The clip shows footage of Joe on stage both solo and with Mike and even of him meeting myself and Joff outside the venue as well as some familiar faces inside the venue itself!
Showing posts with label Joe Silva. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Joe Silva. Show all posts
Thursday, 6 February 2014
Joe Silva mini movie on YouTube
The clip shows footage of Joe on stage both solo and with Mike and even of him meeting myself and Joff outside the venue as well as some familiar faces inside the venue itself!
Friday, 4 October 2013
Joe Silva book released
Joe Silva has released his book "To The City Of Angels And Back" which also includes codes to download two new tracks "Home" and "The Speed Of Life".I asked Joe to tell us a little bit about it....
"Essentially, it is a really cool short rock-&-roll story about a time in my life when I was eating at the set of 'Married With Children' in Los Angeles to stay alive while struggling to make ends meet, right up until I was about to live on the streets...all in an effort to keep my dream alive of making it in the music industry."
I also wanted to know about the religious themes in the book and whether people would enjoy it regardless of their own religious views.
"It is a spiritual book for sure, but any faith will appreciate the story, and those who may not feel very spiritual in their life might think about things differently after reading this book."
The book is available from Amazon in the UK HERE or the US HERE
Wednesday, 8 May 2013
Joe Silva added to 2 International Swingers dates
Joe Silva has been added to the bill for 2 International Swingers dates. You will be able to see him at Club 910 Live in Phoenix on 22nd May and the following night at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas.Monday, 28 January 2013
Joe Silva Photos The Gathering 21 - Friday
Joe Silva made many friends last year both at The Gathering 20 and on the Red Poppy Tour...I think he made more this weekend!
Anyone want to think of a caption for the Craig photos?
Anyone want to think of a caption for the Craig photos?
Sunday, 25 November 2012
Joe Silva - Islington Academy Friday 23rd November 2012 (Red Poppy Tour)
As I said in the previous post, Joe delivered a brilliant set on Friday although I wish it had been longer so I could have heard some more of my favourite tracks from "Blue".
For those that have seen Joe on this tour who haven't heard the album yet then check out the review on this site and grab yourself a copy of the album from I-Tunes it is well worth it.
I would like to add a personal thank you to Joe for helping secure us the camera pass in order for us to use better cameras than usual to bring you all a visual document of the gig and also for being a great bloke, taking time out to have a chat before the gig - even if our advice on which pub to go to proved to be duff!
I would like to add a personal thank you to Joe for helping secure us the camera pass in order for us to use better cameras than usual to bring you all a visual document of the gig and also for being a great bloke, taking time out to have a chat before the gig - even if our advice on which pub to go to proved to be duff!
Mike Peters - Red Poppy Tour Islington Academy Friday 23rd November 2012
What a fantastic show in London (again!) ...Joe Silva was a great and most welcome addition to the tour and treated us to an all too short half hour set which mainly featured tracks from his new album "Blue" as well as his tribute to those who died in The Station night club fire in 2003 "97 Angels" before closing with his take on a Paul Simon classic. It was great hearing tracks from "Blue" stripped down into an acoustic form and I hope many people took advantage of the amazingly low price that "Blue" was at the merchandise desk! I would have loved to have seen a longer set from Joe but at least he confirmed he will be at the Gathering in January so we have that to look forward to.
Mike delivered an amazing set, the beauty of these shows is the unpredictable nature of the set list each night making each show genuinely unique. Coming on to the crowds "Blaze Of Glory" chants you knew it was going to be a great night from word go. After being hit by a technical issue with one of the two guitars he had (that would plague him all night - meaning only one could be used) Mike came into the audience to treat us to "This Train" while it was being sorted - for the record I think the guitar was ok, it was the cable or the box it was going into that was the problem! So after 2 tracks Mike announced that he had played what he wanted to play so it was over to us to decide what else he played. A little different from the last acoustic shows in that he didn't just take shouted out requests but wanted to find out why the person wanted to hear it. It was good to see many Big Country fans turning out to support Mike as he helps to continue the Big Country legacy and it is obvious he is happy to play BC tracks but did change the requested track for one that would work better in an acoustic setting. Joe Silva came back to the stage joining Mike for what would normally be the encore but as the venue is under a strict 10pm curfew tonight no time is wasted in the niceties of going of stage to milk the applause. The night ends with a seasonal run though of the John & Yoko classic "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" before Mike announces he isn't finished but due to the curfew he will be taking the show to the plaza outside the venue walking with the exiting crowd to start an acoustic sing along outside of "In A Big Country" and "45 RPM". As the venue is part of a shopping precinct the sudden appearance of a Welshman touting a guitar and bringing a couple of hundred close friends with him it alarmed the precinct security somewhat! So Mike lets it stand at an impromptu open air two song encore and we go away happy after witnessing an amazing night!
Talking about the merchandise desk...it was a great idea to do a 3 for 2 offer which I took advantage of to pick up some long wanted DVD's as well as the excellent Tour T-Shirt. I would definitely have picked up more at a different time of year so hopefully they will repeat this excellent offer on the "Vinyl" tour or even on the web site.
Mike delivered an amazing set, the beauty of these shows is the unpredictable nature of the set list each night making each show genuinely unique. Coming on to the crowds "Blaze Of Glory" chants you knew it was going to be a great night from word go. After being hit by a technical issue with one of the two guitars he had (that would plague him all night - meaning only one could be used) Mike came into the audience to treat us to "This Train" while it was being sorted - for the record I think the guitar was ok, it was the cable or the box it was going into that was the problem! So after 2 tracks Mike announced that he had played what he wanted to play so it was over to us to decide what else he played. A little different from the last acoustic shows in that he didn't just take shouted out requests but wanted to find out why the person wanted to hear it. It was good to see many Big Country fans turning out to support Mike as he helps to continue the Big Country legacy and it is obvious he is happy to play BC tracks but did change the requested track for one that would work better in an acoustic setting. Joe Silva came back to the stage joining Mike for what would normally be the encore but as the venue is under a strict 10pm curfew tonight no time is wasted in the niceties of going of stage to milk the applause. The night ends with a seasonal run though of the John & Yoko classic "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" before Mike announces he isn't finished but due to the curfew he will be taking the show to the plaza outside the venue walking with the exiting crowd to start an acoustic sing along outside of "In A Big Country" and "45 RPM". As the venue is part of a shopping precinct the sudden appearance of a Welshman touting a guitar and bringing a couple of hundred close friends with him it alarmed the precinct security somewhat! So Mike lets it stand at an impromptu open air two song encore and we go away happy after witnessing an amazing night!
Tuesday, 18 September 2012
More dates added to the Red Poppy Tour.
Just in case anyone missed this announcement Mike has added a further five dates to the solo Red Poppy Tour which now also features Joe Silva as special guest on all dates.The new dates are...
NOVEMBER
1st Central Station WREXHAM
3rd The Electric Circus EDINBURGH
4th King Tuts GLASGOW
22nd Park & Dare Theatre TREORCHY, RHONDDA
24th The Leopard DONCASTER
These join the previously announced dates that you can find in full here http://www.inthepoppyfields.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/red-poppy-tour-datesofficial.html
as well as the previously added date in CHESTER on the 20th November at Telford's Warehouse.
Grab your tickets now!
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