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on: April 20, 2026, 04:44:46 PM
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| Started by wayne stote - Last post by davidmjs | ||
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Andy Clark, lead singer of Clark Hutchinson. As reported on FB by Mick Hutchinson.
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on: April 20, 2026, 01:52:23 PM
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| Started by Dan O. - Last post by ColinB | ||
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A mostly Irish lineup this week on Off The Beaten Tracks following the death of Moya Brennan with music from...
The Pogues, The Dubliners, Polly Barrett, Cara Dillon, Van Morrison, Nuala Kennedy, The Alt, Clannad, Karan Casey, Oisin Leech, Kate Bush, Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh, Simon Murphy, Grainne Duffy and McGoldrick McCusker Doyle w/ Heidi Talbot Tune in at 8pm on https://www.internet-radio.com/station/gingerfeatherfm/ |
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on: April 20, 2026, 12:27:31 PM
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| Started by Harbottle (Martin) - Last post by David V B | ||
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Steeleye in the Lowther Pavilion in Lytham. Good solid set, mixture from throughout the band’s catalogue. Only knew Maddy P and Julian L, but rest of the band fitted in well. (Liam apparently recovering from an op so new drummer sitting in). Missed Thomas the Rhymer but enjoyed Cold Haily Windy Night and an excellent Tam Lin, so overall a very enjoyable evening.
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on: April 20, 2026, 09:33:19 AM
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| Started by Alan2 - Last post by Alan2 | ||
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Actually i read a good thing on a fbk page today and fleetingly considered forwarding it to you but it was long and i wasn't sure it'd be.of interest. It could have been titled 'why so many vinyl re issues sound ****' but it wasn't. And the problem isn't confined to reissues. Not to mention that a lot of the "remastered" reissues aren't from first generation recordings and suffer as a result. Several of the remastered reissues are reportedly quite dire, with dropouts and inconsistent volumes of instrumentation, as I've discovered very recently. Yes that"s true. Another major factor is the way the phenomenon dubbed 'the loudness wars' is also prevalent on vinyl records , having been waged on new and reissued CDs for some years. LPs are commonly mastered from a digital source. This needn"t be so bad but extreme compression is used, and the overall volume is jacked up. This foregrounsds some information, and the initial effect on the listener is impressive. But after a few minutes it"s dreadful- fatiguing and depressing. There's no real nuance or contrast. EVERYTHING sounds TOO LOUD. This sound is designed for earbuds , blue tooth , etc. - short term listening. For people who want to sit and enjoy the richness and detail of an album on at least a half decent system, it's audio death. |
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on: April 20, 2026, 12:44:59 AM
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| Started by Harbottle (Martin) - Last post by StephenB | ||
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Fairport in the magnificent Guildhall in Derry last night. As good as ever. I was only disappointed after reading on here and expecting it that there was no Sloth or Flowers of the Forest...but hey, there was more than enough there for me. (Oh, and no support - I was looking forward to Jen.)
No harm on Peggy, but from the hundreds of instrumental sets at their disposal, I don't understand why they keep doing Bankruptured for so long...It's beyond time for a change. But hey, minor quibbles, a great night. WKWTTG got a standing ovation of it own... I took a friend with no real knowledge but an open mind and he gave them 8 out of 10, which if you knew him really translates as an 11. Proper order |
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on: April 20, 2026, 12:40:33 AM
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| Started by Alan2 - Last post by Andy | ||
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Actually i read a good thing on a fbk page today and fleetingly considered forwarding it to you but it was long and i wasn't sure it'd be.of interest. It could have been titled 'why so many vinyl re issues sound ****' but it wasn't. And the problem isn't confined to reissues. Not to mention that a lot of the "remastered" reissues aren't from first generation recordings and suffer as a result. Several of the remastered reissues are reportedly quite dire, with dropouts and inconsistent volumes of instrumentation, as I've discovered very recently. |
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on: April 19, 2026, 02:29:04 PM
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| Started by Alan2 - Last post by Alan2 | ||
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I got my Strawbs LP, but this year that was the only thing i succeeded in purchasing on the day. Online tomorrow, then. Did anyone else- gasp - buy a record? I still find it fun. Online today, in fact. £60 or so. Depends how much value you put on the time you spent queueing I guess. Fwiw, I actually bought my first vinyl in years the other day (because the band I wanted to hear/own don't have product in any other form - Fflaps, a Cymraeg band) Interesting. Actually i read a good thing on a fbk page today and fleetingly considered forwarding it to you but it was long and i wasn't sure it'd be.of interest. It could have been titled 'why so many vinyl re issues sound ****' but it wasn't. And the problem isn't confined to reissues. |
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on: April 19, 2026, 12:41:36 PM
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| Started by Alan2 - Last post by davidmjs | ||
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I got my Strawbs LP, but this year that was the only thing i succeeded in purchasing on the day. Online tomorrow, then. Did anyone else- gasp - buy a record? I still find it fun. Online today, in fact. £60 or so. Depends how much value you put on the time you spent queueing I guess. Fwiw, I actually bought my first vinyl in years the other day (because the band I wanted to hear/own don't have product in any other form - Fflaps, a Cymraeg band) |
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on: April 19, 2026, 11:41:10 AM
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| Started by Alan2 - Last post by Alan2 | ||
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I got my Strawbs LP, but this year that was the only thing i succeeded in purchasing on the day. Online tomorrow, then.
Did anyone else- gasp - buy a record? I still find it fun. |
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on: April 19, 2026, 11:37:02 AM
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| Started by wayne stote - Last post by Alan2 | ||
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A slight tangent but a conversation I’ve had with friends over the years……can you split the artist from the work. I love the music of Wagner but his political views are appalling. I love the poetry of Philip Larkin but his personal views are unconscionable. My kids loved the books of Roald Dahl , I was reading them to my grandkids a couple of weeks ago but his views are also reprehensible. A friend loves the music of Morrissey and follows him from gig to gig. I find Morrisseys political views repugnant but my friend, the most liberal and gentle of men, can seperate man from performance. I loved the music of John Martyn but his behaviour in his personal life was awful. Some of Kershaws private life is a dark place but his enthusiasm for music and later particularly world music introduced me to a lot of music I probably have found. So I do split man from art but sometimes it is a difficult gymnastic act. Yes, the list is long - Mr Bowie, Mr Page, and many others , some of whom were never convicted of anything, but one wonders. I loved John Martyn, in particular, many years before his awful behaviour became common knowledge. I can still listen to his music, but there's a distance there which wasn't there before. I tell myself human beings are complex and imperfect, and there are a handful of things about myself and what that self has done, of which i am not proud. |
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