photo with Martin & myself (Alan Thomson). Hope some of you have managed to catch one or two of the shows. Check my site for Tour dates HERE.
The Webb Sisters & John Jorgenson
That was a great series of GIGs Alan Thomson with The Webb Sisters and John Jorgenson. We played Kinross, Troon and Ullapool to name but a few. I managed to fit these shows inbetween the Martin Barre Tour! Here are a couple of shots from the Green Hotel GIG with...
Addicted To Love / Let’s Fall In Love Tonight
Here's a Robert Palmer Video. Let's Fall In Love Tonight.It was the B Side of the Addicted To Love Single and YES I, Alan Thomson Wrote It! It Was Going To Be On the 'Riptide' Album But Got Bumped At Last Minuit! Typical!!! ...
Alan Thomson At The Royal Albert Hall / Part 2
Here's a great photo from a couple of weeks ago. This was when I was playing for Nitin Sawhney. Just going on Tour now with the Webb Sisters and John Jorgenson for a few selected dates, Kinross, Troon and Ullapool to mention but three. I will try and let you all see...
Alan Thomson At The Royal Albert Hall
Alan Thomson at the Royal Albert Hall with Nitin Sawhney on Sunday 21st September. Nitin Sawhney, one of the most distinctive and versatile musical voices alive today, returns to the Royal Albert Hall to perform work from his forthcoming album Dystopian Dream and a...
Alan Thomson With Nitin Sawhney At The RAH
Looking forward to the GIG on Sunday 21st September With Nitin Sawhney at the Royal Albert Hall no less!The forthcoming album, Dystopian Dream, sees Nitin returning to the darker, emotive sounds of his earlier albums, where he cultivated a unique identity that...