As the nights draw in and I reach for my night-cap (no, not that sort…the bobbly kind), we in the ingeniously named John Hackett Band hurtle towards our final gig of 2022 at the Forum Music Centre, Darlington on Friday 21 … Continued
On Friday night at The Greystones, Sheffield it warmed the cockles of my heart to see some members of the audience bopping wildly away to Burnt Down Trees (among others) – please bring your lovely family to all our gigs, … Continued
It’s been terrific to be back out on the road this year with the John Hackett Band starting off down in sunny Minehead for the Giants of Rock Festival. We’ve had the pleasure of taking part in a few other … Continued
Back on the road again! Hi everyone! Hasn’t it been lovely seeing the lights come back on and live events taking place once more? With dates in the diary from December to October, we are very much looking forward to … Continued
John Hackett We are delighted to announce that the new album for flute and guitar “The Goldfinch” by John and Nick will be released on Friday 30 July. The album features arrangements of music by Bach, Handel and Vivaldi. All … Continued
With the very contrasting news here and abroad, in the performing arts at least, we dare to hope for a slightly better year than 2020. John Hackett Final votes for the Piper Plays His Tune have come in, been counted and … Continued
We have been delighted with the response to John’s solo project. Here are some of the reviews so far: “an elegant, sophisticated pop-prog selection” – Prog Magazine “sonically sublime recording…….excellent one-man release” Paul Davis, Decibel Report : https://decibelreport.com/album-reviews/john-hackett… “an album … Continued
John Hackett 2020 has been such a difficult year for so many that the news of the vaccines is at least some light at the end of this very dark and deep tunnel. Our thoughts are with all those throughout … Continued
Fifty years in (and out) of the music business I am very happy to announce the release of my new rock album The Piper Plays His Tune recorded alone during lockdown. It is actually fifty years since aged fifteen, I received the … Continued
The Piper Plays His Tune After months of shrieking and wailing every time the computer crashed and those long intense lunches during lockdown when discussing the philosophy of Jean-Paul Sartre with my student daughter all seemed a lot more appealing … Continued