|
Harbottle (Martin)
|
 |
« Reply #60 on: April 25, 2026, 07:03:43 PM » |
|
Some weeks ago someone sent me a message on FB with a link to a Soft Machine gig in Coventry, at the Albany Club in Earlsdon, about a 10 minute walk from where I live. So I thought it would be rude not to go.
Venue was very busy, with not enough tables/chairs out, and after a bit of chaos the organiser admitted he'd never been so busy and this was the best turnout for the Jazz Club he'd ever seen.
They were excellent, playing a lot of new stuff and some classics, including Facelift, Joy of Toy, and Hazard Profile.
How much of it got played (i.e. just Part One, I'm guessing)? Probably my favourite Soft Machine track from my favourite Soft Machine album (which normally makes other Canterbury fans guffaw.... It's also my favourite SM album along with Third. They just did part 1, but it was altered quite a bit from the album. |
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
"Nothing, like something, happens anywhere." - Philip Larkin
|
|
|
Andy
Brain half the size of a planet
Global Moderator
 Offline
Posts: 8440
Loc: South West Wales
Not perfect. Never claimed to be.
|
|
« Reply #61 on: April 26, 2026, 08:46:37 AM » |
|
An excellent evening in the company of John Kirkpatrick, Sue Harris and Benji Kirkpatrick at Menter Rhosygilwen, Cilgerran.
Legendary talent on display and a lovely venue.
Also picked up Benji's Hendrix Songs and John & Sue's Live at Wyeside CDs.
|
|
|
« Last Edit: April 26, 2026, 09:28:31 AM by Andy »
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
|
Jules Gray
|
|
« Reply #62 on: April 26, 2026, 11:09:29 AM » |
|
What's that instrument that Sue is playing, Andy?
Jules
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
Now be thankful for good things below
|
|
|
|
Alan2
|
|
« Reply #63 on: April 26, 2026, 12:04:21 PM » |
|
Not a music gig, but To Kill a Mockingbird at the theatre. Excellent.
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
Andy
Brain half the size of a planet
Global Moderator
Offline
Posts: 8440
Loc: South West Wales
Not perfect. Never claimed to be.
|
|
« Reply #64 on: April 26, 2026, 01:31:06 PM » |
|
What's that instrument that Sue is playing, Andy?
Jules
Hammered Dulcimer. |
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
|
Jules Gray
|
|
« Reply #65 on: April 26, 2026, 04:00:30 PM » |
|
Hammered Dulcimer.
Ah yes, that makes sense. Thanks, fella. Jules |
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
Now be thankful for good things below
|
|
|
John From Austin
Donovan is my new texting buddy
Folkcorp Guru
Offline
Posts: 768
Loc: Austin
|
|
« Reply #66 on: April 26, 2026, 04:06:11 PM » |
|
Mrs. J From A gave me a hammered dulcimer for my birthday some years ago. Not only can I not play it, but I can’t even tune it.
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
Andy
Brain half the size of a planet
Global Moderator
Offline
Posts: 8440
Loc: South West Wales
Not perfect. Never claimed to be.
|
|
« Reply #67 on: April 26, 2026, 06:00:20 PM » |
|
Mrs. J From A gave me a hammered dulcimer for my birthday some years ago. Not only can I not play it, but I can’t even tune it.
Don't try an autoharp, then! |
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
|
ColinB
|
|
« Reply #68 on: April 26, 2026, 08:42:32 PM » |
|
Mrs. J From A gave me a hammered dulcimer for my birthday some years ago. Not only can I not play it, but I can’t even tune it.
Don't try an autoharp, then! Maybe a sober dulcimer would be easier to play.  |
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
|
Jules Gray
|
|
« Reply #69 on: April 26, 2026, 11:58:23 PM » |
|
Mrs. J From A gave me a hammered dulcimer for my birthday some years ago. Not only can I not play it, but I can’t even tune it.
Don't try an autoharp, then! Maybe a sober dulcimer would be easier to play. Even if you're hammered. Jules |
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
Now be thankful for good things below
|
|
|
|
Will S
|
|
« Reply #70 on: Yesterday at 09:38:09 AM » |
|
Lindisfarne on Saturday night in Exmouth. As was mentioned recently, nothing new (their last album was released 24 years ago, I think), although there were a few Alan Hull solo songs I didn't know, but well played and most of the classics were played, providing a good evening's entertainment. I wouldn't be in a hurry to see them again, but then the last time I saw them was in about 1985, and if they should turn up at Cropredy I'd certainly not complain.
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
All the diamonds in the world
That mean anything to me,
Are conjured up by wind and sunlight
Sparkling on the sea
(Bruce Cockburn)
|
|
|
John From Austin
Donovan is my new texting buddy
Folkcorp Guru
Offline
Posts: 768
Loc: Austin
|
|
« Reply #71 on: Yesterday at 05:44:55 PM » |
|
Melissa Etheridge, last night at ACL Live!
Mrs. J From A and I discovered Melissa some years into her career, when she released "Yes I Am" and opened for the Eagles on the Hell Freezes Over Tour in 1994. We vividly recall her performance in San Antonio, with this huge voice absolutely filling the massive Alamodome. Not coincidentally, that album provided her commercial breakthrough, with at least three all-time classics ("Come To My Window," "If I Wanted To," and "I'm The Only One"). Her set was punctuated with long, sustained notes that repeatedly brought the audience to their feet.
I perceive that her voice has lost some power since then, but the quality of her songs and her stage presence remain undeniable. One of the best songs was the title cut from her latest album, "Rise." Her fans are positively rabid. At the conclusion of the show, she stepped into the audience and continued singing while embracing several of the women who surged forward. It was a lovely evening with an artist of rare talent.
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
|
