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A little jam in G

On June 10, Roger Glover and Steve Morse stopped by the studios of the WAXQ-FM / Q104.3 radio station in New York City and joined Gerry Martire for a special Live At 5 before the band’s show at PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, New Jersey. Differences between Concerto and current tour, having a little […]

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The “new” guy in the band

In anticipation of the June 11 show in Atlantic City, another interview with Steve Morse appeared in the local press: I love being part of this. Musically this has been the easiest group I’ve been a part of. It’s a relaxed atmosphere.The songs are simply structured. I play with a band that has lots of […]

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Steve Morse: “We’re doing what we do”

Steve Morse gave a brief interview to the New Jersey’s Star-Ledger: This one isn’t going to be orchestra-based so much as: It’s the rock band Deep Purple playing, with strings and horns being added for some color textures. We’re not going to change the songs — I mean, there’ll be a few little cameos and […]

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Fixing the flatbed dump

In anticipation of the June 11 gig in Atlantic City, NJ.com has an interview with Steve Morse: Steve Morse’s idea of a week off from touring as part of the rock band Deep Purple? Putting in 18-hour days at his Florida hay farm. “I am arranging to do a little cutting” of the hay, Morse […]

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Steve Morse guest on new John Wetton album

Steve Morse plays guitar on the opening track “Lost For Words” on prog legend John Wetton‘s (King Crimson, Roxy Music, Uriah Heep, UK, Asia) new solo album “Raised in Captivity”. A short MP3 clip of the song is available here and a full stream of the song can be found on the Frontiers Records web […]

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Steve Morse to guest on Neal Morse’s album

According to Neal Morse’s website, Steve will guest on his forthcoming album Testimony 2. His guitar solo will appear on an epic 26 minute track called Seeds of Gold. The album is due on May 23 on Radiant Records. Drummer Mike Portnoy and bassist Randy George also appear on the record. Earlier this year Steve […]

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Steve Morse on the orchestral tour

Deep Purple have finally broken silence about the upcoming tour with an orchestra when Steve Morse spoke to Examiner about it: So Deep Purple is touring with a symphony orchestra? Yeah. It’s not exactly like the symphonic tour that we did where we’re actually playing symphonic music that Don [Airey, Deep Purple keyboardist] had written […]

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Steve Morse on Japanese earthquake

Steve Morse has published a brief message on his official site: This disaster is sobering and heart breaking. Having been in Japan and admired their earthquake preparedness, who could have imagined so much tragedy from a Tsunami in Japan? Those folks who are helping others in the face of unknown risks are true heroes. Let’s […]

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Morse and Hughes in Tommy Bolin tribute

Steve Morse and Glenn Hughes both have contributed to an upcoming Tommy Bolin tribute album. The album, yet unnamed, is being put together by producer Greg Hampton of the Tommy Bolin Whips and Roses fame. Fabrizio Grossi (Whips & Roses I & II, Glenn Hughes) is also on board as Associate Producer/Mix Engineer. Other musicians […]

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More reactions on Gary Moore passing

Classic Rock Revisited has a tribute for Gary Moore with quotes from many rock musicians. Steve Morse: On the last date of our tour a couple of months ago, Gary was playing on Roger’s MP3 player backstage through an amplified speaker. It was Gary and our Don Airey, I think, playing with Colosseum II. They […]

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