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Guitarist with Paul McCartney's Wings to play at BeatlesFest

Posted Tuesday, August 28, 2007

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Henry McCullough to Play BeatlesFest

The Bar-A-Cuda is close to signing up Henry McCullough and his band to play there on the key Saturday night of the BeatlesFest. The fee has been agreed and it is just the tying up of loose ends now.

An encounter with a young Sheffield singer led to Henry's first brush with the really big time - as part of Joe Cocker's Grease Band.

Woodstock

Tours and albums followed quickly, including an appearance at rocks greatest ever concert Woodstock and a lengthy period of work in the States.

Breaking with Cocker, Henry and The Grease Band continued to mine a gritty blues vein that made them a live favourite that has rarely been equalled.

Playing with Paul McCartney

He found himself auditioning for a gig with ex-Beatle Paul McCartney.

Henry, along with Denny Seiwell, Denny Laine and Linda McCartney were Wings - the band Paul McCartney created after the break up of the Beatles.

Henry embellished the single 'My Love' with a graceful solo that is one of the all-time guitar gems and shows once and for all the expressive power of the instrument.

At one Wings session at Abbey Road when Pink Floyd were in the studio next door, Henry made a spoken contribution to the classic Dark Side of the Moon.

His Peers

But musical differences with the headstrong Macca followed, and Henry made the decision to leave.

Following his instinct for rock he ended up in some very good company, playing guitar and gigging with Roy Harper, Marianne Faithfull, Ronnie Lane, Donovan, Frankie Miller, Eric Burdon, Viola Wills, Spooky Tooth...

Henry McCullough is justifiably one of rock’s most legendary figures. Check him out live at the Bar-A-Cuda and be convinced for yourself.

There will be a small charge for entry to help allay the costs but it should be a great Satuday night in the Bar-A-Cuda who will have a late licence as usual.

Talk

Earlier in the evening Henry McCullough will be giving a talk and having a Question and Answer session in which members of the audience can ask questions about his experiences of working with some of the legends of rock, including one of the greatest, Paul McCartney.

It should be a night to remember at what looks like being a Festival to remember.