BLOG POST-- July 18, 2010

   Hello everyone, hope you're all in good health and spirits.

   Lesson 12 has just been posted at the Beginner's Guitar School. It's the 5th position of the blues and major scales which make up a large part of most lead guitar work.  Hope you enjoy it.
 
    I've been rehearsing a bit with with my friend Greg Varlotta  out here in AZ. , assembling the upcoming acoustic shows. Having the Lofgren Brothers with us at the Birchmere will be great. Also, Mary Ann Redmond will be singing with us the first two nights.  Then, Greg and I will do the Northeast run and the U.K. Run. Hope you'll come and listen!

    Still writing a bit and hoping to get serious about recording a new CD this winter.  All the best to you all.

  Peace and Believe  - Nils

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NILS UK 2005 TOUR VIDEO DIARY
Nils' videotaped a bit of the UK fall '05 tour--
thanks to guitar tech Roy Witte -- here's two installments!

TOUR VIDEO PART 1

TOUR VIDEO PART 2

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Follow the link to a few pages of
Chord Charts written by Nils
in response to some of the Digest requests!

Click on this link to view an illustration
of Nil's current Guitar Rig set up
courtesy of Guitar Tech Roy Witte

courtesy jolopezphotography.com



Nils and Steven Van Zandt with Paul Rodgers,
founder of of "Bad Company" and formerly "Free"
while touring in Canada (above)

For info on Paul visit his website:
www.PaulRodgers.com


courtesy mark hendrickson
APPEARANCE SCHEDULE 2010
THREE NITES
NOW ON SALE!
Fri. Sept 3rd &
Sat. Sept. 4th &
Sun. Sept. 5th

Nils and Friends Acoustic Show
THE BIRCHMERE
3701 Mt. Vernon Ave., Alexandria, VA22305
703-549-7500
for more info, tickets and showtimes:
thru Ticketmaster
www.birchmere.com
Weds. Sept 8 HAVANA NEW HOPE
8 PM
105 South Main St.
New Hope, PA 18938, (215) 862-9897
havananewhope.com
Thurs. Sept 9 BB KINGS
237 W. 42nd Street
New York, NY  10036
www.bbkingblues.com 
212-997-4144
Fri. Sept 10 THE MILL
101 Old Mill Road
Spring Lake, NJ  07762 
www.themillatslh.com
732-449-1800
Sat. Sept 11 THE BOULTON CENTER
37 W. Main Street
Bay Shore, NY  11706
www.boultoncenter.org
1-866-811-4111
Sun. Sept 12

UNION COUNTY MUSICFEST '10
Multiple Stages, afternoon performance
1776 Raritan Road
Scotch Plains, NJ
ucmusicfest.com

UK TOUR 2010
Tues. Oct. 12 ANVIL ARTS
Churchill Way, Basingstoke RG21 7QR
Box Office: 01256 844244
www.anvilarts.org.uk
Weds. Oct 13 PACIFIC ROAD ARTS CENTRE
Pacific Road
Birkenhead, Merseyside CH41 1LJ
Box Office: 0151 666 0000
pacificroad.co.uk
Thurs. Oct. 14 THE LOWRY
Pier 8, Salford Quays, M50 3AZ
Box Office: 0843 208 6000
thelowry.com
Fri. Oct. 15 CADOGAN HALL
5 Sloane Terrace, London SW3 2RP
Box Office: 0207 730 4500
www.cadoganhall.com
Sat. Oct. 16 THE STABLES
Stockwell Lane
Wavendon, Milton Keynes MK17 8LU
Box Office: 01908 280800
www.stables.org
Sun. Oct. 17 THE CAMBRIDGE CORN EXCHANGE
Wheeler Street, Cambridge CB2 3QB
Box Office: 01223 357851
www.cornex.co.uk
Mon. Oct. 18 ST. GEORGE'S HALL
Great George Street, Off Park Street
Bristol BS1 5RR
Box Office: 0845 4024001
www.stgeorgesbristol.co.uk
Tues. Oct. 19 PARC AND DARE THEATRE
Station Road, Treorci, CF42 6NL
Box Office: 08000 147 111
www.parkdare.rct-arts.org
Weds. Oct. 20 DORKING HALLS
Reigate Rd, Dorking, Surrey RH4 1SG
Box Office: 01306 881717
www.dorkinghalls.co.uk
Fri. Oct. 22 PRESTON GUILD HALL
Lancaster Road, Preston PR1 1HT
Box Office: 0845 3442012
www.prestonguildhall.com
Sat. Oct. 23 THE QUEEN'S HALL
85 - 89 Clerk Street, Edinburgh, EH8 9JG
Box Office: 0131 6682019
http://www.thequeenshall.net
Sun. Oct. 24 GLASGOW ROYAL CONCERT HALL
2 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, G2 3NY
Box Office: 0141 353 8000
www.glasgowconcerthalls.com
Mon. Oct. 25 THE SAGE
St Mary's Square, Gateshead Quays, Gateshead, NE8 2JR
Box Office: 0191 443 4661
www.thesagegateshead.org
Weds. Oct. 27 NORWICH THEATRE ROYAL
Theatre Street, Norwich, NR2 1RL
Box Office: 01603 630000
www.theatreroyalnorwich.co.uk
Thurs. Oct. 28 TOWN HALL
Victoria Square, Birmingham B3 3DQ
Box Office: 0121 780 3333
www.thsh.co.uk
Fri. Oct. 29 THE BROOK
466 Portswood Road, Portswood,
Southampton SO17 3SD
Box Office: 02380 555366
www.the-brook.com
Sat. Oct. 30 CITY HALL
Malthouse Lane, Salisbury, Wiltshire SP2 7TU
Box Office: 01722 434434
www.cityhallsalisbury.co.uk
REVIEW of THE LONER by Neal Butterworth  [view]
REVIEW of THE LONER in Glide Magazine [view]
REVIEW of THE LONER in Goldmine Magazine [view]
Greetings Nils Fans,
I am extremely happy to announce that the 'TRIBUTE TO NILS LOFGREN' DVD is available! to order at www.bandhousegigs.com

The Tribute to Nils was an unforgettable concert held at Strathmore, on August 22, 2004, and was attended by more than 5,000 fans. The DVD runs about 3 & 1/2 hours & features an 11 song (full band) set from Nils and includes the long awaited Grin reunion with Bob Berberich and Tom Lofgren along with Bob Gordons son, Billy on bass. There are terrific performances from Mary Ann Redmond, Tommy Lepson, Tommy Keene, Martha Hull, The Lofgren Brothers, Bobby Manriquez, Eric Ambel, Tom Lofgren,Tom Miller, Julie Sanderson, Bob Berberich, Rocky Roberts and Eric Brace all backed by various Nils band mates including Buck Brown, Timm Biery, Jeffrey "Skunk" Baxter, Mike Zack, Louie Newmyer, Chuck Sullivan, and myself. The show also featured one of the final performances by the late, great Wade Matthews.

At Nils request, dvd sales proceeds (after production expenses) will be donated to Hungry For Music, a wonderful D.C. based 501C organization that donates instruments and provides music education programs to children and schools that cannot afford them. It is a very worthy cause, near and dear to Nils and all of the performers who have agreed to its support, via dvd sales. We are forever grateful to all of the musicians for theirkindness & generosity

The show was filmed by John Collins and Happy Medium Productions, mixed by Tom Lofgren and recorded on 24 tracks by John Penovich.

Boomer, Jeremy and the rest of Nils crew made the whole show possible by donating their time and expertise to allow us to produce such a complicated show with band lineups changing on virtually every song.

The dvd, like the show, reflects the tremendous love and respect that performers and fans alike, have for Nils and his music. We are very pleased and proud to finally have this show on dvd and hope everyone will have as much fun seeing it as we had putting it together.

Thanks
Ronnie Newmyer & BANDHOUSE GIGS