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The
next Storm
Warning
Gigs
Friday
20th January 2012
Red
Hot Blues Club
Didcot
Labour Club, 89 Station Road, Didcot, OX11 7NN
Tel: 01235 210840 (upstairs venue -
opposite railway station).
The
Didcot Blues Club music nights take place in an
upstair room in th Didcot Labour Club. Good small
club atmosphere and all welcome.
Sunday
22nd January
2012
The
Walnut Tree
Forge
Lane, East Farleigh, Maidstone Kent
ME15 0HJ
Storm
Warning playing from 6pm Tel:
01622 726368.
Although
this is a small oldy worldy pub, they have good
quality music events including touring blues bands
For
the more Storm Warning gigs in 2012, please
go to the gigs page.
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The
New Album
- Strategy
Download
Storm
Warning's new album 'Strategy' has
reached the Amazon Blues Album Top
20 Download Chart (No. 12 the
highest spot so far). The album
has now slipped back but you can
help it rise up the charts again
by
downloading
the album from Amazon for only £6.21
click
here
. You can also listen to samples
for free on the same page. Also
available to download on itunes
and most other download providers.
The
track 'Misspent Youth' is featured
on Superfan 2011 website. To hear
the whole track and read what this
fan says click
here
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Internet
radio programme has been playing Storm Warning's
Strategy album and last week played 'Gonna Miss
You' with more to come over the following weeks.
To listen to the current programme go to: www.nothingbuttheblues.co.uk/radio.html
Zeitgeist
- the-rocker page has reviewed the new CD - have a
look ( you'll need to scroll down the page):
www.the-rocker.co.uk
Maybe
add a comment. Review written by Mr H
who also broadcasts the blues, every Thursday at
8pm GMT
and The Mr H Rock Profiles every weekend on Get
Ready To Rock Radio! www.getreadytorockradio.com
Here's
an extract from 'the rocker' review:
" I have to give a special mention to
guitarist Bob Moore, who proves himself to be very
much at the top of his game. He can go from
straight blues to Beck like fusion, to Santana
grooves with a flick of his fingers. Good
stuff." Stuart Hamilton www.the-rocker.co.uk
And from the Get Ready To Rock website:
"Storm
Warning’s ‘Strategy’ is every bit as classy
and sophisticated as you might expect from a
project involving guitarist Bob Moore. For Bob is
one of the great underrated players in the UK
whose touch, tone and feel put him above many of
his contemporaries........an excellent
album......... Storm Warning may wear their Robben
Ford and Robert Cray influences on their sleeve
but ‘Strategy’ is a fine work of their own
making and one that should attract them some
overdue attention." Pete Feenstra.
www.getreadytorock.com
If
you haven't already got your hard copy of the new
album, you
can buy a copy online now (see below)
or from Blues CD Store www.bluescdstore.com
tel: 01296 634991 or go to Amazon, HMV etc. or better still
visit your local record
store and if they haven't got he album in stock
you can order it from them.
Storm
Warning 'Strategy' - Our
price £10
+ £1.75 P&P
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Archive News
Ealing
Blues Festival
Walpole
Park London W5
Main
Stage
Opening
proceedings, on the Main Stage, was Storm Warning, a band I had not seen
previously but heard good things of, and I was not disappointed with
their tight professional set. This included the Texas blues of ‘One
Step Forward Two Steps Back’, with a fine organ solo; the Dire Straits
flavoured ‘Question’ with excellent slide guitar; and
‘Something Real’, a slow blues featuring a sustain guitar solo
à la Dave Gilmour, fine vocals from Steve Norchi and more excellent
Hammond organ. ‘On The Road’ opened with a Ten Years After–like
riff before turning into a striding pace blues-rock with more shades of
Floyd in the coda. The last number was ‘Bullets’ , a faster blues
(about a misunderstanding at customs about whether it was a semi
automatic clip of bullets or a harmonica in his luggage!) with a
storming guitar/vocal duet to close.
Jon
Taylor – Reviews Editor Blues in Britain www.bluesinbritain.org
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Carlisle Blues Festival
Blues in Britain has written a review
of the festival and although Storm Warning only get 4 lines, they are
very nice lines so our thanks go to the reviewer Norma Victor. Alan
White from the Early Blues website www.earlyblues.com
(it's not just early blues and its a great site) took some pictures, see
below. To see more pictures of Storm Warning and other artists at
Carlisle click
here
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Another good northern based blues website reviewed the Carlisle
Festival. Blues in the North West website www.bluesinthenorthwest.com
This is what Lionel Ross said about Storm Warning;
Saturday Evening: The evening session was opened by Storm Warning,
another relatively unknown band, who significantly enhanced their
reputation with a beautifully delivered set. The fine, husky vocals of
Steve Norchi were enhanced by Bob ‘Mad Dog’ Moore on guitar and a
highly effective rhythm section of Derek White on bass guitar, Roger
Willis on drums and keyboard player, Ian Salisbury.
Storm Warning's comment: Not sure we would agree with 'relatively unknown
band' bit but it's all relative as Lionel said - compared to the Beatles
or The Rolling Stones, we guess we are. Anyway thanks to Lionel for the
very nice words. Steve's 'husky vocals' was due to him having a cold but
suits the Blues.
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Digital Blues Awards
Storm Warning have been awarded an award for
'Best Album of the Year' from Digital Blues. They also came third in the 'Best
Band'
To see a the list of winners and other blues
info visit; www.digitalblues.co.uk |
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Something
Real
Something
Real is getting plays on US internet and to air radio and the
band are expecting reviews in the US press and on US websites soon.
The first review is on the All About Jazz website (blues as well). www.allaboutjazz.com
To go direct to the All About Jazz website page with the review click
here
We understand that a band from Russia are
going to be playing ‘Bullets’ in their live set and this will be
interesting to hear if they ever record it. Here’s part of their
message to us;
Sergey from Samara
Blues club says;
The music from your album "Breaking Out" is so crasy
bluesy! (Sorry for my English ) And the first song - Bullets - very...
very ... I Like it!
For populate you group & songs in our city, my blues band tryes to
play this song (Bullets).
We'll have
to add Russia to our touring plans.
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Storm Warning
On the Classic Rock Cover CD
The October issue of Classic Rock magazine had Storm Warning's 'Hard To Be A Man' track on the cover
CD along with Joe Bonamassa, Oli Brown and Megadeth!
"Soulful
gut-bucket groove that’s half hard times, half
good-time-all-the-time…..they delve deep into breezy jazz, fiery rock or
smoky R&B, but the blues always call them back.”
Classic Rock magazine
www.classicrockmagazine.com
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Check out myspace for Storm Warning www.myspace.com/stormwarninguk
Storm Warning on Youtube. For videos click
here
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Chris Farlowe New CD
Chris Farlowe's latest CD Hotel
Einang has a Storm Warning track on it. The track is The Woman? Or
The Blues? The CD is now available in the UK. If you want to
hear Chris's version, you can order the CD now by emailing
info@bluescdstore.com
or
visit
www.bluescdstore.com
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Here is one of the
reviews on Something Real;
STORM WARNING - “Something Real”
(Pete
Sargeant )
www.fairhearing.co.uk
A second album from this line up
following the well-received 'Breaking Out' set, with the classic
drums/bass/guitar/keys/harp instrumentation to draw upon ; inspired
by rock and blues master figures (bassist Derek White runs a roots
cd supply firm) the best thing about this band is that they are not
modelled on a particular artist or band and furthermore they write a
lot of own material.
Harp and vocal man Stu Maxwell
was kind enough to co-star at my band's tribute to Junior Wells
earlier this year, alongside John O'Leary and if you want an example
of his skill on the reeds try his take on 'Nothing But Smoke'
included here, as cool as the modern blues can get. There is nothing
on this disc that the band cannot deliver live on stage, which is
often down to the nimble rhythm section (Roger Willis on drums) ;
Ian Salisbury could pass for John McVie but plays keys in this line
up. Bob Moore plays fluid guitar but rarely sounds like a Clapton
imitator – hear his steady lines on starting cut 'On The Road', a
blues travelogue if ever there was one. Hear them skip into 'Blues
101' with Maxwell using a dirty harmonica tone, what a great jazzy
feel and unusual chord changes. A soulful cruisin' sound rolls
'Something Real' along like a riverboat, the guitar sings and leaves
plenty of spaces, beautiful ! 'Long Ride' has a very cool keyboard
part and an edgy beat.
This group sounds pro, looks pro
and completely avoids sterility by taking care with their material –
how easy it would be for them to do all the cliched numbers that
every band does. But they have their own style which has the
potential to take their appeal way beyond a 'blues audience'
For more reviews from the media
on Something Real click
here
For details of how to buy the CD, go to
The Shop
Storm Warning at Darlington
On the first visit to the
Darlington R&B Club, Storm Warning packed out the club and the band
seem to make a big impression on the crowd. A great response and
hopefully be back in Darlington next year. Pictures from the gig
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Thanks Bottleneck
Blues Club
Storm Warning
played the
Bottleneck Blues Club at the Roffen in Rochester to
a packed club. Recently numbers at the club haven't been so good and they
hadn't had such a crowd since Ian Siegal played sometime ago. So thanks to
everyone for turning out on a Tuesday night and of course thanks
to Richard Dobney the organiser for booking the band. This is what he said
in his email after the gig;
"Storm
Warning
presented a beautifully crafted set, weaving an intoxicating mix of the
traditional with jazzier and rockier elements to keep momentum through
to the inevitable encore. They've certainly hit the nail on the head in
designing this set of, principally, original material and this fresh
approach, expertly executed by a great team of musicians, was more than
appreciated by the members, indeed the feedback received, both at the
event and follow up e-mail, has been quite phenomenal!"
New Review
The debut album
'Breaking Out' still continues to attract attention. We had an email from a
new friend in the US, John Gibson. Visit this blues blog to read his review
of 'Breaking Out.'
http://bluesreview.blogspot.com
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Rawa Blues Festival Poland
Storm Warning played the Rawa
Blues Festival in Poland on 6th October and were very well received
by the Polish audience. The band had extensive media coverage before
and during the festival. The large crowd took the Storm Warning's
music as they played a rocking set which was recorded for TV. The
band shared the bill with Janvia Magness or the Ayslum Street
Spankers. Both were great on and off stage. Our thanks go to Ired
Dudek for his superb organising of the festival and his hospitality.
Also thanks to Martyna and Magda our guides or looked after us,
radio DJs Ryszard Gloger and Przemek Draheim and
all the Polish people we met and who have emailed us with their kind
words.
Pictures from Rawa courtesy of
photographer Ryszard Kocaj
www.blackfox.vel.pl
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Radio Mercury
Blues Charts
1. JANIVA
MAGNESS - Do I Move You ? (NorthernBlues)
2. BOOGIE CHILLI - Live Time Blues (Flower Rec)
3. COCO MONTOYA - Dirty Deal (Alligator)
4. GOV’T MULE - High & Mighty (Blue Rose)
5. BILL PERRY - Don’t Know Nothin’ About Love (Blind Pig)
6. WALTER TROUT & FRIENDS- Full Circle (RuF)
7. ROBERT CRAY BAND - Live From Across The Pond (Vanguar)
8. DANNY BRYANT’S REDEYEBAND - Days Like This (Blues Music)
9. STORM WARNING - Breaking Out (Storm
Warning)
10. IRMA THOMAS - After the Rain (Rounder)
11. JEREMY SPENCER - Precious Little (Blind Pig)
12. JONNY LANG - Turn Around (A & M)
13. THE DEREK TRUCKS BAND - Songlines (Sony/BMG)
14. NICK MOSS & the FLIP TOPS - Live at Chan’s (Blue Bella)
15. JAMES HUNTER - People Gonna Talk (Rounder)
16. KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD - Ten Days Out (Warner) N
17. SŁAWEK WIERZCHOLSKI - Historia Choroby- Box (Agencja MTJ)
18. MEMO GONZALEZ & THE BLUESCASTERS - Live in the UK (CrossCut)
19. JOE BONAMASSA - You and Me (Provogue)
20. JOE LOUIS WALKER - Playin’ Dirty (JSP) N
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Storm Warning on a US Sampler
Network Pacific Record company based in
Eureka, California chose a Storm Warning track to go onto their Blues
sampler cd. After hearing Breaking Out this is what they said about the
band
"Your tunes are very interesting
(such a nice change from the standard 12 bar "sounded like all the others"
demos). Great writing, arrangements, and musicianship. We were taken with
the last tune on your cd. It is one of the most unique blues cuts we have
listened to."
The last track being 'Whisky Blues' is
on the cd amongst bands from the US and Europe. The cd is available across
the US. To buy the cd visit
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