Category Archives: Bach

Long Lost, a WW1 short film …

Posted on 26/08/2014 by dougaj4

… and crowd-funded production, directed by my daughter: The story of the project At the start of 2014, sparked by the funding opportunity Raw Nerve (A Metroscreen and Screen Australia initiative) Kerinne Jenkins (director), Harry Windsor (writer) and Nic Douglas … Continue reading →

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The Deserter

Posted on 26/07/2014 by dougaj4

The Deserter is a traditional song featured on Fairport Convention’s 1968 album Liege and Lief; it is said to be the favourite track on the album of Sandy Denny, and the producer, Joe Boyd.  The song has a long history, and … Continue reading →

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The Dome of Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence; new links

Posted on 01/07/2014 by dougaj4

Earlier this year the on-line edition of National Geographic posted an article on: Mystery of Florence’s Cathedral Dome May Be Solved The wording of the article owes more to journalistic hyperbole than anything else, but it includes a link to an … Continue reading →

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Melanie Safka

Posted on 11/06/2014 by dougaj4

Melanie Safka is touring Australia this month, which prompted me to look up some of her old songs on YouTube – I’d forgotten how good she was: And something more recent, London in 2009:      

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Planxty and Little Musgrave

Posted on 26/05/2014 by dougaj4

  Planxty are one of my favourite groups form the early 70’s, consisting of  Christy Moore (vocals, acoustic guitar, bodhrán), Andy Irvine (vocals, mandolin, mandola, bouzouki, hurdy-gurdy, harmonica), Dónal Lunny (bouzouki, guitars), and Liam O’Flynn (uilleann pipes, tin whistle), all … Continue reading →

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