Christmas is upon us. Festive thingies to you all, and may you realise that something you’ve always wanted is something you already have. In what is starting to become a welcome little tradition of our own, we have the fabulous…
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Tagged with: Anita Wardell, Christmas, jazz, singing
Posted in c) Musicianship, e) Rants & Ramblings
Posted in c) Musicianship, e) Rants & Ramblings
Merry Christmas
…to all seventeen of my loyal readers It’s that time of year again… Time flies. It irritates me as much as the next person when the supermarkets start stocking mulled wine in September, but actually I started planning the gig…
Merry Christmas
The Morecambe & Wise Christmas show was a British tradition in the 1970s. It was a watercooler event, long before we even had watercoolers. As Eric Morecambe might have said: “We didn’t have those when I was a kid. We just used…
Tagged with: Andre Previn, Christmas, Morecambe, Shirley Bassey, Wise
Posted in e) Rants & Ramblings
Posted in e) Rants & Ramblings
‘Tis the Season to be Appropriate
Early, I know (gets earlier every year), but here’s a plea to musicians. If you’re going to take bookings in December, please have some seasonal repertoire ready. Even just a few numbers. Doesn’t have to turn into a full-blown carol…
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