Well, I think the Manchester Evening News review of our concert is possibly the best review we've ever had for anything - but then Thursday night was one of the best concerts we've ever done! I'm told that there's also a 5-star review in the Guardian, but it hasn't made it to their website yet. I'll add the link here when it appears.
EDIT: Guardian review. Doesn't mention the choir at all (or the orchestra, for that matter!) but since he gives the concert 5 stars I think we can assume he liked it all :-)
The concert was so good that no-one even grumbled about having to stay afterwards till 10.30 for a patching session - we were all in too good a mood! It turns out that the reason for this very unusual scheduling was that not only was Bryn not there today (due to his Welsh Proms concert), he wasn't there on Friday either (presumably he was rehearsing for today), so the only chance to record his bits was in the rehearsal on Wednesday, in the concert on Thursday, and in the patching session afterwards.
We've now finished all the patching for the recording, and it all went brilliantly - we even finished slightly early both tonight and last night, which was much appreciated. The early finishes were particularly surprising given the huge number of coughs from the audience during the concert - there was a note in the front of the programme asking them to be particularly careful to muffle coughs because the concert was being recorded, but I guess lots of people didn't buy a programme, because they coughed NONSTOP. And always in the quietest bits! I mean, someone even coughed in the very first bar of the piece, and someone else did an explosive sneeze in the bar of silence when Gerontius had just died. Unbelievable. I do wonder whether all those people would have even attempted to muffle their coughs if they'd realised that for every time there was a cough, about 300 musicians had to spend several minutes re-recording that bit, at considerable expense. And that's quite apart from the fact that the drama was repeatedly interrupted. Argh!
However, all the coughing bars have now been patched, and we re-recorded everything else again too just to try to get it even better (although it was pretty good in the first place - see review!) I'll be interested to see whether it's sold as a live CD when it eventually comes out - it was recorded live, but there was so much patching necessary due to the coughing that I wouldn't call the result live. But then maybe that's how all live CDs are? I don't think I've done one before. Does anyone know?
(By the way, I noticed the recording company's name on the side of their van and looked them up - and the producer has his own separate website too. Lots of impressive stuff on both sites.)
I won't try to single out any of my favourite moments from the last few days, because there are so many - but there is one moment I wanted to mention. When we finished our last-minute rehearsal just before the concert on Thursday, several of us made a dash to the toilets, but Judith was ahead of everyone because she still had to get changed. I was right behind her when she rushed backstage, so I witnessed her run right into Bryn Terfel. She said something to him in Welsh (I'm assuming it was "sorry!") and he seemed delighted! And that's just reminded me that I meant to ask her what it was he said...
Anyway, the Gerontius project is finished, and it seems REALLY weird to realise that I won't be singing any of it again any time soon - it feels as if I've sung it every day for months! I need to update my "things to watch out for in Gerontius" list, because I noticed several things this week that I've never spotted before - for example, sleighbells in the Demons' Chorus! That was a surprise!
The next singing I will be doing is Pleiades (my band) on Monday night, and a singing lesson the following week... but the next choir thing is starting Mahler 2 in September. Can't wait - I love Mahler 2. We're doing it from memory, which I'm very pleased about. I understand there were some copies given out yesterday, but if there was an announcement about this I certainly didn't hear it! But no problem, because I have a full score. I'll post an mp3 at some point soon in case anyone wants a sneak preview.
I'm still enjoying Last Choir Standing - much more so tonight (I watched it just now) because we finally got to see whole songs, and there was more singing than talking. Tonight I agreed with just about all the judges' comments (and could usually predict what they were going to say) but not with their eventual decisions. I would have removed Dreemz the first time rather than the Brighton Gay Men's Ghorus (although Dreemz did get removed in the end), and the choir I liked best was the Alleycats, who didn't make it through. But the judges were correct when they pointed out the tuning problems - such a pity, because I would have loved to see more of that choir. And the tuning problems weren't THAT bad, and other choirs weren't always much better. I thought the Alleycats should have got more credit for doing very difficult arrangements very well, especially as there were so few of them. But I did like Sense of Sound very much too, and Ysgol Glanaethwy were OK but a bit boring, I thought. (Oh, and there's a brief article about the programme from a choral director here.)
What else do I have to tell you? Let's see...
Choral outrage in Edinburgh.
A feature about sign names. (I have acquired three different sign names since working at RNID... I wonder if you can guess what they are!)
Via Tenon Saw, a useful online metronome (it also plays an A on request!)
I mentioned Bachtrack last time, and they've contacted me since then to say that they'd love to have more choirs contributing. I believe that moves are afoot to get our concerts included, but if any of you are in other choirs and want to get your concerts listed, you just need to go to the site and register. It's free publicity, and since the site was featured in the Guardian (that's where I found out about it) I imagine they get lots of hits. What have you got to lose?
I also mentioned the Soweto Strings TV programme being repeated - if you still haven't seen it, you can see it online via the BBC iPlayer for the next few days.
And, finally, Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog! If you're reading this after Sunday, you've already missed the free download of this, but you may want to watch out for future developments. If you're a Joss Whedon fan (particularly of his Buffy musical episode), you will love this. If not - maybe not, but you never know!
Anyway, I need to go to bed so I can get up in time to go see the Tall Ships :-)
Sunday, July 20, 2008
Thursday, July 17, 2008
OMG BRYN TERFEL!
I seem to have spent quite a lot of time yesterday getting excited about singing with Bryn Terfel. Not that the other soloists (Alice Coote and Paul Groves) weren't fabulous as well, but we've sung with them before - Bryn is a whole new experience!
I've been telling people at work about BrynFest and Bryn pulling out of the Ring Cycle last year and Bryn's official fan club (seems very secretive, you have to pay them before you can even see most of the pages on their site!) and Bryn singing Rule Britannia at the Last Night of the Proms one year dressed in a Welsh flag - and I'm sure he kicked a rugby ball into the crowd at the end, can anyone confirm this? I just spent quite a while searching for a YouTube video of this, but sadly I think it may have been in the days before everything appeared on YouTube. (There is lots of Bryn on YouTube now - I think I like this one best, but I haven't watched most of them!) I couldn't even find an article describing it, hence no link!
I also only realised yesterday that Bryn is singing at the Last Night of the Proms again this year, although I'm a bit disturbed that they don't appear to be doing the whole of the Fantasia on British Sea Songs - I hope that's just a mistake! (Have a look at the official Proms website if you want to see what else is on.)
And, talking of his forthcoming commitments, I see from his concerts page that he's singing in a Welsh Prom this Saturday, so I guess we'll be recording Gerontius in a non-traditional order so we can get all his bits finished tomorrow night!
I am still buzzing from last night's orchestral rehearsal, and not just because of Bryn - it's just such a fabulous piece. It occurred to me last night that there aren't many pieces where I can remember page numbers for years afterwards. I do know a few page numbers from Messiah - e.g. Hallelujah is page 171 and Frunto Us is page 55, I think - but we do that every year. I can't think of any other work that we DON'T perform more than every few years in which I can always remember what happens on page 111!
Actually I'm not even sure that page 111 is my favourite bit, although it's certainly one of them. (If you missed my list of things to look out for in Gerontius, you might like to have a look, by the way.) The Demons' Chorus is definitely up there, as is the "Go in the name of" bit that starts on page 41. And of course the momentary glimpse of God on page 159. (They did that several times last night, and I was very amused at the number of people who jumped out of their seats each time!) And I just love some of the quiet bits too. (Although, oddly enough, the bit I've had on the brain all morning so far is "in all his ways most sure". No idea why.)
It all just sounded so wonderful last night, and it will be even better with a capacity audience - and it's such a pity that the hall isn't ten times bigger, because we would still have filled it. I know my mum isn't the only one who hasn't been able to get a ticket, but she's planning to keep calling this afternoon - you never know! At least there'll be the CD, but it's not as good as the live experience.
I'm particularly enjoying singing in the unorthodox formation. I'm right on the end of the altos, next to the 1st tenors, who are usually so far away from me that I can't hear them at all unless they're singing when I'm not. Now I can hear them all the time, and the ones near me are very good indeed. And the Youth Choir sounds better than ever.
Anyway, more tomorrow maybe, but for the moment my lunch break is nearly over, so I will finish with some random links.
Wordle is great fun - you paste some text into it (as long or as short as you like) and it creates... well, try it and see!
The International Music Score Library Project has reopened!
Did you see the drunk referee? Unbelievable! (Thanks to Barbara for that one, although I've seen it everywhere since she pointed it out!)
They're repeating the Soweto Strings programme tomorrow night, so if you missed it the first time, do try to record it (it's repeated in the early hours of the morning too). It's very inspirational, plus our orchestra is in it briefly :-)
Did you hear about the place where you're not allowed to die?
And finally, I recently discovered Bachtrack, which has all sorts of interesting stuff on it, although the concert listings are extremely incomplete (i.e. they don't seem to include any of our concerts!)
I've been telling people at work about BrynFest and Bryn pulling out of the Ring Cycle last year and Bryn's official fan club (seems very secretive, you have to pay them before you can even see most of the pages on their site!) and Bryn singing Rule Britannia at the Last Night of the Proms one year dressed in a Welsh flag - and I'm sure he kicked a rugby ball into the crowd at the end, can anyone confirm this? I just spent quite a while searching for a YouTube video of this, but sadly I think it may have been in the days before everything appeared on YouTube. (There is lots of Bryn on YouTube now - I think I like this one best, but I haven't watched most of them!) I couldn't even find an article describing it, hence no link!
I also only realised yesterday that Bryn is singing at the Last Night of the Proms again this year, although I'm a bit disturbed that they don't appear to be doing the whole of the Fantasia on British Sea Songs - I hope that's just a mistake! (Have a look at the official Proms website if you want to see what else is on.)
And, talking of his forthcoming commitments, I see from his concerts page that he's singing in a Welsh Prom this Saturday, so I guess we'll be recording Gerontius in a non-traditional order so we can get all his bits finished tomorrow night!
I am still buzzing from last night's orchestral rehearsal, and not just because of Bryn - it's just such a fabulous piece. It occurred to me last night that there aren't many pieces where I can remember page numbers for years afterwards. I do know a few page numbers from Messiah - e.g. Hallelujah is page 171 and Frunto Us is page 55, I think - but we do that every year. I can't think of any other work that we DON'T perform more than every few years in which I can always remember what happens on page 111!
Actually I'm not even sure that page 111 is my favourite bit, although it's certainly one of them. (If you missed my list of things to look out for in Gerontius, you might like to have a look, by the way.) The Demons' Chorus is definitely up there, as is the "Go in the name of" bit that starts on page 41. And of course the momentary glimpse of God on page 159. (They did that several times last night, and I was very amused at the number of people who jumped out of their seats each time!) And I just love some of the quiet bits too. (Although, oddly enough, the bit I've had on the brain all morning so far is "in all his ways most sure". No idea why.)
It all just sounded so wonderful last night, and it will be even better with a capacity audience - and it's such a pity that the hall isn't ten times bigger, because we would still have filled it. I know my mum isn't the only one who hasn't been able to get a ticket, but she's planning to keep calling this afternoon - you never know! At least there'll be the CD, but it's not as good as the live experience.
I'm particularly enjoying singing in the unorthodox formation. I'm right on the end of the altos, next to the 1st tenors, who are usually so far away from me that I can't hear them at all unless they're singing when I'm not. Now I can hear them all the time, and the ones near me are very good indeed. And the Youth Choir sounds better than ever.
Anyway, more tomorrow maybe, but for the moment my lunch break is nearly over, so I will finish with some random links.
Wordle is great fun - you paste some text into it (as long or as short as you like) and it creates... well, try it and see!
The International Music Score Library Project has reopened!
Did you see the drunk referee? Unbelievable! (Thanks to Barbara for that one, although I've seen it everywhere since she pointed it out!)
They're repeating the Soweto Strings programme tomorrow night, so if you missed it the first time, do try to record it (it's repeated in the early hours of the morning too). It's very inspirational, plus our orchestra is in it briefly :-)
Did you hear about the place where you're not allowed to die?
And finally, I recently discovered Bachtrack, which has all sorts of interesting stuff on it, although the concert listings are extremely incomplete (i.e. they don't seem to include any of our concerts!)
Thursday, July 10, 2008
D'you wanna see the stripes?
Well, I didn't get the job for which I had an interview last week, which is a bit discouraging because it was the first interview I'd managed to get since last August... oh well! Maybe something else will come up in another 11 months' time...
I alo didn't get picked to go to Poland with the choir, so all in all last week was one disappointment after another. However, on Tuesday this week I did get a free trip to London, courtesy of the BBC - a Radio 4 producer is making a 15-minute programme which (unless I've misunderstood) will be more or less entirely about me! It's not due to go out till September - I'll let you know when I know the date.
It was a really long day - I left my house at 6am and got home at midnight. But it was really nice, especially as one of the interviews consisted of a recorded informal chat over a lovely lunch (at the expense of the BBC, naturally) with one of my best friends from school, Anna Crookes (nee Markland). It's a few years since I last saw her, so we had a great chat, most of which probably won't make it onto the radio!
The interviews were over sooner than I'd expected, so I had a couple of hours free before meeting another of my best friends for a meal after he finished work. I had a bit of a wander through the West End (I was a student in London, about a million years ago, so I know it well enough to find my way round the centre without referring to maps) and ended up sitting by the river outside the Festival Hall reading for a while. This was very peaceful and relaxing, until a very irritating band started playing nearby.
I think they would have liked to have been a mariachi band, but in fact it was just two trumpets and an accordion, and they played the same songs REPEATEDLY for ages, without apparently breathing at any stage. This was quite impressive, but it would have been more impressive if the trumpets had played in unison (or even harmony) rather than *almost* in unison... and if they'd known any of the tunes accurately. They weren't improvising - every time they repeated each song, the tune was slightly incorrect in exactly the same way. It wouldn't have bothered me if I didn't know the tunes, but I did, so it drove me up the wall!
(They played Fernando nonstop for at least ten minutes, before segueing into Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps for another five minutes, and then alternating between the two songs for even longer. Then they stopped, and I thought that was it, but they just moved to a different position on the Golden Jubilee Bridge and started again, this time with Tequila and Tico Tico. And then they moved a third time and spent a while on Autumn Leaves. The fact that I can still remember all the songs two days later, and that I doubt I'll ever hear any of those songs again without being reminded of that afternoon, should tell you how many times they repeated them in the hour and a half I sat nearby!)
Despite the band, though, it was a lovely day, although I'm still exhausted as a result. This wasn't helped by having an intense choir rehearsal last night instead of collapsing into bed for an early night, but hopefully I can do that tonight - and choir was fabulous! We got lots done, but also there was lots of amusement, particularly at Gill's question about how to pronounce the word "chucked" (you had to be there!)
It was the last one before the Week of Choral Madness (tm) which is next week (for those not in the choir, I should explain that we will have long rehearsals and concerts and recording sessions every evening from Tuesday to Friday, plus all day Saturdayand all day Sunday), and everything seems to be going very well indeed - I'm really looking forward to the week, exhausting though it will be. Not only is the sound amazing, but also there are notes which are correct which I'm pretty sure have never been correct before, whether it's been us or any other choir performing! It'll be nice to produce the definitive recording of Gerontius - I know many people probably think this has already been done, but we'll show them :-)
Anyway, this is already longer than I'd intended, so I'll stop in a minute - I do have several links to share with you as usual, though! But first... Did you watch Last Choir Standing? What did you think? I couldn't resist in the end, and it wasn't QUITE as annoying as I thought it would be! One of the things I hate most about these talent shows is the fact that they never seem to show very much of the actual performances, preferring to spend most of the programme interviewing the performers and judges. I really can't understand the logic behind this - is this really what the general public want to see? I can only assume so, since it keeps happening (I never usually watch any of the shows if I can help it, but occasionally I've been round at someone's house and they've insisted on watching it). This year's Young Musician was a major disappointment for this very reason - when I saw that it had gone down the same road as things like The X Factor, I was really quite upset.
Anyway, Last Choir Standing did show more of the performances than Young Musician did, although I still don't think they showed any song from beginning to end. Lots of the performances were really good - some were less good. (If you want to see a few without having to put up with the other stuff, some of them are on the website.) The judges weren't too annoying - even Russell Watson! - and in most cases I found myself agreeing with them. I've surprised myself by realising that I actually want to watch more of the series. I'll be interested to see how it all progresses, and whether or not they show more of the actual singing as the competition progresses. I hope so, because some of it is great. But just in case, I think I'll continue to watch via Sky+ so that I can fast forward through the annoying backstage bits!
(If you missed episode 1 and would like to see it, you have 2 days left to watch it via the BBC iPlayer. Episode 2 is this Saturday.)
Anyway, links!
From the Lifehack blog: 8 good reasons to be a lousy musician.
From the BBC Music Magazine: Sistema Scotland plays its first chords.
I noticed this the other day... I suspect it might be a mistake (i.e. the list of performers) but I rather hope not - I'd love to sing Live and Let Die in a choral arrangement! In fact, I might do one and try to sell it :-)
From the Manchester Evening News, I found out about the Carpet of Flowers event which will be in Albert Square next week.
From the Guardian: Community singing doesn't need bureaucracy.
From A Cappella News: The Psychology of Karaoke Explained.
From the Guardian: Operatic dentist lands £1m recording contract.
I'd totally forgotten that the Tall Ships are in Liverpool from 18th July!
My current favourite lolcat is Next Add Tuna :-)
From Slashdot: your computer as your singing coach.
The longest concert in the world has been going on for nearly seven years now, so you've probably heard about it before. But it's in the news again because there was a chord change! Kind of like the intro to Shine On You Crazy Diamond but stretched a bit. (If you've not heard that song, it starts with a G minor chord that's held for several minutes. The moment when the chord changes to D minor is one of my favourite musical moments.)
From Jason Heath's Double Bass Blog: Bury The Violas!
And finally, was anyone else really disappointed with the Glastonbury TV coverage? I know the BBC couldn't possibly have shown everything that was on, but they could have shown so much more than they did! Why was Amy Winehouse's set shown so many times? It was rubbish! Buddy Guy was on at the same time and from all accounts he was amazing. (That link is to a video of his performance - so we know the BBC did film him! I haven't had time to watch all of his set yet, but I will.) I can understand, I suppose, why they would show Amy Winehouse instead of Buddy Guy when they were both live at the same time, but surely they could have shown a BIT of him rather than repeating her one of the times? I was just as annoyed that they didn't show anything of Leonard Cohen, but I've just discovered that he asked not to be recorded, so I suppose I'll have to forgive them. But I would also love to have seen Franz Ferdinand's surprise performance, which again is on the BBC site so was clearly filmed - I wonder why they didn't show it? I liked Jay-Z a lot more than I'd expected to, but again, why couldn't they have missed out just ONE of the repeats of his set to show Franz Ferdinand?
The Proms start next Friday, so no doubt I'll have similar things to rant about then. For now, I need to sleep :-)
I alo didn't get picked to go to Poland with the choir, so all in all last week was one disappointment after another. However, on Tuesday this week I did get a free trip to London, courtesy of the BBC - a Radio 4 producer is making a 15-minute programme which (unless I've misunderstood) will be more or less entirely about me! It's not due to go out till September - I'll let you know when I know the date.
It was a really long day - I left my house at 6am and got home at midnight. But it was really nice, especially as one of the interviews consisted of a recorded informal chat over a lovely lunch (at the expense of the BBC, naturally) with one of my best friends from school, Anna Crookes (nee Markland). It's a few years since I last saw her, so we had a great chat, most of which probably won't make it onto the radio!
The interviews were over sooner than I'd expected, so I had a couple of hours free before meeting another of my best friends for a meal after he finished work. I had a bit of a wander through the West End (I was a student in London, about a million years ago, so I know it well enough to find my way round the centre without referring to maps) and ended up sitting by the river outside the Festival Hall reading for a while. This was very peaceful and relaxing, until a very irritating band started playing nearby.
I think they would have liked to have been a mariachi band, but in fact it was just two trumpets and an accordion, and they played the same songs REPEATEDLY for ages, without apparently breathing at any stage. This was quite impressive, but it would have been more impressive if the trumpets had played in unison (or even harmony) rather than *almost* in unison... and if they'd known any of the tunes accurately. They weren't improvising - every time they repeated each song, the tune was slightly incorrect in exactly the same way. It wouldn't have bothered me if I didn't know the tunes, but I did, so it drove me up the wall!
(They played Fernando nonstop for at least ten minutes, before segueing into Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps for another five minutes, and then alternating between the two songs for even longer. Then they stopped, and I thought that was it, but they just moved to a different position on the Golden Jubilee Bridge and started again, this time with Tequila and Tico Tico. And then they moved a third time and spent a while on Autumn Leaves. The fact that I can still remember all the songs two days later, and that I doubt I'll ever hear any of those songs again without being reminded of that afternoon, should tell you how many times they repeated them in the hour and a half I sat nearby!)
Despite the band, though, it was a lovely day, although I'm still exhausted as a result. This wasn't helped by having an intense choir rehearsal last night instead of collapsing into bed for an early night, but hopefully I can do that tonight - and choir was fabulous! We got lots done, but also there was lots of amusement, particularly at Gill's question about how to pronounce the word "chucked" (you had to be there!)
It was the last one before the Week of Choral Madness (tm) which is next week (for those not in the choir, I should explain that we will have long rehearsals and concerts and recording sessions every evening from Tuesday to Friday, plus all day Saturday
Anyway, this is already longer than I'd intended, so I'll stop in a minute - I do have several links to share with you as usual, though! But first... Did you watch Last Choir Standing? What did you think? I couldn't resist in the end, and it wasn't QUITE as annoying as I thought it would be! One of the things I hate most about these talent shows is the fact that they never seem to show very much of the actual performances, preferring to spend most of the programme interviewing the performers and judges. I really can't understand the logic behind this - is this really what the general public want to see? I can only assume so, since it keeps happening (I never usually watch any of the shows if I can help it, but occasionally I've been round at someone's house and they've insisted on watching it). This year's Young Musician was a major disappointment for this very reason - when I saw that it had gone down the same road as things like The X Factor, I was really quite upset.
Anyway, Last Choir Standing did show more of the performances than Young Musician did, although I still don't think they showed any song from beginning to end. Lots of the performances were really good - some were less good. (If you want to see a few without having to put up with the other stuff, some of them are on the website.) The judges weren't too annoying - even Russell Watson! - and in most cases I found myself agreeing with them. I've surprised myself by realising that I actually want to watch more of the series. I'll be interested to see how it all progresses, and whether or not they show more of the actual singing as the competition progresses. I hope so, because some of it is great. But just in case, I think I'll continue to watch via Sky+ so that I can fast forward through the annoying backstage bits!
(If you missed episode 1 and would like to see it, you have 2 days left to watch it via the BBC iPlayer. Episode 2 is this Saturday.)
Anyway, links!
From the Lifehack blog: 8 good reasons to be a lousy musician.
From the BBC Music Magazine: Sistema Scotland plays its first chords.
I noticed this the other day... I suspect it might be a mistake (i.e. the list of performers) but I rather hope not - I'd love to sing Live and Let Die in a choral arrangement! In fact, I might do one and try to sell it :-)
From the Manchester Evening News, I found out about the Carpet of Flowers event which will be in Albert Square next week.
From the Guardian: Community singing doesn't need bureaucracy.
From A Cappella News: The Psychology of Karaoke Explained.
From the Guardian: Operatic dentist lands £1m recording contract.
I'd totally forgotten that the Tall Ships are in Liverpool from 18th July!
My current favourite lolcat is Next Add Tuna :-)
From Slashdot: your computer as your singing coach.
The longest concert in the world has been going on for nearly seven years now, so you've probably heard about it before. But it's in the news again because there was a chord change! Kind of like the intro to Shine On You Crazy Diamond but stretched a bit. (If you've not heard that song, it starts with a G minor chord that's held for several minutes. The moment when the chord changes to D minor is one of my favourite musical moments.)
From Jason Heath's Double Bass Blog: Bury The Violas!
And finally, was anyone else really disappointed with the Glastonbury TV coverage? I know the BBC couldn't possibly have shown everything that was on, but they could have shown so much more than they did! Why was Amy Winehouse's set shown so many times? It was rubbish! Buddy Guy was on at the same time and from all accounts he was amazing. (That link is to a video of his performance - so we know the BBC did film him! I haven't had time to watch all of his set yet, but I will.) I can understand, I suppose, why they would show Amy Winehouse instead of Buddy Guy when they were both live at the same time, but surely they could have shown a BIT of him rather than repeating her one of the times? I was just as annoyed that they didn't show anything of Leonard Cohen, but I've just discovered that he asked not to be recorded, so I suppose I'll have to forgive them. But I would also love to have seen Franz Ferdinand's surprise performance, which again is on the BBC site so was clearly filmed - I wonder why they didn't show it? I liked Jay-Z a lot more than I'd expected to, but again, why couldn't they have missed out just ONE of the repeats of his set to show Franz Ferdinand?
The Proms start next Friday, so no doubt I'll have similar things to rant about then. For now, I need to sleep :-)
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