by Alan Thomson | Jul 10, 2014 | News
We opened with Frank O’Hagan Band for the legendary Mavis Staples last night at the ABC in Glasgow . Great gig! We got to meet her afterwards which was cool. I played on “Goodnight Irene” with her and John Martyn many years ago but only finally got...
by Alan Thomson | Jul 5, 2014 | News
Alan Thomson with a rare night off goes to Kinross to meet John Jorgenson with his Bluegrass Band J2B2. The Band consists of John Jorgenson, Herb Pedersen, Mark Fain and Jon Randall. John Randall co wrote Whiskey Lullaby and Herb Pedersen wrote the song ‘Wait A...
by Alan Thomson | Jul 3, 2014 | News
A night off so I’m off to see the John Jorgenson Bluegrass Bank in Kinross. Its their only Scottish date so I can’t miss it! Its at Backstage at the Green Hotel with Mundell Music. The John Jorgenson Bluegrass Band features four legendary musicians: John...
by Alan Thomson | Jul 2, 2014 | News
That is a Photo from a few years ago. It was at the FBI in Glenfarg where John Jorgenson would come every year. This particular trip was in 2004 and we had Jason Smith on Drums, Jeff Ross on Keyboards with myself Alan Thomson on Bass. For those of you who are not too...
by Alan Thomson | Jun 30, 2014 | News
Here is a Video of John Martyn receiving his Folk Award in 2008 fro Phil Collins with me in the background. Martyn received the lifetime achievement award at the BBC Radio 2 Folk awards. The award was presented by his friend Phil Collins, with Alan Thomson in the...
by Alan Thomson | Jun 26, 2014 | News
Related show Artist: Well Kept Secret – Elliott Morris & Alan Thomson Together Date: 13/12/14 Time: 8:00pm Venue: Backstage At The Green Hotel City: Kinross , Perthshire Address: The Muirs Venue phone: 01577 863467 Country: United Kingdom Admission: £14 Age...
