Band
New acoustic
The
Jim Cregan & The New Acoustic Band
A Note From Jim...
So last year, I thought it might be a wild idea to start a new band.
I wanted to create an intimate evening of stories and songs, taken from my so-called career as a writer, producer, guitarist and musical director. Ha!
So with old friends, Pat Davey on bass and Sam Tanner on piano, we started to play music from my first hit sessions. Starting with Murray Head, through Blossom Toes, Family, Cockney Rebel, Cat Stevens, Rod Stewart, and some of our own original songs.
But due to a nasty ironing board incident, Stuart Elliot, my old friend from Cockney Rebel, became available. So now we are four.
I foolishly mentioned to Neil Byford, my old comrade in arms, that I always wanted to work with a cellist. Miraculously Marion Fleetwood appeared, and so the New Acoustic Band was complete.
We laugh, tell stories and conjure up a certain magic that only comes with age, respect and friendship.
It's not a bad way to spend an evening.
So please come and join us and as my Mum used to say,
"Come and get it while it's hot!"
Cheers!
Jim.
Jim Cregan
Guitar & Vocals
Pat Davey
Bass, Vocals
Stuart Elliot
Drums, Percussion
Sam Tanner
Keys, Vocals
Marion Fleetwood
Cello, Violin, Vocals
Jim Cregan
Jim Cregan is a legendary guitarist, songwriter, producer, and bandleader whose career stretches over six decades. He is most renowned for his long association with Rod Stewart, as his bandleader, co-writer, co-producer, and contributing songs such as *“Tonight I’m Yours”*, *“Forever Young”*, and *“Passion”*. Over the years he has worked with a vast range of major artists — from Cat Stevens, Joe Cocker, and Elton John to Linda Lewis, Jeff Beck, and Tina Turner — earning over 50 gold and platinum records. Beyond performance and production, his credits include writing, recording, producing, and musical direction roles with acts like Linda Lewis, London Quireboys, Mavis Staples, Michael Bolton, and many more. In recent years he founded **Cregan & Co**, revisiting his repertoire and continuing to record and perform with a tight ensemble, while also collaborating across genres and maintaining an enduring influence in the music world.
Sam Tanner
Sam is often described as Rock's finest piano player and has worked with many of its greatest names, including Rod Stewart, The Who, The Faces, Jeff Beck, Mike Rutherford (Genesis), John Lodge (Moody Blues), Mick Hucknall (Simply Red) and Paul Carrack.​
Sam is also an accomplished singer/songwriter and was for several years, the front man of popular uk-based funk-soul band "Brother Strut", who received 10/10 reviews from Blues & Soul Magazine, with a debut album that has topped the iTunes chart.
Pat Davey
A master of both electric and upright bass, Pat is always in demand as a session musician and live performer. He has toured the world with Paul Young, The Tom Robinson band, Zoot Money, Jason Rebello and Rumer, as well as jazz greats like Ronnie Scott, or vintage rockers like pianist Roy Young.
Pat has lectured at the Bournemouth College Of Music and is at home with all styles. His contribution to The New Acoustic Band is enormous, with his effortless groove and superb musicianship.
Stuart Elliot
Stuart Elliott is a British drummer best known as the original drummer for Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel, a long-time collaborator with Kate Bush, and a key member of The Alan Parsons Project. Over his career, he has recorded and performed with major artists including Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Eric Clapton, Elton John, Tina Turner, and Al Stewart, among many others. Renowned for his versatility, he has contributed to numerous hit records and toured extensively worldwide, establishing himself as one of the most respected session and live drummers of his generation.
Marion Fleetwood
Marion is a multi-talented violinist, cellist and vocalist who has been active in the British folk scene for over 20 years, performing at festivals and venues across the UK and Europe. She is best known as a member of The Sandy Denny Project and Feast of Fiddles and has worked with leading folk musicians such as Peter Knight, Dave Mattacks, and Simon Nicol. Beyond folk, she has collaborated on recordings with artists from a wide range of genres, including Pete Townshend, Marcella Detroit, and Tony Hadley, and has contributed vocals and strings to projects internationally.
Work In Progress, From Forthcoming Album
Say It Ain't So Joe
(HEAD)
Blondes Have More Fun
(CREGAN/ STEWART)
All Those Dreams Ago
(CREGAN)
She's Leaving Home
(McCARTNEY)
Upcoming Gigs
And On Guitar...
Written by Jim Cregan and Andy Merriman, Forward by Rod Stewart.
Synopsis
Jim Cregan's career as a rock guitarist, songwriter and producer has spanned over fifty years, touring and recording albums with stars such as Elton John, Cat Stevens, Family, Willie Nelson, Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel, Joe Cocker, The Gypsy Kings, and Katie Melua, among many others. However, he is perhaps best known for his forty-year association with Rod Stewart, not only as his guitarist but also as best friends and godfathers to each other’s children. In his autobiography Jim Cregan lifts the lid on his extraordinary life, recounting his experiences with music’s biggest stars, from his first band at the age of 14 playing in youth clubs in Poole to performing in front of 350,000 people in Rio de Janeiro. In And on Guitar . . . nothing is held back: Cregan’s early life and anecdotes about his family, shenanigans on the road, extraordinary tales of hedonism, love and loss, his stories feature a Who’s Who of music’s biggest stars.