Musings on the byways of popular culture
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Strange Days Indeed!
It’s the first Friday of a new month (on some parts of the globe, anyway), so, please, come and join in the Zoom session, make yourselves comfortable with a refreshment of your choice, and share with us – what have you been reading / watching / listening to or otherwise consuming in the last month.
Have you been listening to more music than usual ? Comfort-binging on old episodes of Porridge? Baking ?
All best wishes to everyone – stay safe, stay sane
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As part of “stay at home” I’ve recorded a bunch of new tunes in the last couple of weeks. Quarantunes Volume 1 is now available, for FREE, on Bandcamp. Take care of yourselves.
https://tomrafferty1.bandcamp.com/album/quarantunes-volume-1
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The great live music show Austin City Limits has opened up some of its archive to help people get through lock down / the Corona virus
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Springtime? Someday? Anyway, whateffer …. please gather round and let us all know what you have been listening to, reading, watching, or otherwise enjoying. And is there anything coming up we should all be aware of ?
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FINALLY we crawl out of the longest January in living memory. Please join me in the bower, have a seat by the firepit, help yourself to a glass of good cheer and share with us – what have you been listening to, watching, and reading this month ?
And is there anything coming up we should all be aware of ?
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2020! BOOM!!
Come warm yourself by the roaring fire, help yourself to the drinks and snacks on the sideboard, and please tell us all – what have you been listening to / watching / reading / otherwise enjoying over the last month, and is there anything coming up we should be aware of ?
All best wishes to everyone for a wonderful 2020
27/12/2019
The Primevals are playing in Glasgow at SG3 – 5 bands on the bill, £5 on the door, raising money for the Beatson
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2019! THE LAST LAP!! Come, gather round this roaring fire, help yourself to a mug of good cheer and tell us all – what have you been listening to, reading, watching, or otherwise enjoying in the last month ?
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Whoooosh! As we hurtle through 2019, let’s pause briefly to share anything good that we’ve been listening to, watching, or reading, and also if there is anything new coming up you’d like to let us all know about
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Tom RRRRRRRRussell voice IT’S ROCKTOBER!!
so, come and join me by the bonfire, help yourself to a dram or a hot chocolate, and while you are toasting your marshmallows please share with us whatever you have been listening to / watching / reading or otherwise getting up to.
and is there anything coming you would like to let us all know about ?
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The late Chris Gaffney was an all-round Americana genius – part of Dave Alvin’s circle.
This song may well touch the guitar-playing fraternity here – and also (I think) all of us who have lost friends along the way
*pours a large one in memory of many dear friends*
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it’s the first Friday of a new month, so come over, gather in the leaves that have started to fall, and please let us know what you have been listening to, reading, watching, or otherwise getting up to in the last month.
and is there anything coming up we should know about ?
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We’ve had a few discussions on this, and I thought this might be interesting – has anyone else had a significant downsize in their CD collection ?
This Canadian chap (who looks like he would fit right in here) decided to divest of the bulk of his CD collection.
What would you keep ? Why ?
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Welcome to August! which has so far been partly November as well as partly sweltering. So come in out the rain, dry yourself off and help yourself to a nice warm drink while you tell us all – what have you been listening to / reading / watching / getting up to ?
and are there any events / releases coming up that we should be aware of ?
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Artifical Intelligence is now being used to explore free jazz – in this case based on the wonderful Interstellar Space, by John Coltrane and Rashied Ali
http://www.openculture.com/2019/07/what-happens-when-artificial-intelligence-listens-to-john-coltranes-interstellar-space.html?fbclid=IwAR1POze3RBg8lFXCp0hZt4X_zrLWl5ps_rOvsoKU2t_kKJqwU3b9b2ng4pQ
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SUMMER IS HERE! come and gather in the shade of the Rowan tree, help yourselves to a cold drink from the tub, and please share – what have you been listening to / reading / watching / otherwise enjoying ? and is there anything coming up that you’d like us to be aware of ?
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welcome to the first Friday of a new month. here in Glasgow, while the calendar says “June”, the weather seems to be unable to move past “February”
come away in, hang your wet clothes on the dryer, help yourself to a drink from the cabinet, and tell us all – what have you been listening to / enjoying / reading / watching in the last month? and is there anything coming up we should be aware of ?
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Hi, I’m el hombre malo, you may know me from such threads as “Blogger Takeover I through to L”, etc. I also play guitar in The Beat Poets and in the Primevals. I’ve recorded a CD of instrumental tunes, called “More Guitars”. It’s available on Bandcamp now, and I will be pressing a small run of CDs if there is enough interest.
https://tomrafferty1.bandcamp.com/album/more-guitars
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Following on from the podcasts – his paintings were pretty cool, too!
http://www.openculture.com/2014/10/the-paintings-of-miles-davis.html?fbclid=IwAR316HeYm84z1AMhcqPr__A4e02J03eMhbjzxdGWCEeKPHcrechtb2IyJ9Y
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as we career through the year (MAY? ALREADY??) let’s pause by this little landmark, the first Friday in the month, let’s gather round this picnic hamper and share – what have you been listening to / reading / watching / enjoying ? and is there anything coming up we should be aware of ?
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13/04/2019
Hey Glasgow! Loads of bands, Glasvegas at 3, Tom McGuire at 3:30, Beat Poets at 4
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Spring has sprung, the grass is riz …. come gather round and tell us what you have been enjoying in the last month, and is there anything else upcoming that we should be alerted to ?
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well, we all know the rules, so let’s just get on with it, shall we ?
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SNOW!! IN FEBRUARY!! I KNOW!!!!
Anyway, come in out the cold, help yourself to a wee brandy from that bottle there, and please share with us what you have been listening to, watching, reading, etc, and if there is anything coming up that we should know about
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This is tomorrow calling, wishing you a happy new year.
Please gather round this roaring candle and share with us all what you have been enjoying over the last month
