Showing posts with label Midge Marsden. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Midge Marsden. Show all posts

Thursday, March 11, 2021

The Rodger Fox Band & Midge Marsden - Let The Good Times Roll

Size: 110,5 MB
Time: 47:41
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1985/2000
Styles: Jump blues, swing, big band
Art: Front

1. Caldonia (5:09)
2. Jumpin' With Symphony Sid (4:08)
3. Tuxedo Junction (5:20)
4. Texas Blues (4:16)
5. Let The Good Times Roll (5:17)
6. Flip, Flop And Fly (3:04)
7. Every Day (I Have The Blues) (4:23)
8. Mama Gets High (4:41)
9. Love Disease (4:48)
10. Fannie Mae (3:28)
11. Another Man (3:02)

The Rodger Fox Big Band played at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1980 and 1981. Both main performances were recorded and released on album in New Zealand. In the years since, from Montreux to Monterey, Fox’s big bands have played most of the world’s top jazz festivals. Now a lecturer at the New Zealand School Of Music, Rodger Fox received an honorary doctorate of music from Massey University in 2005, two years after he was made an officer of the New Zealand Order Of Merit. Rodger Fox has received no fewer than six jazz gongs at the NZ Music Awards.

Keith Douglas "Midge" Marsden was born and brought up in Moturoa, New Plymouth, Taranaki, the son of Les and Elaine Marsden. His musical education started on the piano and included singing in church, though his first musical love was rock and roll. As a teenager, he took guitar lessons from a New Plymouth musician called Leo Davies, who also owned a recording studio in the town, and went on to further lessons with another musician, Johnny Williams. Marsden's career spans four decades, and during that time he has played thousands of concerts in New Zealand and introduced several generations of New Zealanders to the blues. He was voted New Zealand Entertainer of the Year in 1990, and his 1991 album Burning Rain later went gold.

Marsden has toured the USA four times, and each time he has played with and befriended artists such as Little Willy Foster, Bobby Mack, Ronnie Taylor, and Australian Dave Boyle. He has encouraged all these artists to tour New Zealand, and thus broadened New Zealanders' appreciation of blues music. Marsden was a student at the University of Mississippi in 1996, from where he graduated with a Diploma in Southern Studies, and more recently he has tutored at Waikato Institute of Technology in "Bluesology". In the 2006 New Year Honours, Marsden was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to music. /Wikipedia

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Wednesday, March 10, 2021

Midge Marsden w. The Rodger Fox All Star Band - Live At The Waikanae Hotel

Size: 252,1 MB
Time: 108:22
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2017
Styles: Blues, R&B, big band
Art: Front

1. Let The Good Times Roll (5:39)
2. Intro To You're Gonna Need Me (0:33)
3. You're Gonna Need Me (4:00)
4. The Key To Love (2:27)
5. Intro To Grits And Groceries (0:34)
6. Grits And Groceries (3:42)
7. Intro To My Babys Lovin (0:25)
8. My Babys Lovin' (4:57)
9. Intro To Watching The River Flow (1:22)
10. Watching The River Flow (3:13)
11. Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby (6:01)
12. And When I Die (5:08)
13. Start It Up (6:12)
14. Boogie Thing (5:29)
15. Running Blue (4:11)
16. God Bless The Child (6:24)
17. Goin Back Home To New Orleans (4:48)
18. Ball And Chain (4:44)
19. I've Got News For You (4:11)
20. Hideaway (3:27)
21. Pick Up The Pieces (9:04)
22. I'll Go Crazy (2:31)
23. Intro To Burning Rain (2:08)
24. Burning Rain (5:28)
25. Promo And Thanks (1:29)
26. Pep Talk (10:04)

Keith Douglas "Midge" Marsden was born and brought up in Moturoa, New Plymouth, Taranaki, the son of Les and Elaine Marsden. His musical education started on the piano and included singing in church, though his first musical love was rock and roll. As a teenager, he took guitar lessons from a New Plymouth musician called Leo Davies, who also owned a recording studio in the town, and went on to further lessons with another musician, Johnny Williams. Marsden's career spans four decades, and during that time he has played thousands of concerts in New Zealand and introduced several generations of New Zealanders to the blues. He was voted New Zealand Entertainer of the Year in 1990, and his 1991 album Burning Rain later went gold.

Marsden has toured the USA four times, and each time he has played with and befriended artists such as Little Willy Foster, Bobby Mack, Ronnie Taylor, and Australian Dave Boyle. He has encouraged all these artists to tour New Zealand, and thus broadened New Zealanders' appreciation of blues music. Marsden was a student at the University of Mississippi in 1996, from where he graduated with a Diploma in Southern Studies, and more recently he has tutored at Waikato Institute of Technology in "Bluesology". In the 2006 New Year Honours, Marsden was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to music. /Wikipedia

The Rodger Fox Big Band played at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1980 and 1981. Both main performances were recorded and released on album in New Zealand. In the years since, from Montreux to Monterey, Fox’s big bands have played most of the world’s top jazz festivals. Now a lecturer at the New Zealand School Of Music, Rodger Fox received an honorary doctorate of music from Massey University in 2005, two years after he was made an officer of the New Zealand Order Of Merit. Rodger Fox has received no fewer than six jazz gongs at the NZ Music Awards.

(Recorded live at the Waikanae Hotel 2nd August, 1993.)

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Tuesday, December 26, 2017

Midge Marsden, The Rodger Fox Band - Are Back In Town

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 43:46
Size: 100.2 MB
Styles: Contemporary blues
Year: 2005
Art: Front

[3:24] 1. Grit's Ain't Groceries
[3:48] 2. Running Blues
[5:05] 3. Is You Or Is You Ain't
[8:02] 4. Pick Up The Pieces
[3:19] 5. Hideaway King
[3:57] 6. You're Gonna Need Me
[4:39] 7. My Babies Lovin'
[4:11] 8. The Boogie Thing
[7:18] 9. The Chicken

Midge Marsden is virtually without equal. His career spans four decades, he has played thousands of concerts to countless people and he has performed with a list of artists that reads like a definitive Who's Who of New Zealand Rock. In 1990 he was voted New Zealand Entertainer of the Year and later his critically acclaimed album Burning Rain went gold. Midge has performed in London in conjunction with the All Blacks 1997 British Tour, the highlight of which was performing to a sold out crowd at the 1000 seater Walkabout with guest appearance by All Black no 7, Josh Kronfeld. This was filmed live and televised to all of New Zealand on the Holmes Show. The band also managed to secure a peformance at the world famous Soho venue Ronnie Scotts. Midge has toured the USA four times now, focussing mainly on California, Texas, Mississippi and Louisiana. Each time he has met up with some exciting musicians including Willie Foster, Bobby Mack, Ronnie Taylor, Dave Boyle and JulieAnne Banks, all of whom have toured New Zealand with Midge. It was during one of these tours that Midge was a student at the University of Mississippi in 1996 where he graduated with a Diploma in Southern Studies. Recently named an Old Blues Cat, Midge fills in the gaps of his busy touring schedule as a tutor at the Waikato Polytechnic where his specialist subject is ... Bluesology, what else??

The Rodger Fox Big Band has been around for 25 years and have recorded some 14 albums including two live recordings at the Montreux Jazz Festival.

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Monday, February 9, 2015

Midge Marsden Connection - Midge Marsden Connection

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 50:17
Size: 115.1 MB
Styles: Electric blues
Year: 1981/2012
Art: Front

[3:18] 1. Slow Walk, Jive Talk
[4:25] 2. I'm Just A Writer
[4:28] 3. No Complex
[4:33] 4. Texas Blues
[3:59] 5. Optimism Blues
[3:38] 6. Never In A Million Years
[3:34] 7. I Remember
[4:04] 8. Motorcycle Boogie
[5:43] 9. Shine The Light
[5:49] 10. Caledonia
[3:58] 11. Never Wanna Lose Your Love
[2:42] 12. Whisky And Wine

Midge Marsden was a bandmate with Dave Hurley in The Breakaways, Wellington's darlings of the R&B scene of the sixties. A few years had passed when Midge and Dave met up again to record.

It was 1981 and Dave had partnered with Glyn Tucker in setting up Mandrill Recording Studios, whilst Midge had continued performing and had a hot band and a handful of great songs. The Midge Marsden Connection is Texas blues, Kiwi-style. 100% New Zealand Music

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Wednesday, October 22, 2014

Midge Marsden & Bullfrog Rata - It Is What It Is

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 48:28
Size: 111.0 MB
Styles: Electric blues
Year: 2002
Art: Front

[3:52] 1. Feel So Good
[3:24] 2. Walk On By
[4:00] 3. Give Me One Reason
[2:52] 4. No Particular Place To Go
[3:40] 5. Mystery Train
[3:10] 6. Key To The Highway
[2:49] 7. Diggin My Potatoes
[4:46] 8. Dust My Broom
[2:10] 9. Mary Had A Little Lamb
[3:29] 10. Left That Town
[3:22] 11. Last Time
[3:46] 12. Pride And Joy
[3:06] 13. Travellin On
[3:56] 14. Strangers Girl

Midge Marsden has been a household name in New Zealand for nearly four decades as a result of his 1000's of concerts, TV appearances, etc. "It Is What It Is" showcases Midge whith his frequent live duo partner (and becoming nearly as famous!) Bullfrog Rata. The 14 tracks cover a wide spectrum of blues styles plus Midge's classic TV commercial song, "Travellin' On".

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Thursday, September 25, 2014

Various - Harmonica Masters Of New Zealand

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 66:06
Size: 151.3 MB
Styles: Harmonica blues
Year: 2007
Art: Front

[5:24] 1. Craig Bracken - Want My Money Back
[2:55] 2. Derek 'haggis' Maguiness - Life Is A Beautiful Thing
[3:05] 3. Peri Grant - Pushing It Uphill
[3:26] 4. Jack Craw - This Little Thing
[4:08] 5. Shayn Wills - Only One
[4:09] 6. Brian Glamuzina & Stingray - Big Time Baby
[4:26] 7. Kerri Betti & Indigo Blue - The Rain Wont Go Away
[4:35] 8. Brendan Power - The Real Blues Real
[4:51] 9. Nate Taiapa And Darcy Perry - Blues Man
[4:14] 10. Aaron Carpenter - Sunshower
[3:45] 11. Mike Garner - Leaving Blues (All Around The World)
[3:46] 12. Graham Clark And Grant Bullock - My Kidneys Going To Hell
[5:14] 13. Midge Marsden - Carry My Blues Away
[2:45] 14. Darcy Perry - Everybody Come Party
[3:50] 15. Erna Ferry - A Little Kissing
[5:26] 16. Tura 'bullfrog' Rata - Next Town

New Zealand's finest harmonica players and their own songs on one album. Such a compilation has never been attempted before. These are the players who may be gigging at your local pub, performing at the many festivals around the country, supporting high profile overseas acts, or touring the world as ambassadors for New Zealand music. Each player has their own style and though today the harmonica is mostly associated with blues and country music, there are funk, rock, Irish and folk influences to be heard on this album.

Eleven of the songs were recorded live during a three day session at Montage Recording Studios in Grey Lynn, Auckland. This created an opportunity for old friends to reunite, new friends to swap tales from the road and for some, to get their music recorded for the first time. From the country to the city, these are the roots of New Zealand music and the Masters of the Harmonica.

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Wednesday, September 17, 2014

Davey Beige - 2 albums: Hard Work EP / Fold In Two

Davey Beige is a New Zealand singer songwriter who performs original folk and blues music.

Album: Hard Work EP
Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 14:49
Size: 34.0 MB
Styles: Electric blues
Year: 2014
Art: Front

[2:46] 1. Back Road To Vegas (Feat. Midge Marsden)
[4:22] 2. House By The Highway
[2:42] 3. Hard Work
[4:57] 4. Leather Tongue Motel

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Album: Fold In Two
Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 38:32
Size: 88.2 MB
Styles: Electric blues
Year: 2008
Art: Front

[4:13] 1. Little Bit Of Light
[2:56] 2. I've Been Down
[3:37] 3. As Sure As I Can Be
[3:17] 4. I Can See You Now
[4:20] 5. Brave Enough To Fly
[3:42] 6. I Don't Ask Why
[3:38] 7. Everything Depends On You
[4:35] 8. Are You Getting What You Wanted
[3:38] 9. Leap Of Faith
[4:32] 10. The Other Side Of Town

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Tuesday, September 16, 2014

Midge Marsden - 2 albums: Travel 'n Time / Burning Rain

Album: Travel'n Time
Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 53:33
Size: 122.6 MB
Styles: Contemporary blues
Year: 2007
Art: Front

[3:17] 1. Waiting For Rain
[3:48] 2. Kokomo
[4:17] 3. Burning Rain
[4:19] 4. Midnight Special
[6:02] 5. Struck Down By The Blues
[3:32] 6. Trust My Baby
[4:06] 7. I Wanna Be With You
[5:15] 8. Carry My Blues Away
[4:31] 9. Little Ray
[2:57] 10. Sea Cruise
[4:10] 11. Slow Walk, Jive Talk
[3:29] 12. Move Up To The Country
[3:45] 13. Travellin' On

Acoustic Guitar – Chet O'Connell, Hammond Gamble, Rob Galley; Backing Vocals – Lady Killers, The, Phil Madsen; Drums – Gordon Joll, Mike Abbott; Guitar [Slide] – Tura Rata; Guitar [Slide] , Acoustic Guitar – Darren Watson; Piano, Organ – Grant Winterburn; Producer, Bass – Neil Hannan; Saxophone – Mark Dennison, Pete France; Vocals, Harmonica – Midge Marsden.

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Album: Burning Rain
Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 81:22
Size: 186.3 MB
Styles: Rockin blues
Year: 1990
Art: Front

[3:46] 1. Burning Rain
[3:52] 2. Little Ray
[5:11] 3. Elle
[3:36] 4. Shufflin' Sugar
[6:31] 5. Muscles
[4:45] 6. Struck Down By The Blues
[2:42] 7. I Wanna Be Loved
[4:35] 8. Strangers Girl
[4:07] 9. Nadine
[3:32] 10. Daylight Robbery
[5:05] 11. Left That Town
[4:45] 12. Struck Down By The Blues
[5:22] 13. Burning Rain
[3:57] 14. Before You Accuse Me (Take A Look At Yourself)
[5:59] 15. Room To Move
[3:46] 16. To Her Door
[5:18] 17. Another Man Done Gone
[4:25] 18. Slipping Away

Midge Marsden is one of those guys that deserves a statue in a New Plymouth park… He’s a harp blowing bluesologist who’s had a passion for rhythm and blues spanning four decades. He was voted NZ Entertainer of the Year in 1990 and his ‘Burning Rain’ album from a year later still stands the test of time. Midge has toured the USA numerous times and traded licks with the real dealers. His knowledge of the blues includes a Diploma in Southern Studies when he graduated from the University of Mississippi in 1996. Midge is truly the sum of all his parts.

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