As we celebrate the 40th anniversary of  “Something In The Air” hitting no.1 in the charts, here is a recent interview with Andy Newman. He talks to Vince Tracy of OCI Spain about Thunderclap Newman in the 60’s and about the current Thunderclap Newman Band.

Andy Newman Interview Part 1

Andy Newman Interview Part 2

Due to circumstances beyond our control, Saturday’s concert at the Jericho Tavern in Oxford has been cancelled. We apologise for the disappointment caused.

Something In The Air was released 40 years ago. Here’s the original Thunderclap Newman version from the album ‘Hollywood Dream‘.

Listen to all these tracks with the Streampad plug-in at the bottom of your browser, or right-click on the links to download.

Here’s some demos we recorded June 2008:

01 Someone To Love

02 I See It All

03 Hollywood Revisited

04 I Don’t Know

Recorded June 7th & 8th 2008 at Moat Studios.  Engineered by Toby Hrycek-Robinson.

THUNDERCLAP NEWMAN BAND AT THE RUNNING HORSE IN LEATHERHEAD, SURREY
Thunderclap Newman Band featuring Andy Thunderclap Newman will be appearing at the Running Horse in Leatherhead, Surrey on Saturday, 28 March 2009.
They will be playing songs from the classic “Hollywood Dream” album which was produced by Pete Townsend in 1969.
The band will be on stage at 8.30pm – admission is free.
The Running Horse pub in Leatherhead is a  Grade II listed pub which can trace its roots back to 1520, offers an historical tavern inn setting. History has it that Queen Elizabeth I spent a night in the pub when flooding made the River Mole impossible to cross.
What a privilege to be able to play in a house where “Good Queen Bess” or “Gloriana” as Queen Elizabeth I was sometimes called, once put her head on a goose feather pillow!

After a creative break, Thunderclap Newman are back…as Thunderclap Newman Band. Since Andy ‘Thunderclap’ Newman is the only surviving member of the original band, it was decided to rename the new band to make a clear distinction between the 1960s Thunderclap Newman and the Thunderclap Newman Band of today.

6 Photo albums have been added and these can be viewed here.

The band photos are by Patrick Llewelyn-Davies.