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I suppose this should be in the Happy Room, but the concert was really great and when I asked him if he'd had enough at the interval, he said he wanted to stay and see it through to the end. He thoroughly enjoyed it, especially the small brass ensemble from the Royal Northern College in Manchester -"Northern Brass". They were excellent.  |
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Is this what you intended, A? Do men EVER grow up?  Hope not! Nice to see you around HH ... I agree with your sentiments !!!  Yes, thank you Ron !! I got a bit sort of confused... old age creeping on I fear ! A  |
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I suppose this should be in the Happy Room, but the concert was really great and when I asked him if he'd had enough at the interval, he said he wanted to stay and see it through to the end. He thoroughly enjoyed it, especially the small brass ensemble from the Royal Northern College in Manchester -"Northern Brass". They were excellent. So glad all went well here Milly. I had a happy sort of experience on the same lines myself today. My daughter ( nearly 29) is not at all keen on classical music ... I have tried but to no avail. After my recent wedding - my new husband ( as many of you will have by now gathered ) is a super keyboard player , and he , his brother and myself played the Bach double for fun at the end of the day when back home. My daughter said to me today 'You know that Bach you played at the end of your wedding day? I loved it... please will you help me get a recording of it , I want it on my mp3 player' Well, she has it now!! I am so pleased... who knows what will happen next! A  |
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Glad you were able to make a connection, A, keep us posted on the addiction process!
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Did anyone watch the programme last nght on the medieval mind, following the story of Christina in Codicote, just outside Snorbens? It was a marvellous programme. I caught the repeat tonight and would probably have missed that too if you hadn't mentioned the programme. Thanks Milly! Good stuff and, I agree, Christina must have been quite some feisty lady to have survived as she did. An incidental pleasure was seeing the familiar faces of many of the market stall holders I get me fruit, veg and eggs from, now stars of BBC4. |
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I suppose this should be in the Happy Room, but the concert was really great and when I asked him if he'd had enough at the interval, he said he wanted to stay and see it through to the end. He thoroughly enjoyed it, especially the small brass ensemble from the Royal Northern College in Manchester -"Northern Brass". They were excellent. So glad all went well here Milly. I had a happy sort of experience on the same lines myself today. My daughter ( nearly 29) is not at all keen on classical music ... I have tried but to no avail. After my recent wedding - my new husband ( as many of you will have by now gathered ) is a super keyboard player , and he , his brother and myself played the Bach double for fun at the end of the day when back home. My daughter said to me today 'You know that Bach you played at the end of your wedding day? I loved it... please will you help me get a recording of it , I want it on my mp3 player' Well, she has it now!! I am so pleased... who knows what will happen next! A Encouraging news A. I'm tempted to suggest that once again it is a demonstration of the efficacy of a communicative live performance, rather than a flawlessly polished, but lifeless recording. |
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« Reply #3126 on: 09:24:39, 11-05-2008 » |
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Cant beat live music at any fuinction, especially weddings. In the bras band world, your band comes and plays, usually at the wedding to!!!
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Thanks kitty Tf and bbm, yes I agree, live music is always best really especially when trying to encourage people to listen. I expect the different lines in the Bach double would be seen to be so much more separate and clear than on a cd..
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« Reply #3128 on: 10:10:57, 11-05-2008 » |
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Cant beat live music at any fuinction, especially weddings. In the bras band world, your band comes and plays, usually at the wedding to!!!
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Did anyone watch the programme last nght on the medieval mind, following the story of Christina in Codicote, just outside Snorbens? It was a marvellous programme. I caught the repeat tonight and would probably have missed that too if you hadn't mentioned the programme. Thanks Milly! Good stuff and, I agree, Christina must have been quite some feisty lady to have survived as she did. An incidental pleasure was seeing the familiar faces of many of the market stall holders I get me fruit, veg and eggs from, now stars of BBC4. Kitty (and others) this programme, and the one following dealing with the building of cathedrals now resides in the Dough Archive, so if your computer will play PAL DVDs, you might like to PM me.... |
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« Reply #3132 on: 16:22:27, 11-05-2008 » |
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It's OK George, I've found the Bras Band! The Carnoustie Pierrot Players, surely, with one of their tableaux vivants risqués from 'The History of The Northern Lighthouse Board'? |
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« Reply #3133 on: 16:42:46, 11-05-2008 » |
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But which Pierrots, The Busy Bees or The Rebels?
From Angus Council's informative web site:
"In 1915 Birmingham based Leo Bliss and the Busy Bees came to Carnoustie. "After 14 years of Payne, you need a little bliss". He was a vaudeville artist with a reputation as a safe comedian who could "make a mummy laugh". He worked with his wife Dorothy B Lloyd, another talented comedian. They introduced a number of new features. They regularly featured local Carnoustie artists. They also varied the content of the shows by introducing singing and novelty competitions for the audience. Special request evening shows also added variety. Bliss arranged that if it rained, the concerts would be held in the YMCA. He also introduced a series of end of season benefit concerts for each member of the troupe. The songs used by the Busy Bees were described as "absolute winners" and came from successful and well known songwriters. The Busy Bees had the reputation of being the best on the Scottish coast. Bliss also ran a troupe in Dunoon.
1924 was a bad year for the Busy Bees. The company was taken over by his wife Dorothy B Lloyd. When they failed to hire the traditional Pierrot pitch, she rented Wilson’s Park. There she erected a canvas marquee and advertised it as the Cosy Corner. She assembled local and national talent and dressed the Company in old style Pierrot outfits. They only lasted a couple of seasons.
Carnoustie now had a pair of rival Pierrots. The ‘official’ Pierrots in 1924 were the Rebels, managed and directed by Carnoustian Alexander Webster, a successful entertainer and part of the double act Alberta Flahey and Tenor."
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The YMCA stands to this day, Don B. Distinguished building it is not, however: its unhandsome features further disadvantaged by being constructed in Dundee stone, which (unlike the handsome red sandstone of Arbroath) possesses a hue probably most accurately to be likened to that of terminally overcooked liver.
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