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Ludovic Beier (Django Festival Allstars): ''Manouche means 'free man,' and gypsies have been travelers since they migrated west from India to Europe.'' (DownBeat March, 2026)

The Things They Say!

This is a good opportunity to say thanks to BSH for their support of the jazz scene in the North East (and beyond) - it's no exaggeration to say that if it wasn't for them many, many fine musicians, bands and projects across a huge cross section of jazz wouldn't be getting reviewed at all, because we're in the "desolate"(!) North. (M & SSBB on F/book 23/12/24)

Postage

18383 (and counting) posts since we started blogging 18 years ago. 247 of them this year alone and, so far this month (Mar. 17 ), 57

Reviewers wanted

Whilst BSH attempts to cover as many gigs, festivals and albums as possible, to make the site even more comprehensive we need more 'boots on the ground' to cover the albums seeking review - a large percentage of which never get heard - report on gigs or just to air your views on anything jazz related. Interested? then please get in touch. Contact details are on the blog. Look forward to hearing from you. Lance

Saturday, December 05, 2015

Folk meets Jazz @ The Globe: December 3

Jeff Smith (sop saxophone, flute); Debra Milne (vocals); Carrie McCullock (vocals, guitar); Susan Sanderson (vocals, guitar); Sheila Herrick (vocals); Ann Alexander (vocals).
Once again we had a good friendly meeting this month, and those who came just to listen seemed well pleased, especially the lady who won two shakey eggs as the mystery prize in the raffle.  I hope she comes next time to play them, after she’s had time to practise!
Debra did a lovely job of singing unaccompanied whilst snapping her fingers on Gee Baby, Never Ending Melody and more. Carrie gave us some neat guitar to accompany her own songs and also a very quirky song written by a Canadian singer, about when the Pagans and Christians had a meal together. Jeff played Monk’s Jelly Roll; Wave; Sheila treated us to a Latin carol among her songs and I did the unaccompanied folk ballads, Geordie and Brimbledon Fair.  Susan, a newcomer, gave us a Joni Mitchell song and also a very appropriate 1960’s protest song:
‘Last night I had the strangest dream/ I’d ever dreamed before/ I dreamt that men had all agreed/ to put an end to war.’
O that it could come true.
Next time we become Folk and Acoustic on Thursday January 7th, but jazz players are very welcome as we won’t switch off the sound system, I promise.
Ann Alex

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