Marlena Shaw, live at the Hare and Hounds
Bobbie bought tickets to go and see Marlena Shaw and was really excited about it – but then a trip out of town clashed and she wasn’t able to go. She was really deeply disappointed.
Instead, Clutch and I took the tickets and went along. It was okay – [...]
Categories: 365, Photography
Tagged: live, Marlena Shaw, Music, Photo
Anthony Herron from Boy Wonder Records and Brian Travers from UB40
I had an interesting lunch that stretched to a whole afternoon at Cafe Soya (my favourite place to get Won Ton Noodle Soup).
I was there with Jez Collins, who I work with at the university; my neighbour and local record label expert / web [...]
Categories: 365, Birmingham, Food, Musician
A bunch of us went out to dinner in between the conference part of the day and the Unconvention showcase gigs. I ended up sitting next to Wotienke (say “Vo – tinker” and you’re close enough).
She’s a Dutch singer-songwriter who performs with Moravian musicians from the Czech Republic, which adds a really interesting flavour [...]
I met Corijn – a singer/songwriter from here in Groningen. He played a few numbers at the beginning of Un-Convention, and he graciously let me upload one of them here.
I really loved his playing – and particularly his voice. See what you think:
[Audio clip: view full post to listen]
Categories: Music, Musician, Travel
Tagged: Groningen, Music, unconvention
Roosbeef, for instance…
I don’t speak Dutch – but I do think that it’s interesting that popular music made by people who do speak Dutch is usually not IN Dutch. I think that’s a shame, and I strongly believe that because music is so closely linked to culture, that this is an asset that’s not being [...]
