Led Zeppelin News

New York, January 30, 2009
‘Masters of War: The Music of Bob Dylan sung by Julie Felix’ featuring special guest musician John Paul Jones (of Led Zeppelin)

Umbrello Records is very proud to present the new album from legendary folk singer Julie Felix featuring John Paul Jones on mandolin and octave mandola.

Julie Felix, a stunningly beautiful woman with an equally beautiful voice, was a star of the magnitude of Joan Baez in the UK in the 1960s and has been associated with some of the world’s most important musicians including Paul McCartney, Leonard Cohen and Jimmy Page.

In 1966, Julie played with Bob Dylan at the immortal Isle of Wight concert. Now, over 4 decades later, she presents her first American album of Dylan songs.

Entitled Masters of War, the album includes Julie’s stirring interpretations of eight Dylan classics including Mr. Tambourine Man, Subterranean Homesick Blues, Hard Rain, and I Shall Be Released.

Joining Julie Felix and John Paul Jones on Masters of War are some of the finest musicians in the UK, including Kiki Dee (additional vocals), Danny Thompson (bass guitar, featured guitars), and the John Renbourn String Quartet.

A complete track and musician listing can be found at: http://umbrellorecords.com/artists/felix/

Julie has always been passionate on the subject of war and remains so up to the present day, stating: “War is ugly. War is cruel. War claims the lives of thousands of innocent children and leaves in its wake broken dreams and broken lives including those of thousands of refugees. It deals devastating blows to Mother earth causing ecological disaster. It leaves deadly poisons in the soil and in the lungs of both soldiers and civilians.”

All songs on the album Masters of War were composed by Bob Dylan and were produced by Julie Felix.

Available as both a CD and mp3 download on Amazon.com

The Tracks:
01 Masters of War 4:13
02 Mr. Tambourine Man 6:17
03 Sad Eyed Lady 8:11
04 Subteranean Blues 3:11
05 It’s Alright 7:15
06 Hard Rain 8:14
07 The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll 5:00
08 Gates of Eden 6:26
09 I Shall Be Released 4:02

The Band:
Julie Felix - vocals, acoustic guitar
John Paul Jones - Mandolin, Octave Mandola
Noreen Brokke - Piano and Hammond organ
Danny Thompson - Featured guitars - Bass
Edd Frost - Drums
Ian James - Percussion
Kiki Dee - Additional vocals
John Renbourn String Quartet
The Sam Pearler Orchestra

11 July 2002 - at Cat Music
John Paul Jones added his mandolin to Mr Tambourine Man,
Hard Rain and Subterreanean Homesick Blues.

http://umbrellorecords.com/artists/felix/

Robert Plant & Alison Krauss have been added to be the list of performers at the 51st annual Grammy Awards which will be held February 8 at Staples Center in Los Angeles.

Plant and Krauss told Billboard.com in June that they are hoping to turn their platinum-certified, Grammy Award-winning “Raising Sand” album into a going concern.

“I’m in no hurry to go anywhere,” Plant told Billboard.com. “I want to stay very close. This is a font of knowledge, and I’m sticking as close to it as I can.”

Krauss concurred: “We’re all having a wonderful time, and I hope and I think all three of us are hoping to continue this and that it go on and on.” But she added that the duo’s association shouldn’t bring the curtain down on any of their other projects.

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=113382

Vocalist Myles Kennedy of Alter Bridge has confirmed that he played several tracks with the instrumental members of Led Zeppelin as part of an audition process for a proposed world tour.

Although names such as Jack White, Chris Cornell, Dave Grohl, and Steven Tyler had surfaced as possible vocalists for the new project, rumors have been rampant for months that Page, Jones, and Bonham have been rehearsing with Kennedy, with tentative plans to record and tour without Zeppelin vocalist Robert Plant.

Speaking to Eric Blair of “The Blairing Out With Eric Blair Show” at this past weekend’s (Jan. 15-18) NAMM (National Association Of Music Merchants) show, which was held in Anaheim, California, Kennedy said, “I am not singing in Led Zeppelin or any offshoot of Led Zeppelin, but I did have a great opportunity and it was something that I’m very grateful for. But Alter Bridge will go on, and that’s that.” When asked what it was like jamming with his childhood heroes, Kennedy replied, “Surreal. It was great.” On what songs he ended up performing with guitarist Jimmy Page, bassist John Paul Jones, and drummer Jason Bonham, Myles said, “I’ll tell that story some day. But for now, it was a good experience, and I’m still pinching myself, let’s put it that way.”

“The Blairing Out With Eric Blair Show”’s interview with Myles Kennedy can be viewed below.

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=112790