Most things.. but favourites include: All those on Fence Records, Tom Lehrer, Flanders & Swann, Frank Zappa, PDQ Bach, The Muppets, (TV themes: Dogtanion, Jimbo, Henry's Cat, Grange Hill, The A-team, Chocabloc), Stephen Sondheim, Bernstein, Gershwin, Errol Garner, Fats Waller, Cole Porter, Matthew Herbert, Cleo Laine, Micachu, U.N.P.O.C., Lambchop, The Animal Collective, Brian Eno, Talking Heads, Yo La Tengo, Alice and the Cool Dudes, Steely Dan, Max Tundra, Morton Feldman, Ivor Cutler, Antony Hegarty with Nico Muhly, Max de Wardner, Final Fantasy, Bach, The Stranglers, Queen, Asa Chang and Junray, Ligeti, Prokoviev, Messiaen, Raymond Scott, Cornelius, Hot Chip, Alasdair Roberts, The Beatles, Electrelane, Squeeze, Arcade Fire, Norma Waterson, Scott Walker, Sparklehorse, Joanna Newsom, loose flanges, sunlight, cars, pianos in the street, old computers, boilers, giant accordions, low pressure, magi-mix, cat noise
Books
Anything by Thomas Hardy, the Brontes, Murakami. And currently Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's 'Half of a Yellow Sun'..
sarah's Details
Status:
Single
Hometown:
Salisbury/London
Body type:
3' 0" / Body builder
Zodiac Sign:
Libra
Occupation:
saxon
Income:
$250,000 and Higher
sarah Coming up to visit London! Posted at 1:34 PM Nov 5 view more
About me: General musicienne, brought up on a diet of Frank Zappa, Lounge Jazz and imperial German choral music. Play clarinet/bass clarinet, saxophone, piano, piano-accordion, sing, and work as an accompanist. Have had the enormous privilege to work with: JAMES YORKSTON; DEVON SPROULE; LISA KNAPP; SERAFINA STEER; ADEM; ALASDAIR ROBERTS; ADRIAN CROWLEY; BLOOD MUSIC; The MYSTERY FAX MACHINE ORCHESTRA; LOVE.STOP.REPEAT; THE MATTHEW HERBERT BIG BAND CHOIR; RICH AMINO; VIKING MOSES; HALAL KEBAB HUT; ROAD TO TOKYO; THE MEMORY BAND (performing music from the Wicker Man); CENTRE 17 (Salisbury-based Big Band); and work for the Arts Organisation for the homeless - CARDBOARD CITIZENS. + Teacher of Music with BMus Hons (Trinity College of Music) and PGCE (Institute of Education)
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Who I'd like to meet: 1) 'The Freemasons' by Halal Kebab Hut. 2) James Yorkston 'Summer Song' at the Luminaire, Christmas 2007. 3) 'Old Virginia Block' with Devon Sproule at Cambridge Folk Festival 2008. 4) SOUNDTRACK: HALAL KEBAB HUT playing "SCISSORS PAPER STONE" as part of Earth Monkey's new DVD compilation:
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22 Oct: Glasgow, Nice N Sleazy (supporting Johnny Flynn) 23 Oct: Birmingham, Glee Club (supporting Johnny Flynn) 24 Oct: Leeds, Brudenell Social Club (supporting Johnny Flynn) 25 Oct: Manchester, Deaf Institute (supporting Johnny Flynn) 27 Oct: London, Water Rats 31 Oct: London, 93 Feet East 11 Nov: London, Bath House (supporting The Brute Chorus)
I broke up yesterday, Suzie has 7 more days. Yes both well, I have done my back in but it is just jarred so I am just moving slow and practising some jazz guitar!
hey, really hope you can make it along to our Luminaire show tomorow night in Kilburn, we really want to make it a big special night on our Uk tour, would be great if you could pop down Groanbox :)
Grand Concours Mégaphone : 1 place à gagner pour le concert de votre choix aux 2 premiers qui donneront la bonne réponse à la question suivante :
Dans le film One + One de J.L. Godard (projeté le lundi 29 juin dans le cadre de la soirée Mégaphone 69), on peut voir les Rolling Stones enregistrer l'un de leurs morceaux mythiques : quel est son titre ?
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