“Mike is in a class of his own – it’s always a joy to share a stage or a studio (or a beer) with him.” (Mark Knopfler) “One of the greatest flute players in the world” (BBC Music) Having played previously for Dire Straits and Mark Knopfler, he’s back once more this time playing percussion on Mark’s latest Down The Road Wherever album and tour. “What…you want to play Conga?” “Oh you bet!”ĭanny continued following his passion as a professional, which led him to play in diverse genres for many high profile artists and bands. ‘Nothing else could ever reach me in quite that way and I knew it’. Aged 4, Danny remembers listening to Bob Dylan and The Beach Boys, with those wonderful harmonies played loudly at neighbour John Gilling’s house. Meanwhile his dad Bill, who was an operatic tenor, also worked in different spheres of the music world.ĭanny witnessed much of this. ‘Every generation will experience a revolution of some kind and as I grew up, it was youth culture, art and fashion, united in rebellion!’ Throughout his childhood and adolescence he was captivated by the music of the sixties. Danny Cummings: Percussionĭanny Cummings was born in Sheffield in 1957, where he lived in the district of Pitsmoor. Guy’s solo projects are all available on his website which continues to host the ever popular diaries from tour and studio since 2001. It was a natural progression that Guy would join Mark’s band, Dire Straits. Guy’s technical and musical abilities became essential to Mark, and the pair immediately started work on two film soundtracks, Cal and Comfort and Joy. Mark first met Guy in 1983, when Guy knocked on Mark’s door with a synthesiser under his arm. Yet it is with Mark Knopfler that Guy has been most involved, in particular as Producer and Engineer for Mark’s recent solo albums, film and musical projects. Guy has worked on stage and in studio with many world renowned artists such as Cockney Rebel, Tina Turner, Randy Newman, Dire Straits, Mick Jagger, Difford/Tillbrook, Roxy Music, Bill Wyman and Vicente Amigo as keyboard player, arranger and Musical Director. Seriously…check this guy out, you won’t regret it.Guy Fletcher: Keyboards & Musical Director He pays a lovely homage to great folk singers before him, and his old timey sounding voice draws you in immediately and you’re there to stay. It is sincere, beautiful and well crafted. There is no kitsch or irony in his music. But the thing I found to be the most intoxicating about Bennett’s music is that feeling of authenticity.
TOM BENNETT ONE MAN BAND FREE
We live in an interesting time, when it can be difficult to make anything pure and genuine, and free of those tinges of irony or even unintentional mockery. “Living in a culture like this, you have to make choices, and search out what has the most authentic content or substance.” But one part of the article really stuck out to me when Crumb says… It’s a great read, and I suggest you go give it a gander. I would never call either of us experts or critics, purely lovers of good music, but we have to gush a bit about ol’ Tom here.īear recently shared an interview Robert Crumb had on the death of authentic rural music. One of the things Bear and I discuss the most is music. We found Tom Bennett by pure happenstance on instagram of all places. Clean Air No Excuses Rally at Utah Capitol (5,000 people, U.S.A record) March Against Monsanto (Salt Lake City Utah) multiple performances on Park City Television multiple shows at Ninkasi Brewing, Eugene OR (fastest growing micro brew in the states)
opening for Lukas Nelson (son of Willie Nelson) He performed at the Clean Air No Excuses Rally at the Utah State Capitol where sang his original song “Governor, We Cannot Breathe” for 5000 people. He was recently featured in City Weekly Magazine and Utah Stories Magazine. Previously he was a Boys & Girls Club Director and has a strong activist background.
TOM BENNETT ONE MAN BAND FULL
Tom began playing guitar Apand since that time has played over 300 shows and is making his living as a full time traveling folk singer. He is known for his adventurous tours, everything from staying with east LA gang members, to riding freight trains, taking a greyhound around America and assisting in the wrangling of an 11 foot alligator off the GA coast. Tom plays a Fender resonator guitar, harmonica, a suitcase drum and sings He is the founder of Sweet Salt Records in Salt Lake City. Tom Bennett is a folk/blues player from Georgia.
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