Van Morrison News

 
Van Morrison, York Barbican, February 10
The Press, York
Music education: Van grew up listening to Muddy Waters, Mahalia Jackson, Lightnin' Hopkins and John Lee Hooker. The past: Played guitar, sax and harmonica with Irish showbands, skiffle and rock'n'roll groups, touring Germany in 1961 with The Monarchs.


 
Trooper involved in fatal chase attends Nashville hearing
WVLT
Charles Van Morgan met with THP administrators during a hearing on Thursday. At issue, a pursuit that ended in the death of Kyle Anito. The results of the hearing, which will determine if Van Morrison will be fired or may return to work, ...

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Van Morrison
Irish Times
Van Morrison doesn't need either. At a sold-out O2 on Saturday night, Van the Man could be seen swinging from a precipitous musical scale, then dangling precariously on a single, delicate refrain, with nothing to break his fall. But Morrison walked the ...

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Irish Independent
No more heartache as Van makes magic and moondances
Irish Independent
By NIAMH HORAN & BARRY EGAN VAN Morrison slipped into town last night after a year of tragedy and heartbreak to deliver a concert that brought the audience at Dublin's O2 to a hushed silence. In his trademark dark shades and black hat and his gold ...
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5 Questions with Nick from Luther
PSU The Clock
Growing up, I was really into The Ramones, Green Day, Elliott Smith and Guided By Voices; Phil (guitar / vocals) has always listened to Van Morrison, Frank Zappa, Osker and Saves The Day, Greg (bass) grew up listening to mainly metal (the good kind, ...


 
720 Drive's Musical Man of Mystery David Weber on Van Morrison & Acker Bilk ...
ABC Online (blog)
Pete from somewhere in WA (we assume) suggested Van & Acker because he'd heard their work on the excellent 2002 Van Morrison album 'Down The Road'. He suggested that Van had written words to the song 'Evening Shadows' and “actually got Acker Bilk out ...


 
RollingStone.com (blog)
NoteStar iPad App Delivers Interactive Sheet Music
RollingStone.com (blog)
Meant for use as both a digital diversion and a teaching tool, the free download aims to build skills by letting you play hits like Van Morrison's "Brown Eyed Girl" or Radiohead's "Creep." Built-in adjustable difficulty options purport to build timing ...