Pete York's Rock & Blues Circus - Kulturhaus Stadtgarten Neuruppin - 08 Dec 2018

Pete York's Rock & Blues Circus
Neuruppin

Pete York´s Rock & Blues Circus mit grandioser Besetzung:
Pete York (Spencer Davis Group), dr, voc
Roger Glover (Deep Purple), bass, voc
Zoot Money (The Animals, Big Roll Band), key, voc
Albie Donnelly (Supercharge), sax, voc
Miller Anderson (Keef Hartley Band, Spencer Davis Group ua.) git, voc

Support:
Lord Bishop Rocks

Blown away from a true 'good time' gig which was a highlight on Saturday night at Kulturhaus Stadtgarten Neuruppin - just outside the Berliner Ring. So much fun in a fan-friendly venue, dancing, singing, snapping, everything allowed. Downstairs was a stand-up section, the gallery upstairs was seated and offered a great view from wherever you sat. The band were brilliant, difficult to pick a favourite song but Roger Glover paying tribute to Eddie Cochran with "Somethin' else" was awesome as was Pete York's extensive drum solo during "I'm a Man". Of course the crowd wouldn't let them go without encore which was "Smoke on the Water" to huge applause.

These guys proved again that a fantastic gig is no question of age !! Thanks to Zoot Money for his funny announcements and don't forget to come back before too long!

Also a big thanks to Zoot for sending me their setlist, he commented "There you are Gudrun ... for you and Pauline. We used that program for all the gigs except the last one. Good listening and Merry Xmas to you both. Zoot."

The Hamburg Blues Band meets Miller Anderson & Maggie Bell, Volkspark Mariendorf - 12 Mai 2013

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Hamburg Blues Band:
GERT LANGE (voc, git),
HANS WALLBAUM (dr),
MICHAEL "BEXI" BECKER (b),
MILLER ANDERSON (lead guitar/voc)
Special guest: MAGGIE BELL (voc, percussion). 

30. IKLG in Berlin-Mariendorf, Open-Air Festival 09 - 12 Mai 2013

Highlight am letzten Sonntag waren die Hamburg Blues Band mit der Woodstock-Legende Miller Anderson und der großartigen Maggie Bell als Special Guest. Für die Band war es das erste Open-Air dieses Jahres. Trotz des kühlen Wetters (Eisheilige ..) kamen eine Menge Leute, um sich die Super-Vorstellung der Band anzusehen. Ein paar ausgeflippte Freaks neben uns spielten 'Luftgitarre' zu Millers einzigartigen Soli, alles in allem war es ein toller Sonntagnachmittag mit Blues und Spaß - und das alles fast ohne Eintritt. Ein symbolischer Obolus von 1 € wurde verlangt, wo bekommt man das sonst schon. Essen und Trinken gabs reichlich, ebenso zu moderaten Preisen. Ich kann jedem nur empfehlen, sich die Hamburg Blues Band auch einmal in dieser Besetzung anzusehen, es lohnt sich in jedem Fall. Sie machen jetzt für eine kurze Zeit Pause, und am 13. Juli 2013 geht es in gleicher Besetzung weiter.

Albert Lee & Hogan's Heroes, St Veit Festival in Kaernten, Austria - 10 Sep 2010

Albert Lee & Hogan's Heroes played the St Veit Festival in Kaernten, Austria - 10 Sep 2010

First Miller Anderson Band, then Albert and the boys, what a night full of great music at the old Herzogburg. It was a sunny day but got rather chilly at night. The boys said later there was a terrible draught onstage and they all got stiff fingers. Chris Farlowe who was scheduled for the next night with the Hamburg Blues Band, showed up and joined Albert and Hogan's Heroes for an awesome version of STORMY MONDAY BLUES. He joked around in his usual way, changed some of the lyrics and was just awesome. His voice was great, what a volume! 

It was great to meet lovely people, find fellow fans and new friends and have a great time at the festival. Many thanks to the friendly staff providing drinks/cakes and making everybody feel welcome. Hannah deserves a special mention managing the tour and taking care of our precious heroes on the road, great job! We agreed that this was not our last visit to St Veit.

Albert Lee & Hogan's Heroes auf dem St Veit Festival in Kärnten, Österreich. Nach der grossartigen Miller Anderson Band war das der absolute Hammer, insbesondere weil Chris Farlowe überraschend auftauchte, der am nächsten Abend mit der Hamburg Blues Band spielen sollte, und eine 1A-Version des STORMY MONDAY BLUES mit den Jungs ablieferte. Es war super, gleichgesinnte Fans und neue Freunde zu finden, mit denen man den tollen Abend verbrachte. Für das leibliche Wohl mit Kuchen, Drinks und mehr sorgte das freundliche Personal, so dass sich jedermann willkommen fühlte. Ebenso gebührt ein Dank an Hannah, die diese Tour auf die Beine gestellt und sich aufopfernd um unsere Heroes gekümmert hat. Über eins waren wir uns einig - dies war nicht das letzte Mal in St. Veit.

Band:
Albert Lee, git, voc, key
Gerry Hogan, steel guitar, git
Peter Baron, drums, voc
Brian Hodgson, bass, backgr voc
Gavin Povey, key, voc
Special guest:
Chris Farlowe (addition to the setlist: STORMY MONDAY BLUES)

Some photos from St Veit, a picturesque little city in Kaernten. Click on the picture (left) to get to the FlickR album.

Miller Anderson Band, Burgkultur St . Veit, Austria - 10 Sep 2010

Miller Anderson Band,St.Veit, Austria

Band Members:
Miller Anderson - guitar/voc/harmonica
Kris Gray - bass/voc.
Frank Tischer - keyb.s/voc.
Tommy Fischer - drums

Miller Anderson Band opened the show on 10 September and were just brilliant. Albert & Hogans Heroes headlined the bill, it was a night full of great music and fun in a relaxed atmosphere.
I've put these photos up as these musicians have a long tradition and played with many bands, e.g. Keef Hartley (as did former 'hero' Pete Wingfield), Spencer Davis Group, T Rex, Donovan, Chicken Shack, Edgar Broughton Band - just to name a few. And last not least - they are all huge Albert & HHs fans!

Burgkultur Openair at Herzogburg - St. Veit/Glan - Kärnten, Austria. Ein tolles Festival, Super-Organisation und Musik vom Feinsten. Miller Anderson Band hat die Show eröffnet, Albert und die Jungs waren der Headliner am 10. September.

Habe die Fotos dieser Band hier mit aufgenommen, da jeder schon mit jedem gespielt hat, wie aus der langen Liste ersichtlich ist. Ausserdem besteht eine Querverbindung zu Pete Wingfield, der wie Miller Anderson ja auch in der Keef Hartley Band war. Alle Bandmitglieder sind natürlich Albert & HHs Fans, wie Miller mehrfach in seinen Ansagen betonte.    

Albert Lee & Hogan's Heroes, Blues on the Farm at Pump Bottom Farm, Appledram / nr Chichester - 21 June 2008.

Blues on the Farm - 21 June 2008
Great event near Chichester. Albert & HHs were onstage already on 6.45 pm which meant I had to hurry up driving all the way down from Luton Airport to Chichester .... but made it on time despite thick traffic. Met up with Jilly, Ange, Steve and Uwe, and we all had a great time and enjoyed ourselves - even the bad weather couldn't spoil our good mood. We were all so much looking forward and were not disappointed. Great bands line-up and relaxed atmosphere as always at this traditional festival. Thanks to our friends Ange and Jilly for taking excellent photos and sharing them with me. Click on the picture to get to the Flickr album. It was nice to meet up with Uwe from Berlin for the first time; he's a great fan and travelled all the way by train. We should meet again later at several gigs.


Band:
Albert Lee, git, voc, key
Gerry Hogan, steel guitar, git
Peter Baron, drums, voc
Brian Hodgson, bass, backgr voc
Elio Pace, key, acc, voc

Also on the bill:
The British Blues Quintet featuring the excellent Maggie Bell as well as Miller Anderson and Colin Hodgkinson. Maggie is vocally regarded by some as the British answer to Janis Joplin, what an amazing voice ! To quote Maggie: "not bad for a 63 year old ...". Photos taken by me and Jilly Penegar, thanks for sending in and letting me use.