Welcome to a website
which is dedicated to the legendary American singer/songwriter
Loudon Wainwright
III.
I first heard Loudon's music back
in 1976, whilst listening to an 'end of year' BBC Radio 1 program
which was featuring the best songs from acoustic concerts that
had been broadcast during the year. I was taping the programme
in the hope of hearing songs by Don McLean and was intrigued
by this guy with a weird name and also the two crazy songs featured
that evening - 'Talking Big Apple '75' and 'The Man Who Couldn't
Cry ' (although, of course, I didn't know what their correct
titles were, way back then).
Less than two years later, Loudon
was featured on an hour long concert which was broadcast both
on TV and radio at the same time (or simultaneously, if you like
;-) and I played the tape recording of it constantly. A year
after that, I went to my first LWIII concert, and, well, I've
been hooked on his music ever since!!!!
It's interesting, though, the comparison
with McLean who also came from New York and began playing acoustic
guitar music at the same time. Whilst McLean has almost completely
stopped writing new songs and concentrates on cover versions
of old standards, Loudon is still writing exciting new songs
of the very highest quality, although some of the very best have
yet to be 'officially' released.
LATEST NEWS!!!
September 23rd 2005
9.00 pm
Loudon Wainwright III: One Man Guy
"... behind the scenes access to a show at Bush Hall West London where he
plays tracks from his latest album Here Come The Choppers alongside classics
such as One Man Guy and Hard Day On The Planet"
10.00 pm
Loudon Wainwright III at the BBC
"Complementing tonight's concert performance, a selection of appearances
from over three decades including highlights from such shows as Later with
Jools Holland, The Old Grey Whistle Test, Wogan, and The Late Show "
Loudon Wainwright's LATEST album is released today
(April 18th 2005). Titled 'Here Come The Choppers', it
is his first album for Sovereign
Records.
Loudon is also due for a short tour of UK and Ireland,as
follows.
20th April 2005 Vicar Street Dublin (Ireland) 21st April 2005 Hilton Hotel Belfast (UK) 22nd April 2005 Pavilion Glasgow (UK) 23rd April 2005 Sage Gateshead 25th April 2005 Irish Centre Leeds UK 26th April 2005 Queen Elizabeth Hall London UK 27th April 2005 St. David’s Hall Cardiff UK
28th April 2005 Fairfield Croydon UK 30th April 2005 De Montfort Hall Leicester UK Ist May 2005 Lowry Salford UK
Loudon will performing 'live' on BBC Radio 2 on Monday
18th April. The show is the Mark
Radcliffe show, broadcast from 10.30pm - Midnight.
A Loudon Wainwright
III 'wall painting' to promote a gig at the Gypsy
Tea Room, Deep Ellum, Dallas, Texas.
This painting on the wall of the
Gypsy Tea Room was created by Artist Frank
Campagna of Dallas, Texas.
The inspiration for the painting
came from a photo taken by Caesar Glebbeek on the Jazz
Cafe review page.
The gig has been rescheduled for
February 10th - see Rosebud
tour dates.
The Baker Northrop Media
Group
This is Loudon's
PR firm in the U.S. There is a wealth of Loudon Wainwright
material here, including a very up-to-date collection of press
inteviews and reviews.
Also NEW to this website,
is a review (with exclusive pictures) of the
Here's a nice artistic study of
Loudon, provided by Andrew
Harris
Photographed on London's busy Charring
Cross road, the Dominion Theatre in the background, and Loudon's
name up in lights. A real nice picture indeed.
The artistic effect is achieved
by using a tripod with the camera, and a long exposure (maybe
2 or 3 seconds) with Loudon standing absolutely still, whilst
everybody else is moving. Very stylish!!!
Just completed on January 29th, after
a LOT of hard work. This is a comprehensive
listing of ALL Loudon's albums with cover pictures and FULL track
listings.
18 Original Albums, and 2 Compilations,
this is his music from the last 30 years (1970
- 2000)
Loudon starred in a ONE HOUR radio concert
on RTE RADIO 1 (Irish radio) on Monday 18th December. It featured highlights of his August 23rd
2000 concert in Dublin, Ireland at the Vicar Street venue.
Here's the songs which were in
the show . . .
Homeless
He Said, She Said
I Suppose
Whatever Happened To Us?
Tonya's Twirls
Motel Blues
Bed
The Swimming Song
Summer's Almost Over
Surviving Twin
I.D.T.T.Y..W.L.M
White Winos
Between
The Picture
Surfing Queen
Down Drinking At The Bar
Loudo.com The
newest website about Loudon
Wainwright on the 'net' (launched November 2000)
A NEW
page listing all Caesar Glebbeek's 'LW3'
pages
Loudon Wainwright
at the 'Jazz Cafe', London (July 24th and 25th '2000)
Check out a brilliant REVIEW
of both nights - with EXCLUSIVE pictures!!!
NEW The Loudon Wainwright
III 'Worldwide Forum' NEW
This is a 'Forum' where admirers
of Loudon's music can discuss, ask questions, and generally find
out the 'up to the minute' information on Loudon Wainwright III.
Once you've 'subscribed' (which
is free to do), all postings to the 'Loudon List'' will be automatically
sent to you as emails.
* TV NEWS *
TV NEWS * TV NEWS *
Loudon Wainwright
III appeared on NBC's 'The Conan O'Brien show' on Tuesday 6th
June (US Television).
Conan was busy
plugging the soundtrack of the '28 Days' film which features
some of Loudon's music (see the panel below this one).
Loudon sang a
BRAND NEW song, entitled 'The Last Man In The World.' Typical
of the man to play something which you can't buy anywhere :-)
The man has so much talent and ideas for new songs that
the recording industry just can't keep up!!!
Loudon
is featured in a new film called '28 Days'.
Directed by Betty Thomas, it
stars Sandra Bullock, and is a kind of wacky comedy that takes
place in a drug and alcohol rehab.
Loudon plays the role of 'the
guitar guy' - or one of the 'wasted types' (Loudon's words).
You can read an exclusive
'review' HERE(by Tim Mooney)
Several new versions of Loudon's
songs are 'featured' . . .
'The Drinking Song' (originally
from Album III) 'Heaven and Mud' (originally from
Final Exam) 'Dreaming' (originally from History) 'White Winos' - a NEW and unrecorded song, which
has been widely praised by everyone who has heard it at his recent
concerts, (and apparently he also sings on) 'Joy To The World' - the (1970) Three Dog Night hit (the song that starts 'Jerahmiah was a bullfrog'
:-))
(Run your mouse over the pic to see
the previous artwork)
Loudon's first two albums, Album I and Album II (both
long deleted), are, for a very limited time, on sale as a limited
edition (and first and only time on CD). Both albums are combined
on a single CD, with an extra track and booklet.
'The Atlantic
Recordings' can
only be ordered from RHINO
(Not for sale in any
shop)
Why not check out Terry Kelly's
Reviewbefore ordering
On 28th July '99 Loudon Fan (and
LW3 List Member)
Caesar Glebbeek conducted an interview with Loudon Wainwright in Paris for the 'So
Many MORE Fabulous Songs' publication.
An edited version of the interview
appears in the book. The FULL version of the interview
appears exclusively on Caesar
Glebbeek's website page.
Links
to other Loudon Wainwright III pictures
Check out Howard Wolowitz's
Loudon Photos Here's
a link to his 15
Loudon Wainwright photos on the Photobuff Site
Why not check out the LWIII pictures
on Caesar Glebbeek's Website
A Father and a Son
April Fool's Day Morn
Be Careful, There's a Baby
Dead Skunk
Dreaming
Five Years Old
Four Mirrors
Hard Day on the Planet
Human Cannonball
Motel Blues
Mr. Guilty
Overseas Calls
Primrose Hill
School Days
Thanksgiving
The Man Who Couldn't Cry
The Picture
The Swimming Song
Whatever Happened to Us?
Your Mother and I
Available from various suppliers - such as PianoSpot
Loudon Wainwright III - the
Belfast Website is entirely non-profit making, it's sole purpose
being to help bring enjoyment, - and, more importantly - information
to the many fans of his music and achievements throughout the
world.
If any copyright photos, video
stills or articles are required to be removed (for any reason)
I will comply promptly.
Loudon
is featured in a new film called '28 Days'.
