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25th June, 2008
Launch of Members Area
We are very excited to launch the Members Area, offering exclusive free downloads of videos, mp3s, and much more, to all of our loyal Clive John / Johnny Cash Roadshow fan club members.
This section will grow with a variety of content to download, special offers, and much more.
Members will be notified of the Username and Password in our Newsletters - one is coming very soon!
31st May, 2008
Acorns Hospice Visit
Today Clive and the Johnny Cash Roadshow band were privileged to visit the Worcester Acorns Children's Hospice - thank you to Sophie for her time and for such an informative tour.
The Acorns facilities are absolutely amazing and provide wonderful care and support to life-limited children and their families in our local area.
To view some pictures of our visit take a look at our gallery page on Flickr.
12th May, 2008
Acorns is our Official Charity
Clive John / Johhny Cash Roadshow is proud to announce that Acorns Children's Hospice is our official charity.
This charity gives much needed care to life-limited children and support for their families throughout the Midlands, England.
Acorns has three hospices situated in Birmingham, Walsall, and Worcester and a Community Team that offers practical and emotional support to families in their homes, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
To find out more about Acorns visit their About Acorns page here.
May 2, 2008
No.5 in the Top 40
Following on from the success of Clive's version of The Battle Hymn of Love, which reached No.1 in the HotDisc Charts, Clive's fantastic song Beautiful Lie is this week at No.5 in the Top 40 chart.
It is also at No.3 in both the Hotdisc Independent Top 20 and the Hotdisc Independent British & Irish Top 10. Well done Clive!
You can listen to Beautiful Lie on the Time album page.
April 12, 2008
The HotDisc Chart
Following on from the success of The Battle Hymn of Love, which reached No.1 in the HotDisc Charts, keep an eye out for Clive's fantastic song Beautiful Lie which is entering the charts soon. We'll keep you posted.
You can listen to Beautiful Lie on the Time album page.
February 29, 2008
No.1 for The Battle Hymn of Love
The Battle Hymn of Love is now at no.1 (up from no.2 last week) in the HotDisc Independent British & Irish Top 10, and no.2 (up from no.4 last week) in the HotDisc Independent Top 20.
Clive's beautiful rendition of this song entered the HotDisc Top 40 chart at no.10 and has now risen to no.6.
Listen to the song on the HotDisc Jukebox page - click number 9 on the media player but confirm Clive's Top 40 position as it might have moved... hopefully up!!
February 15, 2008
The Battle Hymn of Love Moving Up
Clive's beautiful rendition of The Battle Hymn of Love entered the HotDisc Top 40 chart at no.10 and has now risen to no.9.
Listen to the song on the HotDisc Jukebox page - click number 9 on the media player but confirm Clive's Top 40 position as it might have moved... hopefully up!!
The Battle Hymn of Love is now at no.2 (up from no.3 last week) in the HotDisc Independent British & Irish Top 10, and no.4 in the HotDisc Independent Top 20.
February 7, 2008
The Battle Hymn of Love on Hotdisc
Clive recently recorded an acoustic version of the lovely song The Battle Hymn of Love for a fan as a gift to his wife for their wedding anniversary.
Clive's beautiful rendition of this song is a new entry on the HotDisc Top 40 at no.10 this month.
The Battle Hymn of Love is now at no.3 in the HotDisc Independent British & Irish Top 10, and no.4 in the HotDisc Independent Top 20.
January 8, 2008
HotDisc Chart Position
Clive's song Nocturnal, from his Time album, has been rising up the HotDisc Charts and this week (07/01/08) is at no.4 in the HotDisc Independent British & Irish Top 10, no.6 in the HotDisc Independent Top 20, and no.7 in The HotDisc Top 40.
Listen to Nocturnal and the rest of the album on the Time album page.
Reviewers reactions to Nocturnal include:
- Bryan Chalker (Music Maker magazine, UK)
Excellent strong distinctive voice. 9/10 - Barry Dixon (Now Dig This magazine, UK)
Should do well for Clive, very fine song. 8/10 - Graham Hassall (Radio Nightingale, UK)
High quality track. 8/10 - Beth Brown (QBN FM, Australia)
Another well written song by Clive John. 10/10 - Rolf Hierath (Radio Rheinwelle, Germany)
Well done – this is very good indeed. 8/10 - Max Achatz (Country Circle magazine, UK)
One of his finest recordings. 8/10
December 20, 2007
DVD & CD
A fantastic new Johnny Cash Roadshow live DVD and CD, recorded at the Artrix Theatre concert on 30th November 2007, is now in production and will be available to buy in the New Year (not long to wait!) and clips will be available on the the Johnny Cash Roadshow site.
August 20, 2007
UK Songwriting Contest Finalist
The results for this years UK Songwriting Contest are now in. Clive had five songs entered in the Folk/Country category and these are his positions:
- Time - Highly commended entry
- These Hills - Finalist
- Beautiful Lie - Semi Finalist
- Bad Case of the Blues - Semi Finalist
- The Reason - Semi Finalist
Find out more about the competition by visiting the website
June 25, 2007
Time Winners
The Time competition draw was held at the album launch on Thursday 21st June 2007 and the three lucky winners, who each receive a copy of Time, are Oliver Smith from Tetbury, Susan Roberts from Burnham-On-Sea, and Ken Jackson from Altrincham.
May 21, 2007
Man In Black Sell Out!
Clive's Man In Black Show, a tribute to Johnny Cash, at the Swan Theatre (Worcester) on Saturday 26th May 2007 is now sold out. If you do not already have tickets you may be lucky by adding your name to the waiting list; phone John Banner on 01684 569285.
This show has been incorrectly advertised in the local Evening News as being on Sunday 27th May - it is definitely on Saturday 26th May.
May 10, 2007
New Website
Today we launched Clive's brand you website. You can listen to all of Clive's albums, view the new selection of photos, checkout his giglist (where you can also click on a link for the printable giglist) and purchase your copies of Clive's albums on the shop page.
May 6, 2007
Time Album Launch
Clive's new album, Time, will be launched on Thursday 21st June 2007. The launch is at the Marr's Bar, Worcester. Tickets £5.00 in advance or £7.00 on door.
December 11, 2006
Man In Black Live CD/DVD
Launched this Friday, 15 Dec 2006, the Man In Black album will be available to buy on the shop page or at Clive's gigs.
Check out the Man In Black page for everything MIB
November 20, 2006
Man In Black Live CD/DVD
Clive will soon be releasing the live recording of his Man In Black show from The Marr's Bar (27/11/06). Aswell as a CD of the evening a DVD will be availble including the show plus bonus footage of Clive's songs (On Nights Like These, Live footage of Running Away Again and Relax & Pour The Wine with Clearwood).
September, 2006
Charity gig in Richmond
Clive performed a gig in August in memory of a fan, Richard, and helped towards raising over £1000 for the Intensive Care Unit at the James Cook University Hospital.
His songs Purple Sky and Why? were also played from the CD album Purple Sky at Richard's funeral service.
Richard's family are hoping to buy a Mackenzie Thorpe picture (local artist) - www.mackenziethorpe.net/ - to put on the wall of the relatives room in memory of Richard and the rest will buy equipment.
August 23, 2006
Clive @ MySpace
Clive is now on MySpace (http://www.myspace.com/clivejohn). He will be regularly updating & running the page personally. He looks forward to seeing you there!
July 12, 2006
New Album
Clive has just begun recording album number six with Paul Farrer (producer of In A Whisper and Purple Sky). The provisional working title for the album is 'Time'. We'll keep you posted as it develops.
June 22, 2006
Marr's Bar gig
Clive would like to thank everyone who came to the Marr's Bar gig (13th June) and helped make it such a huge success.
The performance included a 50/50 Johnny Cash/Clive John set which also included the lovely touch of an acoustic set in the middle.
Due to the popularity of this gig Clive will be putting on a similar night, again at the Marr's Bar (Worcester), on Friday 27th October 2006. See you there!
July 24, 2005
Songwriting Contest
All We Need and Butterfly, from Clive's album Impressions, reach semi-final of the UK Songwriting Contest.
June 7, 2005
Buxton Festival
Clive will once again be the resident act at the 21st Buxton Country Music Festival that will take place over the weekend of Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th September 2005 at the 4 star Palace Hotel, Palace Road, Buxton, Derbyshire.
Clive will be performing on both the Saturday evening and Sunday afternoon sessions of this superb all star festival.
There is a special room discount at the Palace Hotel (limited availability), telephone 01298 22001.
For Festival line up and ticket details visit www.frank-hambleton-promotions.co.uk or telephone Frank Hambleton on 01298-70194.
February 5, 2005
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February 15, 2005
Launch of Impressions
Clive's fifth album is launched today; it is a lovely collection of country/folk/irish covers and self-penned tracks and it is an entirely acoustic album.
Check it out on the album page.
December 22, 2004
New addition to the family
We are extremely pleased to announce the birth today of Clive's son Harrison Daniel Phillips.
Both Clive and his wife Sarah are delighted and proud to be parents for the first time.
We wish them every happiness.
December 1, 2004
Album Launch Date
Clive's fifth album, Impressions, will be launched on Saturday 5th February 2005. The album is a beautiful collection of country/folk covers with a few self-penned tracks.
The launch will be at the Palace Hotel, Buxton, Derbyshire. SK17 6AG.
Tel: 01298 22001
Doors open @ 7.30pm, show starts at 8pm.
Tickets £5 each and available from Frank Hambleton tel: 01298 70194
August 9, 2004
UK Songwriting Contest Finalist
Fast Food Fiasco, from Clive's album Purple Sky, has made him a finalist in this years UK Songwriting Contest in association with the BRIT Trust.
Clive was in the Folk/Country category. Find out more about the competition at www.songwritingcontest.co.uk
March 29, 2004
Festival dates for your diary
Clive has been booked to perform at the following festivals this year:
North Wales Country Music Festival where he will be performing on the main stage to a crowd of 5000.
Friday 13th August. North Wales Theatre, The Promenade, Llandudno, NorthWales.
20th Buxton Music Festival where he will be performing on Saturday night and Sunday afternoon (2.30pm) and evening (6.30pm).
Weekend tickets £15.50. Book soon as they are selling out fast. All enquiries 01298 70194.
Saturday 18th & Sunday 19th September. Palace Hotel, High Peak Suite, Buxton, Derbyshire.
February 2, 2004
No.4 for I Think We've Got It Right
I Think We've Got It Right, from Clive's latest album Another Day, reached no.4 in the EMS Country Music Chart on January 14 2004 and stayed there for several weeks.
November 16, 2003
Another Day album competition winners
The 5 lucky winners of our album launch competition, each receiving a signed copy of Clive's album Another Day, are:
Mike Edwards - Malvern
Jean Endall - Worcestershire
Shaun Hemming - kidderminster
Bernard McGann - Shropshire
Jan Moor - Frampton-on_Severn
October 27, 2003
Another Day is here
Clive's beautifully crafted album is released today.
October 18, 2003
Live recordings available free to download
These tracks were recorded at Clive's concert at Huntingdon Hall, Worcester, on 20th September 2003 which raised over £1000 for charity.
Go to the Music page to download them.
October 13, 2003
Count down to Another Day
There are now only 14 days left before the launch of Clive Johns latest album, Another Day.
July 7, 2003
Charity Concert 20th September 2003
Organised by John Banner as part of his annual charity fundraising concerts and held at Huntingdon Hall Worcester, Clive will be performing his own material, a range of covers, and some Irish tunes with a four piece band:
Andy Lindsay - guitar, mandolin
Paul Smith - double bass
James Elliot-Williams - drums, percussion
John Elleson-Hartley - piano
This promises to be a night to remember so, if you'd like to find out more, please direct your enquiries to:
John Banner, tel: 01684 569258
Tickets are also available for £5 each at any Clive John performances.
