bendylouise

This is great.

Same. I'm lucky that I've seen them many times, yeah i love their accents. It's funny. I just got a notification that they are playing in London in October – I must be on some list. Yes, it's great in many way that they bring speeches and sounds forward from history. What a brilliant idea. No I know nothing about the early Pioneers of electronic sound. I thought that was Mrs. Merton! Wow, it's very interesting and awfully awfully British .

Apparently the Guardian did an audio slide show of Bobby Baker mental illness drawings with her talking about them but you need Adobe flash? I don't know whether you can see them. I can't. Here's one you may not have seen.

Loved this and then watched Stomp live Part 1 - Brooms - very clever and accomplished - brilliant. Am currently watching Part 2 - matchsticks! I suppose that's called performance music?

Yeah, thanks Howard. I was just looking through some old tickets and found another one for Martha Tilston. Actually, I've just remembered that a few years ago I saw the Unthanks (you mentioned them) do the poems of Molly Drake. They had set them to some wonderful music and Gabrielle Drake (actress and Nick's sister) was there speaking the words of her mother Molly in her beautiful voice. They have an album called Diversions and this below is the first track off it. Yes, it was Public Service Broadcasting – well done! I'll have to listen again to them.

I think that's the one where she goes round the streets on the back of a truck with a loudspeaker calling out "pull yourself together!" – It's priceless. A pictorial record would be fantastic for yourself and your psych for if you didn't have the words, or even if you did, as a record. But the thought of the DWP .........ha ha!

these pictures are really great – again,she's so talented, and funny.

Yes, she did a exhibition at the Wellcome collection at Kings Cross of these diary drawings about 14 or 15 years ago. I didn't see them there but would've liked to. I really like her drawing style too. The piece onTinguely looks amazing, shame my German isn't up to much. Yes still can't think of that band – I think their name was three words and they used famous speeches from history in their music. I noticed them gigging last year (saw it advertised, had a listen and was impressed) but my memory these days is ridiculously bad – I wonder if it's got anything to do with long Covid. Actually, it's my very short term memory. Have a look at the music catharsis forum Howard when you have time.

A few weeks ago, I went to see Cara Dillon for the first time. If you don't know she's an Irish folk singer. Her husband is Sam Lakeman, a musician who plays with her. He's one of the three musical Lakeman Brothers. The song above is one she did at the gig. it's one of several of the poems she wrote during lockdown and set to music. I think the dancer is the same one who was on stage at the gig and was really good. It was a nice gig. I went to another gig a couple of weeks ago of someone that I think I only saw once about 15 or 20 years ago and then bought a couple of her albums– Martha Tilston, daughter of Steve Tilston folksinger. It was at Cecil Sharpe house in Camden, a lovely intimate venue. She was with her long time collaborators Matt Tweed and Matt Kelly on fiddle and double bass. She's another one with a very pure voice. At the end she came into the aisle with Matt Tweed (fiddler) and did silver dagger (as a kind of tribute) to her (late) stepmother, folk singer Maggie Boyle. Here they are about 15 years ago with the live version of it. Martha also trained as an artist and did her own album artwork, et cetera.

Yes. i see her as woman who suffers as women do but because (very fortunately for her and people like us and actually everyone) she has talent and art training, she is equipped to express herself in a fantastic way and therefore help to put a huge spoke in the wheel of social norms. When she was in the mental health system she drew her existance out once a week, every week between 1997 - 2008. (pic below) and she does the brilliant performance art which is funny but very important and often poignant with its social commentry. BTW i dont know if Neil was her husband or psych. i That LUP sound piece - i know i dont appreciate it but it does sound really good and interesting and i really like the idea of making sounds using different techs. It v clever. What's that band who just do sounds?

yeah very good. She's great. Just watched how to shop. Oh God its funny.

Well said Snowbear!

I like that analogy it's great. Also love the exquisite Waterhouse pic. So medieval. What a gorgeous colour (the dress).

Great Roy, glad things are looking up. I have a friend who had that op and I think she had some laser treatment at the same time and went through lots of eyedrops and sore eyes and restrictions and now after a lifetime of wearing glasses, and pretty bad sight only wears grasses for driving. She's very pleased i think. I myself have a slight cataract and it really makes a difference specially when trying to read or do art. You'll be able to doing some more painting if you want now your sight is better. Must be such a relief.

Ha that's cute. I like teapots, but I don't use one. You're right, that one is real fun. How are you Roy, have you done any painting?