The Hunt For New Music: Van Morrison performing live at the RockPalast in Dusseldorf, Germany, in December, 1998, with his long-time musical collaborator, Candy Dulfer . Public broadcast by WDR Fernsehen Germany. This is a full concert , one hour and 42 minutes in length. Here’s the set list:
1- Instrumental intro “Chicken”
2- Jackie Wilson said
3- These dreams of you
4- Raincheck
5- Moondance
6- My funny Valentine
7- Rough God goes riding
8- Give me a kiss
9- That’s life
10- Naked in the jungle
11- In the afternoon
12- Satisfied
13- Georgia on my mind
14- Call me up in dreamland
15- Summertime in England
16- See me through
17- Soldier of fortune (Medley)
18- Have I told you lately
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Van Morrison Concert Weekend: St. Dominics Preview (Live)
The Hunt For New Music: “St. Dominic’s Preview”performed Live at the Kenwood House picnic on 16 August 2008. Great performance, tight band, turn it up.
This clip was released by Van Morrison (VanMorrisonOfficial) and we send special thanks to him and his team for their generosity in sharing it with us. It’s 5:52 in length. You can find more videos at VanMorrison.com. All rights owned by their respective owners.
Van Morrison Concert Weekend: Live with John Lee Hooker
The Hunt For New Music: This clip, from the BBC Documentary “One Irish Rover” , features Van Morrison with one of his long time idols and collaborators, John Lee Hooker (who can forget the incredible version they did of “Don’t Look Back”) doing “Baby, Please Don’t Go” .
There’s a short intro by Van about the influence that John Lee Hooker had on his music and then just the two of them singing and playing.
It’s seminal, it’s very, very good, and it’s revealing.
This video was posted by 888Rook and is 13:46 in length. Great audio and camera work as well.Thanks to YouTube for hosting this one. All rights owned by their respective owners.
Van Morrison Concert Weekend: Ain’t Nothing You Can Do (Live)
The Hunt For New Music: “Ain’t Nothing You Can Do” is one of Van Morrison’s greatest songs and live it’s even better than the recorded version. This song spells out the dilemma that everyone who has ever had and lost a love has been through: that nagging pain when they’re gone that you just can’t shake. The original was one of the signature songs of Bobby “Blue” Bland but Van’s version has always seemed more powerful to me. This live version is from a Rotterdam concert in 1981.
Special Thanks to SimonSaid 66 who posted it on YouTube. The piece is 3:22. All rights owned by their respective owners.
Van Morrison Concert Weekend: Ain't Nothing You Can Do (Live)
The Hunt For New Music: “Ain’t Nothing You Can Do” is one of Van Morrison’s greatest songs and live it’s even better than the recorded version. This song spells out the dilemma that everyone who has ever had and lost a love has been through: that nagging pain when they’re gone that you just can’t shake. The original was one of the signature songs of Bobby “Blue” Bland but Van’s version has always seemed more powerful to me. This live version is from a Rotterdam concert in 1981.
Special Thanks to SimonSaid 66 who posted it on YouTube. The piece is 3:22. All rights owned by their respective owners.
Van Morrison Concert Weekend: Live at The Hollywood Bowl
The Hunt for New Music: Van Morrison performed Astral Weeks ( for the first time in concert) and other songs during a live show at The Hollywood Bowl in 20008. This clip features “Astral Weeks/I Believe I’ve Transcended”. The concert is available as a CD (highly recommended).
This clip provided by vanmorrisonofficial to YouTube and is 9:41 in length. All rights owned by their respective owners.
Van Morrison Concert Weekend: Tupelo Honey (Live with Pee Wee Ellis)
The Hunt For New Music: A terrific version of a signature Van Morrison, song: “Tupelo Honey” featuring Pee Wee Ellis, recorded live from Montreaux in 1980
The lyrics set the tone: “She’s as sweet as Tupelo Honey, an angel of the first degree….” The entire song brings you back to that honey-sweet combination of blues and jazz that Morrison works so deftly. You will be stunned at the virtuoso solo by Pee Wee Ellis on Sax about 3/4 through the song and Morrison’s unique “come-back” phrasing of the song’s lyrics.
This song was posted to YouTube by PrestyGomez and is 7:24 in length. All rights owned by their respective owners.
Van Morrison Concert Weekend: Sense of Wonder (live)
The Hunt for New Music “Sense of Wonder” with The Jim Condie Band (1988) . Here’s the original poster’s comments on the video:
Van Morrison was the surprise top-of-the-bill at the Fife Aid Festival outside St Andrews in June 1988. He didn’t want to bring his whole band so asked the negotiator, one Robbie the Pict, if he could arrange for suitable local musicians to join him. Robbie approached me as I’d done this sort of thing before. Needless to say, it wasn’t difficult finding the right guys! I had Mark Forshaw (then with Hue & Cry) on drums, Neil and Graham Weir (then with OMD) on brass, Nick Robertson (Fat Sam’s Band) on alto, and Liz MacEwan (ex-Tam White & the Dexters) on backing vocals. Van brought 3 of his band with him – they were Neil Drinkwater on keyboards, Clive Culbertson on bass, and June Boyce on backing vocals. We rehearsed with Neil D all day Saturday then again with Van on the Sunday, and by the Sunday evening we had an hour’s set together. Everything went perfectly – the sun even came out just as we started, it having rained all day – and we finished to an incredible sunset. Enjoy it as much as we did!
Special Thanks to the Fife Flier. The piece is 7:27.
Van Morrison Concert Weekend: Into The Mystic (live)
The Hunt for New Music : “Into The Mystic”, from Moondance, Morrison’s follow up album to Astral Weeks , is a song that combines Morrison’s well documented musical relationship with transcendence and mysticism. It’s been covered by everyone from the Allman Brothers to Ben E. King. This version has Van in glasses doing a modestly acoustic version of “Into The Mystic” . As you might suspect, it’s very good.
Uploaded by emfoster71 it’s 6:52 in length. Hosted by YouTube, this version has had over 2.3million viewings. All rights owned by their respective owners.
Van Morrison Concert Weekend: Live At Montreaux 1974
The Hunt For New Music: Van Morrison’s Montreaux Jazz Festival appearance in 1974 is a classic. It’s Van at an early stage in his career, already with a massive catalog of great songs, playing to a sophisticated jazz audience in Montreaux at the famous jazz festival; as one writer noted about the evening, the crowded knew when to clap and when to stop clapping. This is a very good almost-hour of early Morrison music.
Uploaded by Correcaminos2504, it’s 49 minutes and 28 seconds in length. All rights owned by their respective owners.