Night of a Dozen Stevie Songs — OCT 7th in NYC!
 

STAND BACK!

Hey there Stevie peeps. In the spirit of Night of 1000 Stevies, I'm doing my very own Stevie evening on Wed, OCT 7th! I will be playing/singing an evening of STEVIE NICKS and Fleetwood Mac songs. This will be at Sid Gold's Request Room in NYC — a new (stunning) piano bar that caters NOT to show tunes but instead to singing Rock and Roll songs!)

I'll be putting a unique spin on some of our fav hits, rarities, songs from the vault and even rousing the crowd together for some fun sing-a-longs. Save the date and make plans to attend! I'd love to have some local Ledgies in the audience. I promise it'll be a LANDSLIDE of fun!

Oct 7th, 8pm —*165 West 26th Street

xo Derek
www.derekbishop.net

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I wish Stevie would finally attend one of these events.
Times have changed and she embraces these gigs now. Rewind time to when these started and Stevie was asked about it and she said it would be really "scary."

Ha ha

You look fabolous on that poster

Awesomely creative. Nice job on this poster.

I agree. I thought it was Dave Stewart.

Nice poster Derek.You look great there.I wish these functions were closer to home.I'm to lazy to drag my fat a$$ down I95 to go see these events.Have a nice time doing the show and have somebody take some vid of you in action.

I agree .Derek looks like Dave there.I'll be too fat the wear what Derek has on.
My title will be "The Blimp playing the hit of Stevie".30 years ago I could get away of it.

You all are so sweet! SisterNightroad , Pryderi & Vivfox — Thank you so much for the kind words!! Macfanforever — thanks for the laughs and lovely words! :) I really appreciate all the great support from you all. I'm actually even more excited about this now!! :)

off to rehearse!

xo
Derek

That is a stellar poster. So, since you're in the "request room" I wonder if you'll take a couple of requests from your audience!

Michele

Indeed Michelej1 !! I will open up the show for request here and there. I know about 60% of the Stevie/Mac catalog and would be happy to see what is requested! :) Come on out and make some requests! :)

I sampled some of your music/performances. Lots of talent and energy! Stevie's more upbeat songs would match your attitude.

For example...

I Can't Wait
Ghosts are Gone
In Your Dreams
Long Way to Go
Enchanted
Sister Honey
Fall from Grace
I Don't Care
Listen to the Rain

I sampled some of your music/performances. Lots of talent and energy! Stevie's more upbeat songs would match your attitude.

For example...

I Can't Wait
The Nightmare
Ghosts are Gone
In Your Dreams
Long Way to Go
Enchanted
Sister Honey
Fall from Grace
I Don't Care
Listen to the Rain

PenguinHead!~ Thanks so much for checkin out my music! :) and GREAT LIST! I'm actually working up a few of the songs from this list for the show. They will be played on a grand piano, so that makes it a fun way to interpret the tunes.

And yet, I find myself in the similar situation that the Mac probably do when making a set list: You want pick songs that the regular "hits-only" fans will know — while still satisfying the die-hard fan with a rarely-played-tune or two in the set list. SO MANY great options from the catalog!

What fun! I wish I could go.

I've made some new invites with me and Stevie. I dont think this one is nearly as cool as the first... but it's a nice change of pace! I'll have to make some with Christine, as I've opted to add some McVie tunes to the mix. :)

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Good luck! (or the more showbiz appropriate "Break a Leg!" I suppose) Sounds like a night of fun.

Hey! Thanks so much Feather Blade :) I'm looking forward to it. Plus, getting all these tunes down is excellent practice! :)

Hey everyone -
I've opted to open up my "Night of a Dozen Stevie Songs" to allow for the inclusion of Christine & Lindsey tunes. Regardless, the majority of the tunes still belong to Miss Nicks. ;)

So now I've renamed it "A Night of Fleetwood Mac tunes" — and it will be a fun show for fans. So if any one is around NYC this Wednesday night, do come out. It will be a lovely evening celebrating the Mac!

Oct 7, 8pm
Sid Gold's Request Room
165 West 26th Street.

thanks for the support!
Derek

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thanks for the support!
x
Derek

Wow!! I wish I could have attended the show. VERY awesome! I look forward to seeing more videos. If you do another evening, let us know.

Any reviews? Anyone attend?:shrug:

Hey -
While I cant review it -- I can sum up the evening for ya. :)

The venue feels like it was lifted out of the best days of old new york. Feels a little MadMen-ish, and a little vaudville at the same time.
I had a good crowd -- and there were about a dozen people I didnt know. Perhaps they were ledgies/fans? Not sure really-- but the entire crowd seemed to enjoyed it.

In retrospect I should have played just the hits. I got a lot of blank looks when I went with non hits (Sable on Blonde, Moonlight, I Sign for the Things, Think About it.) But when I played hits, or tunes from Rumours, or landslide everyone was all into it.

The best parts was the TUSK tap-a-long (where I had the audience play the drum part on their tables) and the Stand Back/ Little Red Corvette mashup (where half the audience sang the STAND BACK chorus and the other half sang LITTLE RED CORVETTE. :) Everyone got into that!

The venue was pleased and have invited me back for December. So stay tuned for more.

thanks again for your interest!

x
Derek Bishop

Then you'll be just like the real band.

That's rather frustrating to hear, especially since was a niche audience; assumingly fans of Stevie's work. Even though they might not be familiar with some songs, couldn't they just enjoy them for what they were?

WARNING: rapid stream of thought, out of context ramble up ahead. (sorry Derek!)

I don't understand the mindset of an audience having to be overly familiar with every song performed. Or having expectation like having to open with this song, and close with that song. Or the oft-cited "I paid good money for my ticket, so they have to play these songs or I'll be pissed off." "What? A new song? Time to take a bath room break!"

I often accompany friends to shows where I know little or nothing about the band, so I am unfamiliar with all the songs. As fan of music and live performances, I can still enjoy the show. If you're a just casual fan, you should expect to hear songs you're not familiar with,or not hear some songs you are familiar with.

For Fleetwood Mac, having three distinct singer/songwriters with numerous signature time-honored hits, it's a blessing and a curse; it leaves very little room for other material (new songs and deep album tracks) to establish themselves on stage. At this latter stage in the game,I don't fault them for playing it safe by just mining their past glories.

Other artists, like Tom Petty can be more malleable with their set lists despite having a generous number of popular songs. While Tom gives deference to his hits, he doesn't glut his set list with them. His Live Anthology features about 60 performances that span his hits, deep album cuts, and covers. I doubt that his fans don't fret too much about what he plays and doesn't play. All of it is performed in classic Tom Petty style.

Fleetwood Mac has a wealth of material that has never made it to the stage. Nor have they ever featured Mac-like songs from their various solo albums (the exception being Stand Back and Has Anyone Ever Written Anything for You) or surprised us with a inspired cover song. I love the initial performances circa 1975-1976 when they filled out their sets with songs from past eras; songs like Station Man, Believe Me, Oh Well, Spare Me a Little, Hypnotized, Green Manilishi etc. I love hearing those performances, as well as Rick's blues era songs.

In honor of Bob Welch they could have performed Sentimental Lady or Hypnotized - at a show or two. But that's another issue!

ha! I love a good ramble! :) I actually think everyone enjoyed the songs they didnt recognize -- But as the performer I sadly stay focused on the audience's responses and can get a little panic-y if people loose focus. Naturally everyone is singing along during "landslde" — and not so much during "Moonlight". But one does take note as to what you get the best responses from. Luckily I saw no phones come out, or bathroom breaks during any of the deeper cuts. I feel it was a success — and I'm still happy with the set list. Plus, it was a ton of fun rehearsing all those Stevie and Mac tunes. I think TUSK and GYPSY might find their way into my full-band, non-stevie shows in the future. :)