Category Archives: Bach

… is so meta, even this acronym …

Posted on 29/10/2021 by dougaj4

Today it was announced that Facebook, the meta company that owns Facebook, was going to be renamed “Meta”, which reminded me of an xkcd episode from 10 years ago:

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The Chieftains and Paddy Moloney

Posted on 21/10/2021 by dougaj4

The Chieftains are a traditional Irish folk band who have been performing for nearly 60 years. Paddy Moloney was one of their founding members, and died in hospital on 12th October. He has received widespread tributes, including from the President … Continue reading →

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Steeleye Span Live

Posted on 09/10/2021 by dougaj4

Two recent additions to You Tube with live performances from the early days of Steeleye Span: This has been a fun little restoration project. My friend and music journalist Simon Jones handed me an old VHS tape recently. On it … Continue reading →

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… and something a bit more recent

Posted on 08/07/2021 by dougaj4

Castlereagh Connection A young band from Coonamble aged 11-13, they’ve been performing together for over 4 years 11 July 21: For some reason the Facebook video link isn’t working any more, so here is another one from Youtube:

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Imagine …

Posted on 05/07/2021 by dougaj4

was recorded 50 years ago …

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