Beat me to it. My excuse is that I didn't know: Something out of the usual and hilarious. Hopefully, this will get people to scour search engines, and media channels in hope of finding Neil Innes and The Rutles material: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/dec/30/neil-innes-the-rutles-monty-python-dies
Hmm, I'm familiar with your comments TSS and detect a bit of sarcasm here. I'll admit i'm not familiar with his earlier work (bit before my time). Don't think that a memorial on a person's death is a place to score cheap points though. Apologies if i've misjudged your post.
Ides Ashley Henry performed with his trio at the Railway Inn in September 2018 as part of the Winchester Jazz Festival. He was a new name to me but I was hugely impressed and nice to see someone producing interesting music in the crowded field of the piano trio. To be honest, the 2000s have been inundated with new piano trios although I don't think there has actually been much variety so to have someone like Ashley arrive on the scene is a breath of fresh air. The current UK jazz scene is starting to get interesting again after a period of about 20 years where a lot of technically accomplished players had arrived on the scene but with kittle to say. I feel that Ashley Henry is a player who immediately communicates although he was fortunate not to be over-shadowed by the teenaged drummer he had with him who I felt was sensational. On top of this, he is a really good bloke - an avoid fan of Errol Garner. Speaking to him after the gig, he is as much of a fan of jazz as a player. You also might want to check out Cassie Kinoshi's excellent SEED Ensemble who are the next biggest thing in UK jazz. She is playing Southampton later in the year at the Turner Sims.. Not sure if you were aware but Michael Kiwanuka is now based in Southampton. Plenty to be positive about with the contemporary scene.
Sorry mate, I was being a bit touchy. I thought you were making reference to me posting some Rutles material on the previous page but it's obvious now that you never saw it.
A bit early, but a great track from when U2 were still an awesome band and hadn't descended into mediocrity (ie, up to and including Under a Blood Red Sky so nothing much after 1983)
Here's Abba and the wonderful voice of Agnetha... "It's the end of a decade In another ten years time Who can say what we'll find What lies waiting down the line In the end of twenty-nine?" Happy 2020 fellow Not606ers, let's hope it's a good one without any tears.
Ah, no. Never did. Have now. #6199 and #6200. And you found All You Need Is Cash. Excellent. I shall be giving that a lookie.
Brings back memories. After an extremely convivial lunch, I was talked into singing it on the terrace of a restaurant in Southern France along with 3 mates just after Bruce did his thing with the song. We weren't too shabby if I recall, and got applause from the diners and a couple of bottles of wine from the restaranteur. Seems a lifetime ago now.
It was a lunch in France, which started at about 11 and merged into dinner which went on till after midnight. Nobody threw anything at us, and nobody walked out so I count it as a triumph.
