Escutcheon Media
7, Grove Close
Nine-Mile- Ride
Wokingham, Berks RG40 3 NA
United Kingdom
fax: 01344 775566
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photo of Steve Hackett:
courtesy of Lee Milward.
Many thanks.
Escutcheon Newsletters:
20/01/17. Steve Hackett has yet anothr release due soon. Night Siren. Eyes peeled for release date!
Ben's Collectors Records @ Tunsgate in Guildford: Ben is holding more record fairs in the Guildhall later this year. In 2016, Ben will be holding a monthly record fair in the Guildhall, Guildford so see Special Notices at the Notice Board >>> Menu.
Vinyl Care from near Newcastle sell products associated with care and cleaning of vinyl records. Currently from an E Bay shop and on Amazon, Chris Larkin runs sales but he is having a website built. I am creating a link.
The latest link up via Face Book is with Steve Bingham of the Ram Jam Band & also Slim Chance. Hopefully, I can get their stuff in this space regularly.
23/10/13. With recent interest in books, I am opening a new website called Sediment Books. URL will be
www.spanglefish.com/sedimentbooks
Steve Hackett's work will appear whenever I can catch up.
Slim Chance gigs will appeasr on here whenever I can list them.
Likewise, Geno Washington & the Ram Jam Band or Yoyo Band gigs will be listed.
Dave Swarbrick has published a new book of music.
I've bought an acoustic Jazz guitar which has needed reolacement machine heads and restringing. I was told about it by Oxfam Staff.
My songwriting collaborator, Mike Keith, is currently ploughing through the set of 14 lyrics that I provided for his project. These songs are officially registered at the Guild of International Songwriters & Composers. Meanwhile, I am focusing on my sole songs with a bass player.
Reviving our newsletter on these pages, we shall continue with Jazz,(page 2), Folk(page 3) and other mainstream music (Page 1).
Our main aim is to encourage our readers to keep up their music careers and, in so doing, to support charities of their choice. Non-musicians, however, with healthy tastes in music are all equally welcome to trawl through these pages.
04/02/11
As I was in Reading I went into Hickies Music Shop where, on display was 4 string bass banjo and now there is another one to keep it company!!!. Anyone who remembers my article on Bass Banjo in Escutcheon Newsletter when it was A5 printed paper may be surprised to know that these are currently being made in Whitstable, Kent.Picture posted on Acoustic page in Newsletters and elsewhere.
12/09/11, News in from PPL:- Europe has passed the bill extending performance royalty rights from 50 years to 70 years! Result!!!!!
02/07/14
Alan Warner is the original guitarist of the Foundations and has linked up with my website.
Alan Warner's Foundations fronted by Hughie Montgomery and new members.
Geno Washington & the Ram Jam Band: bass man Steve Bingham, former Foundations bass man!
Slim Chance has released the band's latest C.D. called OnThe Move! now available on Amazon MP3. C.D. It can be bought on Amazon.Steve Bingham is also the bass man for Slim Chance.
Strawbs are always busy. Another Tour of the U.S.A. is currently being prepared.
VINYL: Many re-issues are being marketed on vinyl. A healthy number of new albums are also being released on vinyl LPs and some new 7" singles are becoming available. Vinyl is not dead yet!!!
15/08/12: I have a growing assortment of vinyl L.P.s and now there are over 100 45s from the 80s mostly so anybody interested, just email or phone me. The proceeds of the 80s stuff will go to Starlight charity.
Oxfam:- is currently involved in a number of emergency operations in the Third World and your support will make a big difference.
An excellent website from New York City: Rich Keith runs Makin' Music which is a Networking website especially for musicians and music lovers. Jazz is at the forefront of this site and there are plenty of things to check out. To sign up is free and I recommend that musicians do not bypass or overlook this informative and interactive website. I am already making waves with alacrity.
We have made contact on My Space with the legendary Peter Noone & Herman's Hermits. They are currently engaged on a year long tour of Canada & the U.S.A. They can be tracked through their website Type in the name in Ask or Google. Myspace too. Peter Noone informs me that they are going to keep on going for as long as possible.
Jazz Services in London is run by staff in conjunction with the Association of British Jazz Musicians, promoting Live jazz in U.K. and then there is Jazz UK from Cardiff (Publication).
Makin' Music New York is a website to visit and JazzBlues Florida may prove interesting. Meanwhile RP Entertainments in Farnham promote Live Music at a regular venue.
From Makin' Music, we follow on to a Jazz internet Radio station from New York.
www.purejazzradio.org
Jazz around Reading: is a service run by local Jazz Musician Stephen Wellings from Reading with gigs and venues in nearby counties.The address to contact is: jazz@wordhouseonline.com
The Lute Society: Anyone interested in the intriguing world of Lute Music can visit the website: www.lutesoc.co.uk Other nations also have Lute Societies. La Societe Francaise de Luth, France: & Lute Society of America are 2 major examples.
Email address: Lutesoc@aol.com
Flamenco afficianados can take a view at the website:- links to all kinds of related websites, especially in Spain, vary from Flamenco guitar makers to University degree courses. www.flamenco-london.org.uk
From the Songwriters Guilds of which I am a member, we have a myriad of contacts for all aspects of the Music Business. Collaborators may be easily discovered and advice on all matters arising from composition and lyric authorship. Direct contact can be made with both BASCA and G.I.S.C. if you type it in Google or Ask and click on "contact us". Copyright issues and royalty collection distribution advice can also be gained from P.R.S. for Music and P.P.L. I am also a member of both of these organizations. If in doubt, I can pass on advice and who to speak with.
Work continues on the website here and also on the album at a mix-down stage. I have found some cables to connect the keyboards - Casio MIDI to the desktop computer. This company, www.cables2u.com accepts online payment only, so no cheques or postal orders are accepted.
I can also include stolen instruments and equipment too. Since I had a whole crateful of CDs stolen in Wokingham in2009, I am very sympathetic towards victims of such crimes. To lose an instrument is almost as bad as losing a part of the anatomy. Do not hesitate, if you want a stolen item placed on this page.
Making Music NYC has events showing on the website. They convey their best wishes for 2010.
We have 6 websites now:- this one for Music, the second for Sports, the 3rd is autobiographical, the 4th is about anything BUT Sport & Music, the 5th is my poetry and the 6th is for Quizzes, Puzzles and cartoons. In addition to this, I have created a new website for publicizing those charities that I support. www.spanglefish.com/sketchpad4charity
Makin' Music and Jazz blues Florida are both involved in fund-raising for the Haiti Earthquake disaster fund.The latter is helping with Live music events in that State.
I have received another batch of CD albums and singles together with more Vinyl albums. These are being listed on Market Stall 4 and would appeal to younger people. I have kept pricing and shipping as low as is possible. It it would be a pleasantry to attract some buyers. 28/01/10 Yet more CDs and a few cassettes arrived today. 3 dozen. Some better condition items will be listed on the Market Stall. November: a batch of vinyl :- 67 LPs and 12 box sets containing over 80 discs. Another batch of used CDs 1st week in February. This week, 2 small batches of CDs arrived and I can donate more to Starlight Foundation.
www.escutcheoncartoons-puzzles.moonfruit.com
Advertisers can contact us using the form on Contact us page. Principal advertisers such as shops, studios record companies etc. as well as small ads need only send the email via the form.
The latest website for Bass guitarists that has cropped up and is based on the British Columbia/Washington borders. It is known as Bass Aholic.
Links to website addresses of the Strawbs, Manfred Mann, Roy Young,
www.strawbs.co.uk
www.manfredmann.co.uk
I am a member of P.R.S. for Music
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January 25th. > Recently listed in Store Display Cabinets, new CDs. On Market Stall Tables: about100 or so vinyl albums @ £1 each. For new listings, Sub-pages have been added and these are marked with an arrow to click on at the left hand side of Page on Menu.
Sammy Rimington has such a lifetime's worth of material behind him so look up his website.
Jazz around Reading, Berkshire. Jam sessions on Tuesday evenings at the Retreat P.H. once a fortnight. Starts April 13th. Stephen Wellings gig list includes Buddy Greco @ the Hexagon & the NYJO @ Henley, Kenton Theatre & @ Farnham Maltings during September.
Tony Woods runs a rehearsal band @ Jagz Ascot next to railway station on Monday evenings.
News in from New York from several sources and JazzbluesFlorida arrives each week, I shall relay the most interesting snippets in this Newsletter. I am seeking some Calypso discs as well.
Guitaristan.
This is our section of the Newsletter for Indian, Sri Lankan, Nepali, Bangla Deshi and Pakistani, Afghan & other Asian guitarists. Contact welcomed & don't be shy!. Kuljit Bhamra - are you still playing Tabla?
Articles from several years ago will be available by email from a list posted in this Newsletter. There are several years worth kicking around Reviews of CDs are welcomed or Cds sent in for review. Articles and Date sheets & anything relevant to music.
On Microsoft Word will appear every quarter some literature concerning Jazz and some dealing with Folk. These pages will be available on request as will other news and snippets as we had in the past.
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Escutcheon Media
7, Grove Close
Nine-Mile- Ride
Wokingham, Berks RG40 3 NA
United Kingdom
fax: 01344 775566
alt: 07936563484
arthur