MUSIC REVIEWS
BY DIANE TREMARCO
Diane Tremarco has been involved with
music since the age of 14. A successful
career as a musician led to her owning
and running the Buz Magazine for eight
years. Each month she shares the latest
music news alongside recommendations
and reviews in Wirral Life.
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WHAT'S ON NEW YEARS EVE?
Teddy Pickers – Stanley’s Cask, Wallasey
The Directors – The Abode Hotel, Chester
Firefly – The Olde Red Lion, Little Sutton
£10
Aaron Hayes – Poulton Victoria Family
Room, Wallasey £6, £3
Neil Cooper – Poulton Victoria Adults
Room, Wallasey £5
Open Mic – Stanley’s Cask, Wallasey
Jade Thunder – OBK, Oxton Free
Gary Brown’s Blue Moon – The Swinging
Arm, Birkenhead
The Smile Forecast – West Kirby Tap
Jessica’s Ghost - Irby Club
The Cubans – The Shippons, Irby
Eden – Woolton Village Club
Marshall Hearts – The Halfway House,
Prenton
Sugar Shed – The Grange, Moreton
Full Moon Fever – The Boot, Liscard
James Bond – Liverpool Philharmonic
Peter Pan – Liverpool Empire
Snow White – Floral Pavilion, New Brighton
Aladdin – Gladstone Theatre, Port Sunlight
Cinderella – Epstein Theatre, Liverpool
Liverpool International Horse Show – M&S
Bank Arena, Liverpool
Miracle on 34th Street – The Playhouse,
Liverpool
Sleeping Beauty – The Everyman Theatre,
Liverpool
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JADE THUNDER
In all the years I have been involved with the
editorial side of music, I have shied away
from promoting one particular person for
fear of being biased.
Today I am breaking the mould and
introducing my daughter, Jade Thunder, nee
Tremarco. You may know her from one of the
many projects she is involved with: Court &
Spark (The Joni Mitchell Songbook), Eclipse
(The Pink Floyd Experience), The Gary
Murphy Band, Jadie and the Thundercats,
Joyride, Crazy Diamonds or Glade. I am
exhausted just listing them.
Backing Captain Beefheart’s Magic Band
on their farewell tour in Liverpool has been
one of the many highlights in Jade’s music
career so far. Now in her 21st year in music,
Jade has been fortunate to have worked
alongside some great musicians including
Elvis’ guitarist, James Burton, Charlie
Lansborough, The Christians, Brian Jones,
Billy Kinsley and Connie Lush to name but
a few.
I have watched Jade grow from a timid child
begrudgingly getting onstage to harmonise
with her mum into the accomplished
musician she is today. Her voice knows
no bounds. Her low register is every bit as
strong as her high register and she rarely
drops a note live. She is a self-taught guitarist
who always wants to learn more, asking her
fellow musicians to show her a particular
run, or a strange chord structure so she can
improve her performance. For me, the best
thing about Jade is her attitude. It has been
said to me many times by many different
people, she doesn’t have an ego. She respects
all musicians and champions them whenever
possible, never afraid to publicly state how
good they are. Music is in her blood. She
has been exposed to every genre from the
moment she was born and continues to
explore them all today.
Jade’s self-penned music has entered a new
era. The influences that have surrounded her
can be heard in her latest songs and will be
evident on her album due to be released next
year.
Jade Thunder (yes, it is her actual name), is a
damn good musician and an all-round good
egg. She can be seen at least two nights a
week locally in one of her many guises and
she never fails to entertain. Watch out for the
Joni Mitchell tribute, it is mind blowing and
so far removed from her usual rock/blues/
pop covers.
Website: www.jadethunder.com