Tag: folk
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Live Music Clubs and Coffee Bars in Soho, London in the 1950s and 60s
This blog was originally published on the web site Sixties City where you can find more information about Swinging London! It doesn’t include some of the legendary folk venues like Bungie’s and Les Cousins but it certainly gives a comprehensive background to British Jazz , Rock & Roll and Mod culture. It’s interesting to note…
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My European Musical Adventure Part 1 October 2015
So, here I am on my second travelling adventure of the year. I’ve got the bug now. A bit like a latter day Jack Kerouac in search of kicks and excitement. Well, okay, visiting several European cities in a very short time! In this case, from Tuesday 29th September to Wednesday 7th October 2015. This…
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Kenny Wilson Live at the Criterion, Leicester U.K. Part Two
Second part of Kenny Wilson’s gig at the Criterion cut short by the camera battery dying. The first part can be found here Kenny Wilson Live at the Criterion Part One
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Lullaby of Birdland
This is a cover version of me playing jazz classic Lullaby of Birdland by George Shearing featuring Jenny Carter on violin. [soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/76169845″ params=”” width=” 100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /]
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Woody Guthrie Night at The Musician Leicester
Had a busy weekend just gone preparing for a Woody Guthrie memorial concert at the Musician Venue, Leicester. On Saturday morning I decided I needed to practice and learn some new songs so that I had enough for the night. I didn’t think I needed too many though because a film was being played and…
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My Version of Woody Guthrie’s “Hard Travelling”
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