Post by: Banjo99uk on February 26, 2016, 12:36:38 PM
Post by: crimmer on February 26, 2016, 12:42:22 PM
Post by: Banjo99uk on February 26, 2016, 01:22:48 PM
Post by: dmg on February 26, 2016, 03:11:08 PM
https://www.facebook.com/chalkevalleyhistoryfestival
Post by: Vesper on February 26, 2016, 03:16:00 PM
Post by: Jules on March 01, 2016, 11:19:48 AM
I saw in the website that it´s recommended to go by train (or any other way...) to Salisbury and from there take a bus to the show, or close to the show, it looks like easy to reach, so, maybe I'll give a thought.
Anyone has any idea of how much would cost the tickets? I know that they are not available yet, and it´s nor clear which day of July MK will take part but any information would be welcome to start doing plans about if it´s possible to go to this from Spain to my pals and me.
And of course it would be great to meet some of you!
Post by: Banjo99uk on March 01, 2016, 01:45:46 PM
Post by: Jules on March 01, 2016, 01:56:25 PM
It depends if you have to pay extra to see MK, to get into the event is £15 on the day. I'm guessing he's doing the Saturday as they said they've got him in July when most of the event is at the end of June.
That´s the thing... If you buy tickets to the MK show, you have to pay the general entry apart, or the MK show ticket already allow you to enter to the whole thing, obviously excluding those shows that require tickets?
Post by: Knopflerfan on March 22, 2016, 09:34:17 PM
Post by: twm on March 26, 2016, 02:51:17 AM
WHERE? It is held in what "townies" would tend to call "the middle of nowhere", quite a long way from any main roads. It takes place in a valley in the countryside in a farmer's field - in fact in a series of farmer's fields. You may not realise you are actually there until you are actually there.
Some of the fields are used for parking, another for historical re-enactments and the like, and I seem to recall a field for camping or caravans but I'm not sure. The talks and presentations take place in large tents around another field. On the weekdays, the presentations tend to be in the evenings but, at the weekends, they take place throughout the day and into the evening and several presentations take place at the same time. There are eating and drinking places on-site (quite good quality in my experience but not that cheap). They have picnic areas if you wish to take your own food. There is usually a tent with a temporary bookshop where any presenter with a book to sell will usually autograph a copy. Other than that, it is open-air, which leads me to ........
THE WEATHER: If the day is sunny, it is glorious. If, on the other hand, the weather looks bad, prepare well in terms of clothing. These are farm fields, so suitable footwear may also be required. You will not, on the other hand, be required to sit around in wet fields (like some music festivals), merely walking across those fields. They are basically stubble but, even so, I'm sure they can get pretty muddy.
TRAVELLING BY PUBLIC TRANSPORT. My advice is not to go by public transport. The train service to Salisbury is pretty good, with trains from four directions, not just London, but the bus service is not so good. I haven't checked the nearest bus but this is a rural service (from Salisbury to Shaftesbury, I think) running though a succession of small villages along country lanes. If you decide to go by train and bus, then check the time of the last bus back to Salisbury because the service may stop before the end of MK's performance, and then check the time of the last train back to wherever. I don't know exactly but I just say: CHECK CAREFULLY. The festival site is not a place to be stuck at night.
TRAVEL BY CAR. My advice is to follow the temporary signposts to the site. If you have a SatNav, it may well take you on a route that is shorter but it may not be the best way. These lanes can be quite narrow in places, with twists and turns, and ups and downs, and the signposted routes tend to mean that most of the vehicles are travelling in the same direction.
TICKETS: I believe these go on sale in about a month's time. Those who succeeded in booking tickets on-line this week have had their money refunded and have been told to try again later. No tickets have been issued yet. And you will have to buy a ticket for the MK presentation. Even if you go to the Festival, you will not get into the MK presentation itself without a ticket for it. The tents are all seated (though they sometimes allow a bit of standing around the sides) and they cannot hold more than a certain number of people.
Good luck.
Post by: Justme on March 26, 2016, 08:56:29 AM
Post by: Jules on March 26, 2016, 08:57:07 AM
Post by: twm on March 26, 2016, 02:04:35 PM
If you're wondering why MK would appear at a history festival, I understand that he will talk about songs inspired by people and events in history and then play those songs.
One year, they arranged an air display by old aircraft on the Saturday afternoon, so families came and the country lanes just got so clogged by traffic that many people missed the start of the air display. They still have aircraft but, rather than have the display at a set time during the day, they spread them out over the day and this has overcome the traffic problem.
If you plan to go, then I would strongly suggest that you drive or hire a car. If you're coming from abroad, then (1) remember that you will driving along fairly narrow country lanes and (2) I would also suggest that you arrange to stay somewhere overnight, probably two nights. That's my view, anyway.
Post by: Jules on March 26, 2016, 02:13:04 PM
Post by: ingridswing on April 20, 2016, 01:26:17 PM
Is it like Bridport some years ago, MK talking about stuff and playing some tunes in between or will this be a real gig?
Post by: Banjo99uk on April 20, 2016, 01:37:20 PM
"We do have Mark Knopfler talking and playing on the Saturday evening. It is a ticketed event and it is seated."
I would assume its not a full band and probably just him.
Post by: H97 on April 20, 2016, 04:13:11 PM
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Post by: surferboy on April 21, 2016, 02:25:20 PM
Post by: Pottel on April 21, 2016, 02:30:38 PM
I emailed the organisers and they replied this to me.i am assuming you will attempt to tape?
"We do have Mark Knopfler talking and playing on the Saturday evening. It is a ticketed event and it is seated."
I would assume its not a full band and probably just him.
Post by: Banjo99uk on April 21, 2016, 03:51:24 PM
I emailed the organisers and they replied this to me.i am assuming you will attempt to tape?
"We do have Mark Knopfler talking and playing on the Saturday evening. It is a ticketed event and it is seated."
I would assume its not a full band and probably just him.
Still not sure if I'm going, plus I don't have any way of taping it. I'm a bit of a luditte.
Post by: Banjo99uk on April 24, 2016, 01:39:56 PM
Mark Knopfler is a globally successful songwriter and musician whose musical journey extends from Dire Straits through several lm soundtracks, to a solo career where the song is at the heart of everything he does. In a unique event, Mark, with two or three fellow musicians, will be covering a selection of his songs which have been written about and in uenced by people and moments from history.
Post by: crimmer on April 25, 2016, 03:02:16 AM
Post by: Knopflerfan on April 27, 2016, 10:28:47 AM
Post by: Jules on April 27, 2016, 03:59:09 PM
Post by: Jarle on April 27, 2016, 04:22:46 PM
Post by: Jules on April 27, 2016, 04:37:31 PM
Post by: Jarle on April 27, 2016, 04:41:36 PM
A friend bought tickets for me, him and another friend, all Spanish...
Hm... Strange. But thanks :) I just mailed the festival.
Post by: Jules on April 27, 2016, 05:32:35 PM
Post by: Banjo99uk on April 27, 2016, 06:10:33 PM
Post by: crimmer on May 03, 2016, 11:43:54 AM
Post by: Jules on May 03, 2016, 02:14:11 PM
Post by: binone on May 03, 2016, 08:09:03 PM
Looks like there won´t be any bus service after MK talk at the festival, so... how is supposed we should go back to wherever we are (hotels etc) if we don´t have any car?What about a tent?
Post by: Banjo99uk on May 03, 2016, 10:04:39 PM
That's what I'm doing with 2 kids as well :smackLooks like there won´t be any bus service after MK talk at the festival, so... how is supposed we should go back to wherever we are (hotels etc) if we don´t have any car?What about a tent?
Post by: allen on May 04, 2016, 04:11:37 AM
Post by: Jules on May 04, 2016, 07:54:35 AM
The tent prices are too expensive for me and as we want to visit the area, sleeping in the festival is wasting time. We rather sleep in Salisbury and visit the city and maybe the surroundings.
Post by: twm on May 04, 2016, 11:41:22 AM
(1) I'm not surprised there is no bus back to Salisbury after MK's event -and, in one of my earlier posts, I did say that a bus service was unlikely
... and ...
(2) I don't know the tent price at Chalke Valley but it is unlikely to be any more expensive than accommodation in Salisbury itself, a city that gets a lot of tourists all year but more in the summer
Post by: Jules on May 04, 2016, 02:27:57 PM
I haven't checked the website this year about these matters but ...
(1) I'm not surprised there is no bus back to Salisbury after MK's event -and, in one of my earlier posts, I did say that a bus service was unlikely
I had that words in mind when checking it, it's very surprising that there is not special bus service for that days. Your advice was the reason to check the bus service! Thank you!
... and ...
(2) I don't know the tent price at Chalke Valley but it is unlikely to be any more expensive than accommodation in Salisbury itself, a city that gets a lot of tourists all year but more in the summer
Actually the hotel could be half the price. I have booked two rooms for three people with breakfast included and sleeping in a tent with inflated beds in the festival is more expensive...
Post by: twm on May 04, 2016, 08:30:05 PM
Maybe you could hire a car or book a taxi. Or just ask the organisers for their suggestion.
Post by: Banjo99uk on May 04, 2016, 09:14:09 PM
Post by: Jules on May 05, 2016, 08:08:37 AM
Gosh! Not just cheaper but half the price (and twice as comfortable, too, I imagine).
Maybe you could hire a car or book a taxi. Or just ask the organisers for their suggestion.
That's what we are doing. What I like the most of my travel companions for this kind of trips is that we are a good team and before we go anywhere we try to solve anything that could happen in advance.
Even that, we couldn't avoid waiting for hours outside the Braehead Arena in Glasgow in 2011 after the Knopfler/Dylan concert :smack
Post by: Knopflerfan on May 05, 2016, 01:59:51 PM
Post by: twm on May 06, 2016, 02:01:43 AM
Good luck with Chalke Valley.
From my past experience, the events are all seated but there is no raking. That could be different now but that's how it was. Many of the events offer the opportunity for a "Q & A" session (questions and answers) after the presenter has finished. I don't know if that will happen with MK but it happened at Bridport and there is no reason for it not to happen at Chalke Valley.
You do see the various presenters wandering around the site (and some go to see other presentations). The other presenters will commonly be journalists, writers, politicians and the like but often with high profiles from television appearances. The Chalke Valley festival tends to be a polite and rather genteel event, in my experience.
Post by: Old Pigweed on May 25, 2016, 01:12:37 PM
Post by: crimmer on May 26, 2016, 01:27:29 AM
Post by: Lis on May 26, 2016, 03:54:34 AM
... now only if he'd play Sonny!! ;)
Post by: Old Pigweed on June 01, 2016, 01:57:24 PM
Thank you for your post, just got tickets :), a year ago we were all at the albert hall, it was a pleasure to meet you and your lady , thank you for your post so I could get a ticket:))) thought my chance had gone , regards chris
Glad you got tickets - gutted I can't make it - I'm having withdrawal symptoms especially thinking back to that heady few days a year ago.
Post by: Lis on June 02, 2016, 08:28:32 AM
...I'm having withdrawal symptoms especially thinking back to that heady few days a year ago.Me too!! :'(
What a great time at RAH! So glad we could meet, Old Pigweed!! :D
Post by: BrianT on June 02, 2016, 11:13:04 PM
...I'm having withdrawal symptoms especially thinking back to that heady few days a year ago.Me too!! :'(
What a great time at RAH! So glad we could meet, Old Pigweed!! :D
Liz. I think we all are having withdrawal symptoms :thumbsdown
Brian
Post by: Lis on June 03, 2016, 12:27:25 AM
Hey Brian. Very true. :( :( :(...I'm having withdrawal symptoms especially thinking back to that heady few days a year ago.Me too!! :'(
What a great time at RAH! So glad we could meet, Old Pigweed!! :D
Liz. I think we all are having withdrawal symptoms :thumbsdown
Brian
Post by: surferboy on June 03, 2016, 10:29:45 AM
If only there would be a 2017 tour and not a killing waiting till 2018!
Post by: border_reiver on June 14, 2016, 03:45:04 PM
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Post by: crimmer on June 26, 2016, 10:37:39 PM
Post by: Knopflerfan on June 29, 2016, 10:19:49 AM
I am looking forward Immensely to seeing/Hearing MK again whatever he plays..... ::)
Post by: dmg on June 29, 2016, 11:27:12 AM
I hope the weather's good and you all have a great time. Full reports please! :wave
Post by: vgonis on June 29, 2016, 07:55:52 PM
Post by: cannibals on June 30, 2016, 11:43:31 AM
No Ian on drums????
Post by: dmg on June 30, 2016, 12:35:12 PM
Guy has given the band line up on his forum today. It will be MK, Guy, John, Mike and Ewan Vernal will play bass.
No Ian on drums????
Ewen Vernal - another Glaswegian on stage! Previously of Deacon Blue and Capercaillie.
Post by: Knopflerfan on June 30, 2016, 02:27:05 PM
Guy has given the band line up on his forum today. It will be MK, Guy, John, Mike and Ewan Vernal will play bass.
No Ian on drums????
Ewen Vernal - another Glaswegian on stage! Previously of Deacon Blue and Capercaillie.
Woohoo!! Can't wait......
Post by: Banjo99uk on July 01, 2016, 03:59:22 PM
Post by: Knopflerfan on July 01, 2016, 04:27:45 PM
Post by: twm on July 02, 2016, 10:23:31 AM
The weather in this part of England is brief spells of sunshine but largely dull, with lots of clouds and a definite threat of rain, probably showers but it could be heavy at times.
So, be-booted or be-wellied, it's out with the umbrellas, the shower-proof trousers and the layers of suitable clothing and just hope for the best. Maybe put some towels in the car, just in case we get drenched.
Post by: Kay Edvin on July 02, 2016, 10:19:02 PM
1. Privateering
2. Haul Away
3. Mighty Man
4. Sailing to Philadelphia
5. Done With Bonaparte
6. Occupation Blues
7. Piper to the end
Post by: knopfler1 on July 02, 2016, 10:28:32 PM
Managed to record audio of all songs so will see how they turned out when I get home.
Post by: dmg on July 02, 2016, 11:01:55 PM
Could've guessed the set. In fact I think I did, except for OB and PTTE!
Post by: Knopflerfan on July 02, 2016, 11:18:25 PM
Post by: wespresso on July 02, 2016, 11:37:23 PM
Post by: twm on July 03, 2016, 02:37:09 AM
In his presentation, MK was quite loose and, he suggested, improvising quite a bit. Doubtless, the recording mentioned will show this. What an audio recording will not show is the succession of book covers shown large on the screen above and behind MK, indicating, if not the inspiration of particular songs, some degree of influence – in tone and context, if not lyrical content.
As I have said before, I really only know MK through his live performances, so could not recall “Occupation Blues”. This was illustrated by a book entitled “Naples ’44 - An intelligence officer in the Italian Labyrinth” by Norman Lewis. At one point, MK read an extract from a book; I think it was “Rifleman - A Front-Line Life From Alamein and Dresden to the Fall of the Berlin Wall” by Victor Gregg (with Rick Stroud). Rick Stroud was the linkman talking with MK between songs.
When we got inside the tent but before the presentation, MK was bending down to talk to a much older man in the front row, whom I could only see from the rear but, to me, he looked like a veteran and I wondered if it might be Victor Gregg himself. Does anybody know?
After his presentation, MK sat at the front and signed a few things.
The tent was large, holding about 800 people and was more or less full.
The mud at the festival was bad, not spectacularly deep but very squelchy, like a layer of dirty blancmange across virtually the whole site. It was thick enough that, even wearing wellies and walking carefully in order not to slip, splats of mud splashed up on trousers well above knee height. Many cars had problems getting out of the car park, sitting there with wheels spinning. Some of the tents used by exhibitors and retailers offered no respite from the mud even inside and supposedly under cover; a few were under water in parts. The large tents where the presentations took place didn't have these problems.
Finally, yes, there were two queues to get in: the "Friends of the festival" queue and the queue for regular festival goers. However, the “Friends” were not the people in the first nine or ten rows, which were reserved by the sponsors for themselves, their clients, their families etc. So, even "Friends" were in the tenth or eleventh rows, at best, but there were quite a few fans in those rows. Incidentally, anyone could become a "Friend", as clearly stated on the website, and they were allowed in ahead of the rest. Those in the reserved row in front of us were reasonably quiet and some seemed to enjoy it as well, standing up quickly at the end to clap MK, who got a standing ovation.
[Back there tomorrow, mud permitting, for a presentation on the first monarch to be declared King of England, Athelstan, grandson of Alfred, sadly little-known by most English people and someone who has long intrigued me]
Post by: superval99 on July 03, 2016, 08:14:09 AM
Post by: dmg on July 03, 2016, 11:14:56 AM
Post by: Bluebird on July 03, 2016, 02:13:19 PM
https://twitter.com/CVHISTORYFEST/with_replies?lang=de
Bluebird
Post by: holaknopfler on July 03, 2016, 03:06:26 PM
Post by: Knopflerfan on July 03, 2016, 03:52:40 PM
Post by: quizzaciously on July 03, 2016, 06:59:02 PM
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Photo © insidewiltshire.co.uk
Post by: Vesper on July 03, 2016, 07:23:55 PM
Post by: Pottel on July 03, 2016, 09:31:26 PM
Post by: knopfler1 on July 03, 2016, 09:36:31 PM
Post by: Pottel on July 03, 2016, 09:45:29 PM
Post by: straitsway75 on July 03, 2016, 09:52:39 PM
Really looking forward to hearing the recording!
Really looking forward to hearing the recording!
8) 8)
Post by: quizzaciously on July 03, 2016, 09:57:13 PM
so two recordings? awesome. and occupation blues, interesting choice. hope it sayys something about future shows.
I believe Occupation Blues was here because it had to be a book or a history song so to speak. I want to believe, too, but Mark is Mark ;D
The recording of this particular song would be amazing!
Post by: dmg on July 03, 2016, 11:03:17 PM
Post by: Lestroid on July 04, 2016, 12:28:16 AM
Thanks in advance! Wish I could have attended!
Post by: twm on July 04, 2016, 02:04:27 AM
Remember that I'm not the MK fan here and could have got these details wrong.
No photography was permitted from the audience (just by the press) but I thought I saw a few folk snapping away at the book titles. There did seem to be an official-looking video camera at the back; maybe there were others there.
And, for knopfler1, this Londoner knows Ayrshire quite well, having lived and worked there for 10 years and having visited 3 times before that, in my teens (without my parents and on my own). I have a great fondness for that stretch of coast.
Post by: Jules on July 04, 2016, 09:27:45 AM
so three recordings? matrix anyone? here's mre hoping for some new video source of our man.
I recorded it as well ;D
Post by: Jules on July 04, 2016, 09:41:57 AM
The festival was very nice despite the mud, that made it kind of special as long as we managed to not fall down, LOL
It was very nice to be seated in one table having something to eat and suddenly MK, his wife and younger daughter walked just next to us and seated in a table in front of ours. It was an experience having him so close to us in such an informal situation. I didn´t want to bother him and I didn´t approach him, one of my friends did it when he left the table to go to buy something to eat, just to shake hands during less than a second, I managed to take a picture of that moment for my friend. I also took some pictures of them buying their food and seated in the table, when they were not looking, as we were so close that it was better not made them feel uncomfortable, and they looked quite relaxed and happy, walking as well by the festival without being interrupted.
The show was nice, MK talked a lot, sometimes he sounded kind of nervous, and some of the songs sounded empty as there were not second guitar player nor drummer. Privateering was very weird when it reached the "strong part" without drums. Very nice and surprising to listen to "Occupation Blues". I just took one picture of the show because it was advised not to take pictures and not video recordings, but recorded in audio the whole thing, the quality is not good because the volume was low in comparation with a regular concert, but it's audible.
After the show MK, family and the rest of the band walked along the festival like any other person, that was nice.
I also had the big pleasure to meet TWM and his wife, with whom I had contact in the past as they helped me with proof reading of my book, the English version, and they are very nice people and with such a great interesting conversation, nice people to meet!
I would need time to work on my recording during the week so it seems likely that the other recordings see the light first than mine.
Henrik Hansen was recording in video the talk, so I guess the long documentary about MK is not finished yet, also according to Mikel Camps, who was also there, someone from the BBC that has a youtube history channel recorded in video the show, and someone from the festival did it as well, so I expect that some videos would appear soon.
I guess that the videos from the festival will be here https://vimeo.com/chalkevalleyhistorytrust/videos (https://vimeo.com/chalkevalleyhistorytrust/videos)
I´m not sure about the BBC youtube account, but it might be this one: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyWlAfHayTgOkFTMVJz_spg (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyWlAfHayTgOkFTMVJz_spg)
(http://www.insidewiltshire.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/CVHFSatP284s.jpg)
Post by: dmg on July 04, 2016, 12:12:30 PM
And, for knopfler1, this Londoner knows Ayrshire quite well, having lived and worked there for 10 years and having visited 3 times before that, in my teens (without my parents and on my own). I have a great fondness for that stretch of coast.
I spent some happy days there too when I was about 9-11 years old and usually around the the time Wimbledon was on. My Gran knew an old lady from Doonfoot, near Ayr and I would visit for a week during school holidays. I remember she was good friends with the music hall act Grace Clarke and Colin Murray who used to visit quite often. He would teach me card tricks! Glen Michael lived there too! Enough name dropping and back to the Festival!
Post by: dmg on July 04, 2016, 12:21:01 PM
As you say, Privateering without drums will be interesting to hear...
Post by: Jules on July 04, 2016, 12:41:27 PM
"Privateering" and "Haul Away" were illustrated by the covers of a succession of historical novels by Patrick O'Brian", I think. For "Piper To The End", he said the title came from a description of relative of his who was a soldier (an uncle he never knew???) and the passage he read from the "Rifleman" book was about a lone piper going into battle (at Alamein???).
His Uncle Freddy, who died being 20 years old, was a piper in the army. Mk says that he never met his uncle.
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And, for knopfler1, this Londoner knows Ayrshire quite well, having lived and worked there for 10 years and having visited 3 times before that, in my teens (without my parents and on my own). I have a great fondness for that stretch of coast.
I spent one night and one morning in Ayr when I went to Glasgow for the Knopfler/Dylan concert in 2011. A nice little place with a nice beach, I liked it. Actually I made some pictures: https://www.flickr.com/photos/atmilinko/albums/72157627745316187 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/atmilinko/albums/72157627745316187)
Post by: JF on July 04, 2016, 03:14:45 PM
Songs chosen also because there were no drums. Only time he played a show minus drums apart from Boothbay in 2006?
Hay festival 2007 ?
+ lot of TV-radio promo gigs, but of course not "real" shows
Post by: twm on July 04, 2016, 04:27:07 PM
Mud, mud, glorious mud
Nothing quite like it for cooling the blood
So follow me, follow
Down to the hollow,
And there let us wallow,
In glo-o-o-o-o-o-rius MUD!
Brits of a certain age may recall this song, written by Flanders and Swann but memorably performed by Ian Wallace.
Post by: superval99 on July 04, 2016, 04:51:55 PM
Please allow me a little personal indulgence. This weekend in Chalke Valley, I kept being reminded of a song from my youth,"The Hippopotamus Song", and its chorus, which went thus:
Mud, mud, glorious mud
Nothing quite like it for cooling the blood
So follow me, follow
Down to the hollow,
And there let us wallow,
In glo-o-o-o-o-o-rius MUD!
Brits of a certain age may recall this song, written by Flanders and Swann but memorably performed by Ian Wallace.
Yes, of course! Ian Wallace's face and voice comes to mind immediately - and Flanders and Swann too! :)
Post by: JF on July 04, 2016, 06:20:10 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Mlv96mT7nQ
Post by: twm on July 04, 2016, 07:11:10 PM
Victor Gregg: I've seen a photo of him taken at CVHF this year, so it could well have been him at the front. We owe so much to that generation and the generation before that.
Glen Michael : Oh yes, Glen Michael's Cartoon Cavalcade - a TV staple on a Sunday afternoon for our kids, who just loved the programme - Bugs Bunny, Spiderman and all the rest. We were once looking to move house and went to view one property and who should be the owners but Glen Michael and his wife, who showed us round. I seem to recall that the house had (sort-of) purple and burgundy walls - a nice home but too much redecorating for us. I should add that purple was a popular (trendy?) colour then - we had a purple carpet in one of our main rooms! Glen Michael's wife ran a small dress shop on the road from Prestwick to Ayr, as I recall.
North Ayrshire : I lived in Central Ayrshire but have so many memories of North Ayrshire - Ardrossan and the ferry to Arran; Largs, Nardini's, Kelburn Country Park and popping over to Millport; the sweep of the train station at Wemyss Bay down to the Rothesay ferry; dancing at the Seamill Hydro to "Lily The Pink"; a lock-in at a pub/hotel in West Kilbride when the police arrived and joined everyone for a drink; the Co-op butchers in Kilwinning with an old sign that said "Fleshing". One of my favourite views was when, having worked late, I would drive off my normal route and through Loans, to come down the hill towards Troon, with the sun going down behind Arran and the whole Firth of Clyde in front of me, from Ailsa Craig to the Cumbraes.
Flanders and Swannn/Ian Wallace : For superval : The Gnu Song (another about an animal); Transport of Delight (about London buses), Down Below (about London sewers); and The Gasman Cometh - more memories from the past.
Post by: superval99 on July 04, 2016, 07:43:47 PM
Flanders and Swannn/Ian Wallace : For superval : The Gnu Song (another about an animal); Transport of Delight (about London buses), Down Below (about London sewers); and The Gasman Cometh - more memories from the past.
Thanks, twm! I remember all of those - my favourite was The Gasman Cometh. ;D
Post by: knopfler1 on July 04, 2016, 08:31:38 PM
Finally home after a long drive.
I've uploaded my files to dropbox, you can get them with this link - https://www.dropbox.com/sh/es4blhzv3jtc75y/AAAtHxSkItGQkfU5wGzjX7_sa?dl=0
As mentioned, the audio was lower than a normal show so my creaky chair sometimes takes over the mix! sorry about that!
Post by: knopfler1 on July 04, 2016, 09:19:18 PM
North Ayrshire : I lived in Central Ayrshire but have so many memories of North Ayrshire - Ardrossan and the ferry to Arran; Largs, Nardini's, Kelburn Country Park and popping over to Millport; the sweep of the train station at Wemyss Bay down to the Rothesay ferry; dancing at the Seamill Hydro to "Lily The Pink"; a lock-in at a pub/hotel in West Kilbride when the police arrived and joined everyone for a drink; the Co-op butchers in Kilwinning with an old sign that said "Fleshing". One of my favourite views was when, having worked late, I would drive off my normal route and through Loans, to come down the hill towards Troon, with the sun going down behind Arran and the whole Firth of Clyde in front of me, from Ailsa Craig to the Cumbraes.
Ardrossan is where I live, I spend most of my time between there and West Kilbride where my other half lives! Some of the views we get here looking on to Arran are spectacular. It always strikes me how lucky we are to live here when I return home after a trip to see the view as I drive over the hills.
Post by: twm on July 04, 2016, 09:51:08 PM
Many years ago, when we lived elsewhere, we booked a trip to New York via Frankfurt. There was a problem with the plane we were due to take and we got put on to a smaller plane. I don't know if this made a difference but we flew up the East Coast of Britain, turned left over Edinburgh and along the Clyde Valley to Glasgow. It was a perfectly clear evening and, in a port side window seat, I had this glorious view right down the Firth of Clyde, almost to Stranraer and Northern Ireland it seemed. I swore I could see the Solway, which is more or less where we'd started our journey many hours earlier.
Post by: Dutchessy on July 04, 2016, 10:20:02 PM
Hi all,
Finally home after a long drive.
I've uploaded my files to dropbox, you can get them with this link - https://www.dropbox.com/sh/es4blhzv3jtc75y/AAAtHxSkItGQkfU5wGzjX7_sa?dl=0
As mentioned, the audio was lower than a normal show so my creaky chair sometimes takes over the mix! sorry about that!
Thank you so much!! :D
Post by: FenderBender on July 04, 2016, 10:24:51 PM
Post by: JF on July 04, 2016, 11:38:57 PM
Post by: ds1984 on July 04, 2016, 11:49:28 PM
in french, we have "la gadoue" :lol
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Mlv96mT7nQ
Funny, that french song written by Serge Gainsbourg has been both time performed by [born] english singers.
Original 1966 version by Petula Clark
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiz7wHIDDTw
Post by: holaknopfler on July 04, 2016, 11:53:36 PM
Post by: dmg on July 05, 2016, 12:03:26 AM
Great recording, lovely to hear. I love OB. Really nice. Works really good live I think. They could've speed it up a bit. For the next tour this is a good replacement for Haul Away e.g.
Indeed. Works well, as did MM. As for the others... He sounded relaxed playing in his own back yard though in front of a small group of friends, with his family and talking about things that interest him.
Post by: straitsway75 on July 05, 2016, 12:23:15 AM
Hi all,
Finally home after a long drive.
I've uploaded my files to dropbox, you can get them with this link - https://www.dropbox.com/sh/es4blhzv3jtc75y/AAAtHxSkItGQkfU5wGzjX7_sa?dl=0
As mentioned, the audio was lower than a normal show so my creaky chair sometimes takes over the mix! sorry about that!
:clap :clap :clap :clap :clap
Post by: knopfler1 on July 05, 2016, 09:28:16 AM
Post by: FenderBender on July 05, 2016, 10:10:00 AM
Question for those who attended - what book or books were the inspiration for Privateering and Piper to the End? It sounds like there was a screen on stage that showed book covers for the books that inspired each of the songs. I'm pretty sure I know of the inspiration for the others in the set, but never knew that Privateering and Piper to the End were inspired by books.
Thanks in advance! Wish I could have attended!
Just to add to twm's earlier answer. Mark said that he had read all of Patrick O'Brian's books but didn't think he had been influenced by any one in particular, though he did mention "The Post Captain" when talking about "Haul Away". The cover of "Master and Commander" was shown on screen.
Also interesting to hear that "Mighty Man" was inspired in part by stories Mike McGoldrick told of his father as well as Tim O'Grady's book "I Could Read The Sky".
Regards.
Post by: Bad Bull on July 05, 2016, 10:51:50 AM
Also regarding all the bad weather and mud reports it seems MK missed an opportunity: Quality Shoe should have been the song of choice...
Post by: superval99 on July 05, 2016, 01:46:12 PM
Post by: FenderBender on July 05, 2016, 03:32:58 PM
Never heard about the book that was mentioned to have inspired Occupation Blues? Always liked the idea that this song was about his father...
Also regarding all the bad weather and mud reports it seems MK missed an opportunity: Quality Shoe should have been the song of choice...
Hi Bad Bull
"Naples '44" by Norman Lewis was not a book that I had heard about either. Also surprised to see Jeanette Winterson's "The Passion" shown on the screen in connection with DWB along with "The Diary of a Napoleonic Footsoldier" by Walter Jakob which I understood to be the inspiration for the song (Mark did refer to a passage from the diary where the French soldier is running away from a Cossack).
Quality Shoe. Very good joke. Don't Forget Your Hat would also have been appropriate for those who were there earlier in the afternoon and maybe even It Never Rains!
Regards
Post by: Lestroid on July 05, 2016, 06:32:27 PM
"Privateering" and "Haul Away" were illustrated by the covers of a succession of historical novels by Patrick O'Brian", I think. For "Piper To The End", he said the title came from a description of relative of his who was a soldier (an uncle he never knew???) and the passage he read from the "Rifleman" book was about a lone piper going into battle (at Alamein???).
Thanks TWM! I knew about Mark's uncle Freddie, the piper, but am not familiar with with "The Rifleman". I will have to check that out.
It makes sense that the Master and Commander series would have provided some inspiration for Privateering, especially since Haul Away was inspired by it as well.
I'm also unfamiliar with "Naples, '44".
Mark is certainly a prolific reader, and seems to draw a lot of connections between what he reads and his own life and family. Probably more than we will ever know...
Thanks also to Knopfler1 for sharing the recording of the event! Much appreciated!
Post by: Jules on July 05, 2016, 08:42:12 PM
Post by: FenderBender on July 05, 2016, 09:35:42 PM
I looked up "The Passion" afterwards and probably confused myself because one of the main characters in that book was Napoleon's chef on the campaign to Moscow.
Post by: Knopflerfan on July 06, 2016, 12:36:13 AM
Seeing Mark & Kitty walking around the festival site in their Wellies was a bit bizarre to say the least!
Incidentally MK was wearing his wax jacket and cap like on the fantastic Henrick Hansen Film for Tracker around the site...
It was great to catch up with Guy, John & Mike too....
Post by: knopflerized on July 06, 2016, 01:01:01 PM
Hi all,
Finally home after a long drive.
I've uploaded my files to dropbox, you can get them with this link - https://www.dropbox.com/sh/es4blhzv3jtc75y/AAAtHxSkItGQkfU5wGzjX7_sa?dl=0
As mentioned, the audio was lower than a normal show so my creaky chair sometimes takes over the mix! sorry about that!
Thank you very much !
Post by: TheTimeWasWrong on July 06, 2016, 07:26:46 PM
Hi all,
Finally home after a long drive.
I've uploaded my files to dropbox, you can get them with this link - https://www.dropbox.com/sh/es4blhzv3jtc75y/AAAtHxSkItGQkfU5wGzjX7_sa?dl=0
As mentioned, the audio was lower than a normal show so my creaky chair sometimes takes over the mix! sorry about that!
Thank you! ;)
I've made some adjustments to the recording (mostly EQ) to get a better overall sound, anyone interested?
Post by: Bad Bull on July 06, 2016, 07:56:55 PM
Never heard about the book that was mentioned to have inspired Occupation Blues? Always liked the idea that this song was about his father...
Also regarding all the bad weather and mud reports it seems MK missed an opportunity: Quality Shoe should have been the song of choice...
Hi Bad Bull
"Naples '44" by Norman Lewis was not a book that I had heard about either. Also surprised to see Jeanette Winterson's "The Passion" shown on the screen in connection with DWB along with "The Diary of a Napoleonic Footsoldier" by Walter Jakob which I understood to be the inspiration for the song (Mark did refer to a passage from the diary where the French soldier is running away from a Cossack).
Quality Shoe. Very good joke. Don't Forget Your Hat would also have been appropriate for those who were there earlier in the afternoon and maybe even It Never Rains!
Regards
Thank you! I knew about the "diary" but must have missed the Winterson connection.
Post by: Dutchessy on July 07, 2016, 08:10:00 AM
Hi all,
Finally home after a long drive.
I've uploaded my files to dropbox, you can get them with this link - https://www.dropbox.com/sh/es4blhzv3jtc75y/AAAtHxSkItGQkfU5wGzjX7_sa?dl=0
As mentioned, the audio was lower than a normal show so my creaky chair sometimes takes over the mix! sorry about that!
Thank you! ;)
I've made some adjustments to the recording (mostly EQ) to get a better overall sound, anyone interested?
Ofcourse, but where are the other recordings? We had 3 or 4 tapers?
Post by: FenderBender on July 07, 2016, 10:23:39 AM
Reading through this topic I thought we might be lucky to have 2. The one already and kindly shared by knopfler1 and one mentioned by knopflerfan.
Knopfler1's recording is great and I would be interested to hear how TheTimeWasWrong's tweeked version compares. Also I am really hoping that a recording of the whole event might surface at some point.
Regards
Post by: Dutchessy on July 07, 2016, 12:05:13 PM
Wow 3 or 4 potential recordings?
Reading through this topic I thought we might be lucky to have 2. The one already and kindly shared by knopfler1 and one mentioned by knopflerfan.
Knopfler1's recording is great and I would be interested to hear how TheTimeWasWrong's tweeked version compares. Also I am really hoping that a recording of the whole event might surface at some point.
Regards
I thought knopflerflan, jbaent and knopfler1, makes 3 recordings.
Post by: FenderBender on July 07, 2016, 01:35:53 PM
Post by: TheTimeWasWrong on July 07, 2016, 01:45:12 PM
Ofcourse, but where are the other recordings? We had 3 or 4 tapers?
I sent the modified recording to Knopfler1 and asked to put it in the Dropbox folder so everyone could get it ;)
Post by: knopfler1 on July 07, 2016, 06:46:23 PM
Ofcourse, but where are the other recordings? We had 3 or 4 tapers?
I sent the modified recording to Knopfler1 and asked to put it in the Dropbox folder so everyone could get it ;)
I've added the file to the dropbox folder now :) Sounds good, thanks!
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/es4blhzv3jtc75y/AAAtHxSkItGQkfU5wGzjX7_sa?dl=0
Post by: Jules on July 07, 2016, 08:24:56 PM
Post by: neco on July 07, 2016, 08:49:07 PM
Post by: Throttle on July 07, 2016, 11:43:33 PM
Post by: crimmer on July 08, 2016, 12:11:45 AM
Post by: Jules on July 10, 2016, 10:20:29 AM
You can download my recording from:
Knopfler-tk: http://tracker.knopflertk.net/torrents-details.php?id=2803 (http://tracker.knopflertk.net/torrents-details.php?id=2803)
Dimeadozen: http://www.dimeadozen.org/torrents-details.php?id=566177 (http://www.dimeadozen.org/torrents-details.php?id=566177)
When there is music it´s very nice to hear, when MK talks is a little difficult, the show as in a big tent and the speakers were quite small, in the audience the sound was not load at all...
Post by: FenderBender on July 10, 2016, 11:24:03 AM
Kind regards.