tommie
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Post by tommie on Aug 8, 2009 0:11:33 GMT
I recall in 1980 Ian was on WNEW here in NYC promoting "A. I seem to recall him telling Scott Muni that he had a "much older brother" who basically taught him how to do all the acrobatic, ballet-like moves that Ian was always so great at. Could anyone elaborate on this? I haven't ever read/heard about this since then. Thanks!!!!!
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Post by steelmonkey on Aug 8, 2009 2:03:15 GMT
Ian's big borother is a succes story as well...head of the scottish ballet or something of that level....thus the 'Water's Edge' commision...he may have been sick or ailing of late...hopefully still of this world.
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tommie
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Post by tommie on Aug 8, 2009 2:22:19 GMT
Thanks, Steel. That's the only time I ever heard of his existence and influence on Ian. BTW, I wish I knew how to IM. Seiously lame at this stuff!
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Post by maddogfagin on Aug 8, 2009 8:24:29 GMT
Ian's big borother is a succes story as well...head of the scottish ballet or something of that level....thus the 'Water's Edge' commision...he may have been sick or ailing of late...hopefully still of this world. Details from 1979 at the Tullpress site www.tullpress.com/dp19oct79.htm
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Post by snafje on Aug 8, 2009 8:43:38 GMT
He has brothers Robin (1930) and Alistair (1935). One of them died a few years back...
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tommie
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Post by tommie on Aug 9, 2009 2:15:21 GMT
Thanks! Wow.......his bro's were 17 yrs and 12 yrs older than he? $h1t! Ian's parents must've been old when they had him.
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Post by nonrabbit on Aug 9, 2009 10:18:48 GMT
There is a theatre in Glasgow affiliated with the Theatre Royal - home of Scottish ballet, called The Robin Anderson Theatre. I think although I may be wrong, I have come up against a brick wall trying to get the history of the theatre, that it could be called after Ian's brother. However, according to this site a Mr R Anderson has retired from the Trust that he helped form in relation to Scottish dance and ballet....scroll down and see the list of patrons... www.peterdarrell.org/update/about.html
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Post by nonrabbit on Aug 9, 2009 10:35:38 GMT
Ian's big borother is a succes story as well...head of the scottish ballet or something of that level....thus the 'Water's Edge' commision...he may have been sick or ailing of late...hopefully still of this world. "Water's Edge"found this posted..."The Water's Edge March ??, 1979 Exact date not known Glasgow, Scotland Theatre Royal None of this has ever been officially released. Apparently Ian wasn't that pleased with the results. This is only Jethro Tull-related. No member of the band plays on this. A performance of orchestral music as composed and arranged by Ian Anderson, David Palmer, and Martin Barre The Ballet opened March 7, 1979. I have no idea how many performances. I have no idea at which performance this was recorded. THE SONGS: "It's just one long track, about 31 minutes long. You will hear bits of familiar pieces, including Elegy. Bits of this were played live in April 1979 on the U.S. tour" (See April 10, 1979 Seattle)
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Lucas
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Post by Lucas on Aug 9, 2009 14:01:08 GMT
More information about Water's Edge, from the book "Jethro Tull - A History of the Band, 1968 - 2001", by Scott Allen Nollen:
"In 1978, Anderson was also commissioned by the Royal Scottish Ballet to compose music for a future production. Encouraged by his brother, Robin Anderson, who was administrator of the ballet, he asked David Palmer and Martin Barre for assistance, and the former set to work in earnest, recognizing it as a great opportunity to exercise his compositional talent. Although Anderson wrote a major theme and several key pieces, Palmer became the mastermind, working closely with choreographer Robert North to create the ballet sequences. Eventually completing a one-hour score titled "The Water's Edge", Palmer ultimately was frustrated by the whole affair. He recalled: "[W]e had a press conference in London to launch the ballet. I walked into the room, and I picked up one of the handbills one the table. It announced, "The Water's Edge - a ballet written by Ian Anderson". I walked out. Maybe it was petulant, but it was merited... I was distressed, having worked so hard on it. Ian apologized for the error, but it should never have happened." Though the ballet was performed only a few times (at Glasgow's Theater Royal on March 7-24, 1979; at Edinburgh's Kings Theater on April 3-14; and for a handful of dates in Aberdeen, Inverness, Liverpool and London), Anderson was very displeased: "t was awful, hideous! The Scottish Ballet Orchestra, as with all ballet orchestras, were not very good... They did struggle very badly with it and it was embarrassing. There were bits in it, time signatures and things, and they just could not cope with it at all... Swan Lake for the thousandth time is fine, but to run through something completely new just once or twice before you have to play it live to an audience is likely to result in a mess. And it was a mess..." Titled Underground Rumours, this three-part working consisting of "Unsprung" written by Jon Anderson of the progressive rock band Yes, "The Water's Edge" and Duke Ellington's "Such Sweet Thunder" was intended to depict traditional Scottish lore and legends. Two pieces from "The Water's Edge" - "Kelpie" and "Elegy" - eventually were arranged and recorded by Tull.
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Post by nonrabbit on Aug 9, 2009 20:12:18 GMT
Very interesting thanks Lucas! It struck me as well reading that post that probably the biggest musical "celtic" dance/musical ever was called "Riverdance" - no connection obviously but a wee bit strange
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