Good albums of the Moment

[johncorrigan]

I wonder ...

http://www.newzimbabwe.com/showbiz-5360-Marimba+virtuoso+releases+album/showbiz.aspx

Oh no - disappointing, not enough marimba, too much Western influence.

I thought the first track was really good but a mix of the cheesy photos and cheesy tunes etc had me switching away.

You might like this bit of Fado from Carminho - apparently only 25 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVgFnoyqyEM
beautiful voice I thought - Songlines gave her record 5 stars as they did for that new Dub Colossus record 'Addis through the looking glass' and if the opening number is anything to go by it's a topper.

[Globaltruth]

Ach no, Fado is another unreasonable pet hate of mine, unconstrained Portugese miserableness.

I blame it on the bacalhau.

(Incidentally I see Mariza is retiring for a bit - it's all caught up with her, you see)

[Paul Sherratt]

Saw Mariza a few weeks back. I thought her performance was a bit flat, then on checking a hunch, I discovered that the cleverly designed dress for the diva, was to worn hide the fact that she wasn't. Child due in August if I remember.

Fado is a bit like an olive, a small ingredient of what should always be a grand meal.

http://www.jdmfilmreviews.com/images/la-grande-bouffe-andrea-ferreol-and-philippe-noire.jpg

Film noiret.

PS
The Portuguese Guitar player in John's film used to play with Mariza for years.

[Globaltruth]

Saw Mariza a few weeks back. I thought her performance was a bit flat, then on checking a hunch, I discovered that the cleverly designed dress for the diva, was to worn hide the fact that she wasn't. Child due in August if I remember.

Fado is a bit like an olive, a small ingredient of what should always be a grand meal.

http://www.jdmfilmreviews.com/images/la-grande-bouffe-andrea-ferreol-and-philippe-noire.jpg

Film noiret.

A terrific film by the way.
However the interview in froots doesn't just attribute her resting to her enceinte-ness...but then that's just a journo with space to fill.

So, moving on, what should be the next course?

[Paul Sherratt]

Well I've just had a bite of that Ok Pokey. Tastes very good.

http://www.israbox.com/uploads/posts/2009-12/1260437946_folderyy.jpg

Have they been on the BBC ?

[Globaltruth]

don't think so - maybe someone would care to oblige?

anyway, I'll plump for a slightly surprising choice

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eloWCh-Z68E

or maybe it's just another starter...

Apparently some people have seen a 6 foot white rabbit in this video - I can't say I have...

[johncorrigan]

Ach no, Fado is another unreasonable pet hate of mine, unconstrained Portugese miserableness.

I blame it on the bacalhau.

(Incidentally I see Mariza is retiring for a bit - it's all caught up with her, you see)

Fado's not one of my faves either, but I was really enjoying her voice - mind you, she does remind of Mariza

[johncorrigan]

Here's another from TOTW 77 that I've been really enjoying.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1b2vcHVG90

Great voice I thought.

[Globaltruth]

Here's another from TOTW 77 that I've been really enjoying.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1b2vcHVG90

Great voice I thought.

The strings lift it imo - inspired.

[johncorrigan]

Ahh, that old Polksa Roots album - so 09:15.

Now, why now, the young prodigy Pokey LaFarge

http://www.pokeylafarge.net/multimedia/video/

JC - I predict you will become a fan...why he even looks like a young Ahh Crum.

Feels good.

I don't get out much but noticed that Pokey and the boys were in St Andrews this evening - so me and my wife (a notoriously tough audience) headed over there and it was a very very enjoyable couple of hours. Four terrific musicians, a lot of humour, perhaps the best moothie player I ever saw and a host of great songs old and new - well worth the price of admission - wife thoroughly enjoyed it - she's happy, I'm happy.

[Globaltruth]

I don't get out much but noticed that Pokey and the boys were in St Andrews this evening - so me and my wife (a notoriously tough audience) headed over there and it was a very very enjoyable couple of hours. Four terrific musicians, a lot of humour, perhaps the best moothie player I ever saw and a host of great songs old and new - well worth the price of admission - wife thoroughly enjoyed it - she's happy, I'm happy.

Hey, that's great to hear.
Now tell me - how did we summon him out of the ether and then materialised near to you?
Astonishing.

[Paul Sherratt]

Astonishing indeed !
John was here

http://www.scottishcinemas.org.uk/scotland/standrews_byreth_hr.jpg

But is that posh venue really near to you, JC ?

[Paul Sherratt]

PS
Good albums of the moment.
That Gillian Welch is now out and about.

[Paul Sherratt]

PPS

Moothie Man

http://www.geocurrent.org.uk/moothie/scots/images/james_andrews.jpg

So often communications from JC and that MAK send me off to the language research lab.
Very pleasureable it is too !

( Today's was an easy one, I'll admite )

[johncorrigan]

Astonishing indeed !
John was here

http://www.scottishcinemas.org.uk/scotland/standrews_byreth_hr.jpg

But is that posh venue really near to you, JC ?

About an hour South across the Tay Bridge Paul - you have to navigate through Dundee. St Andrews is one of those places you happen upon - it's a bit Brigadoonish really - characters emerge in the back streets that exist nowhere else* - it's the kind of place where invisibility cloaks exist - I'm sure I got a glimpse of Diagon Alley last night. Anyway here's one of them fine Pokey tunes.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOzmOZQdcYY

* Global maybe that's how they ended up here - they'd apparently been playing in Skye and Stornoway the previous couple of nights.