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Born April 21st.1926. Died 8th. September, 2022 at Balmoral Castle Sleeps at the George VI Memorial Chapel. Windsor. Queen Elizabeth the Second departed this life after a reign that spanned some epoch making changes not least the jackboots of the… Read More »CHRIS SIMPSON REMEMBERS QUEEN ELIZABETH II
Let’s all hope that the year 2023 may be happy and healthy for ALL of you and us!
From left: Chris Simpson, Glen Stuart and Lyell Tranter The news of Lyell’s passing continues to haunt me. His contribution to the beginnings of Magna Carta is immeasurable and it shaped the way the road was to run for the… Read More »CHRIS SIMPSON REMEMBERS LYELL TRANTER
It is with sadness that we have to tell you that Magna Carta’s co-founder and guitar player Lyell Tranter passed away a few weeks ago in his home country Australia. According to Chris Simpson’s book The Complete Works Of Magna… Read More »R.I.P. LYELL TRANTER
Yes folks, ALL concerts in the last ever Magna Carta tour have now been SOLD OUT! This morning we were told that the concert in Amerongen is also fully sold out. When you’re attending one (or more) of the remaining… Read More »ALL DUTCH CONCERTS SOLD OUT!
Here it is, the front cover of new Magna Carta release, the box set When All Is Said And Done, released by Repertoire Records. The 3 cd’s and 1 dvd was released at the end of October. All track info… Read More »WHEN ALL IS SAID AND DONE – THE BOX SET
It’s almost time for the very last ever Magna Carta tour: the first concert is next Friday, September 30th, at Cultureel Café De Amer in Amen, Drenthe. The four musicians arrived at their usual spot in Soest. Cathy Simpson took… Read More »BAND REHEARSAL
Ticket sales for the very last ever Magna Carta tour in The Netherlands are going fast! Six of the eight concerts are now SOLD OUT! The only concerts that still have tickets available are: October 1, Parkstad Limburg Theaters, Heerlen… Read More »6 OUT OF 8 CONCERTS NOW SOLD OUT!
Are you a Magna Carta fan and are living outside the Netherlands and you would like to attend one (or more) of these last 8 concerts but having trouble ordering tickets (probably because of the language barrier) we can now… Read More »TICKETS FOR NON-DUTCH FANS
As you probably know, today is July 13th, which means that Chris Simpson will be celebrating his 80th birthday! Christopher John Simpson was born on July 13, 1942 in Nidderdale, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. Cartoon by Ruben van Aefst … Read More »HAPPY 80th BIRTHDAY CHRIS SIMPSON!