From: owner-avalon-digest@smoe.org (avalon-digest) To: avalon-digest@smoe.org Subject: avalon-digest V15 #622 Reply-To: avalon@smoe.org Sender: owner-avalon-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-avalon-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk avalon-digest Friday, July 26 2013 Volume 15 : Number 622 Today's Subjects: ----------------- RE: [AVALON] Dublin [Tracy Connell ] To leave the list, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon-digest ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2013 10:59:36 +0000 From: Tracy Connell Subject: RE: [AVALON] Dublin Had a very good time. I'd recommend the concert, even if, like me, you're not particularly into the jazz stuff :) > From: shearerandrew@hotmail.com > To: avalon@smoe.org > Subject: RE: [AVALON] Dublin > Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2013 07:10:08 +0000 > > 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 ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ End of avalon-digest V15 #622 ***************************** ======================================================================== For further info, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: info avalon-digest