PoP (Pride of Place) Artspace's first exhibition had 1000 visitors last month, and it was terrific to be at the opening of the second PoP exhibition, 'Earth' last night. Curator Alan Raw has worked with a fabulous range of artists to fill the space with works and installations to celebrate this month's Earth Day. Highlights for … Continue reading PoP Earth Exhibition
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Music for PoP ArtSpace Earth Exhibition
The Gamelan Night Heron by Rich & Lou’s Loudhailer I was lucky enough to train as a Gamelan workshop facilitator with Manchester’s Halle Orchestra Gamelan and to play with the Hull Honorific Sea Dragon Gamelan Orchestra. Around that time Rich and I wrote and recorded The Gamelan Night Heron as the soundtrack to Linda Martin’s art … Continue reading Music for PoP ArtSpace Earth Exhibition
Loudhailer Electric March 2014
It was really nice to be back at The New Adelphi Club for the Loudhailer Electric launch night. Fantastic premiere set from The Invisibles and we really enjoyed the Loudhailer and Things Change collaborations with Amanda Lowe (violin) Jeff Parsons (guitar) and Rich Walker (drums). Thanks to Paul for having us, to Jim and Chris for … Continue reading Loudhailer Electric March 2014
Rouska’s Black Book – By Captain Swing
Back in the day The Red Guitars were having a blast gigging up and down the UK & Europe, and fanzine's were where it was at. We met a sparky young guy in Leeds who produced a fanzine either named after him...or was he named after the zine? Rouska was the name. After hassling us … Continue reading Rouska’s Black Book – By Captain Swing