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Discussions => General Discussion => Topic started by: robinbid on April 19, 2017, 06:49:03 PM
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In my job brewing beer, to pass the time, I usually listen to music on my iPod. Today I decided to have a Pere Ubu fest - an American and rather avant garde band from the 70s/80s - 82 tracks to last me through the day. I noticed some interesting melodeon playing on the album The Tenement Year. Looking it up this evening, who was it, but the one and only John Kirkpatrick. What a rocker that chap is......
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David Thomas (singer - Pere Ubu) is one of my favourite melodeon players. Google David Tomas and the two pale Boys (https://www.google.co.uk/search?client=ubuntu&channel=fs&q=david+thomas+and+the+two+pale+boys&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&gfe_rd=cr&ei=9Kf3WKLwMMnU8ge1pZ7ABw#q=david+thomas+and+the+two+pale+boys&channel=fs&tbm=vid) for more cool stuff. Visit the Ubu site for background http://www.ubuprojex.com/pbs.html (http://www.ubuprojex.com/pbs.html).
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I know the playing you mean, I'm very surprised to hear it's JK himself
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First I have to say what a great and noble profession you find yourself in- sorry I had to say it- I have great respect and appreciation for your craft! :|glug
I used to listen to Pere Ubu back in high school in the late eighties. I am sure I have this album in the "are you really still keeping these" box of old cassette tapes. I somehow forgot this band over time- probably starting around the advent of cd players... Don't remember the melodeon being in there, but of course back then I didn't know what one was and I'd have been paying more attention to the drums. Thanks for reintroducing me to this.
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Used to be an Ubuite myself, had no idea JK was in there. George Had a Hat Had a Hat Had a Hat Had a Hat Had a Hat
They were big Richard Thompson fans from the beginning - RT/Fairport was how I became interested in Irish music and piping, so not too shocking they'd recruit John at some point.
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David Thomas (singer - Pere Ubu) is one of my favourite melodeon players. Google David Tomas and the two pale Boys (https://www.google.co.uk/search?client=ubuntu&channel=fs&q=david+thomas+and+the+two+pale+boys&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&gfe_rd=cr&ei=9Kf3WKLwMMnU8ge1pZ7ABw#q=david+thomas+and+the+two+pale+boys&channel=fs&tbm=vid) for more cool stuff. Visit the Ubu site for background http://www.ubuprojex.com/pbs.html (http://www.ubuprojex.com/pbs.html).
Thanks for the link Mike. He also plays trombone, which is my other instrument. A quick listen on youtube and it's fascinating. I look forward to a serious listen when I get the time.
cheers, Robin