Posts under ‘Music’

This is a loose translation of the previous post for French speaking readers.
J’ai suivi une formation en cette fin de semaine et j’ai rencontré Laurent Naef qui est également guitariste et professeur de guitare.
Il me dit qu’il joue pendant les brunch du dimanche au Britannia Pub ici à  Genève jusqu’au et y compris le 17 [...]

I was in training this last Thursday and Friday. I attended a course on Managing tension. I had the chance, once again I might add, to meet some great colleagues from the other departments of the Geneva State administration. We were ten in all and I had a most rewarding time meeting and exchanging views [...]

I’m trying out something new today.
This should be an embedded video of a guy playing his guitar. Nice video incidentally. Pseudo Classical you’ll see what I mean.
Did it work?

I’ve just glimpsed at the programme of this years Montreux Jazz Festival and was amused to find Crosby, Stills & Nash will be playing. I thought it might be nice to go with my wife and spend a nice summer (it’s in July) evening on the riviera shores of lake Leman.
Then I saw the price [...]

In what was a rich cultural week, I almost forgot to tell you that we went to see the Musical Box on Thursday evening. They are a tribute band that come from Canada and play Genesis albums from the 1973-1975 era. Thursday evening was part of the 30th anniversary of the Lamb Lies Down on [...]

It doen’t exist does it? I remember when I first downloaded Winamp and how great it was. I even donated my 10 dollars (I was really pleased and wanted to encourage the authors). Then they brought out a paying version and didn’t take into account those that had already donated (shame).
In between times I had [...]

Stephanie has had a great idea over on her site and each Sunday she picks out 5 CDs from her rack and comments on them.
I had been thinking about doing something similar but I haven’t really listened to a whole CD of music for many months now.
Me bad.
What I have done is to make [...]

Je suis allé mardi passé voir Rokia Traoré avec ma femme au Batiment des Forces Motrices.
Rokia Traoré “s’est imposée comme le talent le plus étonnant et le plus précoce d’Afrique de l’Ouest” selon un observateur et je dois admettre que cest un collègue de ma femme qui nous a fait connaître cette chanteuse extraordinaire. Son [...]

I have had some really nice feedback from a few Barefoot Jerry fans like myself.
Dan reminds me that you can go to the Official BFJ Website here where there are some soundclips and more information. It’s funny because when I blogged it the site was down. Enjoy.

A musical rambling today.
When I lived in Glasgow, Scotland (wonders if there are Glasgows elsewhere …) I helped run a theatre restaurant on the edge of the once infamous area called the Gorbals. On my only day off in the week I often went to the Barrows or the Barras as it is known [...]