Fat Dogs and Welsh Estates: Series Prequel

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FatDog's repertoire always has at least one foot in folk music, either taking a traditional song or tune as their point of departure or composing new ones in the folk idiom. The words of this Norwegian hymn concern sunsets and faith, and were written by Birgitte Kaas Huitfeldt in 1734. Surviving near-death experiences, they drove thousands of kilometres visiting French estates steeped in both history and eccentric owners. Before the birth of Fat Dog, they owned the influential and groundbreaking Picture Canning Company, which cemented their names within the broadcasting industry. Richard learned this song from the great singer and flute-player Cathal McConnell from Fermanagh on one of his many trips to Norway.

And if you fancy an instant read, I publish short stories regularly which you can read on here or subscribe to via the blog link provided. A serious car crash in 1991 ended Beth’s full time career, so she set up her own Human Resources consultancy business. Anyone who follows Beth’s monthly blogs will be happy to see some of their favorite animal characters introduced into this series, and will laugh at many of the situations they get into.

This has all the right ingredients for me: memoir, moving to a new life abroad, animals, mishaps, hurdles, renovations, French country life, growing their own etc. Jazz trio Fattigfolket and folk trio Doggerland were playing at the same festival and decided to end the evening by performing together. Our mobile app will allow you to receive unique/valuable deals/coupons for the hottest products and services we provide. I can’t resist including animal pics so I’ve also shared snapshots featuring all manner of creatures: furry, feathery and assorted bugs. With over a decade of experience, we work closely with our clients designing, developing, and optimizing user experiences across multiple platforms.

We want to provide our clients with something that will help their business, make them money, and increase their presence within the market place. Confidentiality Notice: The information contained on this page may be confidential and legally privileged. This French sailor's song, learned from Emmanuel Pariselle, deals with the deprivations of sailing off the Banks of Newfoundland, not least missing Mum's cabbage soup.The rhythms of Scandinavian dance are well represented here, while influences from Macedonia to Morris dance turn up without seeming out of place.

Deep in the countryside, her childhood was spent either on horseback, helping the gamekeepers raise pheasants, or out sailing. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. Two of the tracks featured are six-voice a cappella songs - providing a change of musical scenery and giving the lie to the common conception that jazz musicians can't sing! Having no percussionist, the rhythm section is provided by the buzz of the hurdy-gurdy, the chug of the concertina and, on occasion, the thrash of a cittern.I like the chapter titles-they intrigue, yet they don’t give anything away, and it all makes sense as you read the chapter. All image and audio content is used by permission of the copyright holders or their agents, and/or according to fair dealing as per the UK Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. FatDog's instrument line-up usually raises a few eyebrows: concertina, trumpet, cittern, clarinet, hurdy-gurdy, saxophone and double bass. Whether singing in Norwegian, French or his native English, his style, honed over 40 years of singing traditional material, is honest and direct.

Three are accomplished jazz musicians with an ear both for the local and the cosmopolitan, the traditional and the experimental.In this fifth sparkling episode of the Fat Dogs series, they take on an accident-prone puppy, an impossible forest project and murderous pheasants.