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Caught up with Brucie before they chucked him off the boat. Kirsty Young's really good at the interviews. She almost got the Boss feeling comfy. No real surprises on the musical choices. In fact perhaps more predictable than most; and I'm sure I am breaking no confidences by saying that there were no women in the 8...and nobody from outwith the UK/US 50s and 60s either. -
I listened to this programme, JC, and thought much the same. What I haven't done yet is see the recent television programme.Originally posted by johncorrigan View Post
My favourite television moment re Bruce may be one in which he spoke lengthily about his lyrics - but that was some time ago.Comment
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Brilliant documentary about the Bamboo Club in BristolComment
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Thanks bd, World Service tends to have some excellent yet poorly promoted radio. Will give it a listen.Originally posted by burning dog View PostComment
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This is a great documentary.
Here's some archive footage
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-37754495
on the Bristol Wiki
http://bristol.wikia.com/wiki/Bamboo_Club
A long patois piece
http://bristolarchiverecords.com/blog/tag/bamboo-club/Comment
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Yeah thanks from me too, bd. I'd never heard of the Bamboo Club before but was fascinated by this great piece of social history. If I had a time machine wouldn't mind a wee trip back to one of those Saturday nights down in St Paul. Thanks for the info Global.Originally posted by Globaltruth View PostComment
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Originally posted by burning dog View PostInteresting documentary that I would have missed had you not posted it so thank you burning dog and thanks too to GT for the fascinating accompanying links.Originally posted by Globaltruth View Post
A few stories alongside the main story:
1. Meet DJ Derek - http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/meet-dj...ail/story.html
2. It appears that when Bob Marley and the Wailers played the Bamboo on their 1973 tour, they also played at universities including York. That was quite interesting to me because I was told that major acts had been there in the years preceding me. And 1973 was the year of "Catch a Fire" on Island so it is extraordinary really that Marley wasn't playing much bigger venues. The pictures of the Bamboo do not give an idea of its actual size but it doesn't look big and there never had been any part of York which was suitable for non classical music events. For example, I saw Burning Spear in a glorified common room and, sad to say, I was one of the people who brought an end to "pop" concerts in Central Hall. The authorities had always been wary of holding gigs there and our foot stomping to a revived Lindisfarne (!) in late 1983 led to concerns that it would collapse into the lake.
3. According to Jon Stratton and Nabeel Zuberi in "Black Popular Music in Britain Since 1945", the flyer for upcoming events at the Bamboo Club just before the fire in late 1977 included the following - 21 December 1977 - Sex Pistols, 4 January 1978 - Siouxsie and the Banshees, 11 January - Slaughter and the Dogs, 1 February - Wire, 8 February - Rich Kids - and in the other weeks there were gigs planned for bands with punk names. It was being advertised as "The New Wave Venue" which sounds rather early for that term being used but perhaps they were attempting to steer away from the controversial punk label to appease local residents. Also, I just wonder even if there was much else taking place at other times, whether there was a sense in some that the original vibe was being lost. In another document there are separate references to performances by Sir Coxsone and Jah Shaka but both acts have the wrong spelling which could suggest that organisers then had a different sort of musical knowledge. For Jah Shaka, though, it was still early days.
4. Is the Tony Bullimore the same man as is known for his sailing adventures? Yes he is but you probably knew that anyway. I didn't until I did the research! Eavis meets Branson?
5. There is quite an interesting set of links, albeit vague, from the Bamboo Club to the Bristol Sound of the 1990s (Massive Attack, Tricky, Portishead etc) but mainly, I think, it is in the early establishing of a multiracial meeting point ostensibly on non-white lines. As one black man said, the Bamboo enabled black people to feel proud that there was a venue to which they could invite their white friends rather than vice versa. It is a little surprising that we haven't heard more about the original venue but then they lost so much in the fire.Last edited by Lat-Literal; 04-01-17, 12:48.Comment
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DJ Derek's the man who went missing a couple of years back and then they found his body about 9 months later, Lat.Originally posted by Lat-Literal View Post
By the way, they re-ran the Joni Mitchell interview 'Come in from the Cold' over Christmas. Still a couple of weeks if you want to listen to the two-parter from 10 years ago.
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Oh......I didn't know that.Originally posted by johncorrigan View PostDJ Derek's the man who went missing a couple of years back and then they found his body about 9 months later, Lat.
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I hadn't made the connection either, Lat, though I recalled him going missing; but I was encouraging one of my pals to listen to the programme about the 'Bamboo Club' as he's a big fan of reggae and he started talking about DJ Derek and reminding me of the story of his disappearance.Originally posted by Lat-Literal View PostOh......I didn't know that.
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Cerys has a programme dedicated to the late John Renbourn on her World Service show - she interviewed JR on the Sunday morning show shortly before he died about his contribution to the British folk scene.
...only problem is it sounds like Cerys was recorded in a broom cupboard.
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I'm a sucker for anything to do with 'Voyager', and tonight Jim Moray was guest on the Radfolkshow on R2 and sang this mighty fine wee tale of the project - a true story. Here it is on youtube, but of course you can go and dig it out live on the R2 webpages.
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Not sure if this is only showing on Beeb Scotty TV, but there's highlights of Celtic Connections Opening Concert on BBC2 Scotland tomorrow evening featuring, I think, Karine Polwart and I hope Aziza too.
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r3 are up at Hull City of Culture for 3 days in early April doing a series of recordings
Eliza Carthy and friends
http://www.hulltruck.co.uk/whats-on/...ide-orchestra/
the Watersons:
http://www.hulltruck.co.uk/whats-on/...-english-folk/
Tickets nearly all gone for that one, then
Highlighting Hull's connections elsewhere in the world:-
Polish Connections
http://www.hulltruck.co.uk/whats-on/...h-connections/
and
Freetown Connections
http://www.hulltruck.co.uk/whats-on/...n-connections/Comment
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BBC World Service programme The Fifth Floor generally worth a listen, this episode has an interesting piece on Congolese Libanga
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p04tv61kComment
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