Marta Pereira da Costa is the first woman to play Portuguese Guitar professionally at FADO worldwide. In a territory historically occupied by men, a woman stood out, made this instrument hers, and brought it to the forefront of music. The Portuguese Guitar is closely associated with Fado, and Marta, not forgetting her roots and tradition, […]
Dudley Moore
Dudley Moore was an English actor, comedian, musician and composer. Moore first came to prominence in the UK as a leading figure in the British satire boom of the 1960s. He was one of the four writer-performers in the comedy revue Beyong the Fringe from 1960 that created a boom in satiric comedy. With a […]
Elvellon
Elvellon from Germany, major in bombastic symphonic metal made: From its inception in 2010 on the quintet has stirred up the scene and has enthralled both its growing fan base as well as the music press with a captivating blend of catchy guitars, thunderous drums and magnificent orchestration. As a result, renowned national magazines such […]
Blossom Dearie
Margrethe Blossom Dearie was an American jazz singer and pianist. She was born in 1924, in New York to a father of Scots Irish descent and a mother of Norwegian descent. She reportedly received the name Blossom because of “a neighbour who delivered peach blossoms to her house the day she was born”, although she […]
I Won’t Dance
“I Won’t Dance” is a song with music by Jerome Kern that has become a jazz standard. The song has two different sets of lyrics: the first written by Oscar Hammerstein II and Otto Harbach in 1934. Kern, Hammerstein and Harbach originally wrote “I Won’t Dance” for the 1934 London musical Three Sisters. However, Three […]
The Way You Look Tonight
“The Way You Look To-night” is a song from the film Swing Time that was performed by Fred Astaire and composed by Jerome Kern with lyrics written by Dorothy Fields. It won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1936. Fields remarked, “The first time Jerry played that melody for me I went out […]
Johnny Kidd & the Pirates
Johnny Kidd & the Pirates (known simply as The Pirates after their reunion) were an English rock band led by singer/songwriter Johnny Kidd. Their musical journey spanned from the late 1950s to the mid-1960s. Their stage act was theatrical, including wearing full pirate costumes. The original group was signed to HMV in 1959 under the […]
Faeland
Faeland: Folk-inspired acoustic song medicine to soothe mind and spirit. Faeland’s music has been described as “soul balm”, “ethereal” and “worldly yet otherworldly”. Their debut album All My Swim attracted widespread acclaim – it was championed by BBC 6 Music and BBC Introducing amongst others. At its core are singer-songwriter Rebecca Nelson and guitarist / […]
The Sitwell-Walton Façade – An Entertainment
The “entertainment” Façade, in which Sitwell’s poems are recited over an instrumental accompaniment by Walton, was first given privately in the Sitwell family’s London house in January 1922. The first public performance was given at the Aeolian Hall, London, in June 1923. On both occasions, the author recited the verse and the composer conducted the […]
Modern English
Modern English are an English new wave/post punk band formed in 1979 in Colchester, Essex. With Robbie Grey (vocals), Gary McDowell (guitar, vocals), and Michael Conroy (bass, vocals), Modern English were originally known as The Lepers. The group expanded to “Modern English” when Richard Brown (drums) and Stephen Walker (keyboards) were added to the lineup […]