Neil Hannon, late of Devine Comedy has recorded an album devoted to cricket with Thomas Walsh - they call themselves ‘The Duckworth Lewis Method’. As a prelude to this summer’s Ashes series I am sure all cricket and music fans will enjoy this unusual project. Listen to the uploaded tracks and take a look at the artwork on the DLM MySpace - a celebration of cricket in all its forms. Thanks Neil but also please get back with the Devine Comedy – one of the greatest bands ever.
This is really good – I signed up for it some time ago but really got into it this morning – I was looking for the manic Street Preachers latest ‘Journal for Plague Lovers’ which I wanted to listen to in it’s entirety instead of the clips on iTunes (has anyone bought it yet – if so what’s it like?). Well, it wasn’t there probably as it has only just been released – but then i started looking for other older stuff and it is brill. Only good for when on line at the computer – you cannot transfer to iPod or mp3 – but so what – it is free.
Patricia Kaas - Et S'il Fallait Le Faire (my translation “And if it had to be done”) – this was the best song last night by a mile – it’s just that the viewers and judges did not agree with me and by and large voting for a nice looking boy with a fiddle from Norway. UK entry was crap as were most of the others. Patricia’s song was delivered in the tradition of Jacques Brell and she was brilliant slowly building to a great finale.
Abba fans are claiming a new world record after more than 150 impersonators joined up for a singalong.
The world record attempt in London's Leicester Square saw fans of the Swedish pop quartet don flares and hotpants for a rendition of Eurovision classic Waterloo.
Guinness World Records will now judge whether the attempt to create "the largest gathering of Abba impersonators to sing at one time" is eligible for the record books.
I got it wrong - what we saw and heard last night at the cinema was a live performance coming by direct link from the New York Metropolitan Opera which was superb and very moving. Saturday, March 7, 2009 (1:00 pm ET) with a running time of 3 hours 21 minutes including 2 intermissions.
Madama Butterfly Cio- Cio-San - Patricia Racette (a little old for 15 year old but stunning voice)
Suzuki - Maria Zifchak
Pinkerton - Marcello Giordani
Sharpless - Dwayne Croft
Conductor: Patrick Summers; Production: Anthony Minghella; Patricia Racette, Marcello Giordani
This was Anthony Minghella's production from I guess 2006 which was very dramatic, minimal scenery but still very effective and with puppets and flying birds - brilliant.
We went to the Maidment Building at Shrewsbury School last night to see Casey Greene (originally from Melbourne but now lives in Shrewsbury) and they were superb. Sound was by our neighbours Band & Olufsen. The hall was laid out in cafe style - sitting at tables with wines and nibbles. Hope that there is a repeat performance.
Metropolitan Opera comes to Shrewsbury
Performance: 07/03/09 6pm
Running time: 203 mins
Director: Patrick Summers
Starring: Cristina Gallardo-Domas, Maria Zifchak, Marcello Giordani, Dwayne CroftLieutenant Pinkerton of the US Navy leases a house in Nagasaki harbour which comes with servants and a geisha wife named Cio-Cio-San, known as Madame Butterfly.
Unsure of his feelings for the girl, Pinkerton decides to go through with the marriage ceremony and says someday he will take a 'real', American wife. Three years later, Cio-Cio-San and her small child await Pinkerton's return, and she refuses an offer of marriage from the wealthy Prince Yamadori. Pinkerton arrives with Kate, his new wife. Grasping the situation, Cio-Cio-San agrees to give up the child but insists Pinkerton return for him. Butterfly takes out the dagger with which her father committed suicide, choosing to die with honour rather than live in shame. She stabs herself as Pinkerton calls her name. Cristina Gallardo-Domas returns to the title role of the late Anthony Minghella's stunning production, a new classic of the Met repertory, opposite Marcello Giordani.
Screenplay: Giacomo Puccini
Robin Nolan was invited by Bill Wyman to guest with his band The Rhythm Kings on February 1, 2009 at the Philharmonie in Haarlem The Netherlands. They played Django Reinhardt's gypsy jazz classic Minor Swing in the 1st half and Hit The Road Jack in the 2nd along with a blues to finish.
The band features Albert Lee, Georgie Fame, Beverly Skeete, Terry Taylor, Geraint Watkins, Graham Broad, Nick Payne and Frank Mead.
It was obvious that Robin, Bill and the band had a blast that night.
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