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DEEP PURPLE Keyboardist Guests On BRUCE DICKINSON's Radio Show; Audio Available - Oct. 10, 2009

DEEP PURPLE keyboardist Don Airey was IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson's guest last night (Friday, October 9) during Bruce's weekly BBC 6 Music radio program, dubbed "The Bruce Dickinson Friday Rock Show". The program is now available for streaming at BBC.co.uk.

Video footage of Airey's January 20, 2009 concert at Metropolis in Munich, German can be viewed below (clip uploaded by "eblinternational"). Airey and his band performed a set largely based on his new solo album "A Light in the Sky", alongside a selection of songs from Don's previous groups.

Airey's solo band consisted of the following musicians:

Don Airey - Keyboards
Carl Sentance - vocals
Clive Bunker (ex-JETHRO TULL) - Drums
Lawrence Cottle - Bass
Rob Harris (JAMIROQUOI) - Guitar

Don Airey released his latest solo album, "A Light In The Sky", in February 2008 via Mascot Records. For the effort, Airey gathered together a different set of collaborators (though Laurence Cottle of Sting/ Eric Clapton/ Brian Eno/ Bill Bruford fame once again contributes precision bass-playing), though naturally Don provides the record's central creative thrust — an entertaining mixture of instrumental and vocal songs, from the "Bladerunner"-style "Ripples In The Fabric Of Time" to the hook-laden hard rock of "Shooting Star".

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	COMMENT \| posted by : RiotAct666 10/10/2009 1:39:36 PM

	Cool stuff. Bruce has got a good radio show going for him. Up the irons!!!!!!!

	COMMENT \| posted by : -Up The Irons- 10/10/2009 2:15:49 PM

	They did a good cover of Black Night. Don Aiery is Amazing. Thanks Bruce. Cant wait for the new CD/ tour Up The Irons!

	COMMENT \| Black Sabbath Connections posted by : Joe Siegler 10/10/2009 10:13:20 PM

	There's a few Black Sabbath connections in this band. Don Airey was on the Never Say Die Album in 1978 Laurence Cottle was on the Headless Cross album in 1989 Carl Sentence was in one of the proto versions of the Geezer Butler solo band in 1985.

	COMMENT \| Interesting posted by : Sonic Titan 10/10/2009 11:37:08 PM

	Thanks Bruce. N.P. Demon's Eye - FTW!

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