A Ghostly View

A ghostly view of Open Bridges Hull – excerpts of Moments in Time, the world premiere of the live musique concrete diffusion for Open Bridges by John Stead. Autumn equinox 2017

Open Bridges

Open Bridges Hull – excerpts of Moments in Time, the world premiere of the live musique concrete diffusion for Open Bridges by John Stead. Autumn equinox 2017

A ghostly view of the world premiere of the new acousmatic composition for Open Bridges. Electro Acoustic Ensemble director, John diffused the live music featuring found sounds of Hull bridges in octophonic sound to a full house at Hull’s Stage@TheDock, where the River Hull meets the Humber Estuary, in the shadow of the iconic buildings, The Deep, The Tidal Barrier, Millennium Bridge and the C4Di building. For the first time in the city’s history all 13 of Hull’s bridges raised, swung or closed simultaneously, splitting the city in two at 20:17 hours on the autumnal equinox 2017 during Hull City of Culture’s Freedom Season. Thanks to Simon Coope for his phone video clip, Graeme Oxby for the cover photo, and Phil Codd for…

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The Dark Guitar

Brand new outing for The Dark Guitar, Loudhailer Electric Company, live at Hull's Kardomah94   Original psychedelic sounds featuring members of seminal cult bands Red Guitars, Dead Fingers Talk and The Planet Wilson. “Cutting edge, psychedelic folk music of the highest quality.” Alan Raw, with Tom Robinson on BBC 6 Music. Loudhailer Electric Company released their debut studio album – … Continue reading The Dark Guitar

Loudhailer Acoustic February 2018

Everyone really pulled out the stops at Loudhailer Acoustic last Thursday, such a top night, maybe it was something to do with the super full moon, but we loved the vibes! Thanks to a great audience and everyone who came to play, Martin Peirson, Dez and Cathy Allenby, John Gowans, Stuart Dainty, Jim Orwin, Catherine … Continue reading Loudhailer Acoustic February 2018

Loudhailer Acoustic January 2018

Great to start the year as we mean to go on with some fab live music and spoken word at the first Loudhailer Acoustic of 2018. Rich & I opened the show and then introduced lovely sets all round from Gifford and Joan, Dez Allenby, Dexter on violin, John Gowans classical guitar, wordsmith Roy Kibbler, … Continue reading Loudhailer Acoustic January 2018

Zach’s Marimba Jive Party and WIP

Great first gig of 2018, big high five to Zach for organising Off the Road at the Jaz bar Hull and putting together a great line up, Rich & Lou's Loudhailer, Work In Progress, Zach's Marimba Jive Party and the Psychedelic Skiffle Band. We had a blast and enjoyed the whole afternoon, thanks to Zach … Continue reading Zach’s Marimba Jive Party and WIP