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The Yardbirds are pleased to announce that original guitarist Top Topham has returned to the band! The Yardbirds 2013 are Jim McCarty, Top Topham, Ben King, Andy Mitchell and Dave …

The Canadian leg of the Flip-Side tour is over now – it went very well indeed, with great reaction from the crowds. Just to say a big “Thank-you” to all …

I’m delighted to announce that I’ll be hitting the road this summer with former Renaissance bandmate John Hawken (also of The Nashville Teens) and singer-songwriter Jann Klose. We’ve called it …

I`d heard a bit about Kickstarter and it felt a bit strange at first that the fans would contribute to a band project, but I guess it`s all part of …

Well what a great night we had! So many fans came, some from far away, to help celebrate with us and we were so pleased to be join by Top, …

I’m very pleased to announce that the new Yardbirds DVD, Making Tracks, is out now. It’s a brand new 2-DVD Set Click http://app.topspin.net/store/index/22510

On the 5th August I’m appearing on a documentary on French TV about Twiggy and the 1960’s. It’s made by Arte and is very good. http://www.arte.tv/fr/6726334,CmC=6734072.html

This is a recent review of one of my solo shows in New York;

Jim McCarty and John Hawken with special guest Jann Klose
Iridium
New York, NY
May 2, 2012

Former Yardbirds drummer McCarty …

It was great to see some of you at the Iridium last night. I hope you enjoyed the show.