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We were delighted when BAFTA winning composer John Stead accepted our request to compose a new musical work as the culmination of Open Bridges to take place during the freedom season of Hull's City of Culture year. The world premiere of John's piece, Moments in Time was a wonderful, quite surreal experience. The music, diffused … Continue reading Open Bridges – Moments in Time
Cowboy DC invited Dexter to guest on violin with Work in Progress at Hull Trinity Festival Humberground stage at the Jaz Bar. He joined them for Wagon Wheel and stayed on for the rest of the set. Work in Progress always raise some dust, it was ace! Rich took the photographs, click and scroll along... … Continue reading Work in Progress + Dexter
Open Bridges - we did it! All 13 of Hull’s bridges closed for one minute at 20.17 on the autumnal equinox 2017! Big high five to the whole of the Open Bridges team and everybody who came to the Stage@The Dock. The vessels were awesome, the concert sold out and was fabulous. Open Bridges is a … Continue reading Open Bridges Hull – We Did It!
Rich and I are delighted to be working with a terrific group of partners on our new project - Open Bridges, exploring Hull's unique river landscape and the culture which has grown up around it. You might have heard something about it... "Open Bridges – Hull City of Culture 2017 to be split in two … Continue reading Introducing Open Bridges
Big high five to Andy Richardson of Freetownway Productions for putting on a brilliant night in Hull last night. Bob Wayne & His Outlaw Carnies rocked the joint. Leading lights in the modern outlaw underground country movement, rebel and proud, Bob’s world is one of truckers, demon wrestling cowboys and wronged lovers and they stormed … Continue reading Bob Wayne and the Outlaw Carnies
The North Mississippi Allstars tore it up at Manchester's Ruby Lounge last week, one of only a handful of UK shows as part of their Prayer for Peace world tour. Sons of legendary Memphis record producer Jim Dickinson, Luther and Cody are the heart of the best hill country blues boogie band on the planet … Continue reading North Mississippi Allstars 2017