The Australian Pink Floyd North American and UK tours

I started the Australian Pink Floyd North American tour on September 5th, 2018. Wwill tour the United States and Canada until mid October. Come see us. Check our website for dates. http://www.aussiefloyd.com/tour-dates

We will continue touring in the UK in November through mid December. I'm looking forward to celebrating my birthday with the band for the first time!

Come see us!

My sister Durga and I have been traveling to Italy since we were children. (We have Sicilian roots on our father's side and hope to find our family there.) We are delighted to perform at the Italian Jazz By The Pool festival. The will be singing soulful jazz and blues favorites with the band 3D.

http://www.jazzbythepool.it/10-08-2018-the-mcbroom-sisters/

The venue is the fabulous Terme Preistoriche Hotel and Spa

The date is August 10th, 2018

Click the photo to see the Hotel's Jazz by the Pool video on Facebook. Click below to see Lorelei's Facebook promo.

in sicily we appear with inside out and the pink floyd lazer show

august 11th

Durga and Lorelei in the Studio with Steve Hackett 

Steve Hackett is a legendary guitar player, songwriter and singer, who came to fame with the band Genesis. He joined the band in 1970, playing with Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins, Tony Banks and Mike Rutheford. In the latter years of the band's career, he recorded solo albums, leaving and reuniting with Genesis until his final departure in1977. Steve has continued recording and touring as a solo artist.



Steve Hackett, Lorelei McBroom and Dave Kerzner after Cruise ToThe Edge 2017- The moment Steve approached Lorelei about singing on his album  CTTE 2018.

Durga and I met Steve while working with Dave Kerzner. We all appeared on Kerzner's debut solo album "The New World." Over the past 3 years, we've all performed on 'Cruise to the Edge;' the  Prog Rock cruise excursions sponsored and headlined by the '70s classic band 'YES.'  Steve has appeared as a featured solo artist and The McBroom Sisters have performed with the Dave Kerzner Band. On the cruise in February of 2018, Steve sat in with us on Dave Kerzner's set. He really got the full McBroom Sisters experience. We did featured leads and backing vocals.  After the set  we shared, he asked us if we'd be available to sing on his upcoming solo release. We were delighted and agreed. Following my Australian Pink Floyd spring  European tour, (May 2018), my sister Durga and I met up in London to record with our new friend Steve Hackett. 


The book "The Underground Railroad," and the author Colton Whitehead, pictured here with Oprah WInfrey. She featured his book in her book club. 

He'd written and recorded a song, inspired after he read Colson Whitehead's book "The Underground Railroad. " He asked us to add a soulful choir of voices, to his two part, Prog Rock song.  A camera man was there to document our time together. 



We took the train to Steve's studio. He and his wife Jo picked us up and drove us to their studio. He took out a beautiful antique music stand to hold the lyrics. We listened to his song and he shared some ideas about what he wanted us to do. He'd put down some guide harmonies and lead vocals. We embelished on his directions and had great fun going back and forth stacking harmonies and alternating lead vocals where he wanted them. 

 

Roger did a great job enginering the session. Steve's wife Jo was a delightful hostess. She prepared tea, healthy snacks and offered us assorted throat lozenges.  (We use them to keep our throats moist while we sing.) We can't wait for the album to be completed so we can hear the final mix.

STEVE POSTED THIS 0N HIS  PAGE ABOUT OUR TIME TOGETHER. https://www.facebook.com/stevehackettofficial

Steve Hackett

May 15, 2018 

VISIT STEVE HACKETT'S WEBSITE for updates on his album release, and upcoming tour dates. http://www.hackettsongs.com

2017 - 2018 Keeping me very busy!

In February 2018 I went on Cruise to the Edge again with Dave Kerzner's band and Durga. (Here I am on the shores of Costa Maya near Mexico, with Native Mayans dressed in traditional clothes for the tourists.)  We sailed from Tampa to Belise too. Now I'm in Europe with the Australian Pink Floyd we we have a great schedule touring the US and Canada in the fall and the UK in Winter. Click the photo for tour dates and updates.


Last year was a world wind of touring with the Aussie Floyd in the United States, Canada, Europe and ended in the UK.



In between that I went to Brazil with UmmaGumma the Brazilain Pink Floyd. They took me on a fabulous trip to Ipanema the world famous beach in Rio De Janero. We toured several cities. I sang in Sau Paulo, Rio, Porto Alegre, and Vicoga. 

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I met these beautiful Brazilian boys on Ipanema beach and asked them to pose for a photo. Here I am in Sao Paulo with Ummagumma.

Ummagumma The Brazilian Pink Floyd with me 2017 backstage. Isabela and Bruno Morais lead this band. Their Mother sings with the backing vocalists. It's a family affair. I go back in June 2018 for 2 shows. 

 

Durga and I went to Argentina and toured with the Argentine Ummagumma in June 2017. 

We had a great time with them! We also did another Master Class at Tamaba School of Music. 

We did a charity gig for Breast Cancer in Italy. Gary Wallis and Scott Page from the Pink Floyd touring band joined us.

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Durga and I also sang in Chieti with our friend Moira.

I ended the year with Durga in Guatemala in November.