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I’m happy to announce that Ruth Trimble will be joining the Kevin Montgomery and the Endangered Livers on piano and background vocals for the Irish leg of the tour. She will also open the tour. She may come on more, but we are working out those details. Either way….she is awesome. Here she sings “I Wanna Hold Your Hand” by the Beatles, and as my buddy John Terry says, “it is one of the best Beatle’s covers i’ve ever heard”……..her voice in incredible and I can’t wait to sing with her again. She sang with me this past summer at a house concert in Belfast……….listen to this. See tour dates below……..

The tour starts in Dublin, Ireland on Feb. 1st and then we head up to Belfast, Omagh, and Enniskillen………we then head to Scotland, and end up in England.
Tickets are on sale now. Get your tickets, and think about bringing some folks along. The economy is tough. I considered not doing this tour because of it…………so, I need you to bring a couple of folks with you and buy your tickets in advance if you can! It takes an incredible amount of money to even get this tour on the road the first day…..plane tickets, deposit on the camper van, fuel, etc, etc, so get those tickets! If you can’t come to a show and just want to buy us some fuel for the road. You can do that here.
Here are the tour dates:
Wed, Feb. 1st-Dublin, Ireland-Whelan’s-I LOVE Whelan’s. It is possibly one of my favorite venues in the world. Awesome night there.Buy Tickets
Thurs, Feb. 2nd-Belfast, Northern Ireland-The Errigle Inn-Great place, and the food downstairs is wonderful. Come early for dinner. Buy Tickets
Fri, Feb. 3rd-Omagh, Northern Ireland-Ostler’s Complex-I’ll update the exact venue. A few years ago we were the first band back into Omagh after the bombing there. It was an amazing gig. The people there are some of my favorites. Buy Tickets
Sat, Feb. 4th-Enniskillen, Northern Ireland-The Westville Hotel-Mad Craic……that is all i’m saying. Buy Tickets
Sun, Feb. 5th-House Concert? We have an open date there, so if you want us to do a house concert, then get in touch.
Mon, Feb. 6th-Edinburgh, Scotland-The Village-Lovely little venue. Personal. Buy Tickets
Tues, Feb. 7th-? Your Village Hall, or house concert?
Wed, Feb. 8th-Kinross, Scotland-Backstage at The Green Hotel Buy Tickets
Thurs, Feb. 9th-Tullynessle, Scotland-Tullynessle Village Hall Buy Tickets
Fri, Feb. 10th-Glasgow, Scotland-King Tut’s-This show is worth traveling to. People have come from as far away as Texas and Germany. Don’t miss it. Buy Tickets
Sat, Feb. 11th-Newcastle, England-The Cluny-Simon Todd opens the show. A saturday night in Newcastle…..wow! Buy Tickets
Sun, Feb. 12th-?
Mon, Feb. 13th-Liverpool, England-Eric’s Live-It has been awhile since I played in Liverpool. This is right across from the Caverns. Come do a Beatles tour and then take in the show. Buy Tickets
Tues, Feb. 14th-?
Wed, Feb. 15th-Nottingham, England-The Maze-Always a good gig Buy Tickets
Thurs, Feb. 16th-Weedon Lois, England-Weedon Lois Village Hall-This is near Silverstone Speedway…….. Buy Tickets
Fri, Feb. 17th-Silsoe, England-Silsoe Village Hall-a good option for Londoners since there is not a London show at this point. Buy Tickets
Sat, Feb. 18th-Bristol, England-The Tunnels-Amazing venue and another option for folks that want to travel to a gig. Buy Tickets
Sun, Feb. 19th-Brighton, England-The Latest Music Bar Buy Tickets
Hope to see you on the tour! Please share this post to your Facebook wall-that could really help promote the tour!!!! Also, join the Facebook Event page for the tour.
Saturday, Jan. 28th at 10pm London time i’ll do a live streaming “house concert” from my dining room. Last Friday’s live web stream was a blast. I originally was going to broadcast for an hour and a half…….I ended up doing four and a half hours! The chat room was hilarious……..people had me laughing mid-song with some of the stuff they were saying. So, with so many folks in the US saying they couldn’t tune in with it being a Friday afternoon……….this time i’ll do it on a Saturday. So, it will be 5pm Eastern time, 4pm Central time, 3pm mountain…….etc, etc.

If you attended last week’s “house concert”…….please leave a comment below on why you will be watching again? Or, why your friends should tune in!

Please join me. You can always watch, but if you want to “chat” via the chatroom, then I think you will need to create a profile with Ustream.tv……which takes about 5 minutes. Some of the most fun is had in the chat room while the broadcast is going on………you can find me show at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/kevin-montgomery-s-50-states-in-50-days If you’d like to tip (just like you would if you were in the Hogsbreath and you walked up to the tip jar, then you can do that right here on this website via paypal….here.
Or here is the embedded link…….but if you want to chat, or see the chat…….I would follow the other link. What you will view right now is last recording session for “Fireworks” from the new cd…….it will go away the moment we go live at 10:oopm London time-for a reminder right before we go live join the Facebook Event page. I’ll update you right before I go live.
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Join the chat here………

So, for those that are just checking in after awhile away………….i’ve finished the new cd, and hope to have copies for the tour. Here are some of the songs……..The Greatest Love That Never Was” seems to be the band’s favorite. Mike McAdam kills it on the slide guitar, and Ken Coomer played the drums beautifully on this one……..

I can’t wait to hear Ruth sing with me on this song on the tour………………

If you attended last week’s live “house concert” then please leave a comment below. Tell me why you will come back again? Or why your friends should tune in this time?
Download this unreleased track from a show in Dundalk, Ireland featuring Andrea Zonn on violin and harmonies. She sings like a bird. This is my gift to you for putting up with me……I Will Always Love You-MP3 Download

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