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Ginger Baker - Respect.

7pm - Wednesday 8th.Should be good, with a reformed classic original line up of Fairport Convention. Chris While stands in for the late Sandy Denny.Richard Thompson is up for a Lifetime Achievement Award. Other nominees include John Tams and Kate ...

I've noticed that there are a lot of Bill Evans fans around here!Can someone recommend the best albums?Thanks in advance,+Blackforest.

Following a comment in another thread, I thought I would suggest some jazz for Fredrik Fiske, who was kind enough to do the same for me regarding classical music. Feel free to add your own thoughts.Fredrik, the suggestions below come from a...

Dear all!I've heard about some releases by JVC on this format and i'm wondering if it's suitable on a normal cd player like CD5X.These cds are very pricey but have a very high quality sound.

What is your favourite Cat Power song? I picked up "The Greatest" this week and can't stop listening to it. The last track "Love and Communication" is a real step forward. Jeremy

I’ve had a little more time than of late to read the forum and have noticed that the old adage, “One man’s meat is another man’s poison” is never truer than with music. I’ve often been deeply disappointed by...

I am yet again indebted to Bob Harris for introducing me to this purveyor of rawk from Utica NY.He cites SRV (among others) as a musical influence, and it shows. Web-site here.I've ordered his 2000 debut album 'A New Day Yesterday' - Yes; it's the...

A comment Fredrik made on another thread, over in the hi-fi room, got me thinking: what new musical discoveries have I made lately?Now, before I talk about them, I'd just insert the caveat of exactly what kinds of discovery I'm talking about here. For...

I see that a recording of Bach's "Keyboard Concertos 1 & 2" by Angela Hewitt (Hyperion) has received very good reviews. Has any body of you heard it, and did you find it very good? Are there other excellent alternatives to these concertos? I must say...

The BBC are starting Folk Britannia this Friday (a month of folk music - old and new0, which should be worth tuning into. Details here

Sloop John B recommended Donal Lunny's Journey album to me (thanks John) - a best of compilation of Donal's work - this is a magnificent collection. I have listened to it three times already (only got it on Friday) and would thoroughly recommend it to...

Just returned from a small Calexico gig at the Makeout Room in Fan Francisco. They played a few songs from the new record due out in April plus lots of older stuff and an excellent version of Love's Alone agian or. Can't remember the names of the new...

Out of curiosity I am wondering what the opinions are here on who was the better overall song writer of the Beatles. I honestly believe that it was Paul McCartney. Please do not get me wrong, I highly regard John Lennon as one of the greatest...

I was in my car a few days ago and the new Montreal Jazz station was playing a great cut - turns out it was from Lorraine Desmarais, a French Canadian jazzwoman I had heard lots of nice things about but that, for some odd reason, I never got around to...

I was introduced to this witty singer/songwriter of modern folk music via 'This Other Eden'.I also now have '50 Yards Of' - 'Active in the Parish', and the latest album, 'I Can Explain'.Great stuff. Several members of Fairport Convention, old and new,...

hi all,wonder if any of you could help with this querie?thinking of buying dave gilmours new album at 101cd.com but have no idea what the yen / pound rate is ??they are selling at 1,990 yen delivered. any idea how much that converts approx to...

Gents,Lots of CD's bought recently, but the star, the gem, the classic is Bill's latest. East West. A double CD of live concerts fron the East and West coast. Absolutley wonderful jazz / blues .. whatever, a field that he has made his own. If you love...

I see manchester has been named to start his 2006 tour, wonder when liverpool will enjoy the pleasure? I went to his last concert at the liverpool empire, thoroughly enjoyed the night.

Dear Friends,I magine my pleasure to find this, via google last night!And it seems that almost everything IS still available, if only on Toshiba in Japan! Any one here know of a good shop that will order from Japan. Inevitably that would please me...

Surely one of the most underrated bands of recent years. They've been consistently witty, tuneful, and downright smart for such a long time.I've just watched their new DVD "Live in the forest" and it's extremely good. A bunch of superb songs well...

What do you do when you listen to music? Do you only listen, or do do you do something else, such as read? Do you have specific pieces of music for doing things to. I often put Led Zepplin on when I do DIY. I try to only listen to Bartok, seems...

Impossible to answer, of course. However, I can say my favourite vocalists and they'll be of no surprise to anybody.Female: Shirley CollinsMale: Robert WyattI also think (in no order) Mary Black, Anne Briggs, Vishti Bunyan, Kate Bush, Mary...

I see that many people have asked for advice for certain for works by different classical composers. So I try to go the other way around and ask for some performers that I at least should own one recording by. I am mainly interested in directors,...

As a bit of a Jethro Tull completeist (hey, we all have our dark secrets) I have been adding to my collection by buying a few remasters. Yesterday I had a trip down memory lane by going to a record shop (remember those?) and spotting a remaster copy...