Mellotronists

Dear All

Mr Hackett is playing an acoustic evening at the Royal festival Hall in 
London on the 21st July 2002

He is playing with Evelyn Gleny a world renowned percussionist who is also 
profoundly deaf and feels the music from the vibrations it makes

Anyway, anybody going?

Regards

John

PS Did anybody but the Texan Tron on ebay the other week?

<< Anyway, anybody going? >>

hell yes. in fact, the series of which it's part is about percussionists 
really; another concert features the music of stewart copeland rendered by 
the composer and bill bruford's earthworks. doof doof doof. I mean, I rate 
copeland as a composer, even for "the equaliser", in fact especially for 
that. and "rumblefish". the pilot of "babylon5", before chris franke took 
over for the series. but this is a weird idea for a combo. I'm going with at 
least two drummers (steve d being one) as a gesture against the appalling 
discrimination they suffer as musicians.... all those "what do you call a guy 
who hangs around with musicians?" taunts, and trapping your fingers in 
recalcitrant hardware and having the heaviest, most awkward instrument.... no 
hang on, that's us, isn't it?

and trilok guhrtu's doing a night, and this japanese band, the boredoms, who 
are somewhere between the residents and can, stylistically. I got tickets for 
the whole lot as a birthday present to meself. 

all this and sonic youth tomorrow, and television last thursday. london has 
it's compensations once in a while.

evelyn glennie has always fascinated me; she was on letterman a while back 
and when the same show was on again, I managed to tape her perf. what this 
woman can do despite her deafness (she "hears" through her bare feet)- well, 
if she senses half what we can hear, you would understand why she's so 
delightful in interview. an intriguing prospect, isn't it? last time I saw 
hackett performing live, he was singing and looking quite jolly himself, not 
like the dour marvinesque literature student of those early genesis days. 
I will try to write a review of some sort, but I don't expect there to be a 
mellotron involved. I might be too weirded out to do it straight away, an' 
all, because these concerts are pretty much back-to-back.



duncan/r.m.i./m400nr1098 and steve's tiny wee xylophone. and an e-bow. 
hmm.......

-----Original Message-----

From: johnarmes@... [mailto:johnarmes@...]
Sent: 24 June 2002 18:44
To: mellotronists@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Mellotronists] Mr Hackett is playing live


Hi John


Mr Hackett is playing an acoustic evening at the Royal festival Hall in 
London on the 21st July 2002

He is playing with Evelyn Gleny a world renowned percussionist who is also 
profoundly deaf and feels the music from the vibrations it makes

Anyway, anybody going?


Sounds good - any idea on ticket prices?

Andy T.
M400 #1145

http://freespace.virgin.net/andy.thompson/

In case anyone wasn't aware, Mr. H is also playing some dates in the U.S. 
and Canada beginning this Thursday:

http://www.stevehackett.com/NewsItems/UStour2002.htm

- jim/m400#680 <==seeing him Sunday at NEARfest. :)

On 6/24/02 10:43 AM, johnarmes@... wrote:

>Dear All
>
>Mr Hackett is playing an acoustic evening at the Royal festival Hall in 
>London on the 21st July 2002
>
>He is playing with Evelyn Gleny a world renowned percussionist who is also 
>profoundly deaf and feels the music from the vibrations it makes
>
>Anyway, anybody going?
>
>Regards
>
>John
>
>PS Did anybody but the Texan Tron on ebay the other week?