I had a lovely day yesterday collaborating with Sam Lee on a musical commission for ‘A Smaller Sound, A Bigger Crowd: A Film Installation and Performance by Ian Giles telling the story of The Docklands Bell’
We are both going to be floating about the Thames a week on friday playing the song we wrote to Ian’s lyrics, with Sam singing and me playing some appalachian dulcimer – see here for more info – http://www.floatingcinema.info/events/#events-38
A last minute show this Sunday at 6.30pm playing before one of my favourite films which being shown in a pop-up cinema in the gap between the East and Westbound traffic of the A12!
Barbara and I will be floating about on the river serenading people as they arrive for the film ‘Reqium For Detroit‘.
Have a peek here for more info – http://www.follyforaflyover.co.uk/
The show is being organised by Thomas Lindner under the rubric of ‘The Kindest Bard’ – http://www.thekindest.org/cruisingbard
The Pleasance Theatre in Islington have just invited me to Edinburgh during the fringe festival for a lunchtime folk residency.
Barbara and Jane will be joining me on accordion and violin; we will be playing at 1.45pm in The Pleasance Courtyard from 22nd-25th August.
You can buy tickets from here – http://www.pleasance.co.uk/edinburgh/events/robin-grey.
Other Edinburgh evening gigs to follow… if anyone has any leads do get in touch!
I have spent some lovely hours at The Duke Of Uke and sent many many of my ukulele students there to buy their first ukes.
Ironically the area around the shop has become more and more trendy, probably down to the shop as much as anything and now they are being evicted.
Which means that now is an even better time than usual to support them. Buy a T-Shirt, a uke or send them a donation here. Or visit them and give Matthew a hug from me.
Click here – http://www.dukeofuke.co.uk/news/?page_id=164
The fine folk at The Utrophia Project have asked me to come and sing ‘The Hackney Gentrification Song‘ plus a few more at their closing night before they get knocked down to make way for …. guess what …yup …flats.
The march of progress goes on. The night is billed as –
“A night of art, music, homemade food, film, performance and more to celebrate the last days of the ice cream factory.
Join us as we raise a glass to the old girl, a song in our hearts, another memory made.
So long, farewell, auf wiedersehen, goodbye.”
Facebook page is here – https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=123017624445188
