Martin Barre Drops Double Live Album “The Acoustic Trio And The Electric Quartet Live In The USA And Europe”
Martin Barre, the acclaimed guitarist and former Jethro Tull member who spent more than four decades in the band, has just put out a new double live album (2CD format) titled “The Acoustic Trio And The Electric Quartet Live In The USA And Europe”. It’s out via Cherry Red Records.
In 2012 he recorded several solo albums and started touring Europe and the US as a solo artist with his own band. Martin’s live approach includes shows with an acoustic trio featuring Dan Crisp (vocals, guitar) and Alan Thomsnetwork (bass, guitar), as well as an electric lineup where they’re joined by Terl Bryant on drums – and both versions have drawn praise from fans and critics alike.
This new album features a gorgeous performance by Martin’s acoustic band, recorded on April 19, 2025 at The Center For The Arts in Homer, New York, plus a stunning set from his electric band, captured at the Woodstock Forever festival in Germany in August 2024. Both performances mix Martin’s solo work with Jethro Tull classics. ‘The Acoustic Trio And The Electric Quartet Live In USA And Europe’ is a lovely collection showing the many sides of a great musician and his band.
You can order the album HERE!
Track list:
CD 1: The Acoustic Trio Live in Homer, N.Y., USA – 2025
1. Empty Café
2. Spanish Tears
3. As Told By
4. Home
5. Sea Of Vanity
6. Crossroads
7. Winter Snowscape
8. Can’t Find My Way Home
9. Boureé
10. It’s My Round
11. Martin’s Jig / Hymn 43
12. Trinity
13. New York Minute
14. Cheap Day Return
15. Everything Stops For Tea
16. Still Loving You Tonight
CD 2: The Electric Quartet Live in Germany 2024
1. Hunting Girl
2. Back To Steel
3. A New Day Yesterday
4. For A Thousand Mothers
5. Eleanor Rigby
6. I Want You (She’s So Heavy)
7. Serenade To A Cuckoo
8. Cross Eyed Mary
9. Sea Lion
10. Hymn 43
11. My God (including Palladio)
12. Moment Of Madness
13. Wind Up
Pictured: Martin Barre onstage with his band on October 18, 2019, in Goriška Brda, Slovenia, where he played in the village of Hum and its local hall (RockLine photo archive 2006-2026, all rights reserved). You can read the full RockLine review of that gig HERE!
