Rich was invited to host a workshop for Hull International Photography Festival 2016. The subject was live music photography and portraits. The gallery below is of the photographs chosen to illustrate different approaches, techniques and experience shared and discussed during the workshop. It was lovely to chat with photographers Ian Macdonald and Peter Dench. Thanks to … Continue reading Hull International Photography Festival Workshop
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Loudhailer Acoustic October 2016
Loudhailer Acoustic returns! Note the change of date of the next musicians night at The Back Room: Next up Friday November 4th and then Thursday 1st December. Loudhailer Acoustic returned after a summer break and how lovely it was to be back! Thanks to everyone who came along to play and a special mention to … Continue reading Loudhailer Acoustic October 2016
Andy White at Kardomah94
Next up Loudhailer Special Gig: Andy White is brilliant! Rich & I have loved his music since his first album, Rave On back in the 80s. We saw him again a couple of years ago and he was superb. Come and join us for his Band of Gold tour gig at the lovely venue Kardomah94. … Continue reading Andy White at Kardomah94
Cross Borders
How lovely it was to catch up with our buddy Nahro at the Cross Borders concert at Hull Truck last week. Part of the Amy Johnson Festival, it was a beautiful and evocative evening of music and video projections depicting a dialogue between Hull and Kurdistan. When Dexter was a baby, Nahro was the first person he heard … Continue reading Cross Borders
Amanda Lowe & The Aviatrix World Premiere
Last night's world premiere of Amanda Lowe and The Aviatrix' full band Amy Johnson Song Cycle was terrific. Amanda put a a great band together and it was super to play with such a fabulous group of musicians. Amanda Lowe – guitar, mandolin and vocals Ellie Gaynard – violin and vocals Jessica Lawson – autoharp, … Continue reading Amanda Lowe & The Aviatrix World Premiere
Fly Into My Vapour Arms
Kerrin Tatman and Freya Bryson's concert for Amy Johnson was magnificent. Their ethereal and expressive songs and instrumentals ingeniously dramatised their stories using cello, piano, voice, violin and accordion. Kerrin's striking cello and piano pieces were perfectly complimented by Freya's theatrical voice, reminiscent of Bjork and Elizabeth Fraser. As the evening sunlight illuminated the resplendent stained glass in … Continue reading Fly Into My Vapour Arms