NEWS FEBRUARY 2006
MOJO GIVES THREE STAR REVIEW TO NEW DAVE BERRY ALBUM FEATURING JUNKYARD ANGELS AND PRODUCED BY JULIAN PIPER
‘Britain’s most charismatic stage performer even influenced the Sex Pistols’
Berry
demands respect. Whilst other Pop’n’roll acts from the ‘60’s
have opted to become Working 
men’s
club fodder, he’s continued to accrue esteem. And this album, his
first since 1987 indicates nothing’s about to change. Guitarist Julian
Piper’s outfit The Junkyard Angels replace The Cruisers as Berry’s
road companions for this trip and steer things along in authentic blues
band mode, spewing excellent slide throughout Mercury Blues and providing
a righteous line in harmonica and keyboard licks as Sheffield’s original
man in black delivers his own particular vocal take on Rockabilly standards
through to material by J.J.Cale, John Hiatt, Dickie Betts and Tony Joe
White. While there’s nothing particularly remarkable about Berry’s
voice, somehow he’s always been able to make the pieces fit.
Recorded in just three days some years back, this album has lain fallow until its recent release by the Blues Matters label. Produced by Julian at Dave Berry’s request who knew of his successful work with American blues artists, the album presents a new and darker side of Dave Berry, far removed from the man who cut ‘The Crying Game’. Featured on the album are old Junkyard members Jeff Fuller, Craig Milverton, Steve Ewart and Dave Eustace. To order your copy, please contact julian.piper@btinternet.com.
JULIAN ON VIBRAPHONIC FM RADIO IN FEB/MARCH
For Four weeks from 20th February 2006, broadcasting on 106.2 FM, Julian can be heard on Thursday afternoons (Ist prog Feb 23rd) between 4pm and 6pm playing an amazingly diverse selection of the finest blues out there! Soul brother Ian McKenzie performs a similar service at the same time on Tuesday afternoons from Feb 21st. Webcast of the progs will be available through www.vibraphonicFM.co.uk
JULIAN'S TRIP TO THE USA
Click here to read about JP's adventures in the land of the blues