Category Archives: Music

Moonrise

Posted on February 12, 2022 by rhbblog

I had totally forgotten this feeble attempt to transcribe (in an early look at Noteflight) the chorus of a song my paternal grandma used to sing to me as a small child. I only rediscovered it when I clicked on … Continue reading →

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Blue

Posted on July 20, 2019 by rhbblog

Revisiting some photos I took in Lisbon aquarium earlier this year and a re-version of some blue and blurry shots (deliberately blurred this time, honest, guv!)  – intentional camera movement and longer exposures – and thought I’d give them an … Continue reading →

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A Hidden Gem

Posted on December 2, 2016 by rhbblog

I wrote about this place earlier in the year, and eventually got around to doing a slideshow. Sign of age, repeating myself, I guess, but it bears a re-visit! Enjoy a quiet meander through this local gem…

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A pleasant Sunday afternoon

Posted on September 18, 2016 by rhbblog

We attended a concert this afternoon in the charming setting of the Bournville Friends’ Meeting House. The model village of Bournville is on old stamping grounds for my husband, but I’d not actually been into the Meeting House before, so that was an added … Continue reading →

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Watch “Wynton Marsalis – Carnival of Venice” on YouTube

Posted on February 14, 2016 by rhbblog

Just a bit of Carnival cheer to brighten a February day. The last variation has some agile triple-tonguing! Enjoy!

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A Regency Christmas Concert with Dodici Corde

Posted on December 6, 2013 by rhbblog

Another Shindig do tonight – the local touring arts scheme in Worcestershire. They provide a wonderfully eclectic selection of music, drama and dance and we have sampled many of their offerings. This time it was a candle- and lamp-lit Regency … Continue reading →

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Who Knows Where the Time Goes?

Posted on September 30, 2013 by rhbblog

An interesting revisit by Bryony Holden of an old favourite by (and with) Sandy Denny…

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How did I miss…?

Posted on September 27, 2013 by rhbblog

Saw Kathryn Williams tonight at the slightly eccentric venue of Huntingdon Hall in Worcester, and it was an excellent night. I only discovered her recently when I looked up the breathy and appealing singer of the theme tune to The … Continue reading →

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Seasonal

Posted on November 30, 2012 by rhbblog

I am always chary of too early a start to Christmas, but it is almost Advent, so it seemed like a good idea to go to a Candlelit Christmas recital that was part of the Worcestershire Shindig rural arts touring … Continue reading →

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End of an era

Posted on November 26, 2012 by rhbblog

This is a strange confession, but I have been a closet Appalachian clogging groupie for over 18 years. I am one no longer, it seems…. Our friend Yvonne has danced with the Bromsgrove-based group One Step Beyond for those many … Continue reading →

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