October 19th 2009
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A quick update from Ken Hensley about the
new album: "We are now mixing 'Love & Other
Mysteries' and it's a very exciting time. I will deliver the master
to the label in Hamburg on November 3rd and then we will begin the
promotional build-up to the official release, expected in early
February 2010.
More soon
Ken
<><" |
October 9th 2009
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The vinyl version of Ken Hensley's Blood
On The Highway CD can now be found
here. Check here the
front and
back covers. |
October 2nd 2009
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A new update by Ken himself about the
new upcoming CD:
"Hi Everyone,
We are very close to finishing the new CD now. The title, 'Love &
Other Mysteries' is settled, the front cover is finished and all the
other cover details are being worked on. The box will include a
booklet, reproducing the hand-written lyrics.
I have four vocals to do and one slide guitar part before we finish
mixing and go to mastering.
We will record one more track, 'Somewhere in Paradise', that will be
the pre-release single and available separately for download.
The video for 'Bleeding Heart' is done and we are now expecting to
deliver the CD to the label on October 15th.
Release is planned for the first week in February and as soon as the
mastering is done, we will compile a sampler for the main web site
and the
MySpace page so you can get a taste of what's to come.
I'll let you all know as soon as it's finished and keep in touch
with further updates.
God bless,
Ken
<><"
Click here
to check the definitive cover artwork of the new CD. |
September 23rd 2009
|
Ken's personal road report now includes an
entry about his latest Norwegian trip... Check it out
here! |
September 17th 2009
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The 2nd part of Ken's recent road report
is now online, check it out
here! |
September 17th 2009
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New live dates in Russia just
announced for November! Check them out
here! |
September 14th 2009
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The first part of a report about the recent
gigs in The Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and
Bulgaria can be found
here! |
September 14th 2009
|
Ken Hensley & Live Fire are going to play
at the Smuget in Oslo, Norway in a couple of
days! More info
here and
here. |
August 31st 2009
|
A new report written by Ken Hensley about
the recent events in Finland and gig in Germany can be
read here. |
August 26th 2009
|
Finnish YLE TV1 channel (which is the most
popular TV channel in Finland) included recently on
their news program some space dedicated to the recent Easy Livin'
In Salo event, check it out
here
and
here. Thanks to Tapio "Tapster" MinKKinen and Heikki
Kyll?tinen for the info. |
August 22nd 2009
|
This week happened the so-called "Finnish Heep
Week of 2009"! Check out these links for more details on
Ken Hensley's appearances:
here (in Finnish),
here (in English) and here
(both Finnish & English). Some Radio Kontula video clips
are available
here, and a radio interview (in English) can be
watched
here.
Ken playing (solo piano) July Morning is available
here. |
August 22nd 2009
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New live dates announced for Bulgaria
in September, check them out here. |
August 17th 2009
|
A short video interview (in Finnish) with
organisers Seppo Ojala and Tapio Minkkinen for
Radio Kontula in Finland, where they talk about the
upcoming Easy Livin' In Salo event, can be watched
here. |
August 17th 2009
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New live dates announced for Russia
in October! Also, there was a change in one of
the upcoming Finnish dates, check it out
here. |
August 11th 2009
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Read everything about the latest edition of the
Summer Party in Gressvik, Norway
here! |
August 10th 2009
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Check Ken Hensley's own report and pics
from his recent Russian trip
here! |
August 9th 2009
|
A new gig just announced for Cyprus,
please check the complete live dates list
here! |
July 31st 2009
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A new update by Ken Hensley about his new
upcoming studio CD, Love... And Other Mysteries, can be read
here! |
July 30th 2009
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The latest Ken Hensley solo album, Blood
On The Highway, originally released in 2007, will be re-released
next week on a double vinyl format! More details
soon. |
July 17th 2009
|
Ken Hensley has accepted an invitation to
participate in the World Creativity Forum, sponsored by
IBM and The Government of Baden-Wuerttemberg in
Stuttgart on December 1st. Ken will be performing
with the Sawubona Band and involved in a panel discussion
with, among others, professor Brandenburg, the inventor of
MP3. |
July 7th 2009
|
New installments of Ken's own road diaries
now available
here! Recent
additions were from Germany, Bulgaria and Iceland! |
June 29th 2009
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A new interview with Ken Hensley done in
Weert, Holland during his recent visit/gig there is now
available at
Spotlight Of Music website (thanks to Nadja Notzke). |
June 29th 2009
|
A (very edited) videoclip showing Ken
Hensley & Live Fire performing live recently at the Harley
Days Festival in Hamburg, Germany is now available
here.
Featured are some segments from the songs "Prelude: A Minor Life", "You've
Got It (The American Dream)" and "Circle Of Hands". |
June 17th 2009
|
Check Ken's own road diaries
here! The more recent
additions were from Russia, Norway, Holland and
Bulgaria! |
June 11th 2009
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More live dates being added for 2009!
Now some shows in Bulgaria and in Switzerland were
included, check them out here. |
June 10th 2009
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Some nice videos from the recent Ken
Hensley & Live Fire live gigs in Holland can be seen through
these links:
Easy Livin' &
Lady In Black/Drum solo. |
June 9th 2009
|
The new 2009 Ken Hensley t-shirts and
sweats are now available. Check them
here and
here! To order them,
follow
this link. |
June 9th 2009
|
Tickets for the "Easy Livin' In Salo" event
are available for sale now at
Tiketti.
There are complete three-day packages and also individual concert
tickets:
20th - 22nd August: 3-day pass - 50 EUR
(This includes both Rockin' Hood concerts on 20th & 21st and main concert
at Urheilutalo plus after party at Sokos Hotel Rikala on 22nd, also
entitles to take part in Rockin' Hood jam sessions and golf tournament)
20th August: Meet & Greet with Lee Kerslake & Paul Newton
etc. 10 EUR
21st August: Ken Hensley Songwriting class 25 EUR
21st August: Concert with Circle Of Hands etc. 10 EUR
22nd August: Main Concert with Ken Hensley, John Lawton, Lee
Kerslake & Paul Newton etc. 25 EUR. |
June 9th 2009
|
A nice interview with Ken Hensley for the
Dutch website Prog-Nose can be read
here. They have also published a cool gig report
from Ken's recent visit to Holland
here. |
April 28th 2009
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More live dates added to the Tour Dates
page, check them out here! |
April 24th 2009
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The Blood On The Highway album is going to
be released on vinyl soon, and should be available around the
time of Ken Hensley's show in Hamburg on June 27th. |
April 23rd 2009
|
We have really sad news to share with you.
Ken speaks himself: "Hi Everyone,
I am deeply sorry to tell you that my dear friend, partner, engineer
and co-producer Dani lost his 3-year old son Marcos last night as a
result of a fire in their apartment building. His estranged wife
Angie is in a coma and not expected to live.
None of us knows what will happen next but I would ask that you keep
this family in your prayers.
Marcos is in Heaven, Angie is almost there and Dani is
understandably devastated and needs the comfort and consolation that
can only come through friends, family and prayer.
Thanks,
Ken
<><" |
April 1st 2009
|
The official website for the upcoming
Easy Livin' in Salo event, happening in Finland in
August 2009, is now up and running
here.
Check it out for all the detailed info and ticket sales! |
March 9th 2009
|
Ken Hensley performed live at the IBM
booth at the CeBIT Fair in Hannover, Germany,
on March 5th. To read an article and see some photos please
click
here. To watch a video from the same event showing Ken
playing "Lady In Black", click
here. |
February 22nd 2009
|
A new message from Ken Hensley, about the new
album: "Hi Everyone,
Just wanted to update you on progress with the new CD. We have 6
tracks finished now and we'll be adding live strings to some of them
on March 14th, with Matt dela Pola again writing the arrangements.
We already have some incredible voices on this record (besides mine
of course!). So far we have Glenn Hughes dueting with an incredible
young lady from Bulgaria named Alexsantra Salkova and Sarah Rope
from Valencia is singing two songs, including the Spanish language
version of 'No Matter', a song that will also be sung in English By
Irene Forniciari (that name should be familiar if you're a fan of
Zuchero) and her partner Roberto Tiranti.
Sarah's partner, Paul Chafer is handling all of the real piano stuff,
including Yamaha Grand, Fender Rhodes and Wurlitzer.
On Thursday (26th) we will add some odds and ends and do some
working mixes before I take a break to finish writing the last few
songs and go to Hannover for the CeBit.
It's going to be a VERY different record and it has been a great
challenge to get this far because the songs (and especially the
lyrics) are leading the production! We are achieving amazing results
doing it this way because we can immediately tell what works for a
song and what doesn't. It requires more than the usual amount of
patience but, with the welcome, continued support of Membran
International and a great team of musicians and technicians, we are
having a great time making this record.
We hope to have it ready to release in late May 2009, almost exactly
two years after Blood On The Highway.
I'll keep you all informed of course!
God bless,
Ken
<><" |
February 21st 2009
|
The special Blood On The Highway Limited
Edition Box Set is now back in stock for a very special
price: 25 Euros only! Order it now, while stocks last...
Click here! |
February 6th 2009
|
Ken Hensley is going to be interviewed
today at 2:00pm EST (Eastern Standard Time) on
www.blogtalkradio.com . They will also play
a couple of tracks from Blood On The Highway. |
February 5th 2009
|
New live dates just added, and there's more
to be announced soon! |
February 5th 2009
|
On March 5th, Ken Hensley will be
presenting a 2-hour songwriting workshop/master-class at the
CeBit fair in Hannover, Germany as the guest of
IBM and in support of their Sawubona Music Jam project. |
January 28th 2009
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New live dates added, check them out
here! |
January 13th 2009
|
An interview with Ken Hensley made
by the webmasters of the K. K. Downing (of
Judas Priest) website while Ken was in Finland in October is
now available
here! Thanks to Tapio Minkkinen for the info. |
January 12th 2009
|
New live dates in Russia just announced,
click here to check them out! |
January 9th 2009
|
Happy 2009 to everyone! Exciting news
will be announced soon. Meanwhile, watch
here
the new videoclip from singer Toni Rowland for the
song "I'll Be Here Waiting", featuring Ken Hensley on the
slide guitar. |