#Henry Lowther

[jt1674]

[spilladabalia]

John Mayall's Bluesbreakers – Bare Wires / Where Did I Belong?

[mitjalovse]

Some musicians surprise us by doing what they should not have done. For instance, Talk Talk shocked us this way – yes, you heard the story before in here, but I like that tale. They had an opportunity to do anything they wanted, which they transformed into both Spirit Of Eden and Laughing Stock. One continues to be baffled by how they changed their previous styles, even though one can notice the traces of that in the previous records. Sure, they were not as pronounced as they could've been, but they were there. Moreover, their post-rock continues to be stronger than that of a lot of players in this genre. The thing is I believe Talk Talk used the emotional palette the style provides more than many who followed them.

[mychameleondays]

Talk Talk: It’s My Life

top: EMI 32 239-6, 1984 (Club Edition)

2nd: Parlophone 0190295792619, 2017

3rd: Parlophone 0190295195328, 2020 (coloured vinyl)

Originally released: February 1984

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"Hoarded Dreams": Graham Collier's Magnum Opus Unveiled

Introduction: In the vast landscape of jazz, where every note tells a story, certain albums stand out as magnum opuses that transcend time and genre. One such monumental creation is “Hoarded Dreams,” a live album by bassist and composer Graham Collier. Released on January 16, 2007, under the Cuneiform label, this recording is a testament to the brilliance of Collier and the ensemble of…

[nervoussystemmusicreverence]

Talk Talk - I Believe in You

Music Video

Artist

Talk Talk

Composer

Mark Hollis Tim Friese-Greene

Lyricist

Mark Hollis Tim Friese-Grene

Produced

Tim Friese-Grene

Credit

Mark Hollis - Vocals, piano, organ, guitar, melodica Lee Harris - Drums Paul Webb - Electric bass guitar Tim Friese-Greene - Harmonium, piano, organ, guitar Robbie McIntosh – Dobro, twelve-string guitar Danny Thompson – Double bass Andrew Stowell – Bassoon Michael Jeans – Oboe Andrew Marriner – Clarinet Christopher Hooker – Cor anglais Phill Brown – Bowed guitar Simon Edwards – Mexican bass Mark Feltham – Harmonica Martin Ditcham – Percussion Henry Lowther – Trumpet Nigel Kennedy – Violin Hugh Davies – Shozygs Choir of Chelmsford Cathedral - Choir

Released

September 12 1988

Streaming

[reading-backstage]

fun fact: most of the information we know about classic pirates (blackbeard, anne bonny, mary read, calico jack) is from one book. and it’s more hilarious the more you know.

A General History of the Robberies and Murders of the Most Notorious Pyrates (or A General History of Pyrates) by Captain Charles Johnson

firstly: captain charles johnson is not a person nor a captain. it’s a pen name. and we have no clue who he actually was. he probably chose “captain” to give himself a sense of credibility he did not have. (could possibly have been daniel defoe or nathaniel mist and you can actually find modern copies printed under both their names)

secondly: he made a lot of it up. he gathered whatever information was available and just made up the rest and anything he thought would make it cooler. that’s not even to mention the second volume where he made up several entire people. this dude was just making stuff up and it’s now the earliest history we have of these people and we’ve accepted it as fact.

thirdly: it was initially published in 1724. (golden age of piracy was 1650s-1830s, dude was writing about the present) several of the pirates he writes about were still alive. and the rest were very recently dead. (henry every is an outlier) he was literally making up facts about people who were very much alive likely while he was writing it.

so this mysterious random dude made up stories about pirates who were still running around killing people and it’s now accepted as pirate cannon. amazing

[history-of-fashion]

1721 John Vanderbank - Portrait of Henry Lowther, 3rd Viscount Lonsdale

(Columbia University Collections)

[princesscatherinemiddleton]

THE WEDDING OF PRINCE WILLIAM OF WALES AND MISS CATHERINE MIDDLETON (NOW THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALES) | APRIL 29 2011

On April 29th 2011, Prince William of Wales - the eldest son of The Prince of Wales and the late Diana Spencer, and the future heir to the throne - married his long-term partner, Miss Catherine Middleton, at Westminster Abbey, in London. The groom wore the ceremonial uniform of the Irish Guards and was attended by his brother, Prince Henry of Wales, who acted as Best Man.

Catherine, the daughter of Michael and Carole Middleton, wore an ivory gown from Alexander McQueen, as well as the Halo Scroll Tiara on loan from Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Her sister, Philippa "Pippa" Middleton acted as her Maid of Honour, while her brother, James, performed a reading.

The remainder of the bridal party was made up of the groom's cousin, Lady Louise Windsor; the groom's second cousin, Lady Margarita Armstrong-Jones; the groom's step-niece, Eliza Lopes; the daughter of the couple's friend, Grace van Cutsem; the son of the groom's childhood nanny, Tom Pettifer; and the son of the groom's Private Secretary, William Lowther-Pinkerton.

The couple have gone on to have three children - George, Charlotte, and Louis - as well as two dogs, Lupo and Orla. The couple have recently moved into Adelaide Cottage, in Windsor. In a few days, they will attend the coronation of William's father and step-mother at Westminster Abbey.

[redladydeath]

Six actors who's names share a common root

Hannah (12) Jana Larell Glover, Anna Uzele, Hana Stewart, Annamaria Baranyai, Anita Gado, Hannah Lowther, Annabel Marlow, Anna Peller, Gerianne Perez, Analise Rios, Hannah Taylor, Anna Terpiłowska

Elizabeth (9) Ellie Jane Grant, Izi Maxwell, Ella Burns, Bella Coppola, Izabela Pawletko, Analise Rios, Leesa Tulley, Elizabeth Walker, Ellie Wyman

Laurence (8) Laura Dawn Pyatt, Lauren Byrne, Lauren Irving, Lauren Mariasoosay, Laura Blair, Lauren Drew, Loren Hunter, Lori McLare

Margaret (7) Małgorzata Chrusciel, Meghan Corbett, Meghan Dawson, Meg Dixon-Brasil, Megan Gilbert, Maggie Lacasse, Megan Leung

Christos (7) Kirsty "Zara" MacIntosh, Keirsten Nicole Hodgens, Cristina D'Agostino, Kristina Leopold, Christina Modestou, Kristina Walz, Krisztina Magyar

Helen (6) Ellie Jane Grant, Elena Breschi, Ella Burns, Elena Gyasi, Aline Mayagoitia, Ellie Wyman

John (6) Jana Larell Glover, Gianna Grosso, Jaina Brock-Patel, Janique Charles, Janice Rijssel, Lori-Jane McLare

Nicholas (6) Nicole Louise Lewis, Nikki Bentley, Nikolett Gallusz, Collette Guitart, Nicole Kyoung-Mi Lambert, Nicole Lamb

Alexander (5) Alexia McIntosh, Sasha Renae Brown, Alexandra "Zan" Berube, Aleksandra Gotowicka, Ji-sun "Lexie" Kim

Gabriella (5) Gabbi Mack, Gabrielle Davina Smith, Gabriela Francesca Carillo, Gabriella Stylianou-Burns, Gabriella Boumford

Jasmine (5) Jasmine Shen, Jasmine Smith, Jasmine Forsberg, Jasmine Hackett, Jaz Robinson

Julius (5) Juli Horanyi, Giulia Marolda, Julia McLellan, Julia Pulo, Jillian Worthing

Adal (4) Alicia Corrales-Connor, Alyssa Giannetti, Alize Ke'Aloha Cruz, Aline Mayagoitia

Amy (4) Amy Bridges, Aimie Atkinson, Amy Di Bartolomeo, Kara-Ami McCreanor

Courtney (4) Courtney Monsma, Courtney Stapleton, Courtney Bowman, Courtney Mack

Emil (4) Amelia Walker, Emily Rose Lyons, Emily Harrigan, Emilia "Millie" O'Connell

Katherine (4) Caitlyn De Kuyper, Kathryn Kilger, Caitlin Tipping, Kate Zulauf

Kayla (4) Kala Gare, Khaila Wilcoxon, Kaylah Attard, Kayla McSorley

Monica (4) Monika Nika Veres, Monique Ashe-Palmer, Janique Charles, Mónika Horváth

Sophia (4) Sophie Golden, Sophie-Rose Middleton, Fia Houston-Hamilton, Sophie Isaacs

Abigail (3) Abigail Sparrow, Abbi Hodgson, Abby Mueller

Aenor (3) Ellie Jane Grant, Ella Burns, Ellie Wyman

Danielle (3) Danielle Steers, Danielle Mendoza, Danielle Rose

Eireann (3) Aryn Bohannon, Erin Palmer Ramirez, Erin Caldwell

Hayley (3) Haley Izurieta, Hailee Kaleem Wright, Hailey Lewis

Laura (3) Laura Dawn Pyatt, Laura Blair, Lori McLare

Lucius (3) Lucy Aiston, Lucia Valentino, Lucinda Wilson

Natalie (3) Natalie Pilkington, Natalie Paris, Natalia Kujawa

Oliver (3) Olivia "Liv" Alexander, Olivia Donalson, Oliver Wickham

Rhiannon (3) Rhiannon Bacchus, Rhiannon Doyle, Rhianne-Louise McCaulsky

Sarah (3) Kala Gare, Sadie Hurst, Sarah McFarlane

Theodore (3) Terica Marie, Didi Romero, Dóra Csonka

Agnes (2) Inez Budd, Agnieszka Rose

Aisha (2) Aiesha Naomi Pease, Aisha Kardffy

Alan (2) Lana Zoe Jensen, Alana M. Robinson

Amanda (2) Amanda Lee, Amanda Lindgren

Ashley (2) Ashlee Waldbauer, Ashleigh Weir

Brian (2) Brianna Brito Mooney, Brianna Javis

Cassandra (2) Cassandra Lee, Cassie Silva

Cathassach (2) Casey Esbin, Casey Al-Shaqsy

Ceallach (2) Kelly Sweeney, Kelly Denice Taylor

Cennetig (2) Kennedy Carstens, Kenedy Small

Charles (2) Carly Mercedes Dyer, Caroline Siegrist

Chelsea (2) Chelsea Lorraine Wargo, Chelsea Dawson

Chloe (2) Chloe Zuel, Chloe Hart

Eloise (2) Eloise "Ellie" Sharpe, Eloise Lord

Eric (2) Terica Marie, Erika Herceg

Grace (2) Grace Mouat, Grace Melville

Hadrian (2) Adrianna Glover, Adrianna Hicks

Henry (2) Harriet Watson, Harriet Caplan-Dean

Holly (2) Holli' Conway, Holly Musgrave

Jennifer (2) Jennifer Caldwell, Ji-woo "Jennifer" Kim

Jessica (2) Jessica Niles, Jessica "Jessie" Bodner

Ludwig (2) Lou Henry, Rhianne-Louise McCaulsky

Maia (2) Maiya Quansah-Breed, Maya Christian

Martha (2) Marta Burdynowicz, Marta Skrzypczynska

Mary (2) Annamaria Baranyai, Marilyn Caserta

Matilda (2) Maddison Bulleyment, Maddison Firth

Melissa (2) Melinda Porto, Melissa J. Ford

Rachel (2) Rachel Rawlinson, Rachel "Rae" Davenport

Renatus (2) Renee Lamb, Brene "Bre" Jackson

Shannon (2) Shannen Alyce Quan, Su-jeong "Shannon" Pae

Sidney (2) Cydney Clark, Sydney Parra

Taylor (2) Taylor Iman Jones, Taylor Pearlstein

Victor (2) Victoria "Vicki" Manser, Viki Singh

[julio-viernes]

John Mayall envolvente e hipnótico en los dos cortes de apertura de su suite “Bare Wires”, su primer LP de 1968 y uno de los últimos que grabó con los Bluesbreakers. Acompañando al armonio y voz del titán Mayall, el "niño" Mick Taylor, Chris Mercer, Dick Heckstall-Smith, Jon Hiseman, Henry Lowther y Tony Reeves. Hay gente inteligente del indie que escuchó y disfrutó estas coplillas.

[jt1674]

Alto Saxophone – Elton Dean, Mike Williams, Sean Bergin

Baritone Saxophone – Chris Biscoe

Cornet – Marc Charig

Double Bass – Paul Rogers

Drums – Louis Moholo

Flute – Neil Metcalfe

Piano – Keith Tippett

Soprano Saxophone – Lol Coxhill

Tenor Saxophone – Evan Parker, Sean Bergin

Trombone – Dave Amis, Malcolm Griffiths, Paul Rutherford, Roland Bates

Trumpet – Claude Deppa, Harry Beckett, Henry Lowther, Jim Dvorak

Tuba – Andy Grappy

Voice – David Serame

[dry-valleys]

A fine aspect in fit array Neither to mean nor yet too gay Shews who is best.. George Herbert.

Cartmel Priory; a big place (please see my other post in partnership with this one). After a sweep around Morecambe Bay (please see here and here), I climbed Hampsfell (please see here), from which 1 was taken, 2 being Hampsfell from below.

From the hill, looked down on Cartmel, where I enjoyed Easter Sunday evensong (this post was begun in March 2024 but only now written, sorry) and had a late lunch.

Nestled in wooded hills, this is an obvious place for a village and was the home of Cartmel Priory which has been a place of worship for over 800 years since its foundation by Norman baron, William Marshall, in 1190.

At the Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1536, the priory was disestablished, though it carried on its work as a parish church; btw,- Perpendicular restorations carried out just before then give the lie to the Protestant claim that religion was moribund in the late Middle Ages; here it was thriving, which all the charity work of the monks, before being torn apart by Henry VIII.

The Preston family, then the Lowther family and then the Cabendish family, who became the secular landowners here from their base at Holker Hall, ensured that all was not lost as they restored the priory, which had fallen into desuetude after 1537, as a parish church (which, of course, it still is).

In 1867, the church entered the Victorian age when EG Paley restored it, adding a Gothic touch that, in the best Victorian style, is serious but not stodgy. (There isn't much natural light here, which added to the beauty of Easter evensong, though it does take away some of the shine of the photography; please go there yourself to see it at its best).

Here one can see a memorial to Frederick Cavendish, son of William, 7TH Duke of Devonshire, who was assassinated in Ireland in the Phoenix Park murders of 1882. The Cavendish family held a huge empire centred on Chatsworth, (which they still own, along with Holker) which at its height spanned Staffordshire, Derbyshire, Sussex, and much of this area including the industrial town of Barrow.

Vicars included Thomas Remington (vicar from 1835 to 1854), a sensible man who walked up Hampsfell each morning, and who blessed us with the Hampsfell Hospice which should be sought out.

On my way to evensong, I had seen a further sign of redemptive sacrifice, the inevitable war memorial, in memory of the 16 dead of World War 1 and the three dead of World War 2.

The farming that had always been the mainstay of the Grange economy, and is still important now, was joined by tourism after the railway station opened in 1857 (Paley worked on a fine rebuilding of the station buildings in 1864) and sitting on a bench in a graveyard seemed an odd thing to do in the spring sunshine, but gave a feel of this place as it was been for hundreds of years and doubtless will be in the centuries to come.

[mitjalovse]

Many musicians are not willing to surprise us. True, very few are ready to reinvent themselves completely, because this decision carries a lot of implications and the responsibility to accept that? Many found that tough to handle. Moreover, when could they do something like this? Well, Talk Talk, for instance, did that after their greatest success and, well, the rest is history. Yes, Spirit Of Eden still shocks us in comparison to what happened before, though I believe the disc would get a better approval in the 90's. However – would the 90's happen without Spirit Of Eden? Yes, this is some weird tautology, but pay attention – xou can trace so many developments we take for granted on this LP, yet the disc stays as more enigmatic than those that were influenced by that.

[mychameleondays]

Bryan Ferry: Another Time, Another Place

Island 88 067IT/ILPS 9284

Released: July 1974

[jazzdailyblog]

Kenny Wheeler's Masterpiece: "Music for Large & Small Ensembles"

Introduction: In the realm of jazz composition, few names command as much respect and admiration as Kenny Wheeler. Released in 1990 by ECM Records, “Music for Large & Small Ensembles” stands as a monumental testament to Wheeler’s prowess as a trumpeter, flugelhorn player, and, above all, a brilliant composer. At its core lies “The Sweet Time Suite,” a composition of extraordinary depth and…