Donahue and Morter
Jerry Donahue and Doug Morter
Wood and Wire 2010
A very rare chance to see two great artists perform an intimate acoustic set.
Jerry Donahue
by Evan Skopp - Seymour Duncan Co
"The guitarist's guitarist" and "Bend Master of the Telecaster." Those are the monikers bestowed upon Jerry Donahue by those fortunate enough to have witnessed first-hand his truly amazing and almost freakish electric guitar technique, both as a soloist and as one third of that hellish troika de-twang, The Hellecasters
A perennial Guitar Player magazine Reader's Poll winner, Jerry Donahue has performed and recorded with some of the biggest names in popular music. From his early days in such bands as Fotheringay and Fairport Convention, to notable performances and/or recordings with Gerry Rafferty, Robert Plant, Joan Armatrading, Elton John, The Proclaimers, The Beach Boys, Johnny Hallyday, George Harrison, Cliff Richard, Chris Rea, Warren Zevon, Bonnie Raitt, Hank Marvin, Roy Orbison, Nancy Griffith, The Yardbirds, and The Hellecasters , Jerry epitomizes the consummate guitarists guitarist.
Jerry has received widespread acclaim for his work as a member of The Hellecasters guitar trio. Guitar Shop magazine described Jerry as a "freak of nature" whose string-bending technique could be accomplished only by a "four-armed pedal steeler! In Guitar Player, the late, great Danny Gatton referred to him as "the string-bending king of the planet".
His recent Telecasting Recast is actually a re-release of Jerry's 1986 cult solo debut, Telecasting, and is a favourite among guitar fans everywhere. Recast is a wonderfully revamped, renewed and upgraded version featuring added surprises and considerably higher production values.
The son of the late 1940s/50s Big Band leaderSam Donahue and TV and film actress,Patricia Donahue, brother of the late film composer, Marc Donahue, and father of singer/ songwriter Kristina Donahue, Jerry has combined the Celtic folk music of his adopted home in the UK with his American rock, blues and country roots to arrive at his own, unique, unmistakable style.
Doug Morter
Doug Morter launched his music career in 1969, playing with Hunter Muskett, supporting a young David Bowie, and supporting Ralph McTell on his first major tour. In the years that followed, he performed many gigs in the UK and Europe, with partner Richard Digance, and major tours supporting Jethro Tull, Joan Armatrading, Elkie Brooks, Richard Thompson, Supertramp, Sutherland Brothers, Kinks, and Steeleye Span. After playing with Richard, Doug recorded and toured as part of the Maddy Prior Band, as part of the Michael Chapman Band, and as part of the Albion Band (his first tour in 1979).
Doug then joined Magna Carta full time in 1980, after guesting on an earlier record. After three albums and a lot of foreign tours, Doug left in 1983 to re-join the Albion Band until 1985/6. In 1985, after releasing his first solo record, Doug started recording the first of two records with guitar virtuoso Jerry Donahue, which became the basis for The Backroom Boys, which still exists and tours whenever schedules permit.
Doug is also working with Then Came The Wheel (his collaboration with Alan Thomson, Arran Ahmun, from John Martyn's band, and Foster Paterson from Donnie Munro's band), "Celtic Blues" (with Jens Falck, Paul Burgess, and Alan Thomson), and in recent years, The Gathering. Whew! I need a drink just thinking about all of that.
October
Saturday 2nd Ards Guitar Festival Belfast.
Wednesday 6th The Box, The Royal Hotel, 7 Nantwich Road, Crewe, Cheshire CW2 6AG
Friday 8th Chesterfield B2net stadium Legends Lounge
Sunday 10th Ullapool Guitar Festival.
Monday 11th Inn at Lathones
Wednesday 13th Liverpool Baby Blue.
Thursday 14th Marrs Bar, Worcester
Friday 15th Shoreham Ropetackle Arts Centre.
Friday 22nd Farncombe Music Club @ St.John's Church, St.John's Street, Farncombe, Nr Guildford in Surrey.
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December
Saturday 4th Skegness Folk Roots and Unplugged Festival with The Gathering
Saturday 11th Acoustic City Colchester Wood and Wire date
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2011
February
Saturday 5th Barton Donahue Band Copenhagen. Denmark
Robert Johnson Songbook tour Featuring Jerry Donahue and Gordon Wride
Friday 11th The Globe Theatre, Hay On Wye
Saturday 12th The Lyric Theatre Carmathen
Tuesday 15th The Milkwood Jam Swansea
Weds 16th The Malt Shovel Blues Club Northants
Friday 18th Feb Acoustic Guitar Club Ebbw Vale
Saturday 19th Ilminster Arts Theatre
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