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Strings Attached
My friends in The Electric String Orchestra put on a big show in Glasgow a few months back, which I was lucky enough to catch on camera. They do rock n roll & popular covers with a 12 piece...
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And now; it’s time for an ‘Intermission’
As promised here’s the video I made of Emma Pollock backed by my pals in the 12 piece Electric String Orchestra. The song’s called “Intermission” (maybe) and during the soundcheck me & the...
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It was a bright cold day on the ‘spill, and the clocks were striking 13…
My 11 most played albums of ’12 in ’13. My end of year round up is now turned into the ‘spill game: you know the score DUMP one (or all of them – see if I care) It’s pop and it’s fun – don’t take it...
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On the Water…
I’ve never written a post for The Spill before. Isn’t that shocking? So I thought it was about time I made amends and started chucking the odd thing on over here, as it’s nice to break loose from the...
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There’s always the Sun…
Winter sun through a window in Pamplona (C)lgconnolly So with all of the excitement in the world of organised religion this week, I found myself pontificating (how apt) about the strangeness of it all....
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Happy Birthday Michael Nyman!
I happened to notice that today was the 69th birthday of the contemporary British composer Michael Nyman, so I thought I would take the opportunity to pay a small tribute to the great man and draw...
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Will you do the Fandango? Or I bet you never thought you could dance to...
Just thought I’d put up a brief post highlighting a favourite piece of music of mine that has been rattling around my head recently; Antonio Soler’s Fandango. Antonio Soler is regarded as a key figure...
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Happy Birthday, Richard Wagner
200 years ago today, Richard Wagner was born. As an historical figure, he is undoubtedly controversial. His personal traits and character flaws have been documented extensively and his popularity with...
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HERE’S SOMETHING I’D LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU.
The Spill is all about sharing music, I joined the Spill on day one and since then have had the urge to share with you something that’s been one of the most significant elements of my musical...
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