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This is my son, Matthew’s, band recorded in a live session on Breakthrough Radio in Norwich.
Their next gig is at:
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The Gramaphone w/ The All New Adventures Of Us | Spitalfields, London |
Free Music Downloads - Music Promotion - We7
You can download free mp3 files of hundreds of commercially available tracks from this site. Each track starts with a short advert and the “artwork” that appears in iTunes is linked to the advert and not the album.
It’s dead easy to edit off the advert using Audacity, Amadeus Pro or other audio editing software that will save mp3 files. The art work can be replaced in iTunes too by grabbing the thumbnail from Amazon.
The sample rate is 192kbps so they’re good quality too. So if you want a tune check this site first before buying it from anywhere else.
Duke Special from Belfast are worth seeing live. I saw them perform on the mainstage at Greenbelt last year. Good value, lots of fun and not in the mould.
New Live Dates - Duke Special Forum
After the success of the Irish solo tour, Duke will be touring without his band in England and Wales for the first time, and will be showcasing new material. Dates follow – please note that these are not on sale yet.May
Wednesday 28th - Oxford Academy
Thursday 29th - Bristol Thekla
Friday 30th - Hebden Bridge Picture House
Saturday 31st - Norwich Arts CentreJune
Monday 2nd - Birmingham Glee Club
Tuesday 3rd - Brighton Komedia
Wednesday 4th - Cardiff Glee Club
Thursday 5th - Aldershot West End Centre
Elbow – The Seldom Seen Kid – Cube
I’ve just downloaded this album - listening to it now
Abide With Me Hymn
How many verses do you know of this hymn? If you watch the FA Cup Final at Wembly you would be familiar with the first, and if you’re a church goer you’ll know a few more.
At the funeral of Mike Hurley we sang the full version. Eight verses. It was noticeable that the “gusto” disappeared from the singing in the congregation as we hit the unfamilair words:
Not a brief glance I beg, a passing word;
But as Thou dwell’st with Thy disciples, Lord,
Familiar, condescending, patient, free.
Come not to sojourn, but abide with me.
There followed three other little known and somewhat incomprehensible verses until the familiar words “I need thy presence, Every passing hour” restored volume to the voices.
I’ve been singing this hymn for as long as I can remember, but I’ve never waded through all eight verses before. But somehow, at Mike’s passing, it seemed appropriate. Tradition meant a lot to Mike.
Where is death’s sting? Where, grave, thy victory?
I triumph still, if Thou abide with me.
I know it was cheesy and some of the acts were dreadful, but it can’t be right that the contestants in the BBC Show The One and Only were not paid. When I think of that really nice guy, who performed as Frank Sinatra, not being paid - he worked so hard and came in second. He must have lost out on his day job. I just hope he gets lots of bookings now to make up for Endemol’s stinginess.
Endemol has hit back at accusations from actors’ union Equity that it should have paid contestants who took part in BBC1 tribute act show The One and Only. Equity questioned the legality of not paying contestants at least minimum wage, as the show has required acts to waive their protections under working time laws, as well as assign all rights in their performances to Endemol, which makes the show through its subsidiary Initial.The union contrasted this approach with BBC1’s in-house talent shows How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria? and Any Dream Will Do, in which all finalists had industry-standard contracts with pay rates well above minimum wage.
You’re probably asking “Why does he care?” and I’ve probably blown the credibility of this blog - but I read this in Broadcast and thought - this isn’t right. So now I’ve had my say.