News Update
On behalf of Chris Simpson and the other members of Magna Carta we want to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a wonderful, happy and healthy New Year, full of great music! Note: Chris Simpson has promised to write… Read More »Merry Christmas from Magna Carta!
As you probably know the very last Magna Carta Tour in The Netherlands was postponed from September 2020 to September 2021, had to be cancelled again, due to the Covid-19 pandemic. But… we can now confirm that in October 2022… Read More »Last Dutch tour in October 2022
It is, of course inevitable that ‘man born of woman hath but a short time to live’. At times it has always seemed that the Rolling Stones may well go on forever, be it through the intervention of the dark… Read More »CHRIS SIMPSON REMEMBERS CHARLIE WATTS
Don Everly passed away a few days ago. His brother, Phil had preceded him by a number of years. Don came into the world as Isaac Donald Everly in Brownie, Kentucky, 1st February 1937. Phil, who was ever ‘the baby’… Read More »DON EVERLY. REST IN PEACE.
On July 13, 1942 a little baby boy was born. His name: Christopher John Simpson. 79 years later he is still alive and kicking and writing stories and music and playing music. So: HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHRIS! And THANK YOU… Read More »HAPPY 79th BIRTHDAY CHRIS SIMPSON!
The 80th edition of the Official Magna Carta Newsletter has been released on June 17, 2021. This Newsletter is for subscribers only. Do you want a FREE subscription? Please go to the Newsletter button under the About menu button on… Read More »NEWSLETTER #80 RELEASED
Yes folks, Chris Simpson has been working hard with the people of Repertoire Records to get a 9 disc box set released. This box set will contain 3 dvd’s and 6 cd’s . The working title is ‘When all is… Read More »MAGNA CARTA BOX SET IN THE MAKING
It was hoped that the last ever Dutch Magna Carta tour, originally planned for September 2020, would go ahead in September this year. Because the Covid-19 pandemic still isn’t over yet and that it proved to be very difficult to… Read More »THE VERY LAST DUTCH TOUR POSTPONED
David ‘Pick’ Withers [photo: Jacob Bolhuis] This article appeared on Dutch website 3voor12.nl. It’s about concert promotor Jacob Bolhuis from the city of Groningen, in the north of The Netherlands. Jacob worked with Magna Carta in the late 1970s… Read More »A mega group in the making
Lee Abbot died 9 years ago on March 4, 2012. He was a wonderful man and talented too! Although he is sadly missed, the memories are still clear and warm. Two days ago Chris sent me a live CDR, recorded… Read More »LEE ABBOTT REMEMBERED