The Tull Connection

COLD FLAME PLAY THE MUSIC OF JETHRO TULL

In 1999, Cold Flame were asked by a local north west promoter if they would consider doing a Jethro Tull tribute show in the Manchester area having seen the band perform several Tull tunes including We Used to Know, Locomotive Breath and New Day Yesterday as part of their regular live set at that time. The interest and enthusiasm following the band's initial successful outing performing purely Tull music led to the decision to look at further Jethro Tull tribute shows as an ongoing part of the Flame gigging repertoire. So began a radical offshoot in the band’s history which has developed and captured many an admiring punter to this day.

Whilst continuing to write, record and perform original material, Cold Flame now perform full scale Jethro Tull tribute shows on a regular basis in some of the premier music venues in the midlands and north of England. Undoubtedly the success of these shows has been reflected by the increased interest in the band from the media, music promoters and audiences alike. It is the enthusiasm and encouragement shown by the punters however that has been the deciding factor in encouraging Cold Flame to develop their tribute show appeal. Awareness of the band and the 'Tull Connection' has spread far wider than the U.K with radio coverage and CD sales in mainland Europe, USA, South America and Australasia.

During the last few years this connection with Jethro Tull has been cemented with support slots to both Blodwyn Pig and Wild Turkey whilst the band have played with Tull drummers Clive Bunker and Paul Burgess and most recently guest violinist Anna Phoebe. The band also keep in touch with recent ex Tull members Andrew Giddings and Jonathon Noyce whilst Patrick has been known to spend various late night sessions in various European hostelries with Dave Pegg, Maartin Allcock, Fairport Convention and members of the ‘A NEW DAY’ team including good friends Dave Rees, Martin Webb, Frank the Snowman and Terry the Innocent. Check out photos below...

Today the five piece Cold Flame are recognized as the premier Jethro Tull tribute act in the Midlands and North of England. Cold Flame’s Tull Tribute show is a two hour plus celebration of classic rock, blues and acoustic material spanning the decades from the bluesy first album THIS WAS released in 1968 right through to material from the more recent Tull releases - DOT COM and THE CHRISTMAS ALBUM. Add the energy, musicality, stage craft and professionalism that makes Cold Flame such a visual live act and what you get is an action packed roller coaster celebration of quality music in which all five members of the band get to indulge in the rich diversity of musical styles that separates Jethro Tull from just about everybody else in the music business.