365 at New Music Biennial 2019
Another performance from the 2019 New Music Biennial that took place in Hull and London earlier this month. This features the Scottish writer James Robertson reading three of his 365 stories with Aidan O’ Rourke one of the most talented fiddle players of his generation who had written new music to accompany the stories . James Robertson’s book called 365 is a fascinating project he wrote a short story every day for a year and every story was exactly 365 words in length . I believe the stories are all available to listen to at James Robertson’s website . Just a note on the set its not somebody's house but a room in Hull Central library that they had dressed for the performance . As with all the other commissions for the Biennial the work had to last only 15 minutes . There is always the chance to ask questions of the composer or performers at the end of the first performance then the piece is repeated
I have tried to avoid politics of late but could not avoid commenting on recent events . In a hugely democratic process 92,513 members of the Tory party decided who the next UK Prime minister would be that’s slightly less than 1% of the UK electorate .
Our American friends seem very excited about it but I am not sure they understand the man . It was amusing To read the comment by Newt Gingrich “Think Margaret Thatcher with wild hair.” . This may be the only time I praise Thatcher but she was not at all like Johnson. She stuck to her decisions whatever the consequences , she had a deep personal integrity and morality and she did not routinely tell lies. Instead we have a man whose strategic horizon goes no further than his own ego; who does not distinguish between personal gratification and fulfilment of political power .
THANKS FOR YOUR VISITING BUT CAN I ASK YOU NOT TO FAVE AN IMAGE WITHOUT ALSO MAKING A COMMENT. MANY THANKS KEITH. ANYONE MAKING MULTIPLE FAVES WITHOUT COMMENTS WILL SIMPLY BE BLOCKED
365 at New Music Biennial 2019
Another performance from the 2019 New Music Biennial that took place in Hull and London earlier this month. This features the Scottish writer James Robertson reading three of his 365 stories with Aidan O’ Rourke one of the most talented fiddle players of his generation who had written new music to accompany the stories . James Robertson’s book called 365 is a fascinating project he wrote a short story every day for a year and every story was exactly 365 words in length . I believe the stories are all available to listen to at James Robertson’s website . Just a note on the set its not somebody's house but a room in Hull Central library that they had dressed for the performance . As with all the other commissions for the Biennial the work had to last only 15 minutes . There is always the chance to ask questions of the composer or performers at the end of the first performance then the piece is repeated
I have tried to avoid politics of late but could not avoid commenting on recent events . In a hugely democratic process 92,513 members of the Tory party decided who the next UK Prime minister would be that’s slightly less than 1% of the UK electorate .
Our American friends seem very excited about it but I am not sure they understand the man . It was amusing To read the comment by Newt Gingrich “Think Margaret Thatcher with wild hair.” . This may be the only time I praise Thatcher but she was not at all like Johnson. She stuck to her decisions whatever the consequences , she had a deep personal integrity and morality and she did not routinely tell lies. Instead we have a man whose strategic horizon goes no further than his own ego; who does not distinguish between personal gratification and fulfilment of political power .
THANKS FOR YOUR VISITING BUT CAN I ASK YOU NOT TO FAVE AN IMAGE WITHOUT ALSO MAKING A COMMENT. MANY THANKS KEITH. ANYONE MAKING MULTIPLE FAVES WITHOUT COMMENTS WILL SIMPLY BE BLOCKED