27 June  2010

Mark plays a hastily arranged gig on Saturday night 26th at a south Brisbane club with assorted other musicians and guests.  Native Son material is performed along with established blues rock covers.

Plans are now underway for a new and "refreshed" line-up of  Native Son to promote the forthcoming album which is due for release soon.


New Album Update !!! ...
NATIVE SON -- CALLING TIME
ALBUM has now been  MASTERED  at ANGEL STUDIOS  Brisbane. 
Tracklist and further details can be found on the Discography  and Lyrics pages.
The design for the cover concept is also being undertaken and is set to appear in due course following which the the 4th NATIVE  SON album CALLING TIME will then be made available.
               
Native Son line-up changes update:

It has become increasingly difficult to keep a cohesive band unit together
where the collective vibe and vision is shared amongst all members.
Mark Barratt as the original founding member of Native Son in his capacity
of guitarist, vocalist and songwriter started the band over 20 years ago in very different times.
In recent years the single handed task of self financing and managing the Native Son project as a ongoing band have been added to the overburdened list of commitments.
Attracting happy and patient band members can sometimes become extremely difficult in an ever changing music scene.
Over the last decade Native Son has evolved by design more as a solo project where recording has taken precedence over the dwindling gig circuit.
In reality any band or solo artist has to also accept the concept of treating their music as art without any financial return.
A new dawn is now on the horizon for Native Son as a group collective of  positive like minded musicians.

17 March 2009

Mark reunites with a former line-up of Simon Elton and Tom (Haggis) Lamb in a special invitation only gig on 22 March. 

This private function in Blenheim NZ features local muso friends from the past 4 decades.

27 May 2008
Mark is currently in the planning and  writing stages of  material for a 4th Native Son album and new line-up 

1 December 2007
Johnny & the Phantoms live at the Shafston Hotel Brisbane 4169

26 October 2007
Johnny & the Phantoms live at the Browns Plains Tavern, Brisbane 4118

1st September 2007
Johnny & the Phantoms live at the Mexy Cafe, Calamvale Market Place, Brisbane.  

17 June 2007
Mark plays guitar as part of Johnny and the Phantoms at a 3 hour open air gig in Brisbane.

 Johnny and the Phantoms play 1950's rock n' roll and surf instrumentals in their own style and the line-up comprises ----- John Stroud (guitar/vocals), Ray Stroud (bass/vocals), Tony van der Puttten - or - 
Max Butler (drums/vocals),  and Mark Barratt (guitar/vocals).

Mark joins forces with other expat NZ'ers to do studio work on original material for several forthcoming Australian based projects.

Various other side projects including live work are also planned.

14 January 2007
As 2007 begins Mark  Barratt is now  relocating his music projects to the Southern Hemisphere. The next chapter could see a new Native Son type line-up and album as well as recording and live collaborations with other musicians.

6 January 2007
Mark, Chris and Terry played the usual set of music at the latest in the series of gigs at Chipperfield on Friday 5th.  The venue was packed and Mark again played guitar as part of the Rob Pickett Band which also featured the Genghis Brothers rhythm section - Geoff Bolam (Bass) and John Kenny  (Drums)

4 November 2006

Mark and Chris are joined by Chris Gillan on Drums for the 2nd in the regular gigs at Chipperfield.   The gig on Friday 3rd  in front of a full crowd saw some blues instrumentals added to the set. Mark and Chris Gillan also performed as part of the Rob Pickett Band during the evening.

20 October 2006
Mark, Chris and Terry play the first gig at a new venue in Chipperfield, Herts.  The successful  evening comprises part of the current Live set and also backing for other performers. 

23 April 2006
Mark, Chris and Terry performed a long set at the Kings Langley Musicians Club on Friday 21st. The set featured space age blues rock, Native Son songs, and Jeff Beck & Billy Cobham jazz rock instrumentals.

19 March 2006
Mark was joined by Chris Garner (Bass), Terry Finn  (Drums) and Tony Finn (Percussion) at the latest in the regular gigs at the Kings Langley Cricket Club. The venue was packed for the Friday 17th event and the set list for the evening comprised Native Son material and Jazz Rock instrumentals.

7 December 2005
See LIVE page for details of the latest in the continuing  series of occasional guest gigs.   --- Following on from Novembers special gig Native Son are scheduled to finish the year with a December gig as part of the regular music night in Kings Langley. 

8 April 2005
Mark plays another live gig at the Hertfordshire venue using the same bassist and drummer combination along with some different guests.  The set featured  Rock, Jazz and Blues jams.

Further appearances are scheduled over the coming months at the same venue  -- ---  check  LIVE  page for updates.

18 March 2005

Mark plays a live gig at a Hertfordshire club with Chris Garner (bass) and Terry Finn (drums) -- plus special guests. A jammin' night featuring Rock, Jazz and Blues music including a solo performance of the Native Son track Heaven Song. 

16 July 2004
Heepsteria now deleted/hard to find!? 
- Anyone wishing to obtain the Native Son only featured tracks may now contact this site direct for CD-R copies. 

3 October 2003 
Leap of Faith CD now available via www.towerrecords.com and www.towerrecords.co.uk

13 January 2003 
First Native Son album Solidground (1991) now available to order online via 
www.amazon.co.uk   : £7.99 

9 October 2002
Utopian Sky project changed to new concept. Original demo's of new material scrapped. Further details of fresh direction on FAQ page... 

13 May 2002

U.S.A.  Online  music  sales  company
                         CD  BABY
add   Native Son -- Leap Of Faith  c.d. 
to catalog.    Access details via link ----
                
           www.cdbaby.com/nativeson

2 January 2002
Native Son music available to order on line via   -  www.amazon.co.uk
Native Son - Leap of Faith: £11.99
Various Artists - Heepsteria  (2 CD) featuring two tracks by Native Son: £12.99

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