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Special treats lining up for Lichfield

June 29, 2009

Boom PR w handJon Lord’s concert at Lichfield Cathedral (near Birmingham) on July 17 is shaping up to feature a special selection of music from his solo career.

Appearing with a string quartet, bass, drums, flute, a keyboard player and two singers, Jon Lord is planning to perform ’some or all of the following’:

Sarabande – Gigue – Bourree – De Profundis – Miles Away – Wait a While – The Sun Will Shine Again – From the Windmill – Telemann Experiment. Plus more – as yet undecided.

The evening’s line-up is:
Lichfield CathedralJon Lord on Hammond and piano
Nigel Hopkins on keyboards
Don Richardson on bass
Steve White on drums
Bruce Martin on flute
Steve Balsamo & Kasia ᴌaska on vocals
The Badke String Quartet

Buy tickets to see Jon Lord at Lichfield Cathedral on July 17.

Earlier the same day Jon Lord will also appear ‘in conversation’ with festival director Richard Hawley at Lichfield Garrick Main Theatre – buy tickets.

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Lord and Hughes kept on moving (video)

June 28, 2009

This is You Keep On Moving with Jon Lord and Glenn Hughes filmed at ChildLine Rock 2009 in London on June 1. Enjoy.

The live album featuring the complete show is still available from Concert Live.

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Jon Lord live with Glenn Hughes on CD

June 20, 2009

GH JL and othersFor the first time since 1976, Jon Lord and Glenn Hughes performed together at this year’s ChildLine Rocks in London. On June 1 the pair got together to play You Keep On Moving, a song first recorded by Deep Purple Mk 4 in 1975.

Concert Live have released an Instant Live recording of the entire show including the four songs that featured Jon Lord; Pictured Within, Child In Time, You keep On Moving and Smoke On The Water.

Jon Lord is introduced by ‘whispering’ Bob Harris and in turn introduces Pictured Within as an autobiographical song.

- It’s about what happened to me and what can happen to you if you’re supported by a great family. We’re here to raise money for is people who are not supported by a great family, and we should all think on that, says Jon Lord.
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40th Concerto anniversary in Dublin

June 17, 2009

National Concert HallOn September 24, Jon Lord will celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Concerto for Group and Orchestra by performing the piece in Dublin, Ireland with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra.

Also planned for the show are pieces from Jon Lord’s solo career and a couple of Deep Purple songs including an orchestral version of Child In Time.

Tickets are priced at: €15, €25, €30, €35, €40 (Concession: €13, €22, €27, €32, €36).

Book your tickets now.

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Jon Lord special guest at Rhapsody In Rock

June 11, 2009

Falkenberg posterOn July 11, Jon Lord will appear as special guest to Robert Well’s touring Rhapsody In Rock show at Falkenberg, Sweden.

Jon Lord will perform two Deep Purple songs with Robert Wells and his 20-piece orchestra and 18-piece choir.

Rhapsody In Rock is a concert concept that has been touring Sweden, Norway and Finland every year since 1998. Founder and leading artist is Swedish piano player Robert Wells.

Get tickets to see Jon Lord with Robert Wells.
Rhapsody In Rock website.

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Closer look at new DVD

June 5, 2009

Below is a selection of images from disc 1 of the just released Deep Purple DVD, History, Hits & Highlights.

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Available from the Jon Lord Music Shop. Full track list details.

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New live DVDs featuring Jon Lord

May 28, 2009

Ashton DVD

Two brand new DVD / CD packages with historic recordings featuring Jon Lord have just been added to the Jon Lord Music Shop.

Tony Ashton & Friends
Endangered Species Live At Abbey Road, 2CD+DVD

Filmed and recorded at Abbey Road at the Tony Ashton beneficiary show his friends put together for him in 2000 after he was taken seriously ill in the late 90s. (Photo above from DVD.)

Featuring Tony Ashton himself with his ‘mate and old mentor’ Jon Lord plus Ian Paice, Bernie Marsden, Micky Moody, Neil Murray, John Entwhistle and many more, it includes a lengthy and highly enjoyable jam session with Tony Ashton’s own band.

The evening also saw two reunions; Whitesnake’s classic lineup got together for the first time (Lord, Paice, Marsden, Moody, Murray – without Coverdale) and so did Paice Ashton Lord for a couple of songs from the Malice In Wonderland album.

Click to see details and order.


Deep Purple
History, Hits and Hightlights, 2DVD

Packed with previously unreleased Deep Purple footage from the 60s and 70s, this 2DVD set tracks the band’s history from their first TV appearances in Denmark and the States in 1968 through the early 70s till the breakup in 1976.

Among the many highlights are more than 60 minutes of previously unreleased concert footage from 1969 and 1970, the full 1974 socalled Leeds Polytechnic Project with Mark 3 live tracks and interviews and a snippet of footage from one of the actual Made In Japan concerts. And more…

Click to order. Full track list details.

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Jon Lord on live CD from ChildLine Rocks

May 27, 2009

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Monday night’s ChildLine Rocks charity show in London is to be released on CD.

Featuring Jon Lord, Steve Balsamo, Glenn Hughes, Uriah Heep, Thunder, The Pretty Things and Hot Leg, Concerts Live are planning to release the show on a limited edition Instant Live 3CD.

The 3CD set will feature 2 audio CDs and a 3rd photo disc with exclusive instant photos from the night’s performances.

This will enable fans anywhere – those who went to the show – and those who were unable to attend – to experience the music performed on the night while supporting the good cause.

The 3CD-set sells at £20.00, and all profits will go directly to ChildLine – UK’s free, 24-hour helpline for children in distress or danger.

Order your Instant Live ChildLine Rocks CD.

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Jon Lord lands on Planet Rock

May 27, 2009

PlanetRockJLThis Thursday evening (May 28) at 8pm Jon Lord joins Nicky Horne for an interview on Planet Rock about his appearance next Monday at ChildLine Rocks.

Listen live via Planet Rock’s website.

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Jon Lord at Roman theatre in Bulgaria

May 21, 2009

banner_jon-lord_smebgOn September 1, Jon Lord will open the Fall Arts Fest in Plovdiv, Bulgaria.

Set in the antique Roman theater in Bulgaria’s second largest city, Jon Lord is scheduled to perform with the Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra.

The evening will include a performance of the Concerto for Group and Orchestra and a set of other pieces by Jon Lord with a couple of orchestral Deep Purple pieces.

Check the concert dates page for more details.