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The Great Maurice Andre – An Interview
It is five years on since the passing of the great Maurice Andre. He was and remains, in the view of many, the greatest trumpeter of all time. Here is a film showing wonderful footage of the master giving an … Continue reading
Canadian Brass Play ‘Strobe’ By Deadmau5
The boys from the legendary Canadian Brass sent me this today… “Strobe” by Deadmau5, arranged for Canadian Brass by Chris Coletti, trumpet Recorded at the York School in May, 2013, released in Jan, 2017 in celebration of Canada’s 150 Anniversary. … Continue reading
Wow!
A young Carrie Fisher watching her mother, Debbie Reynolds, perform! RIP both… Carrie Fisher (21/10/1956 -27/12/2016), Debbie Reynolds (1/4/1932 -28/12/2016) Debbie Reynolds with a French horn! Yes, I am assured she played for real…
Urban Farm 2015 – Friday August 28th – The First Runner Bean Is Here…
The first runner bean of the season was ready for picking today. Well, better late than never! The three larger chillies are Fresno variety and the tiny one is an Apache. The French beans are ticking over nicely now…
French Horn Humour…
Posted in The Brass Section
Tagged Brass, cartoon, french, horn, humor, Humour, Music, musician, player, silhouette, snail
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Urban Farm 2015 – August17th – The first French beans of the season are here…
Posted in The 'Urban Farm'
Tagged beans, broad, courgettes, farm, fava, french, grow, own, string, tomato, tomatoes, urban, your
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Urban Farm – June 8th – 2015
Well, I have been away from my garden for getting on for a week as I have been on tour with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra to the Czech Republic. We had a great time there but some doubts had … Continue reading
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Tagged Alicante, basil, beans, broad, carrots, Citrus, courgettes, delight, farm, flowers, french, fruit, gardeners', gardening, garder's, gold, grow, herbs, Lemon, lemons, Lime, limes, moneymaker, nasturtiums, onions, own, potatoes, spring, strawberries, sun, tomato, tomatoes, tree, trees, urban, vegetables, vertical, your
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The Urban Farm – May 24th – 2015
Well, it is the merry month of May and that exciting time of the year when things start to really happen for the vegetable gardener. There has not been much happening over the Winter months but I have been cleaning … Continue reading
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Tagged apple, basil, beans, broad, carrots, cherries, cherry, chillies, chives, container, courgettes, farm, farmer, farming, french, fruit, garden, grow, herbs, leaves, mint, mushrooms, own, parsley, peppermint, plants, potatoes, runner, shiso, strawberries, tomato, tomatoes, tree, urban, vegetables, your
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