unplugboy is really Daniel Weaver. He is a Manchester based composer / performer and used to organise a night called aLECTRO_eCOUSTIC. Look at www.danielweaver.co.uk
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Daniel Weaver (cello, electronics)
The Bohman Brothers are a London based duo that used to run the Bonnington Centre in Vauxhall. They are non-instrument based players whose performances are often wonderfully funny. Looking at http://www.xs4all.nl/~lukas/pagina/bohmans.htm will give you more extensive and better information than I could. Adam
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Adam Bohman (toys and other things), Jonathon Bohman (assorted stuff)
This was on of the first Frakture gigs I attended. It’s funny as it’s, for me, one of the best examples of the recording not being able to capture of intensity of what was happening in the room of the night. That’s not to say I don’t like the recording, its that for me, it bears very little relation to what I heard/felt on the night. Though, in actuality, this happens a lot. The musicians were predominantly based around London – and regular visitors to Liverpool in numerous different groupings. Adam.
Go and look at www.marksanders.me.uk/, efi.group.shef.ac.uk/mthomas.html
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Simon Fell (double bass) Mark Sanders (drums) Pat Thomas (electronics/piano) John Bissett (guitar)
Amere3 (2002) Recorded at Bluecoat Arts Centre
This was recorded during the 2002 Frakture Festival Phil Hargreaves was one of the founders of Frakture, and is a player of mostly sax, and flute and cello. And he composed too. Rob Dainton’s drumming is nothing short of exhilarating and engrossing whilst Simon Fell is rightly one of the most appeared visiting musicians at Frakture, and a great double bass player who now appears too infrequently because he lives in France.
Look at http://www.whi-music.co.uk/ and www.brucesfingers.co.uk/info/biog.html and http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=182195915 who really should have made himself a Myspace page with music.
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Phil Hargreaves (sax / flute) Rob Dainton (drums) Simon Fell (double bass)
Ian caught up with Ann Bukantas as this famous picture was unveiled at the Walker Art Gallery earlier in the week.
David Hockne y’s famous painting Mr and Mrs Clark and Percy which is on loan until late January 2010. This painting was short-listed for the title of ‘Greatest Painting in Britain’ in a 2005 poll launched by the BBC’s Today programme.
Halifax born Dudley Edwards was in Liverpool last week to open his exhibtion at 3345 on Parr Street. He gave up his time to discuss the inspiration for his work "fair grounds" as these were the only places you could hear Rock'n Roll at a suitably high volume. Plus his first sale to renowned photographer David Bailey.
Ian Jackson from artinliverpool.com caught up with Al and Al at the opening of the exhibition to discuss the ideas behind XXX: Get off at Edge Hill
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Works by some of history’s most celebrated women artists are featured in a compelling new exhibition at the Walker Art Gallery.
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