Newsflash! 2011 Tour Dates and others.

Hello Registrees. Newsflash!

Hi Peops.

2011 dates are below.

January.

16^th. Sunday.

David McAlmont/Barb Jungr

Corby

The Core at the Corby Cube.

http://www.thecorecorby.com/

01536 470470

 

February

 

12^th. Saturday.

Taunton.

The Brew House.

http://www.thebrewhouse.net/theatre/David-McAlmont/

 

13^th. Sunday

Bristol

The Fleece

http://www.thefleece.co.uk/

14th Monday

Sheffield

02 Academy

http://www.o2academysheffield.co.uk/event/22278/david-mcalmont-tickets

15^th. Tuesday.

Gateshead.

The Sage.

http://tickets.thesagegateshead.org/tickets/reserve.aspx?performanceNumber=19167

 

16^th. Wednesday.

Glasgow.

O2 Academy.

http://www.o2abcglasgow.co.uk/event/22125/david-mcalmont-tickets

 

17^th. Thursday.

Manchester.

The Lowry.

http://www.thelowry.com/event/david-mcalmont

 

19^th. Saturday.

Liverpool.

O2 Academy.

http://www.o2academyliverpool.co.uk/event/22128/david-mcalmont-tickets

 

20^th. Sunday.

Birmingham

O2 Academy.

 

http://www.o2academybirmingham.co.uk/event/22226/david-mcalmont-tickets

 

24^th. Thursday.

Milton Keynes.

The Stables

http://www.stables.org/Whats_on/Event/David_McAlmont

 

March

 

17^th. Thursday.

Norwich

Norwich Playhouse

Tickets available from November 25^th.

 

27^{th. Sunday}

London

Dingwalls

Camden

Supported by the Cesarians.

 

April

 

2^nd. Saturday.

Basingstoke.

The Forge.

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Newsflash. Live format. 22nd November. Leicester Square Theatre.

Hi Registrees.  Newsflash!

Only 11 sleeps until our gathering at the Leicester Square Theatre on November 22nd for our live DVD/album recording.

https://leicestersquaretheatre.ticketsolve.com/shows/24498881/events/24542517

Months ago Guy Davies and I lucked into a more interactive way of doing things when, at the invitation of Andrew Dean and Theo Lorenz, we did a special performance for the Architects Association in  a disused Covent garden building. For a while we’ve been stressing over how to interact similarly with an audience of hundreds, and we’ve now come up with a cunning plan.

We’ll need to reissue the set list, because we’ve tweaked it, but I need to ask you to start thinking of Who, What, Why, How, When and Where  questions associated with the songs. I’ll say no more now, but looking forward to seeing you at the gig.

 

David and Guy

Newsflash! Autumn/Winter Gig Round-Up.

Gig Round Up

McAlmont and Nyman. The Glare Live.

Glasgow. Saturday 16^th October 2010.  City Halls. Grand Hall.

http://www.glasgowconcerthalls.com/whatson/event/91500-Minimal-:-Michael-Nyman-Band-with-David-McAlmont

London. Sunday 17th October 2010. Barbican.  Part one of an evening premiering Michael Nyman’s new film, Nyman with a Movie Camera.

https://www.barbican.org.uk/eticketing/selectseatblock.asp

David McAlmont Live with Guy Davies (piano), except 22nd November (full band)

Newbury. Friday. October 8th. Corn Exchange Newbury. New Greenham Arts. With Patrick Fitzgerald aka Stephen Hero.

http://www.britevents.com/whats-on/berkshire/newbury/david-mcalmont-and-special-guest-stephenhero/193442/

London. Halloween at Dingwalls. Sunday October. 31st. 2010.

McAlmont,

The Cesarians

+Strange Fruit.

https://fan.musicglue.com:443/sale/saleproducts.aspx?productid=5622056b-b535-4a47-beb9-5928a14384b4&resellerid=7b30a299-2f00-454f-8c6a-4889f56c55c6

London. Monday 22^nd November. Leicester Square Theatre.

http://www.leicestersquaretheatre.com/lqt/show/S1274970721/David+McAlmont+In+Concert

London. December 11^th. People Show Studios.

http://www.ticketweb.co.uk/user/?region=gb_london&query=detail&event=407997

Newcastle. December 19^th. The Cluny.

https://secure.ticketline.co.uk/tickets/13250233/david-mcalmont/newcastle-cluny/2010-12-19

Newsflash. October 1st. Concert! Flyer and Ticket Link!

Hello Registrees Newsflash!

“An intimate, emotive piano and vocal retrospective.” CLICK BELOW

http://www.ticketweb.co.uk/user/?region=gb_london&query=detail&event=407996&interface

The link above is to a very special concert that  represents the start of a retrospective journey through my musical past; one that I hope will reconnect me with the people who have kindly supported my music over the years.  I’ve never done shows like these-  that cover the entire 18 years of my career–  and I sincerely hope that you will can be present to experience the joy that I have been rediscovering in my back-catalogue.  This first concert will be at a small independent theatre in the Bethnal Green (apparently it’s where one of the Brother’s Kray  got married), capacity  72 and will be performed by me and Guy Davies on piano; an opportunity to experience salon like intimacy ahead of the full  line-up on November 22nd. The beautifully talented Jasmine Rodgers has kindly agreed to open for us.

Looking forward to seeing you.

David

Newsflash! November 22nd Set!

Hello Registrees Newsflash!

I had a long meeting with Guy today and along the way we came up with a definitive list of songs that we’d like to have ready for the November 22nd gig.

These numbers are likely to surface in the performances mapped out in the Salons Newsflash! @ https://dimcnewsflash1.wordpress.com/2010/08/14/newsflash-salons/

The covers you have suggested aren’t present because they will be a surprise on the night. At the moment a list of 16 songs, plus 2 covers, will result in a substantial show, so though we’ve tried to include something from every recording phase, some tunes will invariably land on the cutting room floor. I’d still appreciate your thoughts on this lot.

David x

1 ‘Secrets, Accusations and Charges’ from the McAlmont & Nyman album ‘The Glare’.

2 ‘Snow’ from the Craig Armstrong album ‘As If to Nothing‘.

3 ‘Grapefruit Moon’ by Tom Waits

4 ‘Never Never Never’ from the David McAlmont album ‘Set One: You Go to My Head’.

5 ‘Falling’ from the McAlmont & Butler album ‘Bring It Back’.

6 ‘Yes’ from the McAlmont & Butler album ‘The Sound of…’

7 ‘You Do’ (same as 6)

8 ‘Bring It Back’ from the McAlmont & Butler album of the same name.

9 ‘Lose My Faith‘ from the David McAlmont album ‘A Little Communication’.

10 ‘Who Loves You?’ (same as 9)

11 ‘Unworthy’ from the album ‘McAlmont’.

12 ‘Either’ from the album ‘McAlmont’.

13 ‘As God is My Witness’ written for the Shirley Bassey album ‘The Performance‘

14 ‘I’m A Better Man’ from the soundtrack to the  motion picture ‘Shooting Fish‘

15 ‘Diamonds are Forever’ from the David Arnold album ‘Shaken and Stirred‘.

16 ‘Placed Aside’ a b-side to the Thieves single ‘Through the Door’

Newsflash! The 2nd Covers List. Sneak Preview.

Hi Registrees Newsflash!

Photo by Philip Caren. August 2010.

The Covers suggestions list is now closed. As you can see I’ve received quite a few. This list’s first 42 titles are from last weekend’s list and I’ve discreetly removed the ones I don’t think I can make my own. The titles that remain are the tracks that I have returned to with interest. From 43 is a fresh influx of titles. I’ll post these on Facebook for discussion tonight.

If you have suggested a title and it’s missing  just let me know and I’ll amend the list.

Ange Chan

1 Midnight Soul-Marc Almond.

Simon Cross

2 Strange Fruit-Billie Holiday.

3 Lady Stardust-David Bowie.

Andrea Harvey

4 Whispering Your Name-Alison Moyet.

Lee Barnes

5  Dionne Warwick-Anyone Who Had A Heart.

Gustavo Prieto

6 Mama Hereby -Jane Siberry.

Martin Eggleston

7 Isn’t It a Pity-Nina Simone/ The Beatles.

Brett Massoud

8 First Time I Saw Your Face-Roberta Flack.

David Rowan

9 The Very Thought of You-Ella Fitzgerald.

Andrea Grasso

10 Love of my Life- Queen.

Karl Horrocks

11 Hallelujah-Leonard Cohen.

David Duchin

12 Don’t Cry For Me Argentina.

Garry Brough

13 Where Do Broken Hearts Go?-Whitney Houston.

14 Joan Armatrading -Love & Affection

Gary Spencer

15 Gran Torino-Jamie Cullum.

Kris Perdew

15 Lady Grinning Soul-David Bowie.

Andrew Mecoli

16 The Wild Ones-Suede.

Nicky Young

17 Since I Fell for You-Mavis Staples.

Giselle de Siun

18 Angel.-Aretha Franklin.

Philip Caren

19 Windmills of your Mind-Noel Harrison.
20 Atticus -Noisettes .
21So Insensitive-Frank Sinatra.
22 Lonesome Tears-Beck.
23 Life on Mars-David Bowie.

Lorrie Slee

24 On A Bus to St Cloud-Gretchen Peters.

Pam Hughes

25 Way to Blue – Nick Drake.

Stephen Duffy

26 Detour Ahead by Herb Ellis-Ella Fitzgerald.

Jonathan Simpson

27 The Valley-Jane Siberry/KD Lang.
28 Take It With Me-Tom Waits.
29 God is in the House-Nick Cave.

Russell Thomas

30 Man With the Child in His Eyes. Kate Bush.
31 Alison Moyet – This House.

Kenny Clay

32 Killing me Softly-Roberta Flack.

Chris Oakley.

33 There’s Nothing Like This-Omar.

Ronald Carnwath

34 Touch Me in the Morning-Diana Ross.

Hormoz Ahmadzadeh

35 The Man With The Child in His Eyes-Kate Bush.

Chris Lupton

36 The Summer Knows-Barbra Streisand.

Hero Tolsma

37 Wild is the Wind-David Bowie.

Peter George

38 After You’ve Gone-Loudon Wainwright.

Andy Hoskings

39 Condition of the Heart-Prince.

Bernard O Leary

40 Solitude-Billie Holiday.

Simon Cross

41 The Man In the Wings-Alison Moyet.

JD Kelleher

42 Everytime-Britney Spears.

Michael Andrawis

43 Jesus Was a Cross Maker

Helen Knox Johnson

44 New Order-Thieves Like Us

45 Alison Moyet  All Cried Out

46 Chris Cross the Moon & New York City’

Russell Higgs

47 Play Dead – Björk

48 Bachelorette – Björk

49 No – Billy MacKenzie (The Associates)

Jess Zelhart

50 Home Depeche Mode

51 The 2 of Us

52 My Dark Star- Suede

53 Starlight – Muse

54 Just Like Heaven-The Cure

55 Why Can’t I Be You-The Cure

Ben Hughes

56 Plastic Soul-David Bowie

57 Fascination-David Bowie

58 Win-David Bowie

59 Somebody Up There Likes Me. David Bowie

60 Street Lights- Puressence

Mel Choirson

61 Melba Moore – Standing Right Here

62 Aretha Franklin – How I Got Over

63 Annie Lennox – Broken Glass

64 Aretha Franklin – Maybe I’m A Fool

65 Chaka Khan – Love Has Fallen On Me

66 Deborah Cox – Nobody Supposed to be Here

67 Gladys Knight – Didn’t You Know (you’d have to cry sometime)

68 Jean Adebambo – Paradise

69 Linda Clifford – Don’t Give It Up

70 Natalie Cole – I’ve Got Love on My Mind

71 Loleatta Holloway – Dreamin’

72 Deniece Williams-Silly

Catherine Madigan

73  I’m Gonna Make You Love Me – Diana Ross & The Supremes and The Temptations

74 You’re All I Need to Get By – Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell

75  Get Ready – The Temptations

76 I Dream The-Teardrop Explodes

Matthew Best

77 Damn -Lewis Taylor

78 Where Dreams Go to Die-John Grant

Thierry Cote

79 Nicole Atkins-The Way It Is-Richard Hawley

80 For Your Lover, Give Some Time-Richard Hawley

81 Valentine-Richard Hawley

82 The Ocean-Richard Hawley

bigstripeybrian

83  Who’s That Girl-Eurythmics.

84 Please, Please Tell Me Now-Duran Duran.

85 Lover, You Should’ve Come Over-Jeff Buckley

86 Children Go Where I Send You-Nina Simone

87 Four Women-Nina Simone

88Love Wars-Womack & Womack

89 Say You Don’t Mind-Colin Blunstone?

Toe K

90 Sia Furler-You Have Been Loved.

91 KD Lang-Constant Craving.

92 Kd Lang-Miss Chatelaine.

93 Joni Mitchell-A Case of You.

94 Eddi Reader-When I Watch You Sleeping.

95 Dear John-Please Don’t Ask Me to Dance.

Jacqueline Nichols

96 Isley Brothers-Summer Breeze

97 Nina Simone-I Wish I Knew How It Feels to be Free’

98 Linda J Davies

99 Millie Jackson-Loving Arms

100 Ruby Winter-I Will

PC Cutting

101 Never Stop Loving Me-Curtis Mayfield,

102 Why Can’t We Be Lovers-Lamont Dozier,

103 Rockin’ You Eternally-Leon Ware

104 The Girl I Find-The Impressions!

Adrian Morgan

105 Hey Big Spender!

Gill East

106 Pretty Wings-Maxwell

Stuart

107 Beautiful Creatures

Johnny Harris

108 Why (The King Of Love Is Dead)-Nina Simone.

109 Beware of Darkness-George Harrison

Jonny Barr

110 Losing My Mind-Stephen Sondheim

111 A House Is Not a Home-Burt Bacharach

112 Lonely House-Kurt Weill

Kieron Devlin

113 Dolphins-Tim Buckley

Newsflash! The New McAlmont Logo by Dave Little.

Hello Registrees. Newsflash!

I’m delighted to unveil the new McAlmont logo, brilliantly crafted by my Geordie mate genius, Dave Little http://www.davelittle.co.uk/.

As I’ve mentioned in the monthly newletters we’re looking to upgrade the efficiency of operations to enable greater interaction with me and you and to boost recorded output and live appearance. These things are taking promising shape now, so it was important that we create a strong iconic image as a statement of energetic renewal. I’m sure you’ll agree that this is exactly what Dave has accomplished here. A photographic statement dates too easily, so we wanted to go for something graphically iconic and most importantly drawn, something that could be instantly recognisable  yet capable of evolution. I’ve been a fan of Dave’s work for some years and he was the only person I could imagine doing this.

With David Little Designer.

He says, ‘I wanted to create an intense, unforgettable silhouette for the i-pod era. An image that doesn’t lose it’s intrinsic beauty or integrity the bigger or smaller it gets. As always, I work from the T-shirt backwards.’

I would so wear this impressive feat of design. Here’s hoping you like it as much as I do.

David x

Newsflash! The 1st List. Sneak Preview.

Hello Registrees. Newsflash!

We’ve hit 103 suggestions.

I will discuss them on Facebook from this evening; I find it a more conducive  forum for this type of discussion . If you’re not on Facebook, feel free to make a comment here or at the site address. I won’t accept alternatives on Facebook only here or the site address, as I intend to have another list next week based on the outcome of the reactions to this one. I’ll be going out tonight so my participation will be intermittent, but don’t let that stop you. I’m enjoying this process I hope you are too

Thanks for participating.

David

The 1st List

Stuart Turner

1  I Never Loved A Man the Way I Loved You- Aretha Franklin.

2  And Dreams of Sheep-Kate Bush.

3  Don’t Toss Us Away-Lone Justice

Joel Perry

4  I Remember That-Prefab Sprout.

Toe K

5  Adore-Prince.

Ian Gillis

6 Let Her Down Easy – Terence Trent D’arby.

Ange Chan

7 Midnight Soul-Marc Almond.

Simon Cross

8 Strange Fruit-Billie Holiday.

9 Ghetto Heaven-Family Stand.

Michael Page

10 Got To Give it Up-Marvin Gaye.

11 Lady Stardust-David Bowie.

John Wigley

12 Simply Beautiful-Al Green.

Andrea Harvey

13 Whispering Your Name-Alison Moyet

14  Dream a Little Dream of Me-Mama Cass

15 I Don’t Want to Set the World on Fire-The Inkspots.

16 Mack The Knife-Kurt Weill.

17 Feeling Good-Nina Simone.

Lee Barnes

18 I Close My Eyes And Count To Ten-Dusty Springfield.

19  Adele-Hometown Glory.

20 Nick Cave’s -Into My Arms.

21 Anthony and the Johnsons-For Today I Am A Boy.

22 Beyonce -Crazy In Love.

23 Dionne Warwick-Anyone Who Had A Heart

24 Florence and the Machine’s -Dog Days Are Over

Louise Mor

25 When You Were Mine-Prince.

26 Samson-Regina Spector.

27 The Man I Love-Billie Holiday.

Gustavo Prieto

28 Mama Hereby -Jane Siberry.

29 Lately-Stevie Wonder.

Martin Eggleston

30 Isn’t It a Pity-Nina Simone/ The Beatles.

Brett Massoud

31 First Time I Saw Your  Face-Roberta Flack

David Rowan

32 The Very Thought of You-Ella Fitzgerald.

Andrea Grasso

33 My Insatiable One-Suede

34 Love of my Life- Queen

Ted Giles

35 A Woman Needs to be Loved– Tyrone Davis.

36 I’ll Take Care of You– Bobby Bland.

Denise

37 You and I -Jeff Buckley.

Ryan Kennedy

38 Coming Around Again-Carly Simon.

Simon Crabbe

39 Right on for the Darkness-Curtis Mayfield.

Daniel Costello

40 Angel- The Eurhythmics.

Karl Horrocks

41 Hallelujah-Leonard Cohen.

David Duchin

42 Don’t Cry For Me Argentina.

Simon Greene

43 As-Stevie Wonder.

Garry Brough

44 Where Do Broken Hearts Go?-Whitney Houston.

Gary Spencer

45 Gran Torino-Jamie Cullum.

Kris Perdew

46 Lady Grinning Soul-David Bowie.

Andrew Mecoli

47 Dancing Queen-Abba.

48 The Wild Ones-Suede.

Lisa Milne

49 Stay With Me Baby-Lorraine Ellison.

Jaq White

50 Choice of Colours-Curtis Mayfield.

Nicky Young

51 Since I Fell for You-Mavis Staples.

Giselle de Siun

52 Angel.-Aretha Franklin.

53 Strange Fruit-Billie Holiday.

Nicky

54 Tainted Love-Gloria Jones.

55 Quick Sand-David Bowie.

56 In The Winter –Dusty.

Simon Thornhill

57 Song to the Siren-Tim Buckley.

Chris Voisey

58 I Never Has Seen Snow. Truman Capote and Harold Arlen.

59 Head- Kirsty McCall.

60 Angel In The Dark-Laura Nyro.

Jim Rudge

61 Alison-Elvis Costello.

Philip Caren

62 Windmills of your Mind-Noel Harrison.

63 Atticus -Noisettes .

65 So Insensitive-Frank Sinatra.

66 Your Song- Elton John.

67 Lonesome Tears-Beck.

68 Life on Mars-David Bowie.

69 Ashes to Ashes -David Bowie.

Pamela March

70 A Little Respect – Erasure.
71 Satellite of Love – Lou Reed.
72 I Just Don’t Know What to Do With Myself-Dusty Springfield.

Philip Butler

73 Downtown-Petula Clark.

Lorrie Slee

74 Love is Everything-Jane Siberry.

75 The Valley.-Jane Siberry.
76 Ne Me Quitte Pas?-Jacques Brel.
77 On A Bus to St Cloud-Gretchen Peters.

Pam Hughes

78 Beautiful Child – Eurythmics.

79 Way to Blue – Nick Drake.

Stephen Duffy

80 Detour Ahead by Herb Ellis-Ella Fitzgerald.

Ashleigh Malin

81 The Other Side of Town-Curtis Mayfield.

Andy Bell

82 Viva Las Vegas-Elvis.

Jonathan Simpson

83 The Valley-Jane Siberry/KD Lang.

84 Calling All Angels-Jane Siberry and KD Lang.

85 Take It With Me-Tom Waits.

86 God is in the House-Nick Cave.

Russell Thomas

87 Man With the Child in His Eyes. Kate Bush.

88 Alison Moyet – This House.

89 The Smiths – Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me.

90 Grace Jones – Pull Up To The Bumper.

Kenny Clay

91 Killing me Softly-Roberta Flack.

Chris Oakley.

92 There’s Nothing Like This-Omar.

Ronald Carnwath

93 Touch Me in the Morning-Diana Ross

Hormoz Ahmadzadeh

94 The Man With The Child in His Eyes-Kate Bush.

95 Everything Must Change-Nina Simone.

Chris Lupton

96 The Summer Knows-Barbra Streisand.

Hero Tolsma

97 Wild is the Wind-David Bowie.

Peter George

98 After You’ve Gone-Loudon Wainwright.

Andy Hoskings

99 Condition of the Heart-Prince.

Bernard O Leary

100 Solitude-Billie Holiday.

Simon Cross

101 The Rhythm Divine-Yello featuring Dame Shirley Bassey.

102 The Man In the Wings-Alison Moyet.

JD Kelleher

103 Everytime-Britney Spears.

NEWSFLASH! Live DVD and Exclusive Cover!

NEWSFLASH*

My Dear Registrees.

It has been decided that the November 22nd gig at London’s Leicester Square Theatre will be filmed to create a ‘Live DVD’ movie.

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