There are so many videos on YouTube these days, showing artists working in a studio, with all the stereotypical activities on display: headphones; huge mixing desk; big red sofa; band members leaning on the console etc, that it almost seems like mimicry when you do find yourself in such an environment and performing such actions. […]
Festival Fringe, Buxton, 11th July We began setting up at 4.30pm, which seemed like plenty of time before we needed to open the doors – but as usual we needed every minute. The acoustics were a challenge at first, with the piano too reverberant, but one of Richard’s friends, Simon, was very knowledgable in this […]
Gifts From Crows : Next concert is at the st. Mary’s Creative Centre, Chester, 1st October 2023 Tickets shortly We also have gigs in York (8/10) and Market Drayton (3/11). Message me for details or see https://giftsfromcrowsmusic.com/trio
High Peak Bookstore – our first official gig, and part of the Bookstock festival. We were supporting Me and Mr Jones – a folk quartet, and very good too – and a “Judy and Punch” show, which was hilarious. We had very little time to setup and even less to take down our gear – […]
Our Trio played their first public gig at Bishop Lloyd’s Palace on 2nd April 2023, in front of an invited audience of friends and colleagues. The venue was just right and provided a great atmosphere – it was almost a full house of 40+ people. Our first set list is below and we provided a […]
Final rehearsal before our first live gig. As with Trio Siabod a year earlier we set up at Hoole Community Centre and a good friend, David helped us get our balance right. Tunes are feeling good now – Beyond the Frame, But When You Sleep and Between Intrigue and Wonder are favourites.
Our fledgling Trio had been rehearsing boldly for a year now, though early days had been hampered by Covid, and the difficulty of playing with our guitarist, who lives 70 miles away: the lag on Zoom is problematic when trying to synchronise rhythms. Eventually, though, we felt ready to play to the outside world, away […]
The joys of finding good GF food whilst out cycling continue and the refurbished Lockgate Cafe did not disappoint. Good options for savoury and dessert. And good coffee!
18th March 2022. When certain digestive aspects of my body started sending messages that all was not as it should be, I commenced a series of tests with my GP and local hospital to find out what was wrong. After 4 months the surprising result was that I had Coeliac Disease – confirmed after biopsies. […]
Last night, Helen was playing with her saxophone friends online, via Jamulus, when an unknown/unannounced drummer joined in, and played with them for a few numbers. (you can do this on Jamulus).At the same time, in my ‘den’, I was playing with the Improvisers Ensemble, along with musicians from all over Europe. One player announced […]
Garfield Southall, percussion 