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Boogie in Beirut

George — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 13:00:47 +0000

Will be attending a charity event at this amazing venue in downtown Beirut – you must check it out !!!

SKY BAR

Two videos – the second is a small treat for all you Snoop Dogg people – he played in Beirut when I was here last summer

Flying to Florence

George — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 11:17:15 +0000

Pressing plans in September will mean that the sound clips and video footage will be uploaded from October onwards.

Hey Francesco – may see you in Sicily on 9 September!

Fabulous Francesco’s Flying Fingers

George — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 21:26:51 +0000

Belissimo Francesco – Grazie Mille – the best I have ever heard

It was a pleasure to improvise with you in the “Guinness Tent” – see you in Sicily – soon

Thanks also to RRRythmik RRRoss – the best Bodhran player on site (ever) believe me !

(sorry about your aching wrists)

here is an example in stereo – kind of – (not francesco)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQXn5ba0aT8

Belting Beltona

George — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:10:17 +0000

This is one of my prize possessions.

A rare steel resonator mandola -

one of only 150 made in the world by

this company formerly based in England who have now moved to New Zealand

Magical Marcel

George — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:47:10 +0000

Thanks to Elham for the opportunity of seeing Marcel Khalife play live with his sons at the Beiteddine Festival last August

This year promises to be a good one – the 25th anniversary year

Check it out – what a stunning location!

http://www.beiteddine.org/Festivals2010/

Oud is Good

George — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:33:55 +0000

the latest addition on the “tsiftitelli” range – 11 strings of unfretted delight. Wish I hadn’t left it in Lebanon!

Cambridge Folk Festival 2010 here we come

George — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:32:28 +0000

see you there – usual spot – in the corner of the magic tent (you know the one I mean)

The Day The Mandolin Died!

George — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:25:13 +0000

I should have been devastated on that warm afternoon I stepped out of the conservatory balancing my A5 on chair loaded with strings, pliers cutters, straw hat, radio and a cold drink to enjoy a warm sunny afternoon as I restrung my mandolin prior to our planned recording session. The sound of wood hitting stone and the slow motion replay of the fingerboard parting company with the body after all these years was accompanied with a serene sense of acceptability and inevitability. It’s possible demise opened up new possibilities as I stood at the crossroads musically, developmentally and geographically (more another time)

It’s good to be back online

George — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:14:21 +0000

After a long break – finally back online – a new start in 2010 – from 1 September onwards there will be more music, pictures and video from around the world over one calendar year