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I would like to intoduce a beautiful Donovan CD, that was released last year under the title ''beat cafe''.On acoustic bass is incredible Danny Thompson, and on drums Jim Keltner.Very well recorded, and get it in your CD player.For warm summer ...

Got a vinyl copy of this today, there's a lot of tape hiss. Is every copy like this or have I just got a bad (Vertigo) pressing? Anyone got a decent one?

Just thought I'd point out two things I stumbled across on the web. The first are two video downloads on his website, one of which is a version of Windpower as performed on his recent tour - which, sadly I missed, and of which, Channel 4's pathetic...

I 'got' Cash late, only really after seeing 'Walk the Line' and have bought a 'Best of..' and the American Recordings series.This final collection is sublime. Simple, personal, intimate and un-self conciouslessly melancholic. The sound of a man...

Everything but the kitchen sink music!Theremins, brass bands, percussion, strings etc etc. Not the most subtle record you will hear this year but they really aim to distance themselves from the bulk of the music industry which is far to safe sounding...

Heard on 'Arrow Classic Rock' today - and sounds like a fairly new release.Male voice (with a band) singing a gentle hook line of "Your Body is a Wonderland"Any ideas please?John.

Hi all, having seen a fascinating clip on 'youtube' of the making of Peg I wondered if anyone knew if this programe is going to be repeated on TV. Surely it must be on Satelite somwhere?

Which are the better recorded albums on vynil?, a few have turned up in a charity shop and i am not sure which ones are worth buying.Thank you, Chris N

Anybody been listening to his stuff? A colleague loaned me Illinoise and it's worth a listen. Hard to describe but there's a lot of delicate, tuneful jazzy folk in there. Sometimes I see colours in my head when listening to music that affects me and I...

In the midst of particularly boring task at work the other day, I decided to play some of Schubert's great C major symphony in my head (of which the title of this thread is a pathetic attempt to describe).However, what struck me was that I couldn't...

So.......I've just scored a ticket for deep purple at Montreux for tomorrow.Has anyone seen them recently and give an idea of what I can expect for the playlist?Mind you - I imagine for such a gig it will be a classic type setlist rather than pushing...

Is the largest free jazz festival in the country.It kicks off with the Blues 'n' Roots festival next Saturday (my favourite day). If you're in the area, get down there for loads of free music, beer and food (not free!) over the coming month.Mark

It was a piece played on classic fm last week, I'm sure they said 'Shmegel and Shmegel' (spelling incorrect so please take it phonetically)Thank you

Anyone know where I can get one of their CDs?

Had it delivered yesterday. Played it once. Loved it.Buy it!

To quote Tom Lehrer "It's a sobering thought that by the time Mozart was my age he'd been dead for three years." I know how he felt, though I not yet quite old enough to have outlived him, I did nearly choke on whatever it was I was drinking when I...

I had initially intended to write about the Verdi Requiem (and, that will still occupy the bulk of this post) but I thought I might try to cast the net a little wider. There is something very special about good choral singing, and good choral singing...

Formerly of the Bothy Band and too many other bands to mention died 9 July aged 54 having been an active musician throughout his life and never squandered his talent on LSD.Thought you might like to know.

Nothing for U.K or Europe yet, but a few American dates announced:-Tuesday, Aug 1 Atlanta, GA TabernacleWednesday, Aug 2 Asheville, NC Thomas Wolfe AuditoriumFriday, Aug 4 Memphis, TN Orpheum TheatreSaturday, Aug 5 Nashville, TN Ryman...

Hi all,I have just purchased the Pulse DVD.I shall watch it tomorrow when I can give it my full attention (not tonight).After scanning the credits etc. it states the drum technician as Clive Brooks.Does anyone know if this is the same guy as was in...

I recall a post a while ago about Morrissey's Ringleader of the Tormentors. On first listen I wasn't enamoured. But it is, as they say, a 'grower'. This often seems to happen - I tire of something with immediate appeal, but things I'm initially...

Hi, Going back to vinyl has it's unexpected compensations. OK, there is a lot of boring vinyl in charity shops, but you only have to hit lucky once, when a good, clean, collection has just come in. Mine was today. What was your best charity/junk shop...

Dear FredrikSean Rafferty's guests on today's In Tune, Radio 3, included double-bass player Francois Rabbath talking about new bass playing techniques he has developed.I immediately thought of you. I appreciate you've missed the live broadcast, but...

I know that for a lot of people each relistening of a favoured album gives them great pleasure. But for me, the greatest pleasure comes from hearing an album for the first time. That first initial discovery factor, often even of a genre or artist that...

Anybody watch the coverage of T in the Park? They did not seem to show much of the bands i thought. I know that there will be weekly shows on the telly soon so i am hoping to see full sets (or more than just 2 or 3 tracks).Really liked The Go! Team.