From: owner-avalon-digest@smoe.org (avalon-digest) To: avalon-digest@smoe.org Subject: avalon-digest V15 #615 Reply-To: avalon@smoe.org Sender: owner-avalon-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-avalon-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk avalon-digest Thursday, July 18 2013 Volume 15 : Number 615 Today's Subjects: ----------------- RE: [AVALON] BFO Belgium Gent ["Dick Verseput" ] RE: [AVALON] Dublin [Andrew Shearer ] To leave the list, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon-digest ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2013 22:47:02 +0200 From: "Dick Verseput" Subject: RE: [AVALON] BFO Belgium Gent Great! Is the hole show recorded?? Some more from Gent: http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=bran+ferry+gent&oq=bran+ferry+ge nt&gs_l=youtube.12...1065169.1072872.0.1078043.17.16.1.0.0.0.106.760.15j1.16 .0...0.0...1ac.1.11.youtube.Civ8yvlKge8 CIAO, Petra&Dick - -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- Van: owner-avalon@smoe.org [mailto:owner-avalon@smoe.org] Namens taxi2hb Verzonden: woensdag 17 juli 2013 21:52 Aan: avalon@smoe.org Onderwerp: [AVALON] BFO Belgium Gent BFO Belgium Gent, 15/07/2013 a compilation: http://youtu.be/13_FOsrHM2Q ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2013 07:10:08 +0000 From: Andrew Shearer Subject: RE: [AVALON] Dublin Thanks for that Tracy. I'm pleased to read that you had a reasonably good time though it sounds like the venue left a bit to be desired. Thanks again. Andrew www.andrewshearer.com Twitter & Facebook: @shearermusic > From: tracyep@hotmail.com > To: avalon@smoe.org > Subject: RE: [AVALON] Dublin > Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2013 12:28:04 +0000 > > I was in Dublin. It was at the National Concert Hall. Relatively large venue. > It ran from 8.30pm to about 10.15pm without an interval. > > First part was the instrumental jazz material with Colin Good. It's the most > I've ever heard Colin speak - he should do more :) Before the gig I wasn't > sure how this would play live, but it went very well and I really enjoyed it, > especially with the info on the music from Colin and the musicians were much > fun. The backing singers/dancers did a lovely 20s dance when Bryan went of > stage for a couple of minutes. It was very entertaining. > > I thought the set list had an excellent mixture of songs on it - all of > different styles and periods. I enjoyed hearing Back to Black live for the > first time. Oh Yeah got a cheer when it started. Personally I loved I Thought > and Casanova. > > The atmosphere was great. Quite strange with audience also sat up high behind > the stage, but everyone was having lots of fun and Bryan acknowledged them a > number of times to their absolute delight :) > > It was one of those venues rather like the Sage where people are inclined to > sit. The audience only stood up for the last three songs. > > I wasn't impressed by the acoustics in there particularly. Not a patch off The > Sage and Newcastle City Hall. I'll be interested to hear the difference when I > see Bryan at the Sage in October. This wasn't a venue I was crazy about. On > the first couple of songs I think the mic might have been set up to recreate a > kind of 20s sound. It didn't sound quite right though - not sure it was set up > right - unless it was just the venue that was the problem. > > There were 40 people with VIP tickets. I wasn't one but managed to speak to > Bryan briefly at the stage door afterwards and get the set list signed and a > quick pic. He was in very good spirits. > > I didn't see anyone I knew there, so was on my own and had no replies on > Avalon when I asked if anyone was going so I don't know if anyone else was > actually there from the list. > > Set List: > > Do The StrandAvalonSlave To LoveJust Like YouVirginia Plain > Love Is The DrugThe Only FaceReason or RhymeBack To BlackSame Old > BluesRemake/RemodelOh YeahNYCKnocking On Heaven's DoorJealous GuyI ThoughtThis > Island EarthSmoke Gets In Your EyesCrazy LoveCasanovaDon't Stop The DanceA > Hard Rain's A Gonna FallLet's Stick Together > Hold On I'm ComingMove On Up > > > From: shearerandrew@hotmail.com > > To: avalon@smoe.org > > Subject: RE: [AVALON] Dublin > > Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2013 11:01:35 +0000 > > > > Any reports / thoughts from anyone that went to Dublin? > > > > > > > > > > Andrew > > > ___________________________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ End of avalon-digest V15 #615 ***************************** ======================================================================== For further info, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: info avalon-digest