Archive for the ‘music’ Category

Incident at St Pancras Station public piano

January 25, 2024

Brendan Kavanagh gives a lot of joy with his playing of the public piano at St Pancras Station.

Not though it seems for a bunch of Chinese CCP apparatchiks, who forgot for one moment that they were not in Communist China, and thought they could throw their weight around and order him to stop filming in a public place.

Excellent analysis of the situation by China Insider.

Well done for naming and shaming those involved. Now that their cover has been blown, they are of no use to the CCP.

The British Government should act and kick them out, persons not conducive to public good. The university and FT should fire their minder, nothing more than a CCP henchman.

The dumb policewoman was out of order, should be suspended, taken off active duty, sent for retraining.

Several years ago, Met Police and NUJ issued guidance on filming in public places. It is legal to film. The police woman was wrong to say cannot film in a public place.

Brendan was correct, you are in England not China, we have free speech.

CCP are trying to force YouTube to take the live streamed video down, where the CCP apparatchiks made complete asses of themselves to a worldwide audience.

Please watch the full video and draw your own conclusions. Please download the video. Should it get taken down, please upload it everywhere.

Lincolnshire Food and Farming Awards Lincoln Jazz Cafe

November 17, 2023

Lincoln Jazz Cafe secures Bar / Pub Category win at Lincolnshire Food and Farming Awards

Lincoln Jazz Cafe clinches Bar / Pub of the Year with its unique jazz ambiance and exquisite drinks selection.

Well done and congratulations to all.

Well deserved, the only venue I’d recommend in Lincoln for cocktails, music, and ambience.

I’m used to some of the top ranked cocktail bars in the world, drinks from world champions.

It puts to shame the farce of the recent Lincoln BIG GEM awards. It was embarrassing.

In Lincoln we find everywhere serving cocktails, most are clueless, and I cringe when I see what they are doing. Cheap ingredients, high markups.

Ironically I was at Lincoln Jazz Cafe this evening. I looked in, then decided to stay a while and have an Amaretto sour. Mention was made of the Lincolnshire Food and Farming Awards taking place that evening, no mention that Lincoln Jazz Cafe was shortlisted for an award.

Once again, congratulations and well deserved.

A brief selection of music and cocktails.

Ben’s Records 30 years in business

November 14, 2023

Congratulations Ben. Ben’s Records celebrates thirty years of being in business.



No thanks of course to Experience Guildford.

Experience Guildford demonstrates once again that they are parasitical scum on struggling local businesses, not content with extorting the BID Levy from local businesses they use the success of a local business to promote themselves.

Ben’s Records one of the best record shops in the country well worth a visit to Guildford, and whilst there please pop next door to Krema, the best coffee in Guildford.

The one record store to avoid, Eel Pie Records in Twickenham. BID fundamentalist, no surprise the BID money that flows their way, mere coincidence, sit on the board of the BID.

Serena Smith live jazz session Lincoln Jazz Cafe

September 14, 2023

An open night of live jazz at Lincoln Jazz Cafe, opened with Serena Smith on acoustic violin.

It was a pity she did not have backing musicians, not jazz karaoke.

Lincoln Jazz Cafe is the cocktail bar in Lincoln, occasional live music.

Coronation Concert

May 7, 2023

Take That, no thanks, I was not going to watch.

But I was pleased I did watch.

Impressive stage. I did not appreciate how large, until the performance started.

Very moving, Royal College of Art, Royal College of Music, Royal Royal Ballet, Royal Shakespeare collaborators. Music from West Side Story, words from Romeo and Juliet.

Impressive drone displays and lighting and lasers across the country.

Kate Perry and Take That were rubbish. A pity when there is talent, Adele, Elton John, Paul McCartney.

LoFi

March 11, 2023

Vinyl, books, jewelry.

Very very tempted by Coloured Music, but have I the room and weight?

Rock Choir

September 17, 2022

Rock Choir performing on Castle Hill outside Lincoln Castle .

A pleasant change from the usual noise nuisance in this area and down in the city centre.

Interstellar

June 17, 2022

Interstellar Hans Zimmer on Royal Albert Hall Organ

Watched drinking Tia Maria as the sun rose.

The successor to Vangelis.

Thoughts of 2001 and Foundation.

The Shadows at Sixty

December 6, 2021

Excellent BBC Four documentary on The Shadows.

Documentary includes archive footage, plus Pete Townsend, David Gilmour and Brian May talking about how they were influenced by The Shadows.

Also thoughts from Cliff Richard, for who The Shadows were a backing band.

A group of lads, went down to London as a skiffle group, they were finalists. They did not win. Two decided to stay on in London, they were aged 16 and 17. They played in a coffee bar. Heard Cliff Richard was looking for a backing group. He liked their sound.

In Athens I came across three lads playing on the street, usually four, but the day I found them, one could not make it. They looked the part, had the authentic sound. A crowd gathered.

Hermaphrodites Child

November 7, 2021

Three guys incredible musicians in their late teens early twenties, rock and roll band.

Authentic sound using instruments from the 1960s or as.

They looked the part, dressed the part, sounded the part.

A lot of pleasure to those watching or walking down the street, kids dancing.

Contrast with the moronic music too often found.

I was on my way somewhere, walking around The Acropolis, but stopped, sat on the wall and stayed.

They gathered quite a crowd.

Passers by would move to the music. Kids were captivated, would stop and dance

I usually give my loose change. No loose change. Well worth five euros.

When they finished and were packing up, I joined them and had a chat, thanked them for their excellent music. They are four, but one could not make it today.