Shuggie Otis, JS Bach, Tom Waits, Messiaen, King Tubby, John Cale, Toumani Diabate, Stravinsky, Fela Kuti, Debussy, DJ Krush, Miles Davis, The Stones, Shostakovich, Barry Guy, The Necks, Thelonious Monk, Webern, Aretha Franklin, Moondog, John Zorn, Rachmaninov, Charlie Mingus, Arvo Part, Robert Wyatt, Ligeti, The Smiths, Steve Reich, Mark Anthony Turnage, Bjork, Berio, Lee "Scratch" Perry, Joy Division, John Cage, Antony and the Johnsons, Roger Marsh, Arcade Fire, Pierre Schaefer, John Martyn, The Velvet Underground, Schoenberg, Art of Noise, Copland, Primal Scream, Josquin, Salif Keita, Aphex Twin, Joni Mitchell, Ravel, Tricky, Tchaikovsky, Gershwin, My Bloody Valentine, Erik B and Rakim, Charles Ives, Marvin Gaye, Gavin Bryars, Dave Ward MacLean, Julian Arguelles, Lambchop, The Congos, Talking Heads, Takemitsu, Neil Young, Peter Maxwell Davis, Spirit and Van Dyke Parks.
James Lindsay is a composer and performer who works in a diverse range of styles. He studied composition at York with Roger Marsh, Nicola Lefanu and Thoma Simaku where he won the undergraduate composers’ prize and had numerous commissions. Since his MA, he has been active as a composer, performer and arranger working with a wide range of artists including DOLLYman, Cressida Jenkins, 12 Hot Whispers, The Flews, Juice, Hayley Hutchinson, Delilahs Gold, Cathryn Stone, Ground Bass Ensemble, Graham Hodge, The Yards and Chris Helme. His work has recently been performed at the Purcell Rooms (Park Lane Group Concert Series), Cargo (SPNM Sound Source), Tampere Vocal Music Festival (Finland), The Spitz (SPNM Gobsmack), Seillans Music Festival (France) Grosvenor Chapel (Stop Stansted Expansion Commission) and York Late Music Festival. He also works as a music teacher at a secondary school in Stratford for whom he recently wrote the score for a new musical adaptation of Kafka’s Metamorphosis.
Dear friends, I am playing a free gig at the beauteous Union Chapel, Islington this Saturday. The sunlight will be streaming through its vaulted windows as Blank Canvas and Arctic Circle present this gig during the blessed daylight hours of 12-2. And yea shall it's hallowed interior be filled with all manner of scraping, wailing and gnashing of teeth. Let us pray. And then let us go to the pub.
Come and see a library like you have never seen it before!
Watch the books as they watch you, while actors, dancers, musicians and artists make their own journeys, finding their way around their surreal house of words...
Sit down, walk around, get as close as you wish to the action, as every corner you turn reveals a new surprise and if you are feeling brave - join in!
"...some magnificent singing from one soloist (music composed by Matthew Lee Knowles)..." Howard Loxton , Review for the British Theatre Guide ****CRITICS CHOICE IN TIME-OUT MAGAZINE!!****
Hey sexy grapefruit it's Jimmy The Fingers! If you haven't seen this video please take a peek... This is me singing my song "Grace." If you buy one mp3 this year make it a jimmy! BUY NOW – CLICK HERE!!!!! sorry for the blatant plug but if i don't plug it, no one else will innit!
The Yards long awaited 2nd album 'Imperial Measures' is finally here! To accompany the release there will be a launch party on Sat 21st March at The Duchess in York.
Imperial Measures can be preordered by clicking HERE and you can hear songs from the album and find out more info about their shows on their page!
Im alright, having lots of yucky hospital tests at the mo..pile of poo it is. The album is off for printing on Friday, hoorah, just been designing a new website today and looking forward to having it in my sweaty hands :) when are you coming to visit us? love to Cress xxx
