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Royal Albert Hall

To hear this - 101_0100b, originally uploaded by normko.

I love this photo of the mighty Willis organ in the Royal Albert Hall in London.

Kung Fu Bluegrass Ceilidh

Not much time, so decided to post a random video before I run. And this is just about as random as it can get. You love kung-fu right ? And you also love bluegrass ? Howabout a bit of ceilidh dancing ?

This is what happens when you put them altogether.

Apfelregal

Regal Apples, originally uploaded by Ragtimer1.

Here's another shot, from a different angle.

Early Organ

Early free reed organ, originally uploaded by Boilermonster.

I believe that this is an Apfelregal, an early portable reed organ. The globular resonators give a more mellow tone than the raw reeds of simpler regals. That was reconstructed from ancient models for Vienna's Technical Museum.

Dave Dee RIP

Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich was the unlikely name of a band that according to Wikipedia spent more time on the UK charts between 1965 and 1969 than the Beatles!
Sadly Dave Dee passed away a few days ago.

I saw them (minus Dave Dee) perform back in the late 80s or early 90s, and was astounded at how good they were. The song 'Zabadak' particularly made a big impression on me. I thought I had posted this before, but not according to Google.



1968 was a year in which they were obviously on fire. As well as recording 'Zabadak' they also had hits with 'Bend It', and their biggest hit of all 'The Legend of Xanadu'.