Dean Friedman celebrates his 40th anniversary with remastered album on April 13


UK Tour - April - August 2018

Celebrating 40 years of the classic album…  DEAN FRIEDMAN   “Well, Well,” said the Rocking Chair. 40th Anniversary Edition Released Friday 13th April 2018 UK Tour – April-August, 2018 Plus a once in a life time competition to ‘Duet with Dean’ on ‘Lucky Stars’ live on stage.  “Soundtrack of our lives” – New York Times

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Dean Friedman, one of the pre-eminent songwriters of his generation - is returning this year to mark his 40th anniversary in the music business.  He will be celebrating with the digitally remastered, re-release of his 1978 ground breaking album “Well, Well,” said the Rocking Chair’ - released April 13th on Real Life Records. 

Dean Friedman will also mark the milestone by performing the entire album ‘live’, on a 57 date UK tour.   Opening in Manchester at Matt & Phreds  on April 15th,   taking in London:  May 24th Pizza Express Live, Holborn  and at The Pheasantry on  May 25th-26th and concluding at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in August.

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Friedman will be performing solo, on guitar and keyboards, featuring songs from throughout his  four decade recording career, including his classic hits:  ‘Lucky Stars’, ‘Lydia’, ‘McDonald’s Girl’, ‘Ariel’ and ‘Woman of Mine’, as well as selections from his last studio album, ’12 Songs’ – which was fan-funded.

On the UK  tour - there will be a chance for a fan to enter a competition Duet-with-Dean  on his biggest UK hit ‘Lucky Stars, live on stage;  Details here.

This year marks Friedman’s 15th appearance at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, where in addition to his regular concert runs, he’s written and produced several hit children’s musicals, including ‘Smelly Feet’ – a children’s musical that really stinks!

“Well, Well,” said the Rocking Chair

40th Anniversary Tour Dates below:- 

April
15 - Manchester   Matt & Phreds
18 - Wolverhampton  Robin 2
19 - Bedford   Quarry Theatre
20 - Hornchurch  Fairkytes Arts Centre
26 - East Hagbourne  Fleur de Lys
28 - Bridgwater  Bridgwater Arts Centre
27 - Isle of Wight   The Quay
29 - Havant The Spring
 
May
3 - Kendal    Brewery Arts
4 -Bingley   Bingley Rugby Club
5 -Liverpool  Capstone Theatre
6 -Gwynedd, Wales  Fairbourne Village Hall
9 -Fishguard Theatr Gwaun
11- Pentyrch nr Cardiff  Acapela Studios
12 - Reading  Shinfield Players Theatre
13 - Bath   Mission Theatre
16- Harpenden Harpenden Hall
17/18-  Birmingham  Pizza Express Live
19 - Leeds  City Varieties
20 - Stockton-on-Tees  Georgian Theatre
23 - Crawley  The Hawth
24/26 - London  The Pheasantry
27 - Maidstone  Pizza Express Live
 
June
22 - Belfast  Crumlin Road Gaol
23/24 - Dublin  Arthur’s Pub
 
July
5 - Eastleigh  The Concorde
8 - New Forest  New Forest Folk Festival
11 -Sheffield  The Lantern
13 - Bromsgrove  Artrix
14 -Rugby  Lawrence Sheriff School
15 - Bishop’s Cleeve Tithe Barn
16/18 - Henley on Thames  The Crooked Billet
20 - Ilfracombe  The Landmark
21- Penzance The Acorn
22 - Exmouth  Exmouth Pavilion
23 - St Austell  St Austell Arts Centre
27- Nottingham  Theatre Royal
28 - Rutland SongFest
29 - Rutland  Dean’s ‘Songwriting Masterclass’
 
August
3 - Glasgow  Oran Mor
8/19 - Edinburgh  Fringe Festival

Tickets can be purchased direct via www.DeanFriedman.com or directly from the venue’s box office.  Ticket prices: £25.00-£27.50.  Doors Open: 7.00pm

Friedman’s recent tours and recordings continue to garner rave reviews: “Every song in this show is a classic.” (London Theatre Guide), Songsmith Extraordinaire” – (Music Week), “Stunning Musicianship” (HotPress), “Dean Friedman is entirely unique and utterly brilliant!” – (ThreeWeeks)… are just a few of the superlatives used to describe his unique and original talent.

 NOTES TO EDITORS

In addition to his familiar radio hits, album releases and touring, Friedman composes and produces music soundtracks for TV and film, including the music to the hit Central TV series BOON and NBC’s Eerie Indiana. He’s also published a respected tome on the art and craft of songwriting titled, ‘The Songwriter’s Handbook’ (The Artists League), based on the ‘Songwriting Workshops’ and ‘Songwriting Masterclasses’ he’s conducted at universities and music conservatories around the world, including L.I.P.A. (The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts).

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February 7, 2018 7:00pm ET by Joanna Burns PR  

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