Here we are with David & Valerie having taken the thirty-mile drive to the iconic Peterborough Cathedral. No, not for a spot of spiritual guidance, nor a choral recital – instead, it was (almost) The Eagles in Concert – but with a twist! Tonight was a performance of their music by West End singers and …
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Coldplay in Concert from Buenos Aires (2022)
We went to see Coldplay in Concert from Buenos Aires – and it only took us 20 minutes to get there! 🤔 How so? Well, on the 29th, their performance was being beamed to a range of UK cinemas! So, together with Jo and Janet we headed for the local Odeon for the 7pm performance. …
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Rick Wakeman on Tour (2019)
Entitled Rick’s Grumpy Old Christmas Show, we joined our friends, Ian and Ann, for an evening of superb piano playing punctuated by Rick’s unique sense of humour. This was the last of his twelve-date tour around the UK. The venue wasn’t one we’ve it visited before — Warwick Arts Centre — and the surrounding University …
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Oliver – Live in Concert
We drove down to Roger, Jane and Oliver’s this afternoon. The weather was horrendous, but it was well worth it as we were going to see Oliver playing flute in the East Herts Concert Band at their Christmas Concert. The venue was the delightful St Mary’s Church in the village of Standon, a Grade 1 …
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Six Go Swinging!
A short drive to Rushden tonight with David, Valerie, Jo and Janet for the Rushden & District RAFA’s “Swing’s the Thing” Concert. We’d been invited to this fund-raising event by good friends Richard and Pauline, and being local, it didn’t take us long to get there. However, our unfamiliarity with the immediate area meant that …
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Palmers and Bricklayers
Palmers Reunited A scorcher of a day, as we headed down to Bromley to catch up with Neil, Debbie, Alfie and Frankie. Just to make a change, rather than our normal haunt of ASK, at the top of the high-street, we chose The Bricklayers Arms, just a five-minute walk from Bromley South station. Last time …
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Our Anniversary Weekend 2018 (34/7)
Friday, 14th (Our Anniversary)It’s our 7th Anniversary (or 34th in ‘old money’) and we’ve a busy few days ahead. There was just enough time to open our cards and presents before we left, heading north. Thanks for your kind words everyone! Ann bought we a very classy watch!These days, we normally go away to …
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Camel: Moonmadness Tour 2018 (Royal Albert Hall)
What a treat! I haven’t seen these guys in concert for quite a few years – and tonight was the final gig in their 2018 World Tour. I’ve seen only them twice before, live – once in the late 70s at Fairfield Halls, Croydon and more recently, at some point in the 90s (where I’m embarrassed to …
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The King’s Men
Well, it wasn’t quite all of the them (see the photo below) and luckily, we didn’t have to go to ‘the top of the hill’ to see them. What we did see (and hear) was 7 (of the 15) guys who are Choral Scholars from the Choir of King’s College, Cambridge, performing in a close-harmony …
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Bach in Cranford
Cranford HallIt was a beautiful Summer’s evening (rare this year, so far), and we took the short drive to Cranford Hall – about 10 minutes away – to see Fiori Musicali perform their evening of Bach pieces. Tonight there was just four in the ‘Band’ – playing harpsichord, cello, recorder and violin. The event was …
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Yes, Yes!
No… not a scene from When Harry met Sally but a reference to a couple of prog-rock elders (that’s Ian and me!) and our trip to see the supergroup, Yes, at the Royal Albert Hall tonight where they concluded the UK leg of their 2016 Spring Tour. We started the afternoon with something much quieter …
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Kettering Citadel Band – In Concert
We popped over to the Holy Trinity Church in Rothwell tonight to see the Kettering Citadel Band (supported by the Kettering Citadel Songsters) in concert. It was in aid of the Rothwell Corps and Community Project and there were over 100 people there. Typically for Rothwell, parking was a ‘challenge’ with the main car-park in …
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R.I.P. John Barry
I learned today that John Barry, the famous composer of all the memorable James Bond themes, died on Sunday. We saw him performing in Birmingham many years ago and the whole event was just fantastic! He’ll be sadly missed as the man who made beautiful and memorable music! Click on the link below and listen …
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The Cecilian Singers’ Carol Concert 2010
Click on the Programme for a larger version We’ve been going to this concert in Leicester for a few years now and it really gets us in the ‘christmassy mood’. It was being held at the rather splendid Church – St Philip’s, in Evington Road/Evington Lane in Leicester. I left around 5.30 and picked-up Val …
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Dish Dilemma and Cracking Concert
Ann left at the crack-of-dawn to scoop up Lee from Avondale Mews and then onwards to Mum’s in Biggin Hill. We’re all off to an outdoor concert tonight with David and Val and Mum is staying for the week. Skyforce. a TV installation company I found in Yellow Pages arrived just before lunch to give …
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The Cecilian Singers’ Carol Concert 2009
We drove over to Leicester to see David singing in the Cecilian Singers Choir. Val couldn’t join us this year as she’s in America visiting her sister. We’ve been going annually for a few years now, but the format this year, was slightly different as they’d changed the venue to St Philip’s Church in Evington Road. …
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Oundle Festival: The Bootleg Beatles
Nicki drove up to us in the morning and got to us around 11. The weather was a bit unpredictable, but hey, as Jo said: “what’s the worst that can happen?”. Mum decided to stay at home, because of the threatened bad weather. So, Jo, Janet, Nicki, Ann and I, stocked-up with enough food for …
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London for the weekend – Saturday
Today’s the day when we head to The O2 to Jeff Wayne‘s, The War of the Worlds 30th Anniversary concert tour. The tour, updated for 2009, will feature a 3d hologram of Richard Burton and a 30ft Martian fighting machine descending from the ceiling – more details later on… We had a rare lie-in. …
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Felt Tip Thieves
We joined Julie, Tom, Karen, Paul, Chris, Debbie, Stefan, Trish and John to see Julie and Tom’s son, Nick play bass in the Band – Felt Tip Thieves at Soprano’s Bar in Kettering. We got back about 11.30 – knackered and deaf, but it was a great evening Check out their page on MySpace! …
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Jeff Wayne’s: War of the World’s Tour 2009
Lucky us, we were able to get tickets for Jeff Wayne’s 2009 War of the Worlds Tour. We’re seeing it at the O2 Arena in London! There’s a good animation/video doing the rounds that’s worth a watch. It later appeared on YouTube. To coincide with this Tour, ‘The Spirit of Man’ single and video were …
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