About
LIVE RECORDING from RAGLAN FESTIVAL
.. 8:00pm. Saturday 13th June .. The Ship Inn Raglan
Geoff Downes on keyboard .. Lyndon Webb lead guitar .. John Tribe guitar, harmonica vocals.
Left to Right Lyndon Webb , John Tribe, Geoff Downes do ‘Kindhearted Woman’
Samples of a live gig at the Ship recorded by Geoff Downes:
Alberta Its Not Dark Yet Powderfinger The Speed Of The Sound Of Loneliness
Blue & Beyond is the name of our band. We play primarily acoustic blues, rock, and contemporary music. This includes everything from early americana of the 1900’s to the present day. Our influence range fom the late Gary Davis and Robert Johnson to Soft Cell and own material. We all share a keen interest for the works of Bob Dylan and Neil Young.
John Tribe is a vocalist, harmonica player, song writer and guitarist who has written and recorded.
Paul Martinez is a vocalist, bassist, and guitarist. Currently he also plays for Dave Edmunds and during his career he has played for The Robert Plant band.
When not busy on tour we have the luxury of Geoff Downes tickling the ivories for us.
This year we will be joined at Raglan Festival by Lyndon Webb, Monmouth’s diverse answer to Joe Satriani (We are still trying to find an instrument he can’t play)
Blue and Beyond is your ideal solution to providing quality acoustic music for pubs and events. We have a few home penned compositions and write whenever the muse strikes. Our covers material runs from the 1890’s to the present day. Many of our songs offer fresh interpretations due to the dynamic skill of our guest performers and their years of performing experience.
In the past we have been very proud to have had Hugh McDowell joining us for a performance.
As the name suggests the band plays the blues and beyond.
Regulars:-
Paul Martinez
Paul’s guitar playing spans over 30 years during which time he has played with many a legend. He has featured on Robert Plant’s ‘Principle of Moments’ and ‘Pictures At Eleven’ both platinum albums in America. Paice Ashton Lord’s ‘Malice In Wonderland’ . Stretch’s ‘Elastique’ from which came the hit single ‘Why Did You Do It’.
John Tribe
John learnt to play the harmonica at the age of 14, as a reaction to being forced to play the clarinet at school, in fact he once had a punishment of 500 lines ” I must not play ‘Stranger On The Shore’ when I should be practising ‘fugue in F’”. Always keen on singing he took up the guitar at the age of 25. In May 2001 he recorded 2 of his own compositions ‘The Ocean Of Life’ and ‘Blue & Beyond’ with his own arrangement of ‘The Hesitation Blues’ and ‘From 4 Until Late’at Nutshell Studios. He currently resides in Monmouthshire .
Geoff Downes
Geoff’s full bio can be read at GeoffDownes.com . Geoff’s playing gives our band extra ‘juke joint’ and rock magic whenever he is available and not on tour with Asia or his latest projects.
Style
See Live Footage … with special guests Geoff Downes and Hugh McDowell
Whilst we certainly do covers of contemporary music, we like to put our own interpretations of these great songs whatever the genre.
Sample mixture…
Cocaine Blues
Hesitation Blues
From 4 Until Late
Come Back Baby
Nobody Wants To Know You
She’s Funny That Way
Candy Man
Alberta
Ain’t Nobody’s Business
Empty Pocket Blues
Gamblin Blues
Dark End Of The Street
Hey Joe
Guilty
Need Your Love So Bad
Careless Love
Piccolo Rag
Sally Where D’ya Get The Liquor From
It’s Not Dark Yet
Say Hello Wave Goodbye
The Speed Of The Sound Of Loneliness
You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere
Blind Willie McTell
Tougher Than The Rest
Trying To Get To Heaven
Pocohontas
My My Hey Hey
Long May You Run
Powderfinger
Knocking On Heaven’s Door
All Along The Watch Tower
I’ll Be Your Baby Tonight
Fields Of Gold
From Hank To Hendrix
Honky Tonk Women
Needle And The Damage Done
Hotel California
I’m On Fire
Girl Of My Best Friend
Ocean Of Life
So Help Me So Hear Me
Reality TV
Blue And Beyond
GIDYN
Special People
Hotel California
Wish You Were Here
