October 06
Joe is out of Hospital
Joe is now out of hospital and recovering
well! He sends his best wishes and thanks everyone that has sent emails and
cards. Joe will now be lying down until around Christmas time(!) so please do
email him on
joebroughton@freenet.co.uk or if you'd like to send something please contact
us here for details:
info@dempseybroughton.com
September 06
The good news and the bad news!
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Which would you like first?! On the up side, Joe
has just finished a very successful tour with his brother Ben. They've been
promoting their brand new album The Mortgage Years.
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Go to the duo site to
order your copy now!
www.benandjoebroughton.co.uk.
Joe also mixed and
mastered the new Dave Swarbrick and Martin Carthy album Straws in the Wind.
Work has also started in earnest on the new Chris While solo album which Joe
is producing at his studio in Birmingham. The fiddle school (see below) is going
fantastically well and is already bringing in guests (this week Roger Wilson and
Anna Esslemont. Early next year Dave Swarbrick!) and to top it all off there has
been some amazing feedback about the Uiscedwr album Circle that Joe
produced earlier this year. Froots said "the star of the show may well be Joe
Broughton...". Unfortunately there is bad news too as some of you may already
know. Joe has a long standing back problem which lead to an operation back in
1997 and has now got to that point again. Joe
is going into hospital now and won't be playing
again until next year so all gigs have been cancelled until then. If you would
like to email Joe
(joebroughton@freenet.co.uk) he should be able to read them in a few weeks and would be
very cheered up I'm sure! As soon as there's any more concrete info in a few
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June 06
The Joe Broughton Fiddle School
The Joe Broughton Fiddle School is opening!!!
Initially this will be run as a one day event every six weeks. The day will
include group sessions and an individual lesson. The places are limited and
filling up fast so do get in touch if you're interested.
Click
here to find out all the details.
Apr 06
News about News...and an
update!
For various reasons too long and boring to go
in to we haven't managed to update the news in the last few years but some of
the gaps are filled in on the Biography page! At present Joe is producing an
album by the fantastic Uiscedwr, visit their site to find out more
here. At the
same time he is also producing an album for a great singer called Jim Gallagher,
more news on this when it's completed. The long awaited Folk Rock For Good album
of the charity gig organised by Joe and his family in memory of his father is
nearing completion and details will be posted here asap. Apologies to those
people who have been waiting so patiently, it will be worth it! Joe is also
working on the long awaited 3rd album from him and his brother Ben. They will be
touring with this in September, please see the gigs page. Joe's 45 piece folk
orchestra (below) will be touring at the end of May (again see the gigs page).
This really is a unique show full of great
playing, singing and dancing so don't miss it! Sorry there's been such a gap in
news, we will give you more info on what's been going on the last few years but
at least this is a start!
Apr 03
The Waiting Room
three short movements about a man waiting.
On the 25th March Joe's composition The
Waiting Room had it's first performance in Birmingham's Adrian Boult Hall.
The classical experts found Joe's approach to composition very refreshing,
including the unusual lay out of the stage and the lack of conductor. Joe thanks
the players involved who on the night gave an exceptional performance. Although
much happier in front of the audience Joe is hoping to continue developing his
profile as a composer with more large scale works planned for the future.
photo by Joy Krishnamoorthy
Left to Right:
Dan Whieldon/Piano > Aidan O’Donnell/Double Bass > Anna Picken/Cello > Sally
Greenwell/Viola > Debbie Chalmers/Viola > Paloma Trigas Payne/Violin > Ruth
Angell/Violin > Roberto Alonso Trillo/Violin > Robin Wilson/Violin >
Jonathan Day/Singing Bowl
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Joe leaves the Albion Band
photo by katriona Guilhaumaud
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The Albion Band will be taking a break at
the end of this year. Ashley may well start another line up on a smaller
scale in the future but there are no definite plans at the moment. In
December there will be an Albion line up touring a Christmas show and as Joe
is not exactly a Christmas enthusiast he has decided that after the October
tour is the time to go. This is what he says:
"I have really enjoyed my time in the
Albion Band but I think 6 years is long enough. I'm sad to hear that the
band may be ending but I'm very proud that we have been called one of the
all time best line ups. I'll be writing my Albion Memoirs soon so watch this
space! Now I will be concentrating on my work with Ben and with Kevin
Dempsey as well as the very exciting prospect of a band of my own. I hope to
see you all at a gig soon." |
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Feb 02 |
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Sound Engine - Joe's first solo album is out now! |
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For what must be several years now Joe has been trying to find enough time
away from other projects to concentrate on his own album. Finally, it is finished.
Although writing and playing most of it himself, Joe also enlisted help from a host of
great artists: Fred T Baker > Neil Yates > Ken Nicol > Neil Marshall > Jo
Hamilton > Ben Vlijmincx > Joy Krishnamoorthy and Joe Giddey. You will find more
information on the discography page.
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