18 Mar 06 - 08:44 AM (#1696865) Subject: Happy! - Mar 18 (Alistair Anderson) From: Abby Sale Happy Birthday! Concertinister & piper, especially with the marvelous High Level Ranters Alistair Anderson was born 3/18/1948 in Wallsend, Tyne and Wear (a Metropolitan Borough) England. Per the AMG biography: "A pioneering force in Northumbrian folk music." Later, [thanx George Hawes] he co-founded Folkworks, the UK's leading regional Folk Development Agency, currently (1998) involved in Arts Centre project on Tyneside. Early warning notice: This series of the Happy File noncontinues beginning April 16. Copyright © 2005, Abby Sale - all rights reserved What are Happy's all about? See Clicky |
19 Mar 06 - 06:27 AM (#1697557) Subject: RE: Happy! - Mar 18 (Alistair Anderson) From: Folkiedave Alistair was kind enough to play his concertina over my wife´s belly, when my eldest daughter was still in the womb about two months before she was born. Amazingly she doesn´t have a musical note in her body! Clearly nature rather than nuture I´d say. Mind he is wearing well for 58. |
19 Mar 06 - 09:08 PM (#1698230) Subject: RE: Happy! - Mar 18 (Alistair Anderson) From: georgeward An inspiration as a musician in his own right, and all the more so for his work with Folkworks (we need Folkworks-equivalents the whole world 'round). Happy! indeed (Thank you, Abby). And Happy Birthday to one of those who make the music live. - G |
20 Mar 06 - 10:11 AM (#1698605) Subject: RE: Happy! - Mar 18 (Alistair Anderson) From: GUEST,Hen Harrier Here, here! |
20 Mar 06 - 11:45 AM (#1698680) Subject: RE: Happy! - Mar 18 (Alistair Anderson) From: GUEST,DocTom Or even Hear! Hear! |
18 Mar 11 - 07:22 AM (#3116338) Subject: Alexander's Ragtime Band 100 today From: mayomick Alexander's Ragtime Band was first published one hundred years ago today on 18 March, 1911. Happy Centenary . |