{"id":266,"date":"2024-04-26T21:17:11","date_gmt":"2024-04-27T01:17:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.progstock.com\/2024\/?page_id=266"},"modified":"2024-05-19T03:13:42","modified_gmt":"2024-05-19T07:13:42","slug":"dave-bainbridge-sally-minnear","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.progstock.com\/2024\/artists-schedule\/2024-artists\/dave-bainbridge-sally-minnear\/","title":{"rendered":"Dave Bainbridge & Sally Minnear"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Dave Bainbridge and Sally Minnear<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Award winning multi-instrumentalist Dave Bainbridge joins forces with Lord of The Dance vocalist\/instrumentalist Sally Minnear to bring a spellbinding set of music that will, in equal measure, have you jigging in (or out of!) your seat or bring a tear to your eye. A compelling mix of powerful and ethereal vocal songs (including the occasional emotive Gaelic ballad), instrumental tracks (jigs \/ reels \/ slow airs \/ evolving soundscapes), and virtuoso improvisation on keyboards, electric guitar, bouzouki and cowbell!<\/p>\n

Dave and Sally first toured together as a duo in July 2015. Such were the incredibly positive reactions to the tour that they have continued work together whenever their busy schedules allow, bringing their magic to audiences far and wide. Their first release together \u2018Live in the Studio\u2019 (2018 \u2013 dvd) received amazing reviews and audience reactions.<\/p>\n

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Dave Bainbridge and Sally Minnear<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Dave Bainbridge
\n<\/b><\/span>Piano, keyboard, electric & acoustic guitars, bouzouki, looping<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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Dave Bainbridge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Best known as co-founder of pioneering Celtic folk\/rock\/ progressive, ambient band IONA\u00a0<\/i><\/b>and more recently\u00a0Lifesigns, Celestial Fire<\/i><\/b>,\u00a0DBA\u00a0<\/i><\/b>(with Geoff Downes of Yes), and\u00a0Strawbs<\/i><\/b>, Dave\u2019s multi-faceted career has led him into many musical genres and work with numerous artists including;\u00a0Jack Bruce,Troy Donockley, Buddy Guy, Gloria Gaynor, Mae McKenna, Moya Brennan, \u2018Snake\u2019 Davis, Paul Jones, Phil Keaggy, Robert Fripp, Nick Beggs, Damian Wilson\u00a0<\/i>and many others. Dave gained several performance awards during his time at Leeds College of Music (including BBC Radio 2 Best Jazz Soloist Award). He has been in the top 4 for the past 3 years in\u00a0Prog Magazine\u2019s Reader\u2019s Poll Best Guitarist\u00a0<\/b>category. As well as recording 13 albums with\u00a0IONA<\/b>, he has also released 4 solo albums, a\u00a0Celestial Fire\u00a0<\/b>Live DVD\/2CD and several collaborations with both\u00a0Troy Donockley\u00a0<\/b>and\u00a0David Fitzgerald<\/b>.<\/p>\n

\u201cBainbridge has always been known as a fantastic guitar player, with his trademark soaring and searing leads. However, he is an equally accomplished keyboard player\u2026.On Celestial Fire, he really shows off his ivory chops\u2026.The instrumental parts are some of the coolest I\u2019ve heard in years.\u201d\u00a0<\/i>David Taylor \u2013 www.spiritualprog.com<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cDave Bainbridge is a a genius of immeasurable proportions\u2026If you are unfamiliar with him it\u2019s time to make amends. Trust me.\u201d\u00a0<\/i>Nick Beggs (Steve Wilson, Steve Hackett etc)<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2018Bainbridge\u2019s guitar playing is superb; his electric solos conjure Eric Johnson and Allan Holdsworth.\u2026.Looking deeper, the music is genuinely touching, possessing a spiritual quality that speaks to the soul and inspires various states of positivity, from peaceful tranquility to breathless exhilaration.\u2019\u00a0<\/i>www.progressiveworld.net<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n