Queen's Birthday Honours

[Y Mab Afradlon]

Jonathan Leonard BIELBY, Organist and Director of Music, Wakefield Cathedral. For services to Choral Music.

Congratulations anyone spot any more?

[Y Mab Afradlon]

Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
Peter John JAMES, Lately Principal, London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. For services to the Arts.

Ex Lichfield Lay clerk as well.

[mercia]

Kathy McDowell (LSO)
Bryan Ferry
Claire Martin, jazz singer
Roy McEwan, Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Matthew Peacock, Streetwise Opera

several for services to music

[Paul Sherratt]

Is there a 'Sir Bruce', this time ? He sings.
I know the lad desperately wants it.

[mercia]

'Sir Bruce'

top of the list

[salymap]

Are any musicians honoured in the Birthday Honours this year ?

I don't buy a newspaper now and in Telegraph on line could only see 'Blackadder' had been knighted. Wow.

[antongould]

I don't buy a newspaper now and in Telegraph on line could only see 'Blackadder' had been knighted. Wow.

Morning it depends on your definition of musician.....

[salymap]

Morning it depends on your definition of musician.....

Well, any musicians important enough to be so honoured are worth a head's up here, surely.

[cloughie]

I don't buy a newspaper now and in Telegraph on line could only see 'Blackadder' had been knighted. Wow.

Baldrick knighted, Blackadder CBE!

[antongould]

Well, any musicians important enough to be so honoured are worth a head's up here, surely.

The "musicians" reported in the Guardian are Adele and P J Harvey but they don't print the full list......

[ostuni]

An OBE for Alan Opie was mentioned in my Twitter feed - haven't yet got round to reading any other news sources.

[cloughie]

The "musicians" reported in the Guardian are Adele and P J Harvey but they don't print the full list......

I'm never sure about whether the likes of Adele merit these honours - selling loads of CDs - making loads of dosh out of something she enjoys doing!

[antongould]

I'm never sure about whether the likes of Adele merit these honours - selling loads of CDs - making loads of dosh out of something she enjoys doing!

Sort of like bankers you mean?

[ostuni]

And an OBE for the Wigmore's John Gilhooly.

[Barbirollians]

No Damehood for Ida again !