yorks5stringer Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 She's doing a load of dates over here early next year with her ace US studio band: Lee Sklar, Waddy Wachtel and Russ Kunkel. I'm going to see her in Totnes on March 7th! She's Mrs Harry Shearer for those who need to know these things.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Telebass Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 Might just go to that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molan Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 (edited) We were sitting in our local pub after rehearsal a few weeks ago and they had MTV on. A female singer came on and I said to the band that I thought she was pretty good and the bass sounded great - then I spotted Lee Sklar and looked her up. Had never heard anything from her before but thought she sounded great. Would love to see that band live, will have to check out local dates Edit: this is the TV show we saw. Love the band at around 10 minutes in: http://www.vintage.tv/catch-up/video/3769020879001/ Have bought tix for November gig in London Edited September 29, 2014 by molan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilkyBarKid Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Saw her in Ronnie Scotts in Birmingham in the early 1990's fantastic set - she had a great bass player there too. Great set - very intimate venue. One of the best concerts I've ever been to. She seemed to disappear for very years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huge Hands Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 James Taylor's band (the American one, not the Hammond guy). Love those guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mixingwithtom Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 I'm hoping to get to the London show too. Hopefully catch you there Molan..anyone else?! Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molan Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 [quote name='wwcringe' timestamp='1412191686' post='2566691'] I'm hoping to get to the London show too. Hopefully catch you there Molan..anyone else?! Tom [/quote] There are two London shows in Nov and another next Mar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted October 2, 2014 Author Share Posted October 2, 2014 Here's all the dates, just had a panic my date was not full band , but it is! http://www.judithowen.net/all-shows/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 She's good but I think I'll wait to see who is in the "full band" come March. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twangster Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 Apparently the London gig on 18th November is "Full band". Is that with Lee, Waddy etc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted November 5, 2014 Author Share Posted November 5, 2014 I'd guess so but I've got a horrible feeling my Totnes gig in March 2015 is going to be not "The Section" although it did say "Full band "too. Having said that have bought the CD and will enjoy her anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted March 8, 2015 Author Share Posted March 8, 2015 (edited) Star(Bass)Date: Day66 Year2015 Well last night was the Judith Owen gig down in sunny Totnes with Lee Sklar on Bass. Here's the full write-up.... Having booked the gig back in Sept last year I was checking the route last week and wondered if I had bitten off more than I could chew! Various planners made the journey around 2 hours and most of it along the main route into Devon and Cornwall. Anyway, setting off around 5.30 pm and with no holiday traffic we got there in 90 minutes along mostly dual carriageway-Home to Yeovil, Honiton, Exeter, Dartington, then Totnes driving into the setting sun. Arriving in Totnes, our route was to turn left at the roundabout ( the only one in town-I kid you not!) and that took us into an Industrial Estate. Not the B&Q type but the one your Plumber or Electrician frequents, with a PO Sorting Office at one end. We missed the next turn but go back around this deserted area of closed Units to find a few people stood outside what looks like another Industrial Unit, but named South Devon Arts Centre! This was it and we were let into a smallish unit with a Bar and a tiny stage, I've played in bigger pubs! Reckon around 80-100 people there and it was not uncomfortably full by the end. The gig itself: Judith played the whole of the Ebb and Flow Album plus covers of Summer Nights(!), Blue Jeans (ask your parents),Walking the Dog and Carole King's "It might as well rain until September". She's quite a demanding performer but funny and self deprecating too. As she introduced the Band there was no Waddy Wachtel on Guitar so the Bass had a bigger place in the arrangements along with drums (Russ Kunkel played rods all night), Percussion and JO on Keyboards. Lee Sklar played his Warwick Star Bass sat down in front of an Ampeg Portaflex and it was like having a lesson in cool tasteful playing in your front room, I must have been no more than 10 m from the stage. Due to the absence of guitar he played quite few chords and high up the neck to fill out the sound. Bit of backing vocals too, but mostly low in the mix. After the gig JO was signing her album so I ticked that box then went to chat to Lee who was packing away his Bass. Apparently Waddy Wachtel arrived from the US with Russ and Lee last week and was turned around at Immigration. he's now back in the US with a Lawyer trying to find out why he was not admitted. (Good to know the UK Border Agency can let 3 school-kids go to join Isis but keep out a foreign musician from stealing our jobs...) They've all recorded new album with JO and will be opening for Bryan Ferry on his Tour later this year. Lee was gutted he was missing the London Bass Guitar Show ( said lots of his friends were playing there) and they were setting off at 8.00 am today to get up to Sheffield, if the gig in Totnes had been the day before he could have attended. Anyway, I thanked him for his playing, not just that night but on all my favourite music of the 70's (James Taylor, Carole KIng etc etc) and got him to sign my previously autographed copy of the JO album. So a really nice night full of tasteful playing, just a bit disappointed there was no guitar..( did I really say that?) OH, I'm guessing this Tour is not sold out so I'd recommend going to see them if you can, my ticket was only £10 [attachment=185851:Judith.jpg] Edited March 8, 2015 by yorks5stringer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Telebass Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 Was there with you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted March 8, 2015 Author Share Posted March 8, 2015 We should have organised a meet and said "Hello"! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Telebass Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 My fault. I should have reread this thread earlier! But maybe you were talking to Lee (about Waddy) just before I had a pic taken with him? Was nearby in my Marcus Miller hat...The pic is here somewhere - posted it before I went to sleep last night! And what a nice guy he is! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goblin Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 I'm going to see this gig at The Met in Bury on Thursday - looking forwards to it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Telebass Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 You won't be disappointed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goblin Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 Just got in (popped to a jam night afterwards), and it was absolutely spot on! Sounded fantastic, everything was very tasteful and no OTT playing, and Judith is a great laugh too! We waited around a little bit at the end and ended up having a good chat with Lee, in good spirits as ever talking about gigs, bass, music etc etc! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted March 13, 2015 Author Share Posted March 13, 2015 He's a thoroughly nice man, always happy to talk: he must get tired of people coming up to him and saying (as I did)"You are my bass playing hero, I grew up listening to your playing etc etc..)! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ras52 Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 Lee Sklar's OK I suppose, but if you want to see Judith with a real bass legend... [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2taYiADZV3E[/media] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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