Reviewed by Jessie Mann If you had asked me where I was on Saturday 5th January, I would have been inclined to say at a club in the heart of Paris. Listening to the band, Parisian Swing, I was honestly transported to another time and place, taking in the rich sound of the 1930’s Parisian Gypsy…
Tag: Leicester
Blind Faith – Blind Faith (1969)
Originally posted on 1960s: Days of Rage:
“Blind Faith were an English blues rock band, composed of Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker, Steve Winwood and Ric Grech. The band, which was one of the first supergroups, released their only album, Blind Faith, in August 1969. Stylistically similar to the bands in which Winwood, Baker and Clapton…
The Musicians’ Olympus: Ric Grech (bass / violin)
Page created by Miguel Terol on 16th January 1998 – Last modified on: 24th May 2012. If you want to contribute with info, please write to: molympus1@gmail.com This is an amazing piece of research and the Leicester section is true. I can vouch for it. The whole site is excellent and a labour of love! (KW)…
Mods, Delinquency and the Green Bowler Cafe
According to the poet Philip Larkin “Sexual intercourse began In nineteen sixty-three (which was rather late for me) – Between the end of the Chatterley ban And the Beatles’ first LP.” (Philip Larkin) It may have been a bit late for Larkin but it was rather early for me. In 1963 I was 12…
Interview with Dave Andrews of Radio Leicester about iconic music venue “Il Rondo”
This is an interview by Dave Andrews of Radio Leicester with me, Shaun Knapp, and Sue Barton about the iconic music venue Il Rondo that is now a store room for an Italian restaurant! It was amazing to see it and realise it was still there virtually unchanged but rather derelict. The Il Rondo hosted…
La Reverie Gypsy Jazz Band
Here are recent recordings and photos of La Reverie Gypsy Jazz Band. Recorded live on 22nd June 2017 at Rick Willson’s studio in Anstey, Leicestershire. Guitars: Will Smith, Keith Pell Accordion: Kenny Wilson Bass: Mike Whittle
Tonite Let’s All Make Love in Leicester: Peter Whitehead and the Long 1960s (March 2017 De Montfort University)
Friday 3rd and Saturday 4th of March 2017 I attended a conference at DMU, Leicester about film maker Peter Whitehead, and celebrating the donation of his archive to the University. I found out about it late but am really glad I went. There were some excellent talks that brought new light to the meaning and relevance…
