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**Updated** with soundclips from SW1 Radio
Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2009 11:08 am
by Cpt Matt Sparrow
Hi everyone
Yesterday I did a Guitar Recital at St Alfege's Church in Greenwich London. (famous Renaissance composer Thomas Tallis was organist there and buried there)
http://www.st-alfege.org/pages/intro.php
It is a lovely building and used by Trinity College of Music students in term time.
Suzie joined me for the last two pieces singing Dowland and also a lovely piece by Anthony Young. It was probably one of the best solo performances/duo performances I/we have done.
Anyway a guy in the audience who runs a show called 'Passport" on the World Music show on SW1Radio, has asked us to play a few pieces live next Wednesday.
I will try and mention UR and say hi
I hope you can show your support.
You can hear it live here
www.sw1radio.co.uk between 10 and 12!
Matt
Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2009 10:21 pm
by Cpt Matt Sparrow
Just a reminder if you are around at 12 GMT tomorrow.
www.sw1radio.co.uk
Matt
Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2009 12:44 am
by RRfish
I hope I can stay awake, it will be approx. 1am here, but I'll try Matty!
Have fun!
Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2009 12:52 am
by Ritchie
^ Are'nt you guys like 4 hrs behind us ??
Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2009 1:58 am
by RRfish
Ritchie, I believe London is 8 hours ahead of L.A. and the show "Passport" shows a 10am time schedule, so I am just guessing at 1am here, although Matt posted 12GMT, which I think would be 3am here. But I believe you are 3 hours ahead of LA. Which means you could tune in anytime now. Between 10pm and 12am I would think. Good luck!
Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2009 2:06 am
by Ritchie
I just checked the World Clock Time Zone website and London is 5 hours ahead of us here in the east coast , so yup you're correct .. but i could'nt tune in now 'cuz it's 3.05 am in London .
Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2009 2:20 am
by RRfish
Ritchie, did you click on the website Matt posted at 10:24pm, it says live broadcast over internet.
www.sw1radio.co.uk
Look up schedule ,it says "Passport" show at 10am, but maybe it is the show at 12noon. Good luck and I'll try as well.
Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2009 2:40 am
by Ritchie
Yes I went to the website and i clicked the link that says "LISTEN LIVE" but it's an invalid file that comes up .. maybe because there's no stream at the moment ?? anyhow I'll try in the morning . Thanks for the link BTW
Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2009 7:11 am
by Cpt Matt Sparrow
Hi Ritchie and Fish
The site was down yesterday but the guy said it should be fixed soon. The show starts at 10 but will be going on longer, perhaps till 1 or 2.
I think we are on about mid day, but not entirely sure!
We are playing pieces all by English composers, and one of them may even be a Led Zeppelin piece
Cheers
Matt
Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2009 8:00 am
by Trigger
Matt i will be working so could you post a file in this thread when you get time? good luck I am sure you will shine
Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2009 10:17 am
by Ritchie
Well it's morning here now and I just tried clicking on the Listen Live and nothing happens at all now .. so looks like nobody gets to hear anything Mattie
Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2009 10:38 am
by Cpt Matt Sparrow
I am writing on my mobile and listening to the music of a group playing for a Chinese tea ceremony. It is awesome! Ritchie, they have had some issues so it will be broadcast... but not live. I will be given a cd hopefully today so as soon as I can I will upload I will. The show is on 87.7 fm too in the uk. Cheers Matt
Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2009 10:42 am
by Ritchie
Ok thanks Matt , have a good one and we'll hear it later
Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2009 12:54 pm
by Cpt Matt Sparrow
Hello everyone
Suzie helped me finish uploading these this morning.
They are from a couple of weeks ago and were broadcasted as if they were live a week later.
SW1 is a station that does a lot to promote world music. It was an honour and also tremendous fun doing it! I hope some of you will enjoy the performances. I am quite happy with them, there are a few slips as they are just done in one take. The reverb is the natural reverb of the church hall, although in one of Suzie's tracks I added 6 percent on Logic. All the pieces are by British composers.
Me Performing my own piece, The Longing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETXev_IeAwE
Suzie and I performing John Dowland's Come Again Sweet Love Doth Now Envite:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxjWakYCuu8
Suzie and I performing Led Zeppelin's Going To California
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3-23p-Qysg
Suzanne singing Irish Trad song She Moved Through The Fair:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWlDgJylAb8
Matt playing William Walton's Bagatelle No 2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bV5fpFfjWus
Matt
Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2009 5:24 pm
by Paul Wolfe
Matt, your playing is simply excellent. I'm glad you had an opportunity to have such a wide audience listen to your talent.