“They All Laughed” is a song composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin, written for the 1937 film Shall We Dance where it was introduced by Ginger Rogers as part of a song and dance routine with Fred Astaire. This song was written for Ginger Rogers in the 1937 musical film Shall We […]
William Tell Overture
The William Tell Overture is the overture to the opera William Tell (original French title Guillaume Tell), whose music was composed by Gioachino Rossini. William Tell premiered in 1829 and was the last of Rossini’s 39 operas, after which he went into semi-retirement (he continued to compose cantatas, sacred music and secular vocal music). The […]
Tendertwin
Tendertwin is the musical moniker of Bilge Nur Yilmaz. A self-described, “musical nomad”, Bilge was born and raised in Istanbul, “soaking up Turkey’s rich musical heritage from the lapping tides of the Black Sea and Mediterranean”. After spending time in Philadelphia and London, Bilge is now studying for a Masters degree in Music Performance at […]
Willkommen
“Willkommen” is a song from the 1966 musical Cabaret. It is performed by The Emcee. The music was written by John Kander; the lyrics by Fred Ebb. John Kander explained “With Cabaret, we were trying to find the piece, to write our way into it. The first thing we wrote was ‘Willkommen’ and the very […]
Pick Yourself Up
Pick Yourself Up” is a popular song composed in 1936 by Jerome Kern, with lyrics by Dorothy Fields. It has a verse and chorus, as well as a third section, though the third section is often omitted in recordings. Like most popular songs of the era it features a 32 bar chorus, though with an […]
Decameron
Decameron were an English folk rock and progressive rock band from Cheltenham, existing from 1968 to 1976. Decameron came to be in the late 1960s when Dave Bell met John Coppin through a mutual friend. Coppin and Al Fenn had a band that was emulating the best of 60s folk rock at the time – […]
Lidija Bačić
Lidija Bačić, also known as Lille, is a Croatian pop singer. Lidija was born in Split in August 1985. She has two sisters and a brother. She was raised in the Roman Catholic faith. Bačić began performing at local festivals and competitions from the age of ten. She won her first prize at Dječji Festival […]
Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off
“Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off” is a song written by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin for the 1937 film Shall We Dance, where it was introduced by Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers as part of a celebrated dance duet on roller skates. The sheet music has the tempo marking of “Brightly”. The song was […]
Bronwen
Bronwen Lewis is a 25 year old singer songwriter from the Dulais Valley in South Wales. She has played piano from the age of 5 and taught herself guitar from the age of 13. She is bilingual, and on her Blind Audition for The Voice Series 2 she sang a Welsh/English take on ‘Fields of Gold’ […]
Treebeard
Treebeard have been a popular attraction on the pub, festival & beer festival circuit for many years now, with regular appearances at Sheffield, Derby, Tamworth, Newark, Stockport, Lincoln, Stoke & Barnsley festivals, as well as Earls Court for the Great British Beer Festival, and the Cropredy fringe. This year the band have shows at Rockstock […]