ROGER
SAUNDERS BENEFIT GIG - 6 MAY 2000
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LIVE PICS FROM WILBARSTON - MAY 2000
LATEST SHOWS - GERMANY, NOVEMBER 2000
JOHN FIDDLER enters the new millennium
with a career that spans over three decades, starting, in the
late 60's as the singer and songwriter with MEDICINE HEAD, the
most successful act on legendary DJ JOHN PEEL'S fledgling Dandelion
label. The band tasted their first chart success with (AND THE)
PICTURES IN THE SKY, which reached #19 in the UK top twenty single
charts in July '71.
MEDICINE HEAD went on to score three more UK top twenty hit singles for Polydor records: ONE AND ONE IS ONE (#2) in May '73,RISING SUN (#9) in August '73 and SLIP AND SLIDE (#19) in February '74 as well as a series of successful albums.
Next, John was invited to help form the cult band BRITISH LIONS with various ex MOTT THE HOOPLE members. The band achieved considerable success in America with their two albums.
The 80's saw John teaming up with ex YARDBIRDS; JIM McCARTY, CHRIS DREJA and PAUL SAMWELL-SMITH in the now legendary BOX OF FROGS. JIMMY PAGE, JEFF BECK, RORY GALLAGHER, IAN DURY, STEVE HACKETT, GRAHAM PARKER and ROGER CHAPMAN all guested on the much sought after BOX OF FROGS albums.
During the 90's John enjoyed European success with the reformed MEDICINE HEAD before embarking on a solo career, which has most recently seen him playing with BENNY GALLAGHER from GALLAGHER & LYLE. John also appeared at the recent MOTT THE HOOPLE CONVENTION where his scheduled short fifteen minute set had to be extended three times and he stole the show from the headliners.
Looking to the future John has a brand new record contract under his belt and set of new songs that easily match anything he's written before.
John is currently touring his acclaimed RETURN OF THE BUFFALO one-man show. The show consists of songs from every phase of John's career seamlessly interwoven with his interpretations of classics from the likes of NEIL YOUNG, TOM PETTY, BOB DYLAN, THE ROLLING STONES, LITTLE RICHARD, U2, THE BEATLES, JERRY LEE LEWIS, ELVIS PRESLEY, THIN LIZZY and JOHN LENNON. It's a testament to John's skill as a performer that all the songs performed sound like JOHN FIDDLER compositions. A particular highlight of the show is John's version of the ROBERT JOHNSON classic "Walkin' Blues", which takes on a literal meaning as, with the use of radio mikes, John involves members of the audience from the front rows to the back of the halls. The versatility of the show makes John a regular on not only the rock circuit, but also on both the blues and folk circuits as well.
Hear thirty years of rock 'n' roll history, performed by Britain's most underrated songwriter…
LIVE
DATES
John can be found touring his one-man show at the following venues....
All shows with John's new band unless otherwise advertised...
Friday 25th February
2000 - KINGS HEAD
INN, DURSLEY
Saturday 26th February - UNDERGROUND CLUB, WORTHING
Sunday 5th March - AIR BALLOON, PORTSMOUTH
Friday 31st March - ZAK'S, WOLVERTON (with full band)
Saturday 15th - Monday 24th April - ON TOUR IN AUSTRIA
Saturday 29th April - THE FORRESTERS, HAMPTON WICK (solo)
Saturday 6th May - COURTLANDS,
SOUTHEND Roger
Saunders Memorial Show - (Roger Saunders Benefit gig)
Friday 12th May - MARRS BAR, PIERPOINT STREET, WORCESTER
Saturday 13th May - THE LION, TEDDINGTON (solo)
Saturday 20th May - WILBARSTON HALL, WILBARSTON - with
Moody / Marsden
Saturday 27th May - FIDDLERS BAR, BRISTOL
Fiddlers Nightclub, Willway Street, Bedminister, Bristol
www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~fiddlers
Thursday 29th June - THE SPRINGHEAD, ASTON ROAD, ANLABY,
HULL
Springhead, Aston Road, Anlaby, Hull
www.thespringheadpub.co.uk
Friday 30th June - THE DOME, WHITLEY BAY
www.domearts.com
Saturday July 1st - ASH FESTIVAL, LION BREWERY, ASH, HAMPSHIRE with The Hamsters, Limitless & other acts tbc
NEW GERMAN SHOWS - NOVEMBER 2000
16th, Solingen.
17th, Mettman.
18th, Thier
"The Big Buffalo"
(cat no. SJPCD048)
Release date 1st May
JOHN FIDDLER the voice of MEDICINE HEAD, BRITISH LIONS and BOX
OF FROGS has his long lost solo album "The Return Of The
Buffalo" re-mastered with 4 bonus tracks added and re-released
as "The Big Buffalo" by Angel Air.
John said at the time of the initial release "I'm really
pleased with the album. I recorded it pretty quickly, and I think
all the songs are very strong". Look out for some outstanding
performances on the CD, most notably on "Time For Love"
and "Working Class Hero" which is given an emotion packed
reading by Fiddler.
The ROUGH GUIDE TO ROCK described "The Return Of The Buffalo"
as "an astonishing solo album, capturing all the charge and
vision of (Fiddler's) early work. It was not to be however as
the release got "lost" between patchy distribution and
record company indifference. That has now all changed and Angel
Air are proud to release same with the bonus tracks of "This
Man's On Fire, When I Looked Away, Where's Heaven Now? and I Stand
Alone" as well as a 16 page CD booklet written by former
MOTT THE HOOPLE and BRITISH LIONS colleauge DALE GRIFFIN (BUFFIN).
John is currently hard at work, writing songs for the follow up
album. Check the tour dates for news
of a JOHN FIDDLER show near you. Don't forget that the classic
1st BRITISH LIONS album gets a much anticipated re-release (1st
time on CD with an additional 9 unreleased tracks) through Angel
Air (for the USA and Japan only, British imports available through
Key Mail Order)
in May.