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Friday, December 25, 2009
Happy Holidays
Sing along with Maddy Prior and Steeleye Span, during this live rendition of All Around My Hat, brought to you courtesy of ParkRecords. And get it stuck in your mind for the rest of the holidays! :-)
This is a live version of All Around My Hat, performed by Maddy Prior and Steeleye Span when they were in Southampton, UK, during the 35th Anniversary World Tour of 2004.
Happy Christmas everyone from The Sessions at the Activity Holidays Guide HQ.
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Pink
Prague - 19th November 2009 - from £149.00
London - 8th December 2009 - from £149.00
London - 10th December 2009 - from £149.00
Today, 3 February 1959, marks the 50th anniversary of the death of Buddy Holly. His musical career lasted only a year and a half, before his life was taken in an airplane crash in 1959, he was just 22 years old.
Despite performing and recording for such a short time, he left behind songs which have become standards and musically influenced a long list of world renowned musicians, such as The Beatles and The Rolling Stones.
WOMAD Summer School 2008 is a great opportunity for musicians and dancers to immerse themselves in the exhilarating, creative atmosphere associated with a WOMAD festival. A week full of workshops, master classes and jamming.
Situated in the idyllic grounds of England's Bath Spa University, the residential courses on offer include drum, percussion, guitar, songwriting, singing and dance. Each providing plenty of cross-cultural experience. The summer school runs 28 July through 1 August, 2008.
Now in its third year, the Sligo Live Festival will take place on the Irish holiday weekend of October 24th, 25th, 26th, 27th, 28th & 29th. That's right, not content with two or three days, the Irish have cleverly done their arithmetic to give them six days of celebrating the best of Irish traditional and contemporary music.
A must for all fans of Irish and roots music, those performing will include, The Buena Vista Social Club, Alabama 3, Duke Special and Dervish.
The festival includes opera legend José Carreras with the UK's Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and a host of other musical stars. The incomparable Bryan Ferry, king of live performers Tom Jones, the Buena Vista Social Club, M People featuring Heather Small in their only London performance this year and American singing-sensation Josh Groban. Musicians' musician Jools Holland is joined by Lulu and the one and only, idiosyncratic, Van Morrison is also confirmed for two nights.
Classical fans can also enjoy performances by Lesley Garrett, who will appear straight from her London, West End, role in The Sound of Music, plus favourites Julian Lloyd Webber, Aled Jones and Richard Hickox.
Put these dates in your diary:
Tue 5 June, 2007, José Carreras Wed 6 June, 2007, Josh Groban Thu 7 June, 2007, Jools Holland & Lulu Fri 8 June, 2007, Jools Holland & Lulu Sat 9 June, 2007, Classic Fireworks Tue 12 June, 2007, M People featuring Heather Small Wed 13 June, 2007, Bryan Ferry Thu 14 June, 2007, Van Morrison Fri 15 June, 2007, Van Morrison Sat 16 June, 2007, Lesley Garrett & Friends Mon 18 June, 2007, Tom Jones Tue 19 June, 2007, Tom Jones Wed 20 June, 2007, Tom Jones Thu 21 June, 2007, Bryan Ferry Fri 22 June, 2007, Buena Vista Social Club Sat 23 June, 2007, Festival Finale
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MTV Australia Video Music Awards are being held at Sydney Olympic Park's Acer Arena next week, 29 April, 2007. 16 live performances are confirmed to date, including Canadian Punk rockers, Billy Talent and New Zealand pop-punk act, Goodnight Nurse.
Singer Justin Timberlake dominates the award hopefuls with six nominations, while punk/rock superstar Pink is in close contention with five nominations. Locals, Eskimo Joe and Wolfmother are head-to-head for best group, while Adelaide hip-hop masters Hilltop Hoods take on Eminem and Snoop Dogg in the best hip-hop video category.
Snoop Dogg will also be performing and will no doubt set the stage on fire, just two weeks after pleading guilty to weapons and drug charges in the US. UK fans were recently bitterly disappointed when he was forced to cancel a UK tour, after being refused entry into the country by the UK authorities.
