Comments on: Music from Norfolk and Belgium

By: kelvingreen

kelvingreen — Thu, 23 Feb 2006 02:52:57 +0000

Right, I know all about Django for some reason, even though it's not the srot of thing I'd normally know about. I mean, jazz guitarists? Either I was too lazy to change the channel one day, or someone told me about him. We're getting the Orton as a free gift for supporting the Current. Hasn't arrived yet.

By: James Leahy

James Leahy — Wed, 22 Feb 2006 16:26:40 +0000

I thought “Daybreaker” had its moments (not comparible to its forerunners due to it’s rock leanings – probably due to Beth’s fling with one Ryan Adams). I’m eager to hear the new one. I’ve owned my Django compillation for a few years and it gets played a lot. He’s great. I think that the gypsy jazz was what I remember most clearly and fondly from my one visit to the Upton Jazz Festival. Presteigne on the other hand has an annual music festival called “Sheep Music” but I’ve no idea if it’s got anything to do witth jazz…

By: David Creighton

David Creighton — Mon, 20 Feb 2006 19:05:26 +0000

France Gall! I didn’t know retro-Eurovision was a-ok with you trendies.
I remember her on b&w tv in Germany. Tasty yes, but the song is rubbish.
The Germans loved French singers in the 60s – probably a guilty conscience.
We had wall to wall France Gall and Mireille Mathieu on every station then.
Loved the Django clip and glad you remember those jazzy days and nights at Upton. To be fair, don’t forget, they used to have some decent mainstream bands, like Breda Big Band and Tad Newton, among those aged Dixielanders. Ooh, I could go on!

By: Frog

Frog — Mon, 20 Feb 2006 16:02:46 +0000

Great video! Another good guitarist is Angelo Debarre, a French Manouche from the Paris area. He played in Presteigne last week but I missed him. Gutted!