I have a love hate relationship with the term ‘A musician’s musician’ as, to me, it seems to imply either of two things. Firstly that they make music that is somehow too clever for the general public, making something that…
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Nick Fletcher
Holy Trinity Church, Sheffield Saturday, 28th September 2024 I will start with a confession, which is that, long ago I took guitar lessons for two years and only learnt how to play the A chord and the A chord badly.…
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The Blackheart Orchestra
Blackheart Orchestra are billed as officially the world’s smallest orchestra, they comprise of just Chrissy Mostyn and Rick Pilkington, who play 13 instruments between them, although not all of them at the same time. With three albums released under the…
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John Hackett Band / The Blackheart Orchestra
Seven Arts, Leeds Saturday, 14th September 2024 A double header of the John Hackett Band and The Blackheart Orchestra. Seeing just one of them, on their own, would have justified all the travelling and the price of the ticket, but…
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