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ABOUT
Jim Kirkpatrick is a renowned guitarist and musician based in Cheshire, England. With 16 years of professional experience Jim has become an in demand session player, writer and performer.
Jim has been the lead guitarist with legendary British classic rock band FM since 2008 appearing on the recent album 'Metropolis' and co-writing the recent UK radio hits 'Hollow' and 'Bring Back Yesterday' which were both playlisted on BBC Radio 2 in 2010. FM have toured the UK and Europe over the last couple of years playing at some of the worlds biggest and most prestigious rock festivals and have also supported some of the biggest names in music.
As well as releasing his own album 'Changed Priorities' in 2006 Jim has played guitar for singer/songwriter Thea Gilmore on and off since 2003 and toured Europe and the USA with her extensively as well as appearing on many of her albums.
Jim has also been onstage right hand man to former Whitesnake guitarist and hit songwriter Bernie Marsden since 2006 recently collaborating with him and several members of the late Rory Gallaghers band on a tribute to the legendary Irish guitarist.
Jim has performed all over the world and appeared at major festivals including Download, V 2004, Graspop, T In The Park, Sweden Rock, Cropredy and the Calgary Folk Festival.
News
30th August 2011
First of all apologies for not updating this section for almost a year!! How time flies. There's lots going on so here we go!
First of all, I've updated the gig guide. There's a few different bits and bobs on there. A couple of duo gigs with Gunner Gunstone (Heavy Weather keyboard player) and a couple with Chuck Micallef. Chuck is a Canadian singer/songwriter now living over here. A good gig to practice my country chops.
There's a fair few JLS gigs in. For those of you who don't know, JLS stands for J im Kirkpatrick, L es Hunt and S tevie Hayes. We're doing more and more of these acoustic trio's and we're also in the process of recording a CD.
Heavy Weather - the big news is that we've actually got round to releasing a Heavy Weather CD. "Bootleg Series Vol. 1" is to be released at a launch party at the Jolly Tar on Thursday 1st September. The album was recorded live in April at 'Blue Funk' in Poynton and features the best of the Heavy Weather live set. As the title implies, there'll be a 'Volume 2' hopefully around the New Year.
Bernie Marsden - This year I've continued to work with Bernie on gigs and various sessions. One of this years highlights (of which there have been many!!!) was appearing at Don Airey's Blues & Soul gig at Great Gransden in Cambridgeshire where I was lucky enough to share the stage (all at the same time) with Bernie, Don Airey and Ian Paice (from DeepPurple), Danny Bowes and Harry James (from Thunder) as well as members of Procol Harem. There are also dates for a Swiss tour with Bernie Marsden over on the 'Gig' page.
FM - well, what a year so far. Our European tour was a massive success. We were fortunate to appear at some of the worlds biggest and most prestigious rock festivals and had the pleasure of opening up for Foreigner and Journey. Two of the biggest bands of all time. At the moment we're in the studio putting the final touches to the follow up of 2010's 'Metropolis' album.
MUSIC
playlist
Big Blue House
The Things That We Used To Do - 2000 (self release)
Big Blue House - 2001 (self release)
Nowhere To Run - 2002 (self release)
Thea Gilmore
Mainstream (CD single) - 2003 (Hungry Dog)
Jim appears on Expensive Clothes and Let's Make A Scene.
Loft Music - 2003 (Hungry Dog)
Jim plays on 'Sitting In Limbo'
Cheap Tricks (CD single) - 2006 (Sanctuary)
Jim appears on Cheap Tricks.
Harpo's Ghost - 2006 (Sanctuary)
Jim plays on The Gambler, Everybody's Numb, The List, and Cheap Tricks.
Recorded Delivery - 2009 (Fullfill)
Jim appears on every track of 'Part Two' of the album (full band set).
Jim Kirkpatrick
Changed Priorities - 2006 (A Startled Chameleon)
The Rory Sessions - 2008 (self release)
Bootleg Series Vol.1 - 2011 (self release)
Bernie Marsden
Bernie Plays Rory - 2009 (Little House Music)
Going To My Hometown - 2009 (Little House Music)
Bernie plays Rory - Spring 2011 Limited Edition - 2011 (Little House Music)
FM
Wildside EP - 2009 (Riff City)
Metropolis - 2010 (Riff City)
City Limits EP - 2010 (Riff City)
Misc
Overland - Breakaway - 2008 (Escape) - Engineering.
Overland - Diamond Dealer - 2009 (Escape) - Engineering.
AOR - Jouney To L.A. - 2009 (Escape) - Engineering on 'Waiting In The Darkness'.
Phenomena - Blind Faith - 2010 (Escape) - Lead guitar on 'Don't Ever Give Your Heart Away'.
Shadowman - Watching Over You - 2011 (Escape) - Engineering.
GIGS
Wed 25th Jan - Blakeys, Newcastle-U-Lyme (with Gunner Gunstone)
Sat 28th Jan - Swan, Wybunbury (with Les Hunt)
Thurs 2nd Feb - Jolly Tar, Wardle (Heavy Weather)
Fri 3rd Feb - Raven, Tilley (with Gunner Gunstone)
Sat 4th Feb - Museum, Newcastle-U-Lyme (JK solo)
Sun 5th Feb - Old Brown Jug, Newcastle-U-Lyme (JLS)
Fri 10th Feb - Swan, Wybunbury (JLS)
Sat 11th Feb - Malt & Hops, Fenton (with Dan Machin)
Sun 12th Feb - Ferry Tavern, Penketh (JLS)
Tues 21st Feb - Glebe, Stoke (with Chuck Micallef)
Fri 24th Feb - Brookers Rock Bar, Chester (Heavy Weather)
FM Gigs 2012
Sun 29th Jan - Great British Rock & Blues Festival, Butlins, Skegness
Thurs 8th Mar - Cathouse, Glasgow
Fri 9th Mar - Academy 3, Manchester
Sat 10th Mar - O2 Shepherds Bush Empire, London
Bernie Marsden gigs 2012
Fri 2nd Mar - Radcliffe Centre, Buckingham
Sat 3rd Mar - Radcliffe Centre, Buckingham
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Bootleg Series Vol.1
Volume 1 of The 'Jim Kirkpatrick & Heavy Weather' live set.
£11.5
Changed Priorities
Jim's first solo album.
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