From: owner-avalon-digest@smoe.org (avalon-digest) To: avalon-digest@smoe.org Subject: avalon-digest V15 #744 Reply-To: avalon@smoe.org Sender: owner-avalon-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-avalon-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk avalon-digest Monday, February 24 2014 Volume 15 : Number 744 Today's Subjects: ----------------- RE: [AVALON] Mermaids, Love is the Drug and Dylan [Andrew Shearer Subject: RE: [AVALON] Mermaids, Love is the Drug and Dylan Largely inconsequential but I was amused by Jerry Hall in yesterday's Guardian: http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/feb/22/jerry-hall-interview What would be your fancy dress costume of choice? Mermaid.What does love feel like? The best drug.Who would you invite to your dream dinner party? Bob Dylan Andrew www.andrewshearer.com Twitter & Facebook: @shearermusic > From: coletterobertson@blueyonder.co.uk > To: avalon@smoe.org > Subject: [AVALON] Glasto, Album, East Coast Tour > Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2014 11:13:57 +0000 > > "Following the sale on October 6th, tickets for Glastonbury 2014 have now > Sold Out. There will be a resale of any cancelled tickets in spring 2014. > Registration is open again now." > > https://glastonbury.seetickets.com/Registration/Register > > Cheers, Colette > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-avalon@smoe.org [mailto:owner-avalon@smoe.org] On Behalf Of > Tracy Connell > Sent: 21 February 2014 21:47 > To: avalon@smoe.org > Subject: RE: [AVALON] Glasto, Album, East Coast Tour > > I loved seeing Bryan at Glastonbury Abbey last year. Bit of an adventure for > me. But I presume here she means Glastonbury Festival? Not sure about that > personally. Not really my thing. > > I hope to make it to Henley though, and if he did Dublin again like last > year > - that would be great. > Looking forward to more dates coming through.... > > > Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2014 12:46:34 +0000 > > From: roxyrama@yahoo.co.uk > > Subject: [AVALON] Glasto, Album, East Coast Tour > > To: avalon@smoe.org > > > > BF is to play Glastonbury amongst other summer festivals and then tour > > the East Coast of the US before releasing an album later this year > > according to > an > > insightful interview in Drummer magazine with one of the many drummers > > BF > is > > currently working with - B Cherisse Osei. B > > > > "Although the first couple of > > months of 2014 are quiet for Cherisse, the rest of the year is already > fully > > booked. Sessions for the new Bryan Ferry album are completed, and > > finishing touches are being put to the record, which will be released > > some time this year. As Cherisse comfirms, she has been in some pretty > > high-level company > in > > the studio. bThatbs right, Steve Ferrone, Andy Newmark, Rick Marotta > > is > on > > there, J.R. Robinson, Jim Keltner, Nile Rogers, David Gilmour, some > > real > music > > legendsb& and me!b > > So with so many top-line drummers working in the studio, how is the > > decision made about who is right for each song. bItbs all down to > > Bryanbs feeling for what will suit the song,b Cherisse confirms. > > bHe may say that Steve Ferrone will sound great for this song, andB > > Andy > Newmark > > will sound good on that song. Obviously different drummers bring a > different > > sound and a different vibe to the table, and a singer will decide what > > he > or > > she wants for the song they are working on at the time. Bryan has such > > a > big > > back catalogue, and he may want a new version of something he did 20 > > years ago, so he will ask me or one of the others to replace the drums > > and put something different on the track. Sometimes he tries several > > drummers out > on > > the same track, and then chooses the one he likes. Bryan is very much > > a hands-on musical director, he does direct through the entire song to > > get > what > > he wants. Bryan is very good at communicating what he wants, and he is > > very specific. He will say something like, the drum fill on the second > verse > > is not right, I want it like thisb& he is very good in that way, which > makes > > life so much easier for the musicians, we all know where we are which > > is always a big help.b > > > > Cherisse has a full schedule that will take her up to Christmas this > > year, as she confirms. bI start rehearsals in March for another tour > > with Bryan Ferry. We go the west coast of America through > April, > > and then to Europe in May. In the summer we are playing loads of > > festivals, > we > > are at Glastonbury, and Coachella Festival in Palm Springs. In the > > autumn, > we > > go back to the States and do the east coast, so a full year of touring > > with Bryan." > > > > Chris > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > _____ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe > > avalon > > > ___________________________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon > > > --- > This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! 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