What is Blackmore up to?

Ad · #1 Jun-07-2012, 5:15 AM

Blackmore’s Night have said they will not be touring for the rest of this year. There is a reason for this, but we’d better wait for an official announcement!

http://darkerthanblue.wordpress.com/2012/05/31/dtb-newsletter-may-june-2012

Stormbringer74 · #2 Jun-08-2012, 3:23 AM

baby...

tmc344 · #3 Jun-08-2012, 4:00 AM

Candice had her solo album, so now it's time for an all instrumental album by Ritchie

With songs like Son Of Alerik, Weiss Heim, Maybe Next Time, Snowman and so on

I don't expect him to start rockin' again.

Sigurd · #4 Jun-08-2012, 10:39 AM

A knight in York- superb cover!!

lioness · #5 Jun-15-2012, 1:06 PM

Originally Posted by Ad

Blackmore’s Night have said they will not be touring for the rest of this year. There is a reason for this, but we’d better wait for an official announcement!

Hmmm, there are lots of gigs announced on the official BN site for July and August. So far tickets are still on sale.
So wonder where dp.net got this info from.

P.S. Do you recognize Ritchie at 16?

(with Mike Dee & The Jaywalkers)

lioness · #6 Jun-17-2012, 2:05 AM

Originally Posted by Stormbringer74

baby...

You were right, Stormy!

Ritchie is the proud father of a little musketeer

http://candicenight.wordpress.com/category/rory-dartanyan

Wartypig · #7 Jun-17-2012, 2:49 AM

Buxton....

Stormbringer74 · #8 Jun-17-2012, 4:16 AM

Originally Posted by lioness

You were right, Stormy!

Ritchie is the proud father of a little musketeer

http://candicenight.wordpress.com/ca...rory-dartanyan

I was sure about this...

Sigurd · #9 Jun-18-2012, 3:08 AM

oh, wonderful news!

lioness · #10 Jun-18-2012, 1:43 PM

Originally Posted by Stormbringer74

I was sure about this...

Yes, of course you knew. You and your 'fatherly feelings'...

@ tmc

As you can see, Ritchie DOES still rock. Though not in a way we would like him to

Stormbringer74 · #11 Jun-19-2012, 1:55 AM

yes...

lioness · #12 Jul-04-2012, 2:50 AM

The BN tour kicks off in Germany today. This is the latest interview with Ritchie and Candice (in German):

Quote:

We're healing the youth from HipHop

www.berliner-zeitung.de/musik/ritchie-blackmore-und-candice-night-deep-purple-wir-heilen-die-jugend-vom-hiphop,10809182,16537008.html

lioness · #13 Jul-07-2012, 3:02 AM

Photos from the concert @ Burg Abenberg July 4

www.metal-district.de/metalgallery/categories.php?cat_id=777

Stormbringer74 · #14 Jul-07-2012, 5:55 AM

Thanks Lioness.. no news from the set list ??

I will be at two B's Night concerts in 15 days.. Beaufort (Lux) and Rottenburg (Germany)

lioness · #15 Jul-08-2012, 2:13 AM

No setlist yet. Just heard that it was overlong and taking photos was a pain

Are you going in costume? Please upload a pic, eh!

And remember: "ein Bier bitte"

Stormbringer74 · #16 Jul-08-2012, 2:48 AM

ah ah !! no costume I think.. but I can't forgot the german sentence !

photos is almost impossible during a B's Night concert.. except if you have a pass photo.. and one of my friend has one !

Keith Thompson · #17 Jul-10-2012, 7:01 AM

We went to see him in Derby. Great show and worth seeing. One fellow scribe had never ever seen Ritchie perform and he was pleasantly surprised that the lack of Purple and Rainbow numbers wasn't a disappointment. Thankfully I have witnessed the whole smashing range!

toadsterama · #18 Jul-16-2012, 9:53 AM

Even as huge a part of his career as Purple and Rainbow were, they're so far in the rearview mirror these days it's no wonder that Ritchie isn't too concerned with keeping that flame alive. And I'm sure Candice doesn't want to sing a bunch of songs from Ritchie's old catalog. Having said that, Blackmore's Night has done some really nice reworkings of "Rainbow Blues", "Rainbow Eyes" and "Street of Dreams", the latter featuring a nice workout on the Strat. I know their music isn't for everyone, but I like it a lot and my wife was just commenting a few days ago how much she liked Candice's voice. It's all good. If I want to hear classic Blackmore, I can always go back and cruise through the dozens of studio, live and bootleg albums I have from his heyday.

FCinnella · #19 Jul-17-2012, 9:10 AM

Having seen Blackmore's Night live, I was pleasantly surprised with Candice, but I just think Ritchie needs to play more guitar instead of hurdy-gurdy, lute and mandolin. After a while, the set becomes tedious. Not being a fan of Renaissance music myself, it may be brilliantly arranged, but after a few songs I was ready to go out to the car and listen to my iPod.

Stormbringer74 · #20 Jul-18-2012, 1:34 AM

two B's Night concerts for me next week end.. very impatient to see Ritchie again on stage..

We all know that time is runnning out for our idoles.. so let's go to see them play their music and having fun..

Jon I miss you..

slrumler · #21 Dec-08-2012, 8:51 AM

I love Ritchie's playing when he did rock! A great great talent - I don't get into the Blackmore's Night stuff though

bluebassman · #22 Jun-08-2013, 5:16 AM

New interview out with Candice and Ritchie by Mark Vogel and nj.com.

Ritchie talks about the song "Carry on Jon"...

"... It was something to Jon, a way of saying thanks for the years. It's hard to talk about, when someone says, 'What did you think of Jon?' I'd rather play a tune. "
- Ritchie Blackmore

Here is a link to the full interview...

www.nj.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2013/06/ritchie_blackmore.html