A quick glance around the schedules

[johncorrigan]

There has been talk of a knighthood for GB - should it be the tower?

(to paraphrase B Connolly)The Tower's too good for him, cloughie! What he needs is a boot up the a***!
I think Chief Inspector Barlow is more deserving of an honour.

http://www.autograph-gallery.co.uk/acatalog/Z4.jpg

[zola]

Upcoming Radio 4 programmes that may be of interest.
Saturday 9th June at 1030, James Joyce's Playlist, bawdy music hall ballads and sentimental classics.

Saturday 9th June at 1530, Modern Day Griot, how the word has been reinvented as a shorthand for a particular genre of music.

Tuesday 12th June at 1130, Cerys Matthews's Blue Horizon, the story of the record label.

[johncorrigan]

Mark Coles' Shed got a bit of coverage from Elisabeth Mahoney in today's Guardian as a reminder that I need to go and listen to that more often and not just when Global gives me a nudge.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/tv-and-radio/2012/jun/14/the-shed-mark-coles-review

[johncorrigan]

Really enjoyed that Mark Cole Shed - especially Garmarna 'Euchari' and the bit of Palm Wine from Koo Nimo. He also had a tribute to Jamaican saxophonist Andy Hamilton who died earlier in the month. I must get round to putting MCS on my calendar more regularly, though I could do with less info about the broad beans - but I suppose it is a shed......in a garden.

http://www.markcolesmusic.com/Portfolio.php

[johncorrigan]

.......was it mere synchronicity that had Cerys play the same Spade Dooley tune that Mark played from his Shed this week?
Not this version, but catch that harp - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgzeLlBjD6Q

She had a Palestinian feel to the show this morning - celebrating the Sanctuary World Music Festival - didn't catch the name of the performer about 45minutes in but he was pretty mesmeric playing and singing - great for a Sunday morning - saved me goin' tae the Kirk!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01jypq9

[Paul Sherratt]

Hang Down Your Head Tom Cooley ...

[johncorrigan]

Hang Down Your Head Tom Cooley ...

What a doolie Paul - must get my Western Swing Spellcheck App sorted out!

[Globaltruth]

Celebrating Sanctuary

Here's more on that Celebrating Sanctuary event

http://www.refugeeweek.org.uk/In-Your-Area/London/Celebrating-Sanctuary/Celebrating-Sanctuary-intro

Which, as far as I can establish, has been curated by a certain Max Reinhardt, Cerys Matthews & DJ Ritu.
I've be very surprised if Dr. Lucy wasn't consuming half an ounce of best shag somewhere in the background too.

Anyway, it's not just London (this is a Global thing...) and it IS still going on

http://www.refugeeweek.org.uk/In-Your-Area/

Here's a free recording of Tanya Auclair live from the event...

http://audioboo.fm/boos/850206-our-first-audioboo-recorded-at-tanyaauclair-s-beautiful-performance-cslondonfest

not the best quality but gives you a flavour

[Globaltruth]

TOMORROW - Spire Live

Spire Live @ Spitalfields Festival | London, 21st June 2012
The 13th Spire will take place at St. Botolphs without Aldgate on Thursday 21st June 2012 as part of The Spitalfields Summer Festival
7.00pm-9.30pm (Installation by Marcus Davidson from 6.00pm) Insight with Scott McMillan (The Liminal), Charles Matthews and Mike Harding.
Performers:
Charles Matthews - organ & piano
John Beaumont - tenor
Marcus Davidson - organ, piano & tape
BJ Nilsen - electronics
Philip Jeck - turntables & samplers
and
The Eternal Chord
Programme to include:
Charles Camilleri - Sonata Semplice
JS Bach - Komm, Heiliger Geist
Ligeti - Harmonies
Diana Burrell - Lauds
Arvo Pärt - Pari Intervallo
Marcus Davidson - The Conscious Sky
You can book tickets here
Tickets: £12 unreserved/£5 Student tickets (further concessions available).
Series Tickets Offers: Discounts available when booking three or more concerts.
From its earliest inception as the Hydraulis to the latest in organ technology, the organ has had incredible influence on the history of music and sound. Spire celebrates this "Emperor of Instruments" with live performances for organ, electronics, piano and voice, contrasting digital and analogue to create a rich sonic journey unique to each performance location. See Spire in Spitalfields for the first time, visiting St Botolph without Aldgate and its newly restored Harris organ.

[Lateralthinking1]

I have deleted from post 539: "Barlow is not as a person dislikeable. He is though a part of the British music establishment. While his intentions were good......." I feel now even more strongly that his record was lousy and that he himself belongs to the cesspool. This is a day when listening to the news has proved impossible because it is very literally making me feel physically sick:

(a) OBEs to creeps (b) Cameron's hypocrisy and uselessness and (c) The latest predictable flesh-crawling chapter in the life of what passes now as a comedian are the lesser parts of my "issue". The greater parts are (d) the sheer amounts of money these barely humans are raking in - not the politics of envy as I wouldn't want it - I just don't think anyone should have it, least of all the talentless and (e) huge numbers of the public who rapidly label as a victim someone who makes a living by picking on others. And particularly (f) hearing constantly misrepresentation in the media of who I am - that "we would all do it, ie avoid tax, if we could" - no I wouldn't liars, I wouldn't dream of making money out of preventing the sick and needy from getting the assistance they needed, I'd recognise that in some circumstances that would indirectly mean that I was a killer, and if I won the lottery this week, I would immediately sue everyone who has implied otherwise. These people don't even make any sense. One minute they are saying "it's only fair, it's legal" and the next they are bleating about the state of the NHS. All of them are thoroughly loathsome.



I don't want to be "entertained" by indirect murderers thanks. I find it absolutely shocking that anybody would. For god's sake, can't someone start to build an entertainment industry alongside the so-called one we have? Radio stations, record labels, film companies, comedy circuits, newspapers, books, football leagues, etc where the only people who are accepted earn less than £100,000 pa and are happy to be in that position for all time? Where some of their names become as big as those anywhere else on the basis that the public can identify with them on all levels including financially and in some remaining cases morally? Arguably, there would also be more talent on such a circuit and we wouldn't have the same old stale output, decade in and decade out. In fact, why can't the BBC do it? Shouldn't it be that already? Yes it should. Thompson earn your millions of our money. Do it now!

I could find a thousand Ken Bruces and Simon Mayos, Gary Barlows and Jimmy Carrs, even Joleon Lescotts and Ashley Youngs, in a week in Croydon town centre. The same applies to every other area - the industry and the public know that is true - and actually I'd spend a bit more time finding people who are far better. Currently it's not enjoyment in any definition of that word. It's gut wrenching and if it gets any worse, I will get rid of the radio and the TV completely. Who wants to listen to multi-millionaires? They would be the last people on earth with whom I would choose to socialise and I will never fund their wars against ordinary people.

[johncorrigan]

With you there Lat! I will once again quote the Big Yin on these boards - 'Hingin's too good fur thum - whit they need is a boot up the erse!'

In the meantime calm yourself down with forty-five minutes in the shed accompanied by Mark and his new froggy chum and his latest effort - I'm warming to him, though he is slightly Peelish, but not in a Radcliffe kind of way!

http://www.markcolesmusic.com/Portfolio.php

[johncorrigan]

Lat, I know you like a listen to Desert Island Discs - not sure if you noticed this but a very interesting castaway this week, the Egyptian writer Ahdaf Soueif. There was some fine Egyptian music in there among some western pieces, and she was very interesting in her descriptions of Tahrir Square. Well worth a listen, I thought.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01jwfpz

[handsomefortune]

Lat, I know you like a listen to Desert Island Discs - not sure if you noticed this but a very interesting castaway this week, the Egyptian writer Ahdaf Soueif. There was some fine Egyptian music in there among some western pieces, and she was very interesting in her descriptions of Tahrir Square. Well worth a listen, I thought.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01jwfpz

oh she looks intriguing.

though i must be careful not to accidentally listen to anything either side of 'did' as this is how i become exposed to celebrities such as sir gary barlow, through accidental leakage.

and yes lat, imv you were over generous in commenting on his nice personality, and nice releases....

perhaps put more effort into blocking out, rather than accidentally consuming too much toxic radio.... ? if desperate, why not try french, or local punjabi radio? the exact same stupid punchlines, routine noise, and intonations, but understanding is poor to zero, it's great - especially the news. the english music they play is often really dire, and the french stuff actually not too bad at all, if insane....but the main advantage is that there's no chance of toxic exposure, or understanding.

unfortunately, i accidentally found sir ken bruce on r2 recently ....was concerned that wogan might be miffed because bruce has stolen all his phrasing, and other aspects of wogan's personality ....but am informed that this happened ages ago, so (apparently) 'doesn't matter'. i wonder if sir terry wogan might agree with this assumption.....? as to when it's ok to 'start being someone else instead'?

the big yins - they're the peas that my mil brings round in tins.... (better than chip shop peas ...they're definitely pretending to be something they're not too) dr lucy, mak, verity and fee may agree on that last bit? dr lucy may like to record the fake peas in the chippy...just to check their authenticity...many are ready for the edinburgh museum where that US ethnologist's tapes are. (though the museum curator was more interested in what pants and suspenders she wore in the jungle) which may sound like really impressive 'attention to detail', especially if spoken in punjabi!

[handsomefortune]

Here's a free recording of Tanya Auclair live from the event...

http://audioboo.fm/boos/850206-our-f...e-cslondonfest

not the best quality but gives you a flavour

thanks for that, it does the job, which is the main thing. personally, i enjoyed its lonesome quality amongst the chaos. though some may wonder why she didn't opt for auto tune, and a full description of what tanya's wearing.

[Lateralthinking1]

perhaps put more effort into blocking out, rather than accidentally consuming too much toxic radio.... ? if desperate, why not try french, or local punjabi radio?

Yes thank you handsomefortune. Listening to the radio has now become a bit like trying to walk around land mines. Your suggestion is a good one. One of the reasons why I used to like being in France with just an O Level in French is that I hadn't the faintest idea what was going on most of the time. Counter-intuitively, I found it made life far easier.