45 yrs on Eric Andersen finally tours UK - 2008

Subject: 45 yrs on ERIC ANDERSEN finally tours UK
From: GUEST
Date: 01 May 08 - 03:18 PM

....and the debut gig is this Sunday in Twickenham. Plenty of tickets left.

TwickFolk at THE CABBAGE PATCH PUB
67 London Road
TWICKENHAM
Middlesex TW1 3SZ

My Space   www.MySpace.com/TwickFolk
Advance Tickets    www.wegottickets.com/location/466
Website       www.TwickenhamFolkClub.com

May 4th    ERIC ANDERSEN (USA)   8pm    £10 adv/£11 door
Plus support from Linda Watkins

Born in Pittsburgh, Eric Andersen emerged in the early sixties together with Phil Ochs and Bob Dylan on New York's Greenwich Village folkscene. His best-known songs from that time are "Violets of Dawn," "Come to My Bedside" and "Thirsty Boots" (the latter was recorded by Judy Collins and several others). In 1966, he made his debut at the Newport Folk Festival and that same year he starred in the Andy Warhol movie 'Space'. 1972 saw the release of Andersen's most commercially successful album, 'Blue River' on the CBS label and in 1975 he performed with Bob Dylan's Rolling Thunder Revue. After falling into obscurity for a number of years, he re-emerged in 1988 with a new album, 'Ghosts Upon the Road' which was widely praised and placed on a number of critics' year-end "best of" lists.

Most of the 90's were spent with the trio Danko/Fjeld/Andersen together with The Band's Rick Danko and Jonas Fjeld but by the end of the decade he was working again as a solo artist. 'You Can't Relive The Past in 2000 contained several songs co-written by Townes Van Zandt. The title track of his next album Beat Avenue in 2003 was a 26-minute epic constructed round a 'jazzy beat poem' recalling his experiences among San Francisco's beat community on the day of President Kennedy's assassination. His latest album Blue Rain (2007) was recorded live in Norway and contains a blend of blues, jazz and folk. The list of celebrated artists who have recorded Eric's songs and otherwise collaborated with him is too long to mention but sufffice it to say TwickFolk is delighted to be hosting the opening night of his first ever UK tour.

http://www.myspace.com/ericandersentributepage

Welsh singer-songwriter and guitarist Linda Watkins will be opening for Eric. Linda is based these days in Buckingham and though she has visited us on several occasions tonight will mark her first appearance on the TwickFolk stage.

http://www.myspace.com/lindawatkins

Subject: RE: 45 yrs on ERIC ANDERSEN finally tours UK
From: Dave Illingworth
Date: 01 May 08 - 03:56 PM

Would love to be at the Cabbage Patch for Eric Anderson, but have a gig on that day.
Apart from his other stuff, I really love the two albums I have that he made in Norway with the great Rick Danko and Jonas Field.

Have a good night,       Dave Illingworth

Subject: RE: 45 yrs on ERIC ANDERSEN finally tours UK
From: Eric the Viking
Date: 01 May 08 - 04:20 PM

And he's coming to Orkney as well. On Hoy later on.

Subject: RE: 45 yrs on ERIC ANDERSEN finally tours UK
From: Rog Peek
Date: 02 May 08 - 06:36 PM

Just booked to see him on Friday in Chippenham. Never been a great fan, got to know of him through his association with Phil Ochs. First heard him on record doing a duet of "I Shouda Known Better" with Phil. Just have the one album, "'Bout Changes and Things". Do have some film of him talking about Phil on a docudrama made for TV around 1983, directed by Michael Korelenko. I'm looking forward to hearing him live, hope he sings 'Thirsty Boots', love that one.

Rog

Subject: RE: 45 yrs on ERIC ANDERSEN finally tours UK
From: Rog Peek
Date: 02 May 08 - 06:59 PM

Forgot to say, he's also singing 'When I'm Gone' on the docudrama, which incidentally was called 'Chords of Fame'.

Rog

Subject: RE: 45 yrs on ERIC ANDERSEN finally tours UK
From: Leadfingers
Date: 02 May 08 - 07:57 PM

Any one got a Gig List ? I cant get to Twickers as I am working as well !
Saw Eric at Carnegie hall in '74 !!

Subject: RE: 45 yrs on ERIC ANDERSEN finally tours UK
From: Leadfingers
Date: 02 May 08 - 08:39 PM

England dates

Subject: RE: 45 yrs on ERIC ANDERSEN finally tours UK
From: Leadfingers
Date: 02 May 08 - 08:40 PM

In fact all the Europe stuff !

Subject: RE: 45 yrs on ERIC ANDERSEN finally tours UK
From: GUEST,Twickfolk
Date: 03 May 08 - 06:09 AM

Rog,

On YouTube you'll find a clip of Eric singing 'Thirsty Boots' at the Phil Ochs Memorial concert in 1976

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlAeOAEkNWA

There's still plenty of seats left for tomorrow's gig in Twickenham.

Subject: RE: 45 yrs on ERIC ANDERSEN finally tours UK
From: Rog Peek
Date: 03 May 08 - 12:02 PM

Thanks Twichfolk. Yes, I had seen that one.

Rog

Subject: RE: 45 yrs on ERIC ANDERSEN finally tours UK
From: Megan L
Date: 03 May 08 - 02:17 PM

Actually he has two dates on orkney one on the island of Hoy and one on the mainland.

Subject: RE: 45 yrs on ERIC ANDERSEN finally tours UK
From: GUEST,Twickfolk
Date: 05 May 08 - 07:49 AM

Eric was excellent last night...I'd urge people to catch him on this tour if they can.

He has a wonderful catalogue of songs built up over four decades...He revisited many of the older ones from waaaaay back (Violets of Dawn, Blue River, Thirsty Boots) as well as more recent efforts (including co-writes with Townes Van Zandt and Lou Reed). He referred to Reed as one of the greatest living folk singers...

It's amazing to think we'd just seen a concert by the same guy responsible for this odd bit of psychedelia recorded back in the Summer of Love.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Nhmx2fFnFE&feature=related

Subject: RE: 45 yrs on ERIC ANDERSEN finally tours UK
From: GUEST,Rog Peek at work
Date: 06 May 08 - 06:07 AM

Thanks for the mini review Twickfolk, now I really am looking forward to Friday.

Rog

Subject: RE: 45 yrs on ERIC ANDERSEN finally tours UK
From: Felipa
Date: 27 May 21 - 04:33 PM

Andersen has composed and recorded a lot of music in this century, but I'm only familiar with his early recordings. He is still singing Violets of Dawn, or at least he was in January 2020:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCKii0Pr7d0