Julian Lloyd Webber and his wife Jiaxin invite audiences to join them for an evening of music, stories and celebration, as Julian returns to touring having just published his candid and widely acclaimed autobiography Bows and Arrows.
Together, Julian and Jiaxin explore the extraordinary story behind Bach's sublime Cello Suites, how Bach influenced their careers as musicians and how these masterpieces lay undiscovered for nearly two hundred years.
Audiences are treated to a richly illustrated musical journey through Julian's own remarkable career, which features over 60 recorded albums including Variations, Lloyd Webber plays Lloyd Webber and his Brit Award-winning recording of Elgar's Cello Concerto.
Bach, Bows and Arrows includes live performances from Julian & Jiaxin, alongside reflections and video clips from Julian's own personal archive. Audiences will have a once-in-a-lifetime chance to question both Lloyd Webbers, as they recall working with musical greats including Sir Elton John, Philip Glass, Yehudi Menuhin, Stéphane Grappelli, Joaquín Rodrigo and Julian's brother Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber.
An intimate and insightful evening with one of Britain’s most distinguished musicians.
Photography by Clive Conway Productions
Los Pacaminos featuring Paul Young
Los Pacaminos was formed in summer 1992, when UK pop star Paul Young’s love of all things Tex-Mex led to exploratory discussions with some like-minded musician friends. Within a few weeks, Los Pacaminos was born and rehearsals had begun.
The band was originally a six-piece. Joining Paul were guitarist and singer Jamie Moses, accordion/keyboard player Matt Irving, singer/songwriter Drew Barfield, bassist Steve Greetham and drummer Mark Pinder.
In November 1992, the boys took to the stage for their first ever gig at the White Horse in Richmond, Matt’s local watering-hole. They went down a storm.
Despite expectations that the band would fall apart when something more important came along, the exact opposite happened. With every show, their friendships grew stronger, the band played tighter, and the seeds of their loyal fanbase had been sown.
While Paul’s name was used in gig promotion, the Los Pacaminos name and the boys’ trademark stetsons made it clear this wasn’t a Paul Young show. In time, the band started writing and performing their own songs, and the boys knew this wasn’t going to be a short-term project. In 1997, after five years of gigging, Jamie introduced Paul to Melvin Duffy, a pedal steel player he’d played with, and suggested Melvin play on a few songs at the next show. Paul remembers it well: “As soon as Mel took the first solo, we all melted. He had to be in the band, the decision wasn’t his to make!”
In 2002, as an established seven-piece band, the Pacs delighted their fans with the release of their eponymous first album. Comprising 12 original songs that ran through their influences, including the Texas Tornados, Doug Sahm, Flaco Jimenez, Roy Orbison, The Band, Chuck Berry, Ry Cooder and Calexico, ‘Los Pacaminos’ pulled in an impressive array of positive reviews. These songs, together with a number of acclaimed covers, became the backbone of their set list over the coming years.
In 2015, the boys lost their dear friend and founder member Matt Irving after a long battle with cancer. Although Matty’s boots were very big boots to fill, Steve “Woody” Oakman stepped in as the band’s accordionist a year later. Woody has been a key member ever since and with an unmatched live reputation, two acclaimed studio albums and two live albums under their belts, Los Pacaminos continue to explore and perform the music of the Southwest.
