With the touring season in full flow, our artists are flying the Yamaha flag on numerous stages around the country and World and are in the music you are currently downloading or buying, with four artists in the top 10 Album chart. Here is a small example of what’s been going on and coming up this month…..

YAMAHA IN YOUR EARS!

Ronan Keating – Songs For My Mother

Even though Ronan is busy either climbing mountains for Comic Relief or leading the newly reformed BoyZone back into the charts, he still found time to record the album ‘Songs For My Mother’, a solo album made up of all his late mother’s favourite songs with our very own Neil Wilkinson on drum duties.


Bat For Lashes – Two Suns

Natasha Khan continues to wow audiences with her debut album ‘Two Suns’ with her current single ‘Daniel’ getting huge amounts of air play. Natasha plays a Yamaha CP33 and is currently gearing up for live dates and festivals across the country – definitely one to catch where ever you can!

YAMAHA IN YOUR FACE!

The Fray – Tour

The Fray have just kicked off a world tour that will see them travelling until August taking in the UK, Europe, the USA and Canada.

Joe Bonamassa – Tour

Blues-rock guitar virtuoso, vocalist and songwriter Joe Bonamassa will be busy touring the world from now until the end of the year, taking his award winning and unique style far and beyond on his Yamaha LLX16. This is one not to miss for all guitar enthusiasts.

Skunk Anansie

After way too long away Skunk Anansie are back! With the help of Yamaha drummer Mark Richardson Skunk Anansie, with its original line up have played a few small secret gigs wowing old fans inspiring them to dig out their old albums and singles whilst gaining a whole new fan base – with the tunes and passion still as loud and colourful as Skin’s outfits! Look out for more live gigs and a ‘very best of album’ to follow shortly, fingers crossed for some great brand new material!

James Morrison

James Morrison along with Yamaha drum artist Neil Wilkinson is currently stateside promoting and performing new material from the new album ‘ Songs for you, Truths for me’ whilst James’ new single ‘Please Don’t Stop The Rain’ is flying high on the charts over here.

Lionel Richie

Mr Richie is currently flying high again with a new album ‘Just Go’ to promote, ‘Lionel Richie and The Commodores – The Definitive Collection’ album in the charts AND a world tour he couldn’t be busier! Lionel is getting great support from Yamaha drum endorsee Oscar Seaton who is laying the beat for old and new tracks alike.