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Music & stuff: March 2010
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Mainly reviews of live music. Saturday, 13 March 2010. A February freezing fog. The dawn hasn't done its job. The streets still grey and sleepy. Up the Greenfield Road. The grey is whiter. And we walk hopefully onto the moor. Losing sight of the road in the mist. We climb and surely it is getting warmer, brighter? Near the summit we are in bright sunshine,. Turn and see the tops of clouds spread below our feet. Filling the valley below, bright sunshine,. Billowing clouds stretched sky.
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Music & stuff: September 2009
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Mainly reviews of live music. Sunday, 27 September 2009. 5 days of music around Huddersfield. Flaming Biscuits at Marsden Socialist Club. Guitar anthem band playing quite a lot of more modern rock numbers (like Valerie). Good. Got the audience dancing and singing along. Graham Robinson at The Puzzle. After some foolery from Ron Evans and Andy Macdonald (aka Dead Grateful! The blues and ragtime specialist came up with a great set. Check him out at his website. Adrian Byron Burns at The Head of Steam.
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Music & stuff: Futile Photos
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Mainly reviews of live music. Saturday, 13 March 2010. A February freezing fog. The dawn hasn't done its job. The streets still grey and sleepy. Up the Greenfield Road. The grey is whiter. And we walk hopefully onto the moor. Losing sight of the road in the mist. We climb and surely it is getting warmer, brighter? Near the summit we are in bright sunshine,. Turn and see the tops of clouds spread below our feet. Filling the valley below, bright sunshine,. Billowing clouds stretched sky.
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Music & stuff: January 2009
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Mainly reviews of live music. Wednesday, 28 January 2009. Seasick Steve at The O2 Academy, Leeds; Tuesday 27th January 2009. Steve isn't the greatest guitarist or even the greatest singer, but he has a great feel for the old time blues and plays straight from the heart. He has soul, in the wider sense of the word. He connects with the audience and shows genuine appreciation that we're listening to him. He also writes good original songs, but in the country blues tradition, kept simple. TFL are usually a ...
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Music & stuff: CW Stoneking dates
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Mainly reviews of live music. Wednesday, 2 June 2010. Excited to see CW Stoneking is playing some dates in the UK . apparently I've missed a couple already! See cwstoneking.com but here are the UK dates:. Clyde Street, Leicester LE1 2DE, UK. 96-98 Pentonville Road, London, N1 9JB. And apparently in Wakefield sometime at the beginning of August, not listed on his website, but Rich has got me a ticket! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Jazz Dawgs and Friends at The Sportsman. The Whys And Wherefores.
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Music & stuff: Hey - missed a few & then ... Jez Platt & co at Shepley CC
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Mainly reviews of live music. Friday, 24 September 2010. Hey - missed a few and then . Jez Platt and co at Shepley CC. Jez Platt - guitar and vocals. Rod Mason - Keyboard, Sax and flute. Chris Sykes - drums. Chris Hargreaves - bass. Ed Collins - trumpet, percussion. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Hey - missed a few and then . Jez Platt and co at Sh. The Whys And Wherefores. The Richard Johnston Blues Experience. View my complete profile.
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Music & stuff: November 2008
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Mainly reviews of live music. Sunday, 30 November 2008. ASCOLTA / ZAPPA at Bates Mill, Huddersfield. Saturday 29th November 2008. Part of the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival 2008. Beforehand, I read up a bit on Frank Zappa on Wikipedia. And found out a bit more about Edgard Varèse. I also thought that this is the reason Zappa's music is so accessible, even though it is very demanding - there is a strong rhythm to follow, even if you can't follow all the melodies and harmonies. The audience deman...
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Music & stuff: 5 days of music around Huddersfield
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Mainly reviews of live music. Sunday, 27 September 2009. 5 days of music around Huddersfield. Flaming Biscuits at Marsden Socialist Club. Guitar anthem band playing quite a lot of more modern rock numbers (like Valerie). Good. Got the audience dancing and singing along. Graham Robinson at The Puzzle. After some foolery from Ron Evans and Andy Macdonald (aka Dead Grateful! The blues and ragtime specialist came up with a great set. Check him out at his website. Adrian Byron Burns at The Head of Steam.
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Music & stuff: Marsden Blues Festival
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Mainly reviews of live music. Sunday, 11 October 2009. Now I love the blues. Ever since hearing Taj Mahal and Fleetwood Mac singles in the sixties, progressing on to Canned Heat. Recently, inspired by Richard Johnston, I've explored the pre-war blues and wonder why I didn't before. I went to see some of the free events at Marsden Jazz Festival. However, in general, I like blues better than jazz. Which could do with some work! Previously I'd caught a bit of Backwater Blues. Again, not quite fair to lu...
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Music & stuff: September 2010
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Mainly reviews of live music. Friday, 24 September 2010. Hey - missed a few and then . Jez Platt and co at Shepley CC. Jez Platt - guitar and vocals. Rod Mason - Keyboard, Sax and flute. Chris Sykes - drums. Chris Hargreaves - bass. Ed Collins - trumpet, percussion. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Hey - missed a few and then . Jez Platt and co at Sh. The Whys And Wherefores. The Richard Johnston Blues Experience. View my complete profile.
