The Clive Nolan newsletter March 2012
CRS Best Keyboard Player of 2011
He did it again! In March 2012 Clive collected his seventh Classic Rock Society award for the Best Keyboard Player of the year. The award ceremony was concluded with Arena live show, which pleased the audience and allowed the band to begin the next chapter of ‘The Seventh Degree Of Separation’ Tour.
Arena
Following the success of the last year autumn tour, the band is preparing for the next series of concerts. The season will start in Holland at the ROCK Ittervoort Festival in April. Hot news: Arena has also been confirmed for the Night of the Prog Festival in Loreley, Germany!! These will be the nights to remember, so we hope to see a lot of you there. Don’t forget to come and say ‘hi’! Two more dates are confirmed for November – Arena will play in Quebec and two weeks later in everyone’s favourite Assembly Rooms in Leamington Spa. More dates will be announced soon, so check Arena official website for tickets and further news.
Works are in progress on the forthcoming DVD recorded in the famous Wyspianski Theatre in Katowice, Poland in November 2011. Stay tuned!
Arena official site: http://www.arenaband.com/
‘She – the Musical’ in Cheltenham
What a fantastic time we all had in Cheltenham in February! The dream finally came true and five shows of ‘She’ were performed over four days in the Playhouse Theatre. Both the main cast as well as the understudies (performing during the matinee show) did a great job, which was fully appreciated by the audiences, critics as well as the artists themselves. The enthusiastic reception of the Cheltenham shows led to the resolution of making some further plans for ‘She’.
Visit Caamora Company official sites and check the reviews, reports as well as the selection of beautiful photos and some video material from the Cheltenham events.
Caamora Company official site: http://ctc.clivenolan.net/
‘She – the Musical’ Official site: http://www.shethemusical.com/
The ‘She’ Christmas Show
A bit too early for that?? But time flies fast…. So, get ready! Caamora Company will bring the ten-man version of ‘She in Concert’ to Leamington Spa in December this year. This special version of the show will be preceded by songs from Clive’s album, so far only released in South America. The musical from ‘Otra Vida’ will be performed by the band, as well as singing from well-known Uruguayan performer Noel Calcaterra. There will also be some special guest singers. More surprises will be announced later this year!
The tickets are on sale now: http://www.leamingtonassembly.com/EventInfo.aspx?id=652
Pendragon
The CRS Best Of The Year Awards ceremony brought three awards to Pendragon for: the Best Live Act, the Best Album ‘Passion’ and the Best Track “This Green and Pleasant Land’.
Pendragon stays busy as always! The pre-sale of the eagerly awaited DVD ‘Out Of Order Comes Chaos’ has just begun and you can order your copy for a special introductory price before Easter Monday (April 9th) through Pendragon official site: http://www.pendragon.mu/
The band is now rehearsing for forthcoming spring dates in May in Leamington Spa and at the Boerderij in Zoetermeer, Holland. Tickets are selling fast, so make sure you are there!
‘Alchemy’
Now that the Cheltenham ‘She’ shows are over, Clive has got back to intensive work on ‘Alchemy’. There is still a lot to be done, but the vital part of the musical is ready and recorded in form of the demos. The cast has finally been completed and apart from the core Caamora members, you will see some of the well-known prog faces in ‘Alchemy’! Plans are for ‘Alchemy’ to be filmed in Katowice Wyspianski Theatre in Poland in February 2013, which will be followed by the serious of shows in the Cheltenham Playhouse later in the year. The official ‘Alchemy’ site is under construction now and soon you will be able to find all the news and updates here: http://www.alchemythemusical.com/
Featured Artist: JOSH TAERK
Since early 2020 Josh has been entertaining us with exclusive monthly live sessions, streamed via Facebook.
In 2023 he signed a recording deal with Sony in Canada and released a new single on 15 September.
Next session: Sunday 1 December
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Power Plays w/c 28 October 2024
THE RASMUS Rest In Pieces (Better Noise Music)
THE PLAGUE What Else Can I Do (FiXT)
STAR CIRCUS Turn The Tide (indie)
DEFENCES Breathe It In (Long Branch Records)
Featured Albums w/c 28 October 2024
09:00-12:00 The Best of 2003-2023 (Melodic Rock)
12:00-13:00 The Best of 2003-2023 (Melodic Hard Rock)
14:00-16:00 The Best of 2003-2023 (Singer Songwriter)
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