Some pictures from the “Imagine” event – a celebration of cultures that was held in Hammersmith, Lomdon at the weekend.
Just been producing a new project with the Endgame, a band based near Durham – a most enjoyable session – lots of laughs.
Here comes the rain
We are pleased to be part of an exciting event coming soon – “Imagine” – a celebration of cultures. Revel in the mix of voices, tastes, sounds, designs and movements!
Artists that will be sharing include –
– Dave Bilbrough (Gospel/Folk)
– Martin Neil (Voices From The Nations)
– Muyiwa (Gospel)
– Dan Bilbrough (World/Fusion/Electronica)
– John Ruston (Sitarist)
– Naujavan (Urban with a British Asian flavour)
– Jake Isaac (Gospel)
– The WEC Resonance Band (Multi Cultural expression)
– Andy Au (Movement and dance)
– Paul Hobbs (Art presentation)
£5.00 entry on the door.
We interviewed Colin Symes who sang a version of Caedmon’s song on the new Northumbria Community recording, about the story behind the song. A lowly cowherder with a love for music, and how he found his voice.
Over the summer we have been traveling around the country from Scotland to Wales and England collecting songs and recording musicians. What an amazing adventure and a real eye opener to the creativity within the community. The resulting CD will be an eclectic mix of styles – folk, string quartet, rock, instrumental and accapela sung in English, Gaelic, Olde English and Dutch.
Monsoon
Here’s a fun little creative video they filmed in Hong Kong. I was involved with the original recording in the UK.
Really enjoyed the launch of the CD Freightships with Small Town Jones at the weekend – watch out for Jim, he’s a wonderful songwriter and someone to watch out for in the future.
We were all shocked by the horrendous happenings in Norway in 2011 and I felt for my good friends in that beautiful country. In my thoughts I often remembered a wonderful singer Hildegunn Vederhus who I had met that May in Norway. She told me some of the stories of her land and sang some of the old folk songs. This is just one (my friend John captured roughly on his iPad) that she remembered from her childhood. Here is her translation – very apt after the sadness of the last few days.
The Love Song
Jerry Chapman (in the picture with me and one of his hand made drums), a wonderful drum maker in First Nations style, whose tribe is the Sto-Lo people invited us to an amazing pow-wow gathering. Here is a small sample of one of the songs being sung whilst playing the Abba drum.
It is always a pleasure to work with my good friends Tony and Sue Green from the USA. (Tony is in the picture at the computer) They were partners in crime on the Black Peppercorns live tour. They have their own studio in CA and help produce a number of eclectic projects.
Mingus and the Coyote
We are excited to tell you about a project Martin played on that has just been released in the States as a benefit to Zao water.
I dreamed there was a fountain – John Mark McMillan
Rivers – Eric Hurtgen
There is a time – Leonard Jones
