31 Dec

Lost in the Fairy Cupboards

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Here is the piano fantasy from ‘Valley of the Ice Flowers’ written and performed by Mel Stallwood after spending dreamy moments at the real ‘fairy cupboards’ in Teesdale

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25 Dec

In memory of Sharon…

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Beautiful and tender piano music by Mel Stallwood accompanies Jane Carol’s poem ‘Just Waiting’ – the moving tribute to the life of Sharon Reid who died age 20 on the 4th August 1992

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24 Dec

Angelique with words

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The sad and evocative piano music of Mel Stallwood brought to its tragic reality by the words of poet Jane Carol

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03 Jun

Lamentable

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Eric Satie

Here’s a little tune that I’m not totally satie’s fied with. It is a perfectly lamentable effort called ‘Paul’s Lament’. On Satie-day Paul through out the challenge to write a Gymnopedie on the spot (or even a  Gnossienne), so here is the attempt. It took a few minutes to get the the tune and about four hours to muck around with the embellishments. It may be a while before it is Satie’s factory

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23 Jan

Striding Out

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January 2011: Herbi Dumplinz’s promised stride album has arrived!