Rock Follies (together with its sequel, Rock Follies of ’77) is a musical drama that was shown on British television in the 1970s. The storyline follows the ups and downs of a fictional female rock band called the Little Ladies, as they struggle for recognition and success. The series was made on a small budget […]
Tony Rose
Folk song and Tony Rose met and fell for each other at Oxford University in the early 1960s, when he was reading modern languages and taking his turn as President of the Heritage Society, the university folk club. He moved to London to teach, but was offered so many gigs that in 1969 turned full-time […]
Dave Cartwright
Dave Cartwright was a British singer, songwriter, guitarist and author. Born in Haslemere, Surrey, he grew up in Amblecote, West Midlands where, on lead guitar and vocal, he formed his first rock and roll group, The Crossfires, in 1959. He then joined the Kidderminster outfit The Clippers, before ‘discovering’ folk music in 1964. His subsequent […]
Lullaby of Birdland
“Lullaby of Birdland” is a jazz standard and popular song composed in 1952 by George Shearing with lyrics by George David Weiss, who used the pseudonym B Y Forster to get around the rule which at that time forbade collaboration between ASCAP and BMI composers. George Shearing wrote “Lullaby of Birdland” in 1952 for Morris […]
Galileo Galilei
Galileo Galilei is a Japanese indie rock band from Wakkanai, Hokkaido. They were formed in 2007 by singer and guitarist Yuki Ozaki, guitarist Sōhei Funaya, bassist Hitoshi Sakō, and drummer Kazuki Ozaki. They debuted in 2008 after winning the teenage audition festival “Senkou Riot”. In 2009, The band signed with SME Records and released their […]
Casta Diva
“Casta Diva” (Chaste Goddess) is the most famous aria of Vincenzo Bellini’s “Norma” (1831). It is sung by the title character, a Druidess or priestess of the Gauls, in the first act. The opera takes place in Gaul between 100 and 50 BC when the Romans were occupiers. The Gauls want Norma to declare war […]
Alison Balsom
Alison Balsom, Lady Mendes, is an English trumpet soloist, arranger, producer, and music educator. Balsom was born in Hitchin, in October 1978. She attended Tannery Drift First School in Royston, where she started taking trumpet lessons from the age of seven, also playing in the Royston Town Band from ages 8 to 15. She played […]
Mendelssohn – Violin Concerto in E Minor
Felix Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto in E minor Op. 64, MWV014, is his last concerto. Well received at its premiere, it has remained among the most prominent and highly-regarded violin concerto. It holds a central place in the violin repertoire and has developed a reputation as an essential concerto for all aspiring concert violinists to master, […]
Mustang Sally
Mustang Sally” is a rhythm and blues (R&B) song written and first recorded by Mark Rice in 1965. It was released on the Blue Rock label (4014) in May 1965 with “Sir Mack Rice” as the artist. The song uses an AAB layout with a 24-bar structure. Rice was visiting singer Della Reese, who was […]
Emily Rossum
Emmanuelle Grey Rossum is an American actress, director, producer, singer, and songwriter. The accolades she has received include a Saturn Award and Critic’ Choice Movie Award, alongside nominations for a Golden Globe, an independent Spirit Award, and two Critics’ Choice Television Awards. Upon singing “Happy Birthday” in all 12 keys, Rossum was welcomed to join […]