Posted on Tue 24 Feb 09
And hello,
Firstly..if you logged in hoping for tour news i must apologise;for the news will not be to your liking.
It’s been humbling reading some of your comments posted since ‘walk on frozen water’ and ‘blondes’ went up and many of you keep enquiring about live work SO…………..as we wrote in the FAQ section of the site…..no,there will be no live work.
Why?Because there are no offers.
Why no offers?Because promoters go with minimum risk scenarios and don’t seem to fancy a forty something however good he is unless they can see bums on seats.
Me?Hey i can go down the road and play for free and still see my kids when i get home….i don’t need to drag my lonely ass around the world thank God. Not yet anyway!
Do i love to play live? YES
What’s to be done? Don’t know really.Nothing will change until there is a pressure of demand (or Roman Abrahamavich decides he needs to see Black on the road!).
Simply put more people need to hear what i’m doing.This is the reason for the free downloads series…i’m treating the net like radio.Now some of you have been saying you feel guilty about not paying……..well if that’s really so (and you shouldn’t feel that way about a present)why not pay with an action on my behalf?
Share it with someone you love
Share it with someone you like
Share it with someone you dislike even
Share it with someone who thinks they don’t like Black
No charge…you’ll be doing me a favour,one i wouldn’t normally ask…….but hey;tomorrow is another world!
If the idea is distasteful to you don’t do it
Thank you for your continued support
CVBlack
Gutted to hear no more live performances, its my daughters birthday next month… and the surprise for her was going to be tickets to see you, she is a huge fan.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE BACK AGAIN IN ITALY?
MAYBE NOT AT BAGNI DI LUCCA…
CIAO.
BUON COMPLEANNO!
Given some of the rubbish on the road it’s a disgrace that no promoter knows class when it’s on their doorstep!
sorry to hear no live shows col!! love the music you have produced over the years and play it to everybody that comes in to contact with me and they love it.I have a friend in america and i gave her your greatest hits cd and she loves it.Yourself and Andy Roachford are great singer/song writers with incredible voices so dont give up …Along with some great friends yourself and Andy Roachfords music got me through some difficult times when my wife died of cancer ..So thank you ..
hey cv,
keep your chin up there friend.everyone comes back for seconds.keep making the music,don’t lose the passion.we’ve all matured we’ve all done things we hated but think how much you’ve grown. i saw you with the ttwins those classic reel to reel tape machines.please keep on plugging away.faith..
Absolutely gutted on the no live….I’ve loved your music since Wonderful life (aged 11) and having finally got a copy of your ep of liquid dreams etc,(not heard since i gave my mate’s mum the cassette thinking it was available on Cd) i am absolutely gobsmacked at just how good it is to this day…..You’ve gotta gig CV…. I have kept my side of the bargain and got a good mate and his ball and chain listening to you (quoting him as you being the man)….now is your turn, we want to see and hear live…. Good luck
How about coming to South Africa ?
Get ready Col,Wonderful Life is coming back BIG thanks to the Emirates ad, hope it does,great song.
You were one of the first albums I bought, I still have the vinyl version at home. Heard you singing wonderful life live on youtube and it brought it all back, still totally fab. Listened to everything I could find and now found your site and will be listening to your new stuff, would definitely come see you if you toured.
B E A U T I F U L
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