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Rod Clements

SONGS, STORIES & SPINE-TINGLING SLIDE GUITAR

About Me

“A man emerging from the Lindisfarne years and carving his own unique furrow in inimitable style” – BBC RADIO SCOTLANDROD CLEMENTS - Acoustic & electric slide guitarist, singer-songwriter, creator of hit singles, album tracks and live classics for Lindisfarne, Melanie, Joe Brown, Erin Rocha, etc. - performs SOLO and with his band THE GHOSTS OF ELECTRICITY.Rod’s albums are all available at gigs and via mail order from www.rodclements.com .Latest release: ONE TRACK MIND (Batsville 2008) – a brand new re-release of Rod’s hard-to-find 1994 debut featuring classic blues & originals, now with two new previously unreleased original songs from the late 60s.Jim Henderson reviews ONE TRACK MIND 2008 in BLUES MATTERS…ROD CLEMENTS One Track Mind rodclements.com "One Track Mind" was originally released in 1994 when Rod Clements was still a member of Lindisfarne. This new edition boasts a crisp remaster and six extra tracks, together with a smart booklet containing extensive notes by Rod and old/new artwork. The album is a rootsy mixture: there are solo versions of three of Rod's Lindisfarne songs ('Train In G Major', 'Road To Kingdom Come' and 'Meet Me On The Corner'), a brace of traditional numbers ('The Train That Carried My Girl From Town' - based on Doc Watson's recording - and 'Ain't No More Cane') and interpretations of Woody Guthrie's 'Hard Travelling', Leadbelly's 'Bourgeois Blues', Bob Dylan's 'Down In The Flood' (aka 'Crash On The Levee') and a groovy take on 'Evil Hearted Woman' by Oscar Woods. In addition, there's the Bert Jansch co-write 'Leather Launderette' and the instrumental 'No Turning Back' - an additional home recording of the latter is among the bonus tracks. Of the other extras, there's 'Piston Broke Again' (loosely based on 'You're Gonna Need Somebody On Your Bond' by Blind Willie Johnson), the dreamy 'Long Vehicle' which was conceived as the theme for an as-yet-unmade road movie, and an instrumental rehash of Dr Feelgood's 'Sneakin' Suspicion'. The highlights of this reissue are Rod's new recordings of two songs from his back pages. The psych-folk nugget 'A Dream Within A Dream' was part of a long-lost 1971 Lindisfarne session for John Peel, while the dark and haunting 'Blues For A Dying Season' was recorded in 1969 for the unreleased album by pre-Lindisfarne group Downtown Faction. The laidback atmosphere of this album lends itself to late night play with the lights down low, so kick back and marvel at Rod's guitar playing while enjoying the diversity of the material on offer. Jim HendersonSome reviews from the original release of ONE TRACK MIND…Rod has an easy-going, laidback and warm vocal style and plays superb slide guitar throughout… His mastery of his instrument and love for blues music shines through… If you like slide guitar then this album is especially recommended; if you just like good, tasteful music, then again, this is the album for you. Northern EchoA fine album from the master of North Eastern Delta blues… given its own distinctive stamp by Rod's understated vocals and master guitar playing. NetRhythms.co.ukElegantly understated.... Clements exhibits a consummate, Ry Cooderesque knowledge of arcane acoustic blues fingerstyle and slide guitar riffs... Dorset EchoAlso available:ODD MAN OUT (Market Square 2006) – all new original songs, produced by Nigel Stonier & performed by Rod with the Ghosts of Electricity, Thea Gilmore & others.…showcases Rod's commitment to turning out high-quality, solidly crafted songs that while remaining commercially mindful refuse to compromise in any way to the modern trend for bland homogeneity in songwriting. NetRhythms.co.ukLyrically adept rock-blues, dark balladry and European noir BBC Radio 2LIVE GHOSTS (Batsville 2004) – Live set from Rod with the Ghosts of Electricity (Dave Hull-Denholm & Ian Thomson) recorded in March 2004.A cult artist in the making Simon Jones, fRootsSTAMPING GROUND (Market Square 2000) – all new original songs, produced by Nigel Stonier & performed by Rod with the Ghosts of Electricity, Thea Gilmore, Sid Griffin, Fraser Speirs & others.Superb…very rootsy…a great feel Mike Harding, BBC Radio2A solid collection of original songs... it's about time he steps up to the spotlight and shows how talented he is in his own right Dirty LinenLindisfarne founding-member Rod Clements (vocals, guitars, Dobro) presents a set of honest blues inflected pop/folk songs - think John Sebastian meets Ry Cooder meets Richard Thompson Sing Out!For more up-to-date & archive information on Rod, including complete Discography, Biographies, new & old pics, online shop, Guitar Gallery, ongoing Q&A & full contact details, visit www.rodclements.com . ROD CLEMENTS is represented by Allie Fox for Foxy Music. Booking enquiries to Allie at www.vixenrecords.com/foxymusic . tel. +44 (0) 1750 720538

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Member Since: 11/11/2007
Band Website: rodclements.com
Band Members: ROD SOLO - Dobro, acoustic guitar, vocal. THE GHOSTS OF ELECTRICITY are DAVE HULL-DENHOLM (guitars), IAN THOMSON (bass), PAUL BURGESS (drums).
Record Label: Market Square, Batsville
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Hey Mr. WHAT Seller??? New Q&A at www.rodclements.com

Read the latest Q&A session at Rod's website www.rodclements.comMeet Me On The Corner - drug song or something more dangerous? Forgotten Charisma bands of the... erm... Apocalypse When? Things to ...
Posted by Rod Clements on Fri, 17 Oct 2008 04:11:00 PST

New on www.rodclements.com - more Guitars, Q&A added

Rod's website www.rodclements.com has been updated with new additions in two sections - the GUITAR GALLERY and Q&A. Take a look now at two more weird & wonderful guitars in Rod's collection. ...
Posted by Rod Clements on Thu, 26 Jun 2008 01:26:00 PST

ONE TRACK MIND 2008 available now!!!

ROD CLEMENTS - ONE TRACK MIND 2008   One Track Mind, the 1994 debut solo album from ex-Lindisfarne guitarist & hit songwriter Rod Clements, is OUT NOW on the Batsville label and ava...
Posted by Rod Clements on Thu, 15 May 2008 08:01:00 PST

One Track Mind re-release - 2 new tracks recorded

Rod has recorded new versions of two early songs for One Track Mind, his 1994 solo debut scheduled for re-release this spring. The bonus tracks are A Dream Within A Dream (performed once by Lindisfarn...
Posted by Rod Clements on Mon, 18 Feb 2008 02:18:00 PST

Rod sings Dylan with Sid Griffin at Keswick Book Festival

Rod is to join Sid Griffin in an evening devoted to Bob Dylan's seminal Basement Tapes recordings at the Theatre by the Lake, Keswick, on Saturday 1st March. Singer, author, broadcaster and longtime R...
Posted by Rod Clements on Wed, 13 Feb 2008 11:58:00 PST

New Features on www.rodclements.com  Guitar Gallery, Q&A

Announcing two new regularly updated pages on Rod's website: Guitar Gallery - featuring weird & wonderful instruments from Rod's collection, with pics, info & history. Q&A  a chance for...
Posted by Rod Clements on Sat, 26 Jan 2008 12:26:00 PST