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Post by admin on Jan 14, 2009 9:26:56 GMT
Tickets are not on sale yet but I have a few little nuggets of information regarding the show..... Ian will be headlining the concert as part of the Flutewise Live! event at the barbican on May 3rd. He will be performing with flautists Ian Clarke and Abbie Burrows and someone else who will be announced soon. Flutewise is a charity that aims to inspire, involve and motivate members to become better, more informed and happier flute players. Tickets, when they go on sale, will be available through the Barbican box office. www.flutewise.org/www.abigailburrows.com/index.htmwww.ianclarke.net/
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Post by tullistray on Jan 14, 2009 19:41:42 GMT
Tickets are not on sale yet but I have a few little nuggets of information regarding the show..... Ian will be headlining the concert as part of the Flutewise Live! event at the barbican on May 3rd. He will be performing with flautists Ian Clarke and Abbie Burrows and someone else who will be announced soon. Flutewise is a charity that aims to inspire, involve and motivate members to become better, more informed and happier flute players. Tickets, when they go on sale, will be available through the Barbican box office. Hopefully that will not be the least bit like the last all flute event he did, in Chicago, free show in 98 before about 100000 people in a beautiful setting in Grant Park in Chicago (where President Obama recently had his victory speech, I liked writing President Obama) looking out on one of the finest avenues in America, Michigan Ave, where Tull headlined and doubtless were responsible even in 98 for at least 95 per cent of the audience, (in downtown Chicago, lots of people the right age who would be happy to walk and see Tull for free after work) and there was about 4 hours of flute based music prior to Tull, no problem if you have the right practitioners, unfortunately each and every one of these freaks were new aged based, it was literally torturous. I am pretty sure the Tull performance was awfully good anyway even by the high standard, they came out storming, quite violently with Song For Jeffrey,Ian taking the stage with real relish already playing, I mean they were tossin that stuff around, totally alive. After the first piece Ian was sayin somethin like having been kept up all night by these Flutey Puckers. Prior to Tull easily the most annoying live "music" I have ever endured, with apologies to Sabbath in 72 and Uriah Heep opening for Tull in 78, I recall with the stage bathed in red when we walked in, tripping, to that old hockey and political convention site, (I think FDR was nominated there the first time) and that guy hitting those, to me, annoying high notes, people already in our seats who were in a fistfight that my buddy broke up, I thought I had walked into a corner of Hell, albeit a innocuous one. 99998p://www.flutewise.org/ www.abigailburrows.com/index.htmwww.ianclarke.net/
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Post by Col on Jan 15, 2009 15:39:41 GMT
Tickets are now on sale if you ring the box office (I can't see them online yet) Just got mine & Col's.
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Post by admin on Jan 20, 2009 21:14:34 GMT
Blimey Ray, that's sounds like it was a bit grim! I've had a quick nose around Abbie Birrows & Ian Clarke's sites and they seem to be very accomplished players so hopefuly it will be an excellent night. On the subject of tickets (thanks Jen ) ours arrived in the post yesterday so although they are still not yet available on the barbican site try the box office on 020 7638 8891 (9am-8pm daily) and you should be able to get great seats. I'll start a meet up thread nearer the time for all of us going (the barbican has a good bar but it's a bit pricey)
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Post by quizzkid on Jan 21, 2009 12:59:15 GMT
Tickets are now on sale if you ring the box office (I can't see them online yet) Just got mine & Col's. See you there!
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Post by Col on Jan 21, 2009 14:46:43 GMT
Excellent!! I'm actually not the designated babysitter for this one, looking forward to it
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Post by admin on Jan 22, 2009 10:40:05 GMT
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Post by ash on May 4, 2009 16:15:36 GMT
Ok I'm not great at writing reviews so most of this is pictures I was at the Flutewise event in the foyer about 4.00pm on and there were loads of flute players of all ages playing various music. Before the big flute choir at 6.00pm there was a presentation by Flutewise for their Flute players of last, this and next year. Each were presented with a flute in the colour of their choice; Ian went for the Black one with gold keys "nice choice " well it was that or red or blue ;D. Ian Clarke went for the red flute. IA then played the a few bars of Bouree and the flute choir played the rest, not the Tull version I was a bit too far away to photograph that but I did get this one which is poor even after I removed the noise!I now wish I had taken my DSLR The concert opened with Boris Dancing, as you would expect it really had to be a flute piece being a flutewise event . These are not in the correct order Beggers farm....excellent Living in the past. Abigail Burrows who is far more in the Classical player than Ian Clarke did a really good duet with IA of Griminelli's Lament and followed that with her own piece with an Irish feel to it. A lovely piece and the music was good too . Love the sparkly flute Fire at Midnight. This was the only piece that Ian's voice was not so hot IMA. Thick as a Brick. Mother Goose next plus Ian Clarke joined them and that man is one hell of a flute player and Teymour Housego an amazing bansuri player also joined then on stage. Teymour also played a piece of his own Ian Clarke followed that with his own piece called Zoom . He's a very powerful player and does a lot of sound effects (Harmonics and overtones) into the flute King Henry's Madrigal again with Ian Clark, Nice one. A few more pics Florian playing Aqualung solo and a new boy on drums, don't ask me to remember his name This was followed by a great finish when one and all joined in for locomotive breath I have to say that IA and Ian Clarke sound really good together but IC can't stand to well on one leg much to IA's amusement ;D A final line up on stage but I'm not sure what's going on behind IA LOL. I'm think I've missed out some of the tracks played but I'm sure someone will fill in the blanks with a better review Some may not enjoy so much flute but this was a flutewise sponsored event so on one should critasize that I really enjoyed the evening mainly because I enjoy the flute so much and with all the other flute players around before the show I felt right at home ;D
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Post by rebecca on May 4, 2009 16:31:35 GMT
Thanks for the report, Ash!
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Post by rockisland on May 4, 2009 16:41:33 GMT
Thanks for the review, Ash! Sounds like you had a great time! BTW the new drummer is called Mark Mondesir.
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Post by stormmonkey on May 4, 2009 17:20:24 GMT
Thanks for posting the review and photographs Ash! Sounds like you had a great night. Brian.
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Post by nonrabbit on May 4, 2009 17:25:41 GMT
I really enjoyed the evening mainly because I enjoy the flute so much and with all the other flute players around before the show I felt right at home ;D and that what it's all about Great pics Ash ! and a good review. Ta very much
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Post by ash on May 4, 2009 18:37:27 GMT
Thanks for the review, Ash! Sounds like you had a great time! BTW the new drummer is called Mark Mondesir. Thanks for the drummers name and thanks for the kind comments from one and all
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Post by tommie on May 4, 2009 20:23:41 GMT
Great pics! Just curious......ehy is Ian bald in the first pic, then starts wearing that "thing" he usually wears on his head? Ash?
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Post by quizzkid on May 4, 2009 20:44:21 GMT
Unten und dreckigAsh, thanks for the review, I think Col and MadDog are also going to be adding their bit as well in the next day or so, so I won't add too much now. All in all, what a great gig, loads of surprises in the form of guests and music. Florian was on great form, and even though I miss Martin when seeing Ian "solo" on stage, I have to admit he played a pretty mean "unten und dreckig" guitar. Mark Mondesir added to the line up and coped admirably, given that I understand he was a late addition to this gig. No disrepspect to Doane, but I think he added something to the sound, despite a kit of minute proportions. The special guests were very welcome, Ian Clarke was outstanding, and I am now searching out anything he has recorded. Teymour Housego palyed a couple of tunes that were well received and I have to say I thought they were great. Abigail Burrows was also on the bill and played more classically, but even so added to the overall enjoyment of the show. I can't say that I like the sparkly flute though.... Ian's voice was a bit strained at the start but seemed to get stronger as the gig went on, coming to a peak for Aqualung and Locomotive Breath. Nice to meet some old friends there including Col and a few others and to meet Mad Dog and pal. Even Mrs Q thought it was a rather good gig.
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Post by rockisland on May 4, 2009 21:30:01 GMT
Thanks for the report, Quizz! Wish i could've been there as it sounds like it was one amazing concert. Oh well i'll have to wait until Ian comes to Buxton in September, i have front row tickets for that one!
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Post by ash on May 4, 2009 21:44:19 GMT
Unten und dreckigAsh, thanks for the review, I think Col and MadDog are also going to be adding their bit as well in the next day or so, so I won't add too much now. All in all, what a great gig, loads of surprises in the form of guests and music. Florian was on great form, and even though I miss Martin when seeing Ian "solo" on stage, I have to admit he played a pretty mean "unten und dreckig" guitar. Mark Mondesir added to the line up and coped admirably, given that I understand he was a late addition to this gig. No disrepspect to Doane, but I think he added something to the sound, despite a kit of minute proportions. The special guests were very welcome, Ian Clarke was outstanding, and I am now searching out anything he has recorded. Teymour Housego palyed a couple of tunes that were well received and I have to say I thought they were great. Abigail Burrows was also on the bill and played more classically, but even so added to the overall enjoyment of the show. I can't say that I like the sparkly flute though.... Ian's voice was a bit strained at the start but seemed to get stronger as the gig went on, coming to a peak for Aqualung and Locomotive Breath. Nice to meet some old friends there including Col and a few others and to meet Mad Dog and pal. Even Mrs Q thought it was a rather good gig. I think the main point about the special guests is they were a very important part of this gig because of the Flutewise sponsorship. Ian Clarke was this years flutewise player of the year and I can understand why... www.ianclarke.net/biography.html. I wish now I had picked up his CD in one of the flute shops in the foyer , I had a copy in my hand . I do hope IA does more work with him in the future. Despite this man's classical background he is very avantgarde
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Post by nonrabbit on May 4, 2009 21:56:36 GMT
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Post by ash on May 4, 2009 22:00:21 GMT
Sure was He is a very powerful player and showed great respect to IA on stage.
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Post by maddogfagin on May 5, 2009 7:45:00 GMT
Got back to Cornwall yesterday afternoon and will spend the next day or two working out the set list from my various sources. Good to meet Col, Quizz and Mrs Quizz and nice to put faces to names I can only agree with Ash's write up of the concert - great pictures by the way - and to add my main thought that IA's music has been invigorated by the addition of Florian and Mark. Florian was a revelation on guitar and although his arrangement of the guitar parts didn't copy MB's he certainly let loose on many occassions and at 26 years old is certainly a player to watch in the future. Mark's drumming too was a revelation. Not fussy or copying Doanne's work, he made the drum stool his own. IA has a habit of finding and nurturing good young musicians and encouraging their development and the overall sound was excellent and looks good for the concerts lined up for the rest of the year.
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Post by admin on May 5, 2009 10:21:42 GMT
yes indeed, an excellent concert. Good to see you both again Mr & Mrs Quizz and great to meet you in person Maddog, first of many I hope Thanks for posting the great photos ash, in my haste to get out of the house I left my camera at home so you saved the day The full set list was Boris DancingBeggars FarmThe Donkey & The Drum: I'm glad I got to hear this live at last as it never seemed to be in the set when I went! I didn't really think too much of it from what I'd seen from poor quality youtube clips but live it worked really well and I think they should release it in some form. Perhaps not as a piece on it's own but I think it would make an excellent instrumental section in a longer Tull piece. Nice lead from Florian! Living In The PastA Solo Piece by Abigail Burrows (with Tim on Piano): Sorry folks, I didn't catch the title of this piece! A very nice gentle piece of classical flute playing and probably a very famous tune, I'm just a rock'n' roll heathen!! Not really to my taste as it was a little too formal but it went down well with the flute crowd who know alot more about this sort of thing than me. Grimenelli's Lament; Ian played this as a duet with Abbigail Burrows, and very nicerly too! Fire's At MidnightSerenade To A Cuckoo(Alex) Teymour Housego then played a couple of excellent pieces on the Indian bansuri bamboo flute, the first of which I think was called Riversong which he played solo with a tabla player and the second was Aruna starting with Florian on acoustic guitar and Ian on regular flute building up to a full band cresendo. Mother Goose closed the first half with Ian Anderson doing a sterling job of playing the acoustic guitar part with only two fingers & Mark Mondesir making a career debut on bongos! 2nd half: Past Time In Good Company (King Henrys Madrigal)with Ian dueting with Ian Clarke Zoom Tube. A brilliant solo piece by Ian Clarke. Just listening to this you'd swear it was an Ian Anderson flute solo from the 70's. In fact Ian said afterwards all he needed was the tights and codpiece and he's got the gig. Fantastic stuff & one of the evenings highlights. Tubeorama. Another brilliant Ian Clarke piece this time with the full band. A stomping uptempo rock beat and Florians 'Unten und dreckig' (down and dirty) heavy guitar over a groovy flute tune, excellent! Thick As A BrickThe standard live version. Ian's two fingered acoustic guitar playing did show a little but from where I was sitting I could see it looked very red and sore so I'll let him off for that. Florian covered the missing bits very well with a clean sounding electric guitar so I doubt anyone not very familiar with TAAB would have noticed. Bouree with Ian Clarke again doing double duties with IA Aqualung, with a stonking solo from Florian! Locomotive Breath, with all the guests back on stage and taking a turn at a solo spot (but not Abbigail Burrows, it would have been nice to see her let her hair down a bit and go for it!) All in all another fantastic and unique evening, Ian was in fine form and the show was very well paced from a fairly soft and jazzy first half it built up nicely to a big rock show finish with lots of interesting twists and turns on the way. New guy Mark Mondesir was excellent throught but really shone in the first half on the more jazzy pieces, I'm very much looking forward to seeing him again later in the year. Florian was brilliant too, I'd seen him before at St Brides but this was first time I'd heard him turned up, an excellent rock guitarist. Close enough to the originals to be faithful to the songs but certainly no Martin copyist. John O'hara and David Goodier deserve a mention too, just for doing everything really well.
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Post by rockisland on May 5, 2009 16:11:05 GMT
Thanks for the review, Col! Good to know that Ian's finger is getting better and he can now play acoustic guitar again.
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Post by ash on May 5, 2009 16:55:51 GMT
Thanks for the review Col . Now I remember the track name " The Donkey and the Drum". I've heard it before at Basingstoke last year I think. I did a some video on my camera too but for some reason it has no sound now that really pi**ed me off. I hope this event is repeated next year by Flutewise There should be a review of the whole Flutewise event here www.flutewiselive.co.uk/ soon.
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Post by maddogfagin on May 5, 2009 17:14:32 GMT
Great pics! Just curious......ehy is Ian bald in the first pic, then starts wearing that "thing" he usually wears on his head? Ash? Ash's first photo of the "bald" IA was taken at about 6pm when there was a mass flute extravagansa in the Barbican foyer - IA was presented with a purple(?) flute to mark his year as the flutewise celebrity head honco (can't remember the official title) but the ones with the head "thingy" were from the concert proper which began at 7.30(ish).
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Post by ash on May 5, 2009 17:41:01 GMT
Great pics! Just curious......ehy is Ian bald in the first pic, then starts wearing that "thing" he usually wears on his head? Ash? Ash's first photo of the "bald" IA was taken at about 6pm when there was a mass flute extravagansa in the Barbican foyer - IA was presented with a purple(?) flute to mark his year as the flutewise celebrity head honco (can't remember the official title) but the ones with the head "thingy" were from the concert proper which began at 7.30(ish). That's about right here's the first bit of my review again just for tommie " I was at the Flutewise event in the foyer about 4.00pm on and there were loads of flute players of all ages playing various music. Before the big flute choir at 6.00pm there was a presentation by Flutewise for their Flute players of last, this and next year. Each were presented with a flute in the colour of their choice; Ian went for the Black one with gold keys "nice choice " well it was that or red or blue ;D. Ian Clarke went for the red flute." I believe the title was Flutewise player of the year and IA was last years winner, with Ian Clarke this years winner. Full info will be here soon www.flutewiselive.co.uk/ and picture of the winners.
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Post by maddogfagin on May 6, 2009 8:36:09 GMT
Update on Col's review. The Abigail Burrows tune was called "All Those Endearing Young Charms" and the tabla player with Teymour Housego was Alok Verma. Thanks to electrocutas for the information. Proves the power and knowledge of the Tull fraternity ;D
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Post by admin on May 6, 2009 8:40:50 GMT
Update on Col's review. The Abigail Burrows tune was called "All Those Endearing Young Charms" and the tabla player with Teymour Housego was Alok Verma. Thanks to electrocutas for the information. Proves the power and knowledge of the Tull fraternity ;D Thanks maddog. Blimey that's a mouthful, no wonder I couldn't remember it!! Just posted a couple of Flutewise videos on the 2009 thread.
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Post by maddogfagin on May 6, 2009 10:09:33 GMT
Gadzooks - that was quick off the mark
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Post by ash on May 6, 2009 18:32:50 GMT
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Post by rockisland on May 6, 2009 20:32:07 GMT
Wow. Ian Clarke is one great Flautist! I have never seen him play until now and his Flute playing on Bouree was absolutely amazing.
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