Please join us in wishing Gerald Scarfe a very happy 85th birthday. Caricaturist Gerald first worked for Pink Floyd in 1974, but is arguably best known to Floyd fans for his incredible work on The Wall.
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Guy Pratt & Gary Kemp : Rockonteurs Podcast Episode 39 with Mica Paris
Rockonteurs is a podcast all about the real stories behind real music.
Presented by Spandau Ballet’s Gary Kemp, who wrote and performed megahits like ‘Gold’ and ‘True’, and Guy Pratt, a bass player who shaped songs for the likes of Madonna and Pink Floyd, you’ll hear exclusive stories of life on the road, in the studio and what really happened behind the scenes from artists who wrote, performed and produced the some of the biggest classic rock and pop tracks of all time.
Rockonteurs is a podcast all about the real stories behind real music.
This weeks upcoming episode is Number 39 and features guest Mica Paris
David Gilmour Youtube Channel Posts Diamond Ring Hickory Wind From Von Trapped Streams
Those of you who tuned in over the last 16 months for the UK Lockdown as part of the Covid 19 pandemic will be aware of the live streams David Gilmour and Polly Samson along with the rest of their family did over Facebook.
As many of the live streams featured performances and story telling, These have now been included on the Official David Gilmour YouTube Channel.
Todays upload is the Gram Parsons cover of Hickory Wind
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Chester Kamen Of David Gilmour & Roger Waters Fame Debuts New Single “Stories”
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Chester Kamen, Former lead guitarist with Roger Waters band and last seen playing With David Gilmour on the 2016 Rattle That Lock tour has been busy writing and working on his forthcoming album,
In a rare month of double releases this month, we have seen the release of “Child Of The Damned” and now “Stories” which is featured on the “Take This “ album which is currently in progress.
As Chester says briefly ” It’s called “Stories” and features my trio, The Twins, which comprises myself, Dale Davis on bass(Amy Winehouse’s bassist and MD) and Hugo Degenhardt on drums and backing vocals.
Guy Pratt & Gary Kemp : Rockonteurs Podcast Episode 38 with Toyah Willcox
Presented by Spandau Ballet’s Gary Kemp, who wrote and performed megahits like ‘Gold’ and ‘True’, and Guy Pratt, a bass player who shaped songs for the likes of Madonna and Pink Floyd, you’ll hear exclusive stories of life on the road, in the studio and what really happened behind the scenes from artists who wrote, performed and produced the some of the biggest classic rock and pop tracks of all time.
Rockonteurs is a podcast all about the real stories behind real music.
This weeks upcoming episode is Number 38 and features guest Toyah Willcox
Guy Pratt & Gary Kemp : Rockonteurs Podcast Episode 27 with Jools Holland
Presented by Spandau Ballet’s Gary Kemp, who wrote and performed megahits like ‘Gold’ and ‘True’, and Guy Pratt, a bass player who shaped songs for the likes of Madonna and Pink Floyd, you’ll hear exclusive stories of life on the road, in the studio and what really happened behind the scenes from artists who wrote, performed and produced the some of the biggest classic rock and pop tracks of all time.
Rockonteurs is a podcast all about the real stories behind real music.
This weeks upcoming episode is Number 27 and features guest Jools Holland
Syd Barrett painting gifted to his art teacher goes to auction
The decidedly Van Gogh-esque watercolour and pastels picture is named Orange Dahlias in a Vase, and Syd Barrett created it aged 15 in October 1961 when he was a pupil at Cambridgeshire High School for Boys.
The late music icon’s future band mate Roger Waters and Pink Floyd artist Storm Thorgerson also attended Cambridgeshire High School for Boys at the same time.
As a parting gift, Barrett personally gave the painting to art teacher Gerald Harden and signed it ‘R. Barrett. / Oct. 1961’ shortly before he went to study art at Cambridgeshire College of Arts and Technology.
Orange Dahlias in a Vase is estimated to fetch £3,000 – £5,000 at the Cheffins Art & Design Sale in Cambridge on Thursday 27th May 2021.
Gerald Harden’s son, Philip Harden, who currently owns the painting and was a boyhood friend of Roger ‘Syd’ Barrett and Roger Waters, says: “I used to go and visit Roger on a regular basis and I even remember playing cowboys and Indians and watching the first Doctor Who shows with him and Roger Waters back in the 1960s. They both went off to art college and disappeared from my life and the next time I saw them they were Pink Floyd.
“Roger Barrett was a kind and thoughtful person, with a joyful and almost childlike wit and humour. He was a great fun person to be around in those early days and he was incredibly creative, and would often be seen painting for hours on end.
“I remember my father bringing this picture back home after Roger had given it to him, it had been put up on the wall in the classroom and my father kept it as part of his portfolio. It has something incredibly special about it and I would recognise it immediately as his style at the time, he was a very gifted artist.
“We have decided to sell it as it has been in storage for some years now and we feel it is time for someone else to enjoy it. We know that Roger Barrett became a worldwide phenomenon; he stood for so many things in different people’s minds, and we think there must be someone amongst his army of fans who could really treasure it.”
Brett Tryner, Director at Cheffins, adds: “Syd Barrett remains one of the greatest icons in the world of rock music, and while he is foremost known as the founder of Pink Floyd, he was also a talented and accomplished artist.
“Although the pictures from his later life have been well-publicised, this present lot is a window into the artwork of his earlier days, before he went on to create the band which changed the world of music throughout the sixties.
“There are few original pictures by Syd Barrett still in existence, especially as during the later years he took to finishing a painting, photographing it and then burning the canvas. The picture on offer at this sale therefore presents a rare opportunity to purchase a painting from Barrett’s early days and is bound to be of special significance for his legions of fans both in Cambridge and from further afield.”
You can find out more about the Syd Barrett auction by Clicking here.