New Podcast - Wilko Johnson Talks To...

 Wilko Johnson has been using his time in self-isolation very productively, and he can now reveal...

the debut episode of his new podcast series 'Wilko Johnson Talks To...' !

First guest? None other than WJ's long-time rock 'n' roll sparring partner Norman Watt-Roy.

Dig in here: https://open.spotify.com/show/5Hq3EnkEdqdMwcnntgU6E5

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Working River A Joint Project the General Federation of Trade Unions Educational Trust a\7 Folktree Recordings

Working River is an open-ended joint project between the General Federation of Trade Unions Educational Trust and Folktree Recordings designed to collect and popularise music and verse, recording the lives and deeds of those who live and work around the Thames, one of the most famous rivers in the world.

Further information and 21 track list at : https://gftu.org.uk/working-river/

 The CD (£12.99 inc P & P)  can be purchased here: https://gftu.org.uk/shop/

Check Out the Bluecrow Music Website

 Check out the Bluecrow Music Website... 

www.bluecrowmusic.co.uk 

Keep Music Live

Imagining Ireland: Martin Hayes - National Concert Hall Dublin - Tuesday 8 December 8pm GMT

Imagining Ireland: Martin Hayes - National Concert Hall Dublin - Tuesday 8 December 8pm 

The evolving soundtrack of Ireland, Imagining Ireland showcases the most exciting creative
artists at work today .For this one-off worldwide exclusive stream, arguably our leading traditional musician Martin Hayes leads an evening of authentic Irish music and virtuoso interplay. Performing live from NCH, Hayes is joined by jazz pianist Cormac McCarthy and Brian Donnellan on bouzouki, harmonium  and concertina.'

The sound of a fiddle is is more that just the instrument itself, it is the instrument in relationship to the space in which it is being played; the room is also your instrument. I love playing the National Concert Hall. It inspires me and draws music out of me in a way that allows me to explore the subtle and powerful beauty of the melodies with real freedom. I will be accompanied by two wonderful musicians: Pianist, Cormac McCarthy and Concertina/Harmonium and Bouzuki player, Brian Donnellan. I look forward to exploring these melodies and sharing with you the background, history and stories of the tunes and the people behind them."  Martin Hayes

Rooted in the classical, folk and contemporary worlds, Martin Hayes  founded the seminal Irish-American supergroup The Gloaming, whose self-titled debut album won the Meteor Choice Music Prize for Best Irish Album. Their global touring has included more than a dozen shows at Dublin’s National Concert Hall as well as performances at London’s Royal Festival Hall and Barbican. Hayes has collaborated with everyone from Bill Frisell and Yo-Yo Ma to Sting and Paul Simon. Hayes' long-term creative partnership with Dennis Cahill also saw the duo perform for President Obama at the White House.

The concert will be available to tickets holders for 48 hours following the performance

Supported by Davy as Innovation Partner. Imagining Ireland is a partnership collaboration between NCH and Culture Ireland. Supported by the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media 

TICKETS FOR THE STREAM ARE AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY VIA DICE.FM

INSTRUCTIONS FOR BOOKING YOUR LIVESTREAM TICKETS VIA DICE.FM ARE HERE

A Very Happy Christmas to You All

 

A  Very Happy Christmas to You All

Emmylou Harris will be streaming a show On 13 December 2020

Emmylou Harris will be streaming a show On 13 December 2020

Join Emmylou Harris, Steve Earle, Luck Reunion, City Winery NYC and friends for the 6th annual John Henry's Friends benefit concert to raise funds for children diagnosed with autism. Directly benefitting The Keswell School , providing educational, therapeutic and supportive services for children diagnosed with ASD and their families. luck.stream/johnhenrysfriends.

Full details can be found on Emmylou Harris Website...

Emmylou Harris Official Website | Home 

Strictly Dropped Band After Asked to be Paid, Say Musicians

Band say they were offered a free lunch and ‘screen time’ for appearing on BBC’s spinoff It Takes Two

A group of professional musicians have said they were dropped by Strictly Come Dancing after they asked to be paid for performing on the programme’s spinoff show.

Amaraterra, a band who perform traditional southern Italian music, said they were excited when they were approached by producers who were enthusiastic about them appearing on the BBC companion programme It Takes Two.

However, when they asked for a fee to compensate them for a day’s work the BBC producers told them, in emails seen by the Guardian: “We just don’t have money in the budget to pay for contributors.” Instead, they were offered a free lunch and it was suggested that they would receive a “decent amount of screen time, as well as a mention of your group name”, which would help boost the band’s following on Instagram and Facebook.

Same Old, Same Old Then?

Tradizioni | Amaraterra (bandcamp.com)

Hey, Do You Know About J-Carter?

J-Carter comes straight out of New Jersey. He believes hip-hop should focus on great lyrical
content, tight beats, and ear catching hooks. He has been writing lyrics since the age of 13 enhancing his vocabulary along the way to be a better lyricist. His musical influences are motivated by a conglomerate of hiphop artists that have come on the world scene the past 30 years. His music is a blend of an old school feel mixed in with the new contemporary feel of hip-hop, but he strives to maintain his own style and voice to separate himself from the playing field.

J-Carter is a veteran MC from New Jersey. Towards the end of the previous decade, the now renowned rapper grew a sizable fanbase from the success of projects like “Im Still Here” and “Take Hip-Hop Back”. He has just released his brand new album “Hip-Hop Till I Die“, which contains a whopping 48 songs

New Album Hip Hop Till I Die now available…

Hip-Hop Til I Die (ffm.to)

J Carter Website…

TAKE HIP-HOP BACK / J-CARTER/ NEW JERSEY

R.L. Burnside (1926-2005)-See My Jumper Hanging - Check It Out!

R.L. Burnside (1926-2005)-See My Jumper Hanging

R.L. Burnside was born in Harmontown, Mississippi, in Lafayette County. He spent most of his life in North Mississippi, working as a sharecropper and a commercial fisherman, as well as playing guitar at weekend house parties. He was first inspired to pick up the guitar in his early twenties, after hearing the 1948 John Lee Hooker single, "Boogie Chillen".

He learned music largely from Mississippi Fred McDowell, who lived nearby in an adjoining cou received little recognition before the early 1990s. In the latter half of that decade, Burnside recorded and toured with Jon Spencer, garnering crossover appeal and introducing his music to a new fan base in the punk and garage rock scenes.. He also cited his cousin-in-law, Muddy Waters, as an influence.

See my jumper on

Hangin' out on the line

Know by that

Something on my mind

I wouldn't be here, baby

If it hadn't been for you

Way down here, way you wanna do

Fix my supper, baby, let me go to bed

Guess white lightnin'

Done gone to my head

Guess white lightnin'

Done gone to my head

Electronic From Kraftwork to the Chemical Brothers at London's Design Museum

 Electronic from Kraftwork to the Chemical Brothers Until 14 February 2021

London’s Design Museum’s “Electronic” exhibition will now run until 14 February 2021, allowing many more to be able to attend this exhibition dedicated to the birth of electronic music. Full title “Electronic: From Kraftwerk to Chemical Brothers”, the socially-distanced exhibition follows the pathway from the birth of electronic sounds being used in jazz and rock, through experiments from Japanese composers and acts like Silver Apples, through to the work of Kraftwerk, the birth of rave, Aphex Twin and finishing with modern day Chemical Brothers. There are light installations, a plethora of equipment and a soundtrack supplied by Laurent Garnier.

Tickets need to be pre-booked and social distancing carefully observed, but this, as many visitors have stated, is the closest you’ll get to that being in a club feeling for a while…

UNTIL 14 FEBRUARY 2021 Open from Wednesday 2 December 2020

Following the announcement that London will be on COVID Tier 2, the museum and its exhibitions will reopen on Wednesday 2 December.

Limited tickets for late sessions on New Years Eve just released. BOOK NOW.

IMPORTANT! PLEASE TAKE YOUR OWN WIRED HEADPHONES TO ENJOY THE MULTIMEDIA EXHIBITS. HERE'S WHY.

Warning: This exhibition contains strobe lighting and flashing lights, which might not be suitable for people with epilepsy.

Age guidance 12+

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