muso Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 Curved Air will be performing at the Rock n Blues Festival Skegness on Saturday 26th January 2013 - check website for details [url="http://www.curvedair.com"]www.curvedair.com[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Rumble Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 I remember seeing Curved air at the Mecca in Portsmouth a very very long time ago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muso Posted November 27, 2012 Author Share Posted November 27, 2012 Yes - I've been in the band since 2008... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreeneKing Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 Is that rather lovely lady still in the band? Silvia Kristianson?? I have an album from when they originally reformed and it's cracking! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seashell Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 Love Curved Air, but alas Skegness is a bit too far for me. Nice to see you here at BC though, muso. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muso Posted November 29, 2012 Author Share Posted November 29, 2012 I think you mean Sonja Kristina - yes she still fronts the band - we are on tour in the UK April 2013 so check the website - we amy be nearer than you think, and theres a new live album out at the mo - I think this is posted to the wrong forum.. should be in the gig one I think oops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oopsdabassist Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 (edited) Curved Air....my all time fave band since about 1972!! Seen em a few times...including MK stables a coupla year back when Darryl had one of his hissy fits and you guys played a load of songs of my fave album Air Cut...Spoke to Sonja after. apparently she heard me whooping and hollering for all the Air Cut choons! You say Live album coming, is that new stuff or old faves? [size=2]edited for stupidity![/size] Edited November 29, 2012 by Oopsdabassist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oopsdabassist Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 Just checked band website, I see the live Album on there, great choice of tunes, and YESSSSSSS Easy is on there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreeneKing Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 [quote name='muso' timestamp='1354201422' post='1883505'] I think you mean Sonja Kristina - yes she still fronts the band - we are on tour in the UK April 2013 so check the website - we amy be nearer than you think, and theres a new live album out at the mo - I think this is posted to the wrong forum.. should be in the gig one I think oops. [/quote] Thank you. You can tell Sonja that she made me most happy as a teenager. I'm 58 now I have and love 'Air Cut' and I'll check out your gigs. Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oopsdabassist Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 As I recall Air Cut was a bugger to get on CD, I ended up with a japanese import. Still have it on vinyl though, with a '75 programme tucked inside, support band were a Dutch trio called Trace I think. Wonder what happened to them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevB Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 (edited) I think I have most of the CA back catalog in one format or another. If Muso has been in the band since 2008 I would have seen him play with them at the last High Voltage festival in Victoria Park. One of those bands I'd never seen as they had pretty much disappeared by the time I started going to see bands seriously. Was nice to finally see Sonia who plays it just right not taking herself too seriously but still delivering. It was interesting to hear her, difficult to pin it down but she does have quite an identifiable voice if you are familiar with the original recordings. Bit of a babe in her day too, rather like Jerney Kaagman of Earth & Fire from around the same period. I've noticed the gig at the y theatre in Leicester is the day before my birthday so I might just get down for that! Edited November 30, 2012 by KevB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 The great Stewart Copeland did a stint with them back in the day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevB Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 Yep they had quite a few through the door especially toward the end of the 'first era'. Eddie Jobson did a stint too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RhysP Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 [quote name='Sean' timestamp='1354285115' post='1884460'] The great Stewart Copeland did a stint with them back in the day. [/quote] Wasn't he married to Sonja Kristina? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 (edited) [quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1354288708' post='1884512'] Wasn't he married to Sonja Kristina? [/quote] Wikipedia says "[color=#000000][font=sans-serif][size=3]Copeland was romantically involved with Curved Air vocalist Sonja Kristina [/size][/font][/color][color=#000000][font=sans-serif][size=3]beginning in 1974, and they were married from 1982 to 1991" [/size][/font][/color] Edited November 30, 2012 by Sean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShergoldSnickers Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 I have an original 'Air Conditioning' picture disc somewhere... hang on... found it. Next on the turntable I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteb Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 [color=#222222]If anyone is at the Rock n Blues on the Saturday night, I'm playing in what I believe is the last slot of the night (and apparently the only place where you can get a drink after midnight)![/color] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oopsdabassist Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 [quote name='ShergoldSnickers' timestamp='1354292072' post='1884569'] I have an original 'Air Conditioning' picture disc somewhere... hang on... found it. Next on the turntable I think. [/quote] Mate of mine had the picture disc, was damn near unplayable, he always envied me my normal vinyl one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panamonte Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 [quote name='Oopsdabassist' timestamp='1354350781' post='1885018'] Mate of mine had the picture disc, was damn near unplayable, he always envied me my normal vinyl one. [/quote] Yup - looked pretty enough spinning round, but sonically it was a distorted crackle fest. Good album though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oopsdabassist Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 Nice to see Stretch on the live playlist nowadays....great song...Wonder if Kirby Gregory got the name of his later band from that song? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muso Posted December 2, 2012 Author Share Posted December 2, 2012 Yes Kirby probably did name the band after the tune - He played with us on stage in Frome in 2010 - I recall he was on "Purple speed Queen" and "Easy" though these performances weren't used on Live Atmosphere. Eddie Jobson also played with us in 2009 for a one off gig in Kent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oopsdabassist Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 Nice, loved his playing on Air Cut, been looking on YouTube for some recent stuff and you sound good on the live from tokyo vids dude! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Valdemar Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 [quote name='muso' timestamp='1354201422' post='1883505'] I think you mean Sonja Kristina - yes she still fronts the band - we are on tour in the UK April 2013 so check the website - we amy be nearer than you think, and theres a new live album out at the mo - I think this is posted to the wrong forum.. should be in the gig one I think oops. [/quote] I've got my tickets for the Beaverwood show booked already, I'll try to come over and say hello! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welsholdman Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 Darn - no dates in South Wales. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinball Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 [quote name='peteb' timestamp='1354320289' post='1884929'] [color=#222222]If anyone is at the Rock n Blues on the Saturday night, I'm playing in what I believe is the last slot of the night (and apparently the only place where you can get a drink after midnight)![/color] [/quote] Yep me and a mate are going up for the weekend, it seemed good use of my remaining hols-am looking forward to it, see you there maybe. I haven't been to any of these before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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