Gatwick on the Orient Express
A ticket on the Orient Express from Paris to Istanbul will set you back £50,000, whereas, for only £35, you can take the Gatwick Express all the way from Brighton…
Seven Days
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday. If you had to choose a song with a day of the week in the title, what would you choose? We have taken…
Brighton Blue
An ode to cheese, coffee, trains and tango. “Brighton Blue” is an innovative performance piece that marries live music with engaging video backgrounds to explore four quintessential aspects of local…
The Balcony Concerts
We are small! 2 musicians that sound like a whole band can be an incredible advantage when you want live music but only have a small space. And because we…
Music for GOTOE
I’ve been putting together a playlist (see below) of material for Gatwick on the Orient Express. The idea is to mix train-related songs with those that have a connection (however loose) with the cities that the Orient Express stops at. There are plenty of songs with the word “train” in the title, but having used…
Brighton Blue: 1st rehearsal
On a rainy Thursday afternoon, the ballroom is in the pink as we struggle to set up the projector, the centrepiece of our storytelling. Annoyingly I can’t get the file to run. I finally realise that I am using the wrong remote. As the echoes of ‘Train Keeps a Rolling’ begin to fill the room,…
It takes a lot to laugh – or does it?
Ladies and gentlemen, today I have the distinct pleasure of presenting a brief, yet hopefully amusing, exploration into Bob Dylan’s enigmatic piece, “It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry.” Let’s embark on this journey with a healthy dose of curiosity and a pinch of humor, as we delve into the…
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