 Roy is going to celebrate his 70th year in style at the Royal Festival Hall, London. Tickets will be on general sale on Monday 23rd May. Full details at the Royal Festival Hall website:
Part of the wave of troubadours who came of age in the folk clubs of London in the mid-1960s, Roy Harper is regarded as one of the icons of his generation. Albums such as Stormcock are praised as masterpieces and throughout his career he has been hailed by musicians and critics alike, with Led Zeppelin naming 'Hats off to Roy Harper' for him and Pink Floyd inviting him to perform lead vocals on 'Have a Cigar'. His fans read like a who's who of popular music from the last 40 years and include Kate Bush and Pete Townshend, as well as a new generation of musicians ranging from Joanna Newsom to Fleet Foxes and Jim O'Rourke. The nominal start time is 7.30pm. It hardly seems like 10 years to me since we were celebrating his 60th at exactly the same venue, and those that were there or have the CD of the event will know that it was a magical evening. The Bedford Strings will be in attendance again, but there's no information at this stage about any other guests that may take part in the proceedings. Hope to see you there! |
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To celebrate his 70th birthday, Roy Harper performs a one-off concert with very special guests.
93:34 minutes (85.7 MB) Welcome to the 32nd Roy Harper podcast. This episode we have news, an interview with Torbjørn Skjøren, and music from Adam Leonard and Roy Harper. Enjoy, and please leave comments in the podcast section of the forums at www.stormcock.net. Shownotes are available at my blog. If you want to subscribe to the podcast, there is a feed. Click on the icon below.  Subscribe
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In this episode: Intro News: Roy's Metropolis gig, possible big gig later this year, Nick on tour and playing at the Summer of Love party (http://www.solparty.org.uk) Deep Sea Diver by Adam Leonard, taken from "To Give Up You Have To Bloody Start". See http://www.themessagetapes.com and http://adamleonard.bandcamp.com/ for more information about Adam's music Love Me from Poems, Speeches, Thoughts and Doodles Interview with Torbjørn Skjøren
(this is Toben photographed mid-interview). The Flycatcher from The Unknown Soldier Credits/Copyright Burn the World (Live) from Burn The World Please note that the Roy Harper music used in the podcast is copyrighted and used with permission. The intro music is by Adam Leonard, see http://www.myspace.com/themessagetapes for info To give feedback on the podcast please contact me podcast [at] stormcock [dot] net or call 01223 850282 (+44 1223 850282) to leave messages. |
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Tickets are on sale now at £195 each. Now I am sure some readers will have fainted by this point! However... a similar event took place in December with Van Der Graaf Generator (I didn't go) and the consensus was that it was a once-in-a-lifetime thing, and those that did go were full of nothing but praise for the event.
Hope to see you there.
Paul. UPDATE: 19/1/2011, the gig has now sold out.
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124:30 minutes (114.02 MB) Welcome to the 31st Roy Harper podcast. This episode we have news, an interview with Elliot Knapp, and plenty of music from both Roy and Elliot. Enjoy, and please leave comments in the podcast section of the forums at www.stormcock.net. Shownotes are available at my blog. If you want to subscribe to the podcast, there is a feed. Click on the icon below. Subscribe
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In this episode: Intro News The Spirit Lives from HQ My wife's bike ride from Ho Chi Minh City to Ankor Wat. Vicky's blog is at http://vickygw.blogspot.com/ Ghost Dance from Once Head in The Clouds by Elliot Knapp (14:55) Interview with Elliot Knapp, including the tracks Chained and Bound (40:48) and Dedicated to You But You Were Napping (1:09:29) Hiding from Heaven by Elliot Knapp (1:38:52)
Elliot writes: I learned piano starting at age 8 and picked up guitar at age 15, starting to write songs soon thereafter. My earliest influences included Pink Floyd and Bob Dylan, followed by Roy and so on. I played with a band in college called The Same Old Rock which sort of organically dissolved after releasing one album of relatively mainstream folk-rock. Since then I've retreated a bit more from performing, focusing on a more distinctive and idiosyncratic type of song and lyric writing that focuses mainly on acoustic guitar and dense poetic lyrics. During my hermitage I've absorbed increasingly more different types of music and artists and in my own music I've made attempts to channel what I've learned from these eclectic influences through the lens of my own personal style without stealing too much from anyone or tying myself too strongly to one genre. In Not-Even-Anything Land is the result of about 10 months of recording in my apartment and some in my parents' basement--during this time I didn't play out at all and am now peeping my bleary eyes out of my cave in attempts to connect my extremely fully-realized but intensely personal product with other human beings. Elliot's album can be purchased from http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/elliotknapp and http://elliotknapp.bandcamp.com/ Highway Blues from BBC Tapes Volume 3 Credits/Copyright Wishing Well from The Green Man Please note that the Roy Harper music used in the podcast is copyrighted and used with permission. The intro music is by Adam Leonard, see http://www.myspace.com/themessagetapes for info The Elliot Knapp tracks are played with permission and copyright Elliot Knapp To give feedback on the podcast please contact me podcast [at] stormcock [dot] net or call 01223 850282 (+44 1223 850282) to leave messages. Elliot's release info: Elliot Knapp
In Not-Even-Anything Land
Seattle experimental/eccentric/avant folk singer/songwriter music—mostly acoustic, all tracks clean.
Sounds Like:
Roy Harper with a Canterbury scene fixation
Scott Walker armed with only an acoustic guitar
Gene Clark fronting the Incredible String Band
Nick Drake if he quit moping and got pissed off about something
A one-man Henry Cow
Peter Hammill with a sense of humor and better guitar chops
Robbie Basho with one hand tied behind his back
Davy Graham with both hands tied behind his back
Comus performing a musical interpretation of the Taoist classics
Recommended Tracks:
Track 7 “Chained and Bound”—that “single” sound
Track 8 “Head in the Clouds”—attractively progressive
Track 2 “Dedicated to You, but You Were Napping”—on the folky side
Track 3 “No More”—for something a little more challenging
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Taken from Harperspace.com:
It's true I've been yanking the buttons and faders in the studio and cranking up the old 'Instrumental' masters and having a bit of fun in the process. It's funny to hear a snapshot of who you were 10 years previous...at times highlighting the follies of youth and at others engendering nice little surprises. For instance after putting the levels up a little to try and match Titchy Striker (Jermaine Defoe??) or whatever his name is I could hear the points in 'Swansong' where I'm reaching for the plectrum on my knee between the picky bits - probably a very good reason I've never played that one live (since Glenn Tilbrook said I should stand up and be a man..well I did the first bit..). The most moving part of the remixing though was when I turned up 'The Whack 'n' Riddle Tree' and right at the end you can just hear my daughter Lily saying "Dada" just outside the studio door...I nearly cried.. She was 3 I think. That song is based on a game made up by the most fantastic teacher any child could wish to have - Lewis Richardson, whose idiosyncratic curriculum was based on trying to get us to think and whose view of the world still translates well nearly 40 years on...blimey. He went on to write a lovely little book called 'The Eye of the White Horse' which was a child's eye view of life in Wiltshire a few generations back, which I would swear was part of the inspiration for the poem on 'Treasure Island' called 'A Wiltshire Tale' even though I read his book after I wrote the verse.. Where was I? Oh yeah 'Whack 'n' Riddle': The bowler bowls and the batsman whacks the ball up in to the tree and tries to make it 'home' before it riddles through the branches and is caught..or not..by the hordes of eager catchers..immense laughter had by all if I remember rightly.. Keep going people! Love Harp xx I bought and downloaded this yesterday and it's really worth the £5 even if you have the original CD.
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7 Sep 2010
September 14th - Grand Canal Theatre - Dublin, Ireland - Tickets Needless to say, if you missed seeing Roy either at his solo gig at the Jazz Cafe earlier this year, or on any of his support gigs around Europe with Joanna, I'd urge you to try and get to one of these shows.
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Roy is gigging again in September, supporting Joanna Newsom in some dates around the UK:
85:02 minutes (77.89 MB) Welcome to the 30th Roy Harper podcast. This episode we have news about the recent gigs. Also "An Introduction to Roy Harper", a piece recorded by Bob Harris in the late 70s and featuring input from Ian Anderson, David Gilmour and Paul McCartney. We have an archive radio interview with Roy by Lesley Judd, plus listener feedback and some music. Enjoy, and please leave comments in the podcast section of the forums at www.stormcock.net. Shownotes are available at my blog. If you want to subscribe to the podcast, there is a feed. Click on the icon below. Subscribe |
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In this episode: Intro News - gig roundup Pinches of Salt from Garden of Uranium / Descendants of Smith An Introduction to Roy Harper from Song of the Ages, hosted by Bob Harris and including contributions from Ian Anderson, David Gilmour, and Paul McCartney
Garden of Uranium from Garden of Uranium / Descendants of Smith Lesley Judd interviews Roy Harper in the late 80's Listener Feedback - see http://www.justgiving.com/bigchrisbigmountain for Big Chris's charity page Credits and Links How Does It Feel from Beyond The Door (audio CD) Please note that the Roy Harper music used in the podcast is copyrighted and used with permission. The intro music is by Adam Leonard, see http://www.myspace.com/themessagetapes for info To give feedback on the podcast please contact me podcast [at] stormcock [dot] net or call 01223 850282 (+44 1223 850282) to leave messages. |
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