Welcome
Welcome to the official Bernie Marsden Site. First, a quick news update - I shall be recording a session for the Paul Jones show on Radio 2 this weekend. The session will be broadcast in the second or third week in February. There are a few changes to the site and new things are being added all the time. Most importantly the gig dates for this year and some rare additional material coming soon.
As promised, there is an online shop with a range of past and present albums some only available here. Look out for the limited editions - once they're gone - they're gone!
RECORDING
I have been pretty busy, at last finishing the "Covers" sessions which should be up in a while in the shop.
It features Jimmy Copley on drums, as ever he plays superbly, David Levy, ex Rory bass man, and a couple of tracks with the legend that is Neil Murray on bass.
Songs from Jimi Hendrix, Mountain, Johnny Winter, Cream, Rory Gallagher, Robin Trower, James Gang, I have rerecorded Na Na Na, the hit single i recorded with Cozy Powell in 1974!
I have also recorded some songs for a new solo CD, getting back to a bit more rock this time, more info as i progress.
IN CONCERT
BERNIE MARSDEN PLAYS RORY GALLAGHER
I have been on the road with my celebration of Rory Gallagher music, he would have been 60 last year.
The lineup includes bass player David Levy and other members of Rory's last line up for the tour.
I have been in the studio laying down some of his classic tunes, i have to say that it is very inspirational for me, I loved his music, and met him first at the Woburn Music Festival in 1967.
We became good friends over the later years, Rory always had time for people, he was a huge influence on me both as a player and a human being.
SHOP
The new 'Bernie Plays Rory' album is now available in the Online Shop. Also the live acoustic album "Going To My Hometown" is now available.
There will also be some curio sessions available soon, I have gone back to the "Stacks" sessions and made an instrumental album, new guitar parts, rythmn tracks and guest star on saxaphone Snake Davis, the CD will be a great piece of equipment for guitarists, I have a lot of players asking me about tutoring, this CD will be popular.
That's all for now, see you out there!
Bernie Marsden