A lot of music is dictated by the building it is played in, particularly church music. The resonance of the building creates a sound that is played there. You only have to hear the resonance of softly sung voices in a large cathedral, choral evensong in York Minster being a case in point, to realise …
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10,000 reasons not to be downcast
BBC local radio serviceSunday 17th January 2021plus some from Holy Trinity Church, Huddersfield Holy Trinity Huddersfield seen from the sanctuary Today, i found out listening to the radio in bed, is Quitter Sunday, which marks the time when 75% of people have already broken their New Years' resolutions. Congratulations if you are in the 25%. …
Riffs
It's a while since I wrote a blog post on music, so here goes A mosh pit. Photo by dr_zoidberg. Creative Commons license. Riffs (some believe the word is an abreviation of rhythmic figure,) are an important part of rock music, used as a counter melody for the vocal line, a repetitive theme for the …
Rejoice
P. R. A. Y. – R = Rejoice and reflect Holy Trinity Church Huddersfield, Sunday, 12th July 2002 This was the week I found out how old my music recording equipment is, and how rusty my recording technique is. The last time I did this was using a desktop computer, which I haven't used for …
He will remake…
...He always has and he always will. Wade Street Church, Lichfield, Sunday 31st May 2020 Blues and Jazz service He will remake ... He always has and he always will. It's true — Blessed be his name — Thank you, God. John Coltrane Not the usual service, but I attended more than one this weekend, …
Christmas at Santa’s Cathedral, and a youth takeover
Howay in a manger and St Nicholas Cathedral, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Saturday 22 December and Holy Trinity Church, Huddersfield, Sunday 23 September 2018 A busy weekend in the life of a Christian musician started on Friday evening with a rehearsal for Holy Trinity's Morning service on Sunday. Saturday, and the journey 120 miles north to Newcastle for …
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Riff on (and on and on…)
The need for riffs in music. I haven't written a music blog for ages, so here goes ... Riffs are not just for Classic Rock and Metal, no matter how important they are for those styles. Where would Metallica's Enter Sandman be without that glorious riff? But it's not just guitar, where would Coldplay's Clocks, …
The Blues
Holy Trinity Church Huddersfield, Friday 15 June - Sunday 17 June 2018 What we did on our Church Weekend I've always been into the Blues. So much so that I spell it with a capital B. The Blues is not just a music, not just a feeling: The Blues is more personal than that. One …
God is with us
My old blog balaam.wibsite.com can no longer be accessed. Using the Wayback Machine I am trying to save whatever can be saved, There are no images available for these old blogs. This blog is from 24 December 2012 Blogging through Advent 19 God is with us Holy Trinity Huddersfield, 23 December 2012 Today we had …
A Rotten Councillor
A Rotten Councillor My old blog balaam.wibsite.com can no longer be accessed. Using the Wayback machine I am trying to save whatever can be saved, There are no images available for these old blogs. This blog is from 3 May 2012 Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England. On Christmas Day 1977, the Sex Pistols played their last …
Making an ass of myself 