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July 29th 2010

Fresh news directly from Ken's desk:

"Hi Everyone,
Many of you are asking about 'Love & Other Mysteries' and I can tell you this. The CD is finished and mixed and the first video 'Bleeding Heart' is done!
Within 2 weeks we will sign and announce a new record contract and then begin recording a second CD....  A raw, simple and powerful CD of rock songs I have written and which I am going to record with Live Fire, my live band!  This CD doesn't have a title yet but I will let you know when it does.
And then I will ask you, my friends, fans, supporters and encouragers to come up with cover ideas, based on the title we choose.
The 2 CDs may be released separately or together....  Those decisions will be made by wiser people than me and a lot of other things have to be done before the release date, so please stay tuned and we will make the announcement here and in other places very, very soon.
These are exciting times!?
CheerZ,
Ken
<><"

July 17th 2010

Visiting and playing in Poland for the first time, Ken's full report is here.

July 13th 2010

And now the tour diaries present Ken's adventures in Bulgaria and Hungary, check it out here.

June 30th 2010

Following the "one the road" anecdotes here's Ken's take on his latest Norway and German trip... Here!

June 10th 2010

And now it is time for the Bulgarian Tour Diary, here!

June 8th 2010

The Russian Tour Diary is now available here!

June 1st 2010

Ken Hensley sends some excited comments about the upcoming Ripfest in the Czech Republic, later this year:

"I am really excited about taking Live Fire to the ŘÍPFEST in Czech this year. I had to wait until August 28th (more than a year!) to go back to Czech but I am sure it will be worth the wait! Why don't you take some vacation and come see us there?"

May 21st 2010

Ken Hensley's autobiographical book, "Blood On The Highway - When Too Many Dreams Come True" is being translated and published in Bulgarian and Russian.  More details soon!

May 1st 2010

Monica & Ken Hensley are finally able to announce that that their new bar in Novelda, Spain is open to the general public!  It is called Mississippi and the address is Avenida Constitución 95, Novelda, Spain.  It's about 32 km from Alicante.

Some photos of the bar here: photo 1 - photo 2 - photo 3

March 22nd 2010

From July 12th to 16th, the University of Alicante in San Vicente is offering students a wide-ranging course on Rock & Roll and Ken Hensley will give the closing address and presentation.... in Spanish!  The course will cover every aspect of life in the Rock & Roll world including media, management, press, audio-visual etc. and will offer credits to all attending.

Ken's presentation is entitled "So, you wanna be a rock & roll star?" (...."Entonces, quieres ser una estrella del Rock?".....).  The week also includes a Rock & Roll museum which will display, among other things, one of Ken's road Hammond rigs, and a fully operational radio station that will broadcast the course live and on the internet.  More details soon so you can hear all of Ken's mistakes in Spanish!

Additionally, Ken will teach song-writing master classes at the University over two weekends in October.  Ken describes all of this as "an exciting new challenge and something I am really looking forward to".

March 15th 2010

The Brazilian magazine Poeira Zine includes on its new issue a 16-page article dedicated to the initial period of Uriah Heep's story (1970-1976).  Check it out here.

March 13th 2010

Ken asks anyone who agrees with the cause to sign the following petition:

"Thank you for adding your voice to the petition to prevent the ivory trade from killing more elephants again.

We only have days left until the UN meeting in Doha. It only comes around once every three years, so it's now or never. With hundreds of thousands of signatures we can really make a difference -- and the more of us that sign, the more powerful our voices will resound".  Click here to join!

March 12th 2010

The latest installment of Ken Hensley's Tour Diaries is now available...  Another German chapter, that is!  Click here to read it.

March 5th 2010

Ken & Monica are opening a pub in Novelda, Spain in late March/early April.  It will be called "Mississippi" and, along with most of the typical tapas, Monica will introduce some American and English flavours.

Two Saturday mornings each month will be dedicated to families and children, with clowns, cartoons and crayons etc.  Two lunch-times each month will be dedicated to the poorest people and they will be able to eat and drink free from 11am to 2pm.  One time a Formula One fan club will be formed and they will meet for every Grand Prix, no matter the time zone!

The grand opening will be announced as soon as final "formalities" are complete so watch this space!

March 1st 2010

Details about Ken Hensley's upcoming concert - today - at the opening of CeBIT Fair in Hannover can be found here.  Ken is the musical ambassador for the Sawubona project and will perform together with top musicians from Germany: Annette Kienzle and Verena Nübel, vocals, Capo Mayer, bass, Herbie Wacheter, drums, Ekkehard Rössle, sax and Werner Acker, guitar.

February 24th 2010

The brand new remastered versions of Ken Hensley's acclaimed first 2 solo albums, Proud Words On A Dusty Shelf (1973) and Eager To Please (1975), will be available soon through Esoteric Records.  You can pre-order them now respectively here and here.

These items and many more Hensley-related ones can be purchased here.

February 18th 2010

The definitive list of gigs in Russia as part of Ken Hensley's solo shows are now announced here.

February 4th 2010

New live dates just announced: Russia, Norway and Germany!

January 26th 2010

A new message by Ken Hensley:

"Hi Everyone,
Just wanted to let you know, (especially those of you who are still waiting for your orders to arrive!) that we have finally solved the problem with our supplier of shipping materials. We have a new one!
Apparently the other supplier quietly went out of business without telling anyone and so we (and you) were left waiting.
The final orders will ship on Monday and you will have to wait no longer.
I just want to apologize personally for any frustration and/or inconvenience.
Thanks for your patience.
Ken
<><"

January 13th 2010

New live dates in Germany just announced!  Check them out here.

January 12th 2010

Ken Hensley's first two solo albums, Proud Words On A Dusty Shelf (1973) and Eager To Please (1975), are finally being available again to all those who have missed the first CD pressing (by Repertoire).  Newly remastered and featuring enhanced booklets with restored artwork, photos and liner notes, the planned release date is February 22nd 2010.  The Eager To Please CD will also include a bonus track, Who Will Sing For You, originally released on a single at the time.

Further details available soon on the Esoteric Records website.

 
 

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