A couple of weeks ago I got to perform in my first musical since November 2019, in the form of ‘Shrek The Musical’ in Romiley, with NK Theatre Arts. Having been originally scheduled for March 2020 and since been postponed 3 times, it finally took to the stage at the end of September and was …
Ladies and gentlemen, it is with great pleasure that I announce the premiere performance of the U.K.’s newest and quite possibly greatest ever musical ensemble: The Dunleavy & Dimplesauce Showtime Orchestra! Yayyyyyyyyy! The orchestra was formed in mid-2020 by the legendary (and also mythical) characters of Beatrice Dunleavy and Ericona Dimplesauce. Their mission was a …
Advance warning here, that I’ve made a special little festive video which will be premiering on YouTube at 8:30 am on Boxing Day. Sit yourself down with a large glass of rum and enjoy…
So here’s something I’ve been meaning to get around to for 3 years! Shortly after purchasing my baritone saxomophone at the start of 2017, I thought it would be fun to pick a woodwind-heavy piece of Broadway music and do a one-man reed section video. I imagined it would be particularly interesting for people to …
You may not have realised it yet, but today is a very special day and this is a very special blog post! For this is the 100th post I have written since starting this venture way back in 2017. To celebrate, I’ve been looking back into the mists of time and working hard to put …
This is merely a blog post of no great length, intended to inform the general population about a concert recording that is being broadcast on YouTube this Friday at 7:00 pm. The concert in question is ‘Direct from the West End’, as performed by the Welsh Musical Theatre Orchestra in 2018, and if you look …
It’s been a veritable hive of activity at MAG Labs recently, and there is no time like the present for sharing the juicy fruits of such labours. I hope you’ve got your video-watching spectacles on, because you’ll need them for the following selection of sweet delights… The Main Street Stride A few weeks ago …
I suppose one of the flaws with this sort of blog is that the more I have to write about, the less time there is to do it in. So when I’m running about all over the place doing gigs every few days, I have little opportunity (let alone enthusiasm) to sit down and write …
This week on Transcription Tuesday But On A Wednesday, I’ve been listening to a 1947 recording of Charlie Parker and his Quintet playing one of Charlie Boy’s own compositions called (for those of you who haven’t read the post title) ‘Dexterity’. I was feeling particularly comprehensive this week, so as well as C.P.’s alto solo …
Today I would like to bring you instalment no. 5 of Tales from the Rhoda McGaw! I spent a significant part of last week playing for Runnymede Drama Group’s production of Sister Act, and what a fine show it was. While I was there I also managed to get some more soundbites of me playing …
