Remembering Django Reinhardt, born on this day in 1910 in Liberchies, Pont-à-Celles, Belgium. Here he is with violinist Stéphane Grappelli and their band the Quintette du Hot Club de France performing "J'Attendrai" in 1938.
A small nice thing for the new year: our excellent @MOJOmagazine offer to new subscribers is back in play. Get 3 copies of MOJO for just £5 - 3 for $12.15 if you’re in the US (and thanks to everyone who took out a subscription in 2020; it really helped). https://t.co/TBKFQx53fD
Happy 115th birthday to our founder Moses Asch! Fun fact: Asch never deleted a single title from the Folkways catalogue. As he said, "Just because the letter J is less popular than the letter S, you don't take it out of the dictionary."
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Remembering Cajun accordionist Alphonse "Bois Sec" Ardoin, born on this day in 1915 in Duralde, Louisiana. Here he is with fiddler Canray Fontenot performing the "Eunice Two Step" in 1966.
Is it over? I felt like the Wizard of Oz pulling levers there...trying to deal with both @delgados and this account. Thanks to everyone who listened and @Tim_Burgess@LlSTENlNG_PARTY for asking us to take part #TimsTwitterListeningParty
This is such a gorgeous song from Mr Woodward @LordCutGlass. The tempo of everything had slowed considerably by this point compared to our debut in 1995 and this was a great example of the weight that the slower song could carry I think...
I read about a couple who killed their son, the article was very scientific regarding the forensic applications and emphasis on good practice gaining convictions. The song is the other side, just the horrific emptiness. #TimsTwitterListeningParty
Being in The Delgados was hard work. They made me sing and play solo guitar lines at the same time. Aye Today a good example. #TimsTwitterListeningParty