Preview: Deborah Bonham Band
January 27, 2013The Brook in Southampton on the 23rd Febuary 2012
Tickets £13:00 in Advance or £15:00 0n the night if available
A new album is completed by this lady, another great Bonham family talent. Mixed in Nashville by Mike Poole (The Mavericks, Robert Plants Band of Joy). Her stunning band backed Paul Rodgers recently for two exclusive shows. Deborah has toured and performed with Paul as well as Robert Plant, Van Halen, Ann Peebles, Humble Pie, Foreigner and Nazareth
Promoting her new album, “Spirit” recorded in Chichester, UK and Nashville, USA, Deborah and her band will be touring Europe and the UK in 2013. A regular festival favourite too, the band have performed at Fairport’s Cropredy (twice); Cambridge Rock FestivaL (3 times); Donington, the Great British Rhythm & Blues Festival, Colne; The Great British Rock & Blues Festival (twice) and Great British Folk Festival (twice). In Europe, the band performed at The Czech Republic’s first Rock festival alongside Ozzy, Korn and Nazareth, returning the following year to tour in the Czech Republic. They have also performed by invitation at the Harley-Davidson Rallies in Austria, France and Portugal.
The first single from the album, “Take Me Down” has received rave reviews both in the UK and US and the band have recorded sessions for two of BBCs key regional shows – Roger Day (Kent & South) and Sue Marchant (Cambridgeshire & East) – as well as the influential House Of Mercy Americana Show. Further sessions and interviews are already in place for the albums’ release
Deborah and the band have recorded a total of 15 tracks for her new album, due for release in early 2013 with “Duchess” Producer Glenn Skinner (Deborah Harry, Killing Joke).On Drums is Marco Giovino (Robert Plants Band of Joy, John Cale, Norah Jones) and other guests include pedal steel supremo, B.J.Cole and Robert Plant.
In December 2011 Deborah and her band played the opening set at a Paul Rodgers charity show. Her band then went on to back Paul for a set of Free and Bad Company classics. Paul returned on 31st May for another show for the charity, when Deborahísí band this time around backed Paul for an entire set of Free songs, as well as performing their own set with Deborah, featuring songs from her new album.
Band Links
http://www.deborahbonham.com
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Deborah-Bonham/106928079357640