Listen again to ‘The Beautiful Cosmos of Ivor Cutler’ until 3 August 2016
Originally broadcast on BBC Radio 3 on 3 July 2016.
iPlayer Radio link – http://bbc.in/28SRN9u
The Band: James Fortune, Jo Apps, Nick Pynn, Pete Flood and Ed Gaughan.
Music recorded and mixed by Julian Simmons at DIN Sound.
Adaptation for radio by Sandy Grierson and Matt Thompson
Musical Director James Fortune
Director Matt Thompson
Rockethouse Productions Ltd.
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The brand new video for ‘Dallas’ by Fiona Brice from the forthcoming album ‘Postcards From’ (Bella Union, June 2016) has just premiered c/o The Line of Best Fit, where it is also song of the day.
Check out the piece and read a Q&A with Fiona at TLOBF here.
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Tagged Bella Union, Dallas, Fiona Brice, Postcards From
Roy Harper has just announced his 75th Birthday Tour for September 2016 with string and brass arrangements by Fiona Brice.
The tour kicks off at Birmingham Symphony Hall on 7 September and takes in Bridgwater Hall (Manchester, 9/9), Royal Festival Hall (London, 12/9) and Usher Hall (Edinburgh, 17/9).
Here is ‘January Man’ from Roy’s album ‘Man & Myth’ (strings arranged by Fiona Brice).
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Tagged 75th Birthday Tour, Arranging, Brass, Roy Harper, strings
New advert for The Black Farmer, freshly premiered on Channel 4.
“Acclaimed director pulls out all the stops for this 2-minute piece of visual slam poetry” Campaign UK
Director – Tony Kaye | Agency – Big Eyes
Music Producer & Composer – Julian Simmons
Read Director Tony Kaye’s interview with Campaign here.
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Tagged Big Eyes, julian simmons, music, producer, The Black Farmer, Tony Kaye
‘Postcards From’, the debut solo album by Fiona Brice, is being released on Bella Union records on 3rd June 2016.
Featuring 10 instrumental tracks written on location and performed by Fiona Brice with Vicky Matthews on cello, the album was produced by Fiona and Julian Simmons who also carried out mixing duties.
Fiona Brice – Website | Facebook | Soundcloud | Instagram | YouTube
Listen to ‘Berlin’ – the first track from the album – via the soundcloud below or go here.
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Tagged 3rd June 2016, album, Bella Union, Fiona Brice, Postcards From
