FT on LJ

[johncorrigan]

Just got an echo of that Sona song - it's M'boré and some may spot it in their box.

Thanks Paul - I look forward to that. I'm getting a meddle echo going on from LJ - wonder how long since I l heard this? - quite enjoying it in a once-in-thirty-years type way, if you know what I mean?

[Paul Sherratt]

Yes, I think it's probably roughly that long for me, a little longer if anything. I suspect there may be some men who
play it everyday !

[Globaltruth]

Yes, I think it's probably roughly that long for me, a little longer if anything. I suspect there may be some men who
play it everyday !

The world would be measurably poorer
Without the sound of Sona's kora
Shame she's not a more prolific tourer


(one gig upcoming in Sept.)

[Lateralthinking1]

Yes, thanks Paul, very nice -

Those damn jets did that to me too Mr Boe
We all flew from our oral traditions
Today the state frets and, once moral, goes slow
Strikes at history's troubled conditions

The young lack jakagi, too silver, not golden
They can't dust the stars with bravura
Work stations positioned, for ever beholden
Their screens provide no toura-lura

M'Bore - My Friend - thanks and ain't that a thing
Our Grand Tourer has long-distance brio
For stories can't end when somaticizing
Finds in sonics more stride in the griot

This dynasty calmer with agglutination
Roams Cwoydon, Eyam, Cwewe and Iona
Como te llamas?, they call me Vacation
But home is the heartstrings of Sona.

Lat.

(I wasn't feeling well but it is getting easier)

[johncorrigan]

I really enjoyed this three piece from Thursday's LJ.
Joni Mitchell — A case of you
Sura Susso (kora) — Africa
Joby Talbot (piano) / Orchestra / Jeremy Holland-Smith (conductor) — Tide Harmonic: Algal Bloom

Theremin broke the spell - therein lies a tale.

[Globaltruth]

A heartfelt piece from Fiona
Fiona Talkington on Norwegian music in the aftermath

[Globaltruth]

David Sylvian again last night...he's not exactly a riot or a griot is he?

[Globaltruth]

Whereas the Duduk is not played enough.

You almost never hear it on r2.... but Fiona chose
The National Duduk Ensemble of Armenia playing Mah Qaj Vordun .

[Globaltruth]

Fiona's fine show on 4/10/11

shameful really the way that Fiona Talkington doesn't get the applause she deserves on this forum.

Perhaps it's because she's the bedrock, the foundation, the only constant in the LJ world and gets taken for granted.

Which is quite wrong.

Tuesday's show (4/10/11) was a masterful piece of work with contrasts and surprises (that first Ethiopian track - Tirudel Zenebe), standards (Tallis),WM (the Garifuna people quite rightly a little perturbed: 'I have opened my suitcase and shown you everything I am, why do you still interrogate me'),jazz humour (Turtle String Quartet with a fine version of Hey Joe) and a nod to the classics (Bach on the accordion)...what more could anyone possibly want to listen to?

[johncorrigan]

Flipped over from Gideon last night - he played that Liz Green track again ( I like it!), Tinariwen, some foot-tappers, a great Richard Thompson but decided to leave the White Stripes and head for LJ and had a right enjoyable hour in Fiona's company. Great to hear the Muzsikás stuff again, the Kapsberger ( strangely wonderful), and The Bells of Hedalen Stave Church - must have been the mood I was in but it hit the spot. Off to listen to the rest.

[Lateralthinking1]

I did the same order of tents tonight following your example. Gideon was pretty good. Maybe Fiona has won me over with a selection that most certainly would not have been for everybody.

Loved David Bedford's "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" which I feel I have heard before. I never thought that you could hear children singing and roughly guess the year of the recording. It turned out to be 1975 and I said 1974. They must have sounded differently then even in music. Perhaps that should be "we" rather than "they". We did "The Demon of Adachigahara" by Gordon Crosse, along with Copland, for three nights at Fairfield Hall, Croydon in 74. That was how I could tell.

But the real excitement was for Chris Watson's "Veracruz" from the forthcoming "El Tren Fantasma" and accompanying interview. Could this be the year that a cd of train sounds is my favourite of all the releases? Only time will tell.

[Globaltruth]

I did the same order of tents tonight following your example. Gideon was pretty good. Maybe Fiona has won me over with a selection that most certainly would not have been for everybody.

Loved David Bedford's "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" which I feel I have heard before. I never thought that you could hear children singing and roughly guess the year of the recording. It turned out to be 1975 and I said 1974. They must have sounded differently then even in music. Perhaps that should be "we" rather than "they". We did "The Demon of Adachigahara" by Gordon Crosse, along with Copland, for three nights at Fairfield Hall, Croydon in 74. That was how I could tell.

But the real excitement was for Chris Watson's "Veracruz" from the forthcoming "El Tren Fantasma" and accompanying interview. Could this be the year that a cd of train sounds is my favourite of all the releases? Only time will tell.

Yes, a to the Chris Watson track...however a huge thumbs down (where's the emoticon) for both the BEATLES track and Fiona's reverent intro. (what was that all about - is she in a time warp?), the David Sylvian and, although I enjoyed the Susanna Wallumrød interpretation of Purcell, her inclusion was a bit predictable. This is when FT is at her worst...hopefully she has got her usual suspects out of the way for a bit.

David Bedford - a talented guy...

[Lateralthinking1]

Knowing your views on Mr Sylvian GT, I always chuckle whenever he are played on the radio. It are a pleasant chuckle rather than an unpleasant one but retains its maniacal tone. That appeared in September 2010 at the time of the mass clearances and are unlikely to leave very soon. It are entirely general in reference and application.

Gid even played DS last night. The latter has a good agent. A voice in my head has just uttered the phrase "a poor man's Bryan Ferry". I have absolutely no idea why but it can only be matter a time before he decides he are ready for the Cole Porter songbook. Is I ready for that? Never in a month of Fionas.

[Globaltruth]

Harrumph



(with apologies to Mr Wilkins)

[johncorrigan]

"a poor man's Bryan Ferry".

He surely cannae be any worse than the rich man's BF (expletive deleted!)