Rogerama Tour Blog
18th April 2025
Hi everyone, I thought I’d do an Easter Blog to keep you up to date.
Although it’s holiday time, there’s no real break for me as I’m looking at and mixing the tracks for the Guitarist album. It’s not totally a guitar album in as much as of course I’m singing and my son George who is a lovely keyboardist has written a tune (The Privateer) and we’re trading solo’s etc, so that’s on the album.
I think the biggest change in my playing is that recently I’ve ditched the ‘flat pick' style and I’m now using a Black Mountain thumb pick which seems to suit my style of playing, so I’m practicing like crazy with it, but it’s fun. The Rogerama touring is picking up speed and there are gigs coming in, the management team are doing a great job. People have asked why I haven’t done the totally solo thing before and I guess I wasn’t quite ready for it and to find guys who believe in you is difficult, but we are now rocking so I look forward to everything.
Have a great Easter and I'll keep you up to date on the website. Love MR
7th April 2025
The first gig of the run of 3 in Norway started in Oslo last Thursday 3rd April. I have to say these three gigs have been fantastic, helped of course by the management team of Per-Otto Bjørnebekk, Colin Reed and the amazing sound guy Pete Dutton who I work with in the Earthband. Pete came more or less straight from Nashville to be with us and he did a great job as usual.
It was especially satisfying because my 90 minute show is something I’ve been wanting to do for a long time and it worked great although of course I'll be improving it all the time. These small places to start with are so important to see what works etc but once I’m there on stage it could be a small club or Madison Square Gardens because everyone of the gigs are so important and I want to do my best.
In future the blogs will be filmed at the gigs and whatever we think is interesting for people. It’s now back to the studio (after a couple of days rest, although my brain won’t switch off from having plenty of ideas etc) and I'll be mixing and recording my album simply called THE GUITARIST which we want finished ASAP, as well as continuing the ideas for merchandising.
That’s all for now folks from myself and the team and thank you so much for your support and especially to all the people turning up to see the show. Onwards and upwards . XMick R
Kafe K, Porsgrunn, 5th April 2025