Gordon Skene’s story update on The Past
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Buddying Up To Franco, Gauging Facial Expressions In Korea And Dodging Teargas In Tehran – July 16, 1951
Click on the link here for Audio Player: The News With Don Hollenbeck – CBS Radio – July 16, 1951 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Your typical July day in 1951. The U.S. was trying to find a way to get on Spain’s Generalissimo Franco‘s good side, much to the
East Of Eden – Live In Germany – 1971 – Nights At The Roundtable
Click on the link here for Audio Player: East Of Eden – Live in Germany – Studio Session German TV – 1971 East of Eden were one of those misunderstood bands almost from the get-go. Heavily influenced by Jazz and Progressive, their hit single was strangely characterized as Folk. The
The Paris Woodwind Quartet Play Music Of Roger Blanchard – 1955 – Past Daily Gramophone Weekend
Click on the link here for Audio Player: The Paris Wind Ensemble – Blanchard: Quartet for Woodwinds – ORTF Studio recording – circa 1955 Roger Blanchard (1919-2011) wasn’t particularly recognized as a composer. His many recordings as founder of the Roger Blancard Vocal Ensemble are probably better known. But in
The Pretty Things – Roadburn Festival 2013 – Nights At The Roundtable: Festival Edition
Click on the link here for Audio Player: The Pretty Things in concert at Roadburn 2013 – VPRO Radio Anyone who is reasonably familiar with the history of The Rolling Stones knows The Pretty Things factor in there during the early days. Under a previous incarnation as Little Boy Blue
Crane Angels – Live At Villette Sonique 2013 – Nights At The Roundtable: Rock Without Borders/Festival Edition
Click on the link here for Audio Player: Crane Angels – In Concert at Villette Sonique Festival – May 17, 2013 Over to the Villette Sonique Festival in Paris, held this past May, for a concert by the Bordeaux-based Music Collective Crane Angels. I haven’t been able find out very
Yefim Bronfman Plays Music Of Haydn, Brahms And Prokofiev – Past Daily Mid-Week Concert
Click on the link here for Audio Player: Yefim Bronfman in recital – May 15, 2013, Salle Pleyel – Radio France Musique Over to Paris this week for a recital by the great Pianist Yefim Bronfman, recorded at the Salle Pleyel on May 15th of this year by the ever-present
The French National Orchestra Wind Quintet Play Music Of Elsa Barraine – 1956 – Past Daily Weekend Gramophone
Click on the link here for Audio Player – click Save As to download: Elsa Barraine – Wind Quintet – Wind Quintet of The FNO – 1956 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection One of the leading lights among Women Composers in France after the end of World War 2, Elsa
Mando Diao – Live In Stockholm – Nights At The Roundtable: Rock Without Borders Edition
Click on the link here for Audio Player: Mando Diao – Live in Stockholm – Recorded by Sveriges Radio June 27, 2013 Even though their bio refers to them as an Alternative Band, and Wikipedia categorizes them as Garage Punk, Mando Diao strike me as more of a Pop aggregation
Braids – Live In Berlin – Nights At The Roundtable: Mini-Concert Edition
Click on the link here for Audio Player: Braids – Live at Lido, Berlin – June 28, 2013 – RBB Berlin Shoegaze from Canada tonight, live in Berlin at the “Introducing . . . .” showcase at Lido, recorded June 28th of this year. Braids is originally from Calgary but