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Well sort of!The Marley Brothers: Live At Glastonbury 2007BBC 4 Friday 27th July 2007, 21:00 to 22:00To mark the 30th anniversary of the classic album Exodus by Bob Marley and The Wailers, three of Bob Marley's sons joined forces to pay tribute to...

Apparently, Haden entertains a series of 6 evenings (after his birthday on August 6) in the Blue Note where he'll meet with a couple of piano playing partners...Who's got tickets ?Who's going ?MAKE ME JEALOUS !Stefan

Howdy folks,Right now I'm listening to Ernest Ranglin's 'Below the Bassline' and really love it. Great hifi demo/test cd too, comes up everytime! Can anyone suggest to me anything else, pretty much just like this? This isn't at all the sort of genre...

Stuck in the office on a Friday afternoon with no music I can't participate in the 'What are you listening to...' thread.Best I can manage is what would I like to be listening to right now.My starter for 10 is: CheerswormPS no gloating from those who...

Repeat of this prog (for those who missed it).

BBC4 Friday 10th August 2007, 21:00 to 22:00Series of unique, intimate performances by some of the greatest legends and contemporary stars around. Elton John and his band are in concert at LSO St Luke's in Shoreditch, performing some of his most...

Well, it's that time of the year: a couple of months or so on from the release of the official Edinburgh Festival programme and it is the turn of the BBC and their annual extravaganza. Actually, the programme was published at the end of April, but I...

Just a quick reminder about the Ealing Jazz Festival running from now until Sunday evening.Takes place in Walpole Park, 5 minutes fromEaling Broadway.www.ealing.gov.uk/services/leisure/ealing_summer/jazz07.html

Wathching a program about conducters last night i remembered how much i loved his Beethoven,i had the symphonies on vinyl and cut my teeth on them, found it difficult to enjoy other versions,must go and get them on CD,i hope i am not...

I see the Doors CDs have been reissued for about the fourth time on CD. The last time, around 2001, they were HDCD and initially in rather nice mini-LP type sleeves (I only bought one of those in the end, Morrison Hotel, a favourite). This time they...

'Martin Mull and His Fabulous Furniture in Your Living Room'Yes folks, it was the 70's, the great time for rock and roll, soul and disco of all types... and what was I listening to but this piece of ungodly cheezy dreck. It had everything , stale...

I don’t like the fortepiano. Never have. It’s not clear, bright, and plucky like a harpsichord; it’s not richly sonorous, powerful, and commanding like a real piano. It’s stuck uncomfortably in between those two superior...

In case you are not aware the amazing Nick lowe is on BBC4 tonight.

Probably belongs on the music forum but.........Radio 2 @ 8pm there is a documentary about Syd Barret. I know there are a few Floydies on the forum so hopefully useful info.......Gary

The first thread is here.I enjoyed Angela Hewitt’s first volume of Beethoven’s piano sonatas, with its emphasis on clarity and rhythmic drive, so I thought I might as well give her second volume a try. Different works, but the overall...

Any forumites know anything about this Canadian group?Howard

Ronald Brautigam is now half way through his traversal of the Beethoven sonatas on fortepiano. The latest edition, Vol.5, is superb. Wonderfully humorous Op.31, n.1, a powerful Tempest, and a fleet Op.31,n.3 (has anyone played the last movement this...

New to me at least. As my journey through complete cycles of Beethoven’s piano sonatas winds down (though it may take months to get everything written, if I go that route), I began to wonder what will become my buying and listening focus. And...

Bach performed on the intended instruments.In the recent Goldberg thread the issue of playing Bach’s Harpsichord music on the Piano was discussed.It is a mistaken notion to think that simply transferring the performance of music designed to be...

All,Last week, I purchased the 1955 Glen Gould's Goldberg variation re-performed CD. It was awesome not only the music but also the recording, especially when you listen to the SACD format. This is my favorite piano CD at this moment.RS

I only own 3 Neil Young records: Freedom, Decade and Living with War and I am looking for some recommendations into his back catalogue.Any suggestions?Ryan

I'm off here today.See you later!Mark

Bloomin' heck a whole new album by the squiggly one for the price of a a Sunday newspaper - can't be bad (unless of course the albums a duffer).Not everyone's happy.............. Anger at Prince Giveaway albumWill pop out and buy one tomorrow, shame...

The Charity of Night Bruce Cockburn's 1996 release The Charity of Night showcases the full scope of Cockburn's artistry as a writer, vocalist, guitarist and arranger. Includes "Night Train" and "Pacing the Cage." You Pay Your Money and You Take Your...

I've been listening to a lot of Bruckner lately (actually, I've been doing a lot of listening lately, which has meant less writing, or to be more accurate, less typing and posting, since I have a growing pile of illegible notes). In particular, I've...