…here’s The Silver Seas to cheer us all up as we contemplate another lockdown. All together now, “la la la laaa, la la la laaaa…”
Happy November everybody…
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STILL HERE! as lockdown continues, please gather round this roaring candle, help yourself to a slice of banana bread, and please tell us all what you have been watching, reading and listening to … and how are you doing anyway ?
Three-quarters of the Mahavishnu Orchestra reunite!
…but not the Mahavishnu Orchestra line-up you might expect. 😀 Here are John McLaughlin, Ralphe Armstrong (bass) and Narada Michael Walden (drums/vocals) from the very last MO – the one that toured Europe with Wishbone Ash in August 1975, calling it a day somewhere near Detroit in November that year. Only Stu Goldberg from that relatively forgotten quartet – which saw out 1975 after a mighty 11-piece version of MO toured Europe in Jan-Feb 1975 and a funky 9-piece version toured the US from April-June 1975 – is missing here. In his place, we have Cindy Blackman and Carlos Santana.
Set aside your suspicions that this will be a fusion apocalypse – it’s cosmic soul!
Quarantunes Volume 4
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I’ve been keeping myself entertained by making another collection of instrumentals – I find the whole process soothing, settling in at Tom’s House Of Twang with a guitar and a vibrato pedal, trying to find a beat to play along with …. Anyway, I hope you enjoy them, this is now Volume 4 and all of Quarantunes are on Bandcamp on a “Pay What You Like” basis.
Thanks to those who have chipped in and supported – stay safe, stay sane!
https://tomrafferty1.bandcamp.com/album/quarantunes-volume-4
Quarantunes Volume 3
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Hey kids, do you like the rock & roll? Here’s Volume 3 of Quarantunes – some surf, some garage, some Morricone – FREE on Bandcamp. Stay safe, be kind.
https://tomrafferty1.bandcamp.com/album/quarantunes-volume-3
https://tomrafferty1.bandcamp.com/album/quarantunes-volume-3
Young(ish) artists in “Not Bad At All” Video Collaboration shock!
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As soon as the name Miranda was mentioned, I took my leave of the ‘Big Night In’ thingy last night…but this popped up somewhere on my feed this morning, and I think as these collaborations go, this is rather good. Thoughts…?
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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
