This has long been my favourite song – easily in the last ten years, possibly longer. I just adore the orchestration, the build up, Neil Hannon’s voice… there is a lot about it I love. The whole album, A Short Album About Love, is wondrous. It is full of big, indulgent music which really grabs […]
I don’t know. I have celebrated the birthdays of both Mrs Pitts and my sister this week through the fog of discomfort caused by my wisdom tooth extraction last Saturday. We are going out for a meal together with my dad tomorrow night and I hope I can get through it without too much of […]
Another of our country’s national treasures has passed away today. Ronnie Corbett left us today. Lots of people have been lamenting the fact that lots of people we care about have died recently. I think it says a lot about our country that we care so much about the people who have played a part […]
Autotune is not a good thing. The Hallelujah Chorus is one of the most iconic pieces of classical music, a defining moment in Handel’s career and a fitting religious piece for Good Friday… But autotune has ruined it. Happy Easter.
I’m not sure why this simple 8 note based musical idea has captured the imagination quite so much, but people do love it. This new way to visualise what is happening is beautiful to watch and very hypnotic. Prepare yourself to be a little dizzy by the end.
When I say perform, I mean play. When I say seeing it for the first time, I mean I’ve had an opportunity to see it and listen to the piece – but I had never played with this particular group of musicians before this evening. It went fairly well, I thought. Nervous doesn’t come close. […]
OK Go, one of my favourite bands, are well known for releasing videos that are simply stunning. Their latest was released today, but before I share their weightless Upside Down & Inside Out film, I want to share their wonderful video for The Writing’s On The Wall – if you’re a fan of an optical […]
Band tonight was fabulous. A really enjoyable evening. I certainly hope all the work we’ve done over the past few weeks pays off next week. I still need to arrange a piece of paperwork though… Work was interesting today. Lots went on. Nothing too interesting to mention though. It has meant that I’m out of […]
Today was spent putting finishing touches to the Grange Moor Brass Band site. And I’ve done nothing else at all really. Lots of TV was watched while doing this, catching up on things on the Sky+ box from a long while ago. Dullness, I know. The adventure to get a cache was quite interesting. I […]
Then wait again. That sums up this evening, a Grange Moor Band job for the 41 Club section of the Round Table. Ten of us began the evening playing some simple but effective things. The plan was that we would play as a full band later in the evening. This last section took an age […]