Verity

[Lateralthinking1]

I'm amazed the Dandy lasted so long, Lat - it's been rubbish for ages - have to say I was a lot sadder when the Beezer went. I'm afraid the Beano may not be long behind - end of an era, but perhaps inevitable - the weekly comic has pretty much gone, I think.

That was great Lat - loved those Cymbals.

I had a great two and a half hours last night listening to a very good doc about Nusrat on R2 - AK was in there too - and then that very excellent 90 mins of VS - a really enjoyable show - BBC radio is great when it's good.

Hope you're tree felling is going Oakiedoakie.

John - Someone is looking at the tree tomorrow evening so hopefully it should be sorted soon. I will definitely listen to that programme about Nusrat. I was very tired last night, having done a lot of gardening and listened to three RVW symphonies in a row, but I caught an hour of Verity. It started vigorously - pretty folky - and I liked almost everything she played.

[handsomefortune]

I will definitely listen to that programme about Nusrat.



which day was that on?

[Globaltruth]

It started vigorously - pretty folky - and I liked almost everything she played.

whereas for me it was a little disappointing.

.there was one track from a Polish feller that I liked (Kutin Elsewhere), but I thought a lot of the rest veered too far down the self-indulgent route. 'Undiscovered World Music CD' - Oxymoron or Contradictio in Terminis?

The other slightly annoying thing is that I have a photo of a cow pie somewhere - a real one that was cooked for us by the famously eccentric chef at The Greys Pub in Brighton - can't find it.
And the chef has retired.
I did eat it all though...then there's this of course:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNgIY1EAW6w

2m 50s in if you're in a rush, 3m 50s if you just want to go straight to the punch line...quite literally.

[johncorrigan]

I will definitely listen to that programme about Nusrat.



which day was that on?

Last evening handsome - Thursday R2.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01lt2db

[handsomefortune]

thanks jc! i'm looking forward to it. nasrat seems blissfully free of these sort of problems http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLyE0...eature=related

are there any more radio progs celebrating jamaican independence btw?

iirc verity played calypso singer 'arrow' ....a song about slavery, from the early 60s ....some lyrics! did anyone else hear it? (although the 'mighty one' is from montserrat, not jamaica).

[johncorrigan]

Great to hear that old Kershaw fave, Duffy Power, on Verity's LJ last evening - very fine track I thought!

[Globaltruth]

Great to hear that old Kershaw fave, Duffy Power, on Verity's LJ last evening - very fine track I thought!

personally I loved that Dub Mentor track.

Seems to sound better here with a good match between visuals and sound - is this a different version I wonder?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3rj_OTVoNo

Mind you, difficult not to rush online and buy that Ravi Shankar & Tanmoy Bose...is it on The Spoot?

[aka Calum Da Jazbo]

quite liked this one too

[DracoM]

Agreed. Good track. Verity is star.

[Paul Sherratt]

John,

In fact Duffy used to live just across the road from the DJ.

All,

Now " It it me ? " but can you listen to the nu-radio-i-player and still navigate down other canals ?

http://www.thepotteries.org/photos_set/1930_brownhills_canal.jpg

[Paul Sherratt]

PS, VS certainly knows how to start a programme ...

[Globaltruth]

PS, VS certainly knows how to start a programme ...

And how to finish one, possibly courtesy of Geofflikesmusic...

[Paul Sherratt]

I've not reached that dizzy height as yet and have to go off in a few minutes - but if its a geofflikesmusic-a-like then its' bound to be a good 'un.
Global, you probably knew anyway but I've only just discovered, after being told by a mate in Watford, that M Gauthier is in town. Nantwich town in fact, on Saturday afternoon !
Gosh.

[johncorrigan]

John,

In fact Duffy used to live just across the road from the DJ.

He's been around a fair while Paul, that Duffy, but I hadn't realised quite how long. Fine version this with a very fine band.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEq38fsJVnY&feature=related

[johncorrigan]

Not sure who was breathier on last night's LJ, Verity or Louis-Jean Cormier.
Loved the Jack McNeill & Charlie Heys but I was detecting a strange flavour of '67 Beatles in the Donald Hay / Mary MacMaster piece 'Aird Ranters' but perhaps I just ain't got off the Mystery Tour yet after last weekend, cos I heard '67 Fab4 again in the Sakamoto piece. Them lovable moptops just get everywhere!