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A wonderful song. No George Martin “ harpsichord “ sounding instrumental added yet. youtu.be/iL1kUOomzoE?...

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Paul McCartney wrote this lovely song for Peter and Gordon and it reached No.1 in the UK charts. youtu.be/UCxQ53JuZo4?... @singingconductor.bsky.social @maryhopkin.bsky.social

Beautiful sunny day at Southbourne beach in Bournemouth this morning.

My sun Adrian appeared at the British Masters Track & Field Championships in Derby at the weekend. He ran in a 400 metres race….. and won. It was his first competitive race at this distance. He is in the 5th lane in a yellow jersey.

Never heard this before! Great song and performance from Paul.

A 60 second segment featuring Mary Hopkin in a channel 5 production of “The Best of Eurovision in the '70s." Whilst Mary disliked the song Knock Knock Who’s There? she gave a wonderful performance. @singingconductor.bsky.social @maryhopkin.bsky.social

Graham Nash wrote "Our House" after a simple outing with Joni Mitchell where they bought a vase, and he lit a fire at their Laurel Canyon home.

I have seen a Manfreds concert with both lead singers Paul Jones and Mike D’Abo singing all their hit songs. A highly entertaining evening. (Poster advertising New Zealand tour!)

Here is a short video of a brilliant two hour boat trip we took to the Farne Islands off the Northumberland coast. Home to tens of thousands of sea birds.

Remembering my favourite guitarist the brilliant Peter Green cofounder of Fleetwood Mac who passed away on this day in 2020. youtu.be/KQ_wA_EvOoo?...

Sad news about singer Connie Francis who had many hit records in the late ‘50s and ‘60s. The song that stands out for me is Who’s Sorry Now? youtu.be/5Ws60MDF7OY?...

David Bowie The Man Who Fell To Earth painting by his friend and artist George Underwood.

Had surgery this morning at Poole Hospital, my appendix was removed. Was diagnosed in February 2023 at the same time as a heart attack so couldn't have it removed then. Feeling good now and no pain! Hope to go home tomorrow.

Brilliant! 🌳🪻🌿🥀☘️🌷🍂🥀

These 1930s photos of my mum Freda were taken by my dad Vic apart from the first one with a hat which was a professional shoot as she modelled hats. The accompanying song was written in 1932 by Ray Noble…Love Is The Sweetest Thing sung by Mary Hopkin youtu.be/VgmCJJavTLg?... @maryhopkin.bsky.social

I saw Episode Six a year later when they had changed their name to Episode. Here is a live performance of Morning Dew. youtu.be/Vk7AtDmagmI?...

A great cover version of Running Up That Hill by the brilliant Postmodern Jukebox youtu.be/GbbSFmPOmts?...

At the seafront in Bournemouth this morning. Windy and wet!

Happy 84th birthday to Joe Brown. A great guitarist, musician and singer. I bought his first LP in 1962!

Happy 79th birthday to the singer Donovan.

A week later than last year, our Rhododendrons are now in full bloom.

Happy 75th birthday to the Welsh singer/ songwriter MARY HOPKIN. Mary is still making wonderful music having released several albums in recent years. Here is a really lovely song with slideshow of Fresh Out Of Favours from her 2014 album Painting By Numbers. youtu.be/6ezGF-CUIUc?...

I saw Peter Noone of Herman's Hermits headline a Solid Silver 60s Show in 1997. He mentioned he lived in the USA and he is still living there regularly performing aged 77.

Sad news. Singer Clodagh Rodgers has passed away aged 78. She had a string of hits in the 60s and 70s. youtu.be/L6enVbKzM_0?...

Pilgrimage: Christians cross the sands to Holy Island of Lindisfarne, Northumberland yesterday.

King Alfred the Great …..My wife Lilian has proven lineage that Alfred is her 32nd great grandfather. www.telegraph.co.uk/books/non-fi...

Our rather unusual two tier tree now with an abundance of blossom.

Image to video….My grandfather and grandmother both born in 1881.

Very watchable. If you haven’t seen the first two episodes you can get it on Catch Up …Channel 5. Gloriously improbable neighbour wars... ramped up to boiling point newspaper.mailplus.co.uk/data/5917/re...

It’s our 51st wedding anniversary today. 18,628 days together!

Peter Green is my favourite guitarist! I saw him on three occasions with Fleetwood Mac. They were brilliant. Lastly a fourth time with the Peter Green Splinter Group in 2003 which was an excellent concert and also filmed at the theatre for a DVD release which I now have.

Had a very enjoyable birthday lunch at The Riverside restaurant in Bournemouth with Lilian, our son Adrian and partner Jasmine followed by an afternoon stroll along the River Stour.

Very watchable film on Channel 4 tonight at 9.15pm. WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING with an excellent performance by Daisy Edgar-Jones. 2 hours 25 minutes.

Can’t Buy Me Love is among 8 Beatles singles and and an EP I bought between 1963 and 1965. Here they are!

youtu.be/drVH94mj8FE?... Brilliant video. @singingconductor.bsky.social @sandie-sandiekins.bsky.social

Gorgeous rendering of an epic song…👊😍🎸🎶 🎧 #HeartRules #LedZeppelin #BattleofEvermore youtu.be/wShmbjqP3WU

A wonderful song and a remarkable accompanying video. youtu.be/kNIdH157zgs?...

Remembering Scott Walker who passed away on this day in 2019. An exceptional singer. Here is his superb rendition of a beautiful song. youtu.be/13zUxbg3w4U?...

Jessica Lee Morgan daughter of Mary Hopkin and Tony Visconti has released her new album YOU KNOW WHAT YOU SHOULD DO ? It’s her best yet imo with 10 great songs. Here is one of my favourite tracks the dramatic Out Of My Cage. youtu.be/vlfJa9lY14Y?...

A restored 50 second film clip of Hampstead Village in 1896. The year my father was born. youtu.be/HZIl7UajRMs?...

The B side to Goodbye is Sparrow written by Gallagher & Lyle. I think it’s one of the loveliest songs Mary Hopkin has recorded.

The Scottish artist Jack Vettriano has recently passed away aged 73. Apparently a number of critics weren’t that keen on his work. I really like his best known painting The Singing Butler.

Joey Mulland the last surviving member of the great Welsh band Badfinger has passed away. They were signed to Apple and their first single release was Come And Get It written and produced by Paul McCartney. @singingconductor.bsky.social youtu.be/lfGwWnXfdHQ?...

PENTANGLE + LIGHT FLIGHT MELODY MAKER OCT 1970 www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcgT... @glynbarnes.bsky.social @brianjames.bsky.social @jonlyne.bsky.social @wordsmithgetxo.bsky.social @railwaysiding77.bsky.social @guillerm.bsky.social @timtony.bsky.social

Another awful episode with Talk Talk. I have spent 10 HOURS of 'live chat' with a dozen operatives the last two days. In order to resolve an issue they have disconnected my broadband/phone line in error. I have now been given a new package but it might take 7/10 days to be reconnected! Unbelievable.

BOOTLEGS !!!! + LET IT BE MELODY MAKER OCT 1970 www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ATH... @guillerm.bsky.social @onelivebadger.bsky.social @noyj.bsky.social @brianjames.bsky.social @dancingmonk.bsky.social @eelaware.bsky.social @pixelsonapage.bsky.social @crimsonking.bsky.social @timtony.bsky.social

Beautiful sunny morning at Southbourne seafront (part of Bournemouth’s 7 miles of sandy beaches) today although cold with a strong breeze.