Que Belo Castelo back in Hayle

Yes - they seem to like us at the Cornish Arms in Hayle. Que Belo Castelo are back there again next Friday, August 26th, for another evening of Brazilian, Cuban, Creole and South African sounds. It's the four piece line up ( Kate is still away) and we'll be playing from 9 pm. If you can make it down we'll be very pleased to see you...

Here are some pictures from the gig we did there at the beginning of July. My grandson Josh - a fine guitarist - was staying with my wife and I for the week, so he came down and sat in with us for a couple of numbers.

The band in full cry

Josh and Pete trade phrases on 'Sunshower' whilst proud grandparent inserts paunch between them whilst playing small Indian drum...

Dan gives it some stick...

Sam is his usual solemn self...

Left to right: Dan, Josh, Pete T, Pete K, Sam.

Choro, Forró and Silvia...

This was my last show until the new series starts on Wednesday 7th September at the new time of 9.30 p m. In the mean time I am busy  promoting the Silvia Nicolatto tour that I shall be part of in September and October. For further details of this see the blog. You may also be entertained - or as likely repelled  - by this impression of me that was drawn  a few years ago by an acquaintance of mine. I came across it the other day whilst I was turning out some old papers...

ADVENTURES IN THE DIN TRADE – programme 14. Friday 12th August

1. MANEZINHO DE FLAUTA – Carinhoso 2.30

2. LAURIND ALMEIDA/BUD SHANK – Carinhoso 3.34

3. OS OITO BATUTAS – Urubu 2.59

4. PIXINGUINHA/ BENEDITO LACERDA – 1 x 0 2.11

5. NELSON ANGELO – 1 x 0 4.01

6. HENRIQUE CAZES & FAMÍLIA VIOLÃ – Saudosa 2.00

7. PAULO MOURA – Naquele Tempo 3.41

8. RAPHAEL RABELLO/ARMANDINHO – Tico Tico No Fuba 2.53

9. JOÃO BOSCO – Tico Tico No Fuba 3.38

10. HAMILTON DE HOLANDA/ZE DA VELHA etc - Noites Cariocas 5.05

11. PAULO MOURA/YAMANDU COSTA – Simplicidade 4.58

12. HERMETO PASCOAL – Chorinho pra Ele 2.20

13. HENRIQUE CAZES & FAMÍLIA VIOLÃ – Chorinho pra Ele 2.24

14. BENJAMIN TAUBKIN – Vibrações 7.50

15. ORQUESTRA POPULAR DE CÂMARA – Choreto 5.20

16. LUIZ GONZAGA – Asa Branca 2.48

17. LUIZ GONZAGA – Baião 2.47

18. SIVUCA – Arrasta Pé (Party time North East Brazil) 4.23

19. SIVUCA – Xanana 2.49

20. HERMETO PASCOAL E GRUPO – Forró Brasil 2.38

21.  SILVIA NICOLATTO & NEIL DAVEY – Rio Logh 1.06

22. SILVIA NICOLATTO – Girassol Negro 3.15

23. (3) SILVIA NICOLATTO - Caminhos de Iemanjá 3.54

Apologies and announcements...

Those of you who listened last Friday will be aware that the show was a repeat of the last week's programme (see previous posting for details. Unfortunately I was laid low by an attack of Lurgy, brought about by side effects of a course of antibiotics. There is an irony in there somewhere but I can't quite put my finger on it at the moment...Next Friday's show (12th August) will be the last in the current series. I'm taking a break until September when the show will return at the new time of  9.30 pm on Wednesday evenings.

You may have notices that the photograph on my profile has made a change for the better. The picture is in fact of the Brazilian singer, Silvia Nicolatto, who I met on my last visit to the country (see Voltarol in Brazil 2010). Silvia will be in Cornwall in September and October and will be performing several gigs in the South West and I shall be part of her band. For the background story and regular updates, please check out this new blog. I will be telling some of the story and playing some of her music on the radio show this week. The first part of the show will be devoted to Choro and Forró. I shall be playing the Silvia Nicolatto tracks in the last half hour or thereabouts.

Things to do and places to go...

This week's show was slightly flawed at the start when a CD player failed to respond to a fader so - apologies for that. Otherwise, I hope you enjoyed my selection of, for the most part, longer tracks. I felt that you'd heard quite enough of my voice the previous week! However, the next show will take us back to Brazil again to look at all the other elements that we didn't cover in the 'Samba to MPB' programme, so I'll be rabbiting on again!

ADVENTURES IN THE DIN TRADE – programme 13. Friday 29th JULY

ANDEI – theme tune

1. BURTON/METHENY/SWALLOW/SANCHEZ – Fleurette Africaine 7.34

2. STEPS – Not Ethiopia 10.59

3. DAVE GRUSIN – Dancing in the Township – 6.06

4. HORACE SILVER – In Pursuit of the 27^th Man 9.42

5. CLARE FISCHER/ HÉLIO DELMIRO – Amor em Paz 7.11

6. STAN GETZ – La Fiesta 8.24

7. WORD OF MOUTH – Liberty City 11.59.

8. MARIA SCHNEIDER ORCHESTRA – Hang Gliding 13.13

9. MARIA JOÃO/MÃRIO LAGINHA – Saris e Capulanas 7.28

10. DAVID FRIESEN – Islands 6.42

11. KEVIN EUBANKS – Landing 7.13

12. TOM JOBIM – Brasil 5.18.

13. AIRTO – Papo Furado 3.29

Que Belo Castelo in Hayle again

Thanks to an enthusiastic response to our last gig there we are back at The Cornish Arms, Commercial Road, Hayle again this coming Saturday. If you live in this part of Cornwall why not come along and check us out? We'll be pleased to see you...

Samba, Bossa Nova and MPB

ADVENTURES IN THE DIN TRADE – programme 12. Friday 22nd JULY

This week's show was a little more adventurous then usual, being as it was an attempt to give an overview of the evolution of Brazilian popular song, but I hope you found it interesting. If you spotted any glaring mistakes in the narrative please contact me with any corrections. I shall be exploring other areas of the music in the near future so watch this space, or more importantly, listen to it!

ANDEI – theme tune

1. ELIANE ELIAS – Garota de Ipanema 3.53.

2. SERGIO MENDES – Fanfarra (Cabua-Le Le) 4.01

3. BAIANO – Pelo Telefone 3.11

4. CARTOLA - Corra E Olhe O Céu 3.25

5. NOEL ROSA – Conversa de Botequim 2.49

6. IVAN LINS – Conversa de Botequim 3.35

7. SÍLVIO CALDAS - Lenço no Pesoço 2.58

8. MOREIRA DA SILVA – Acertai do Milhar 1.45

9. SILVIO CALDAS – Aquarela do Brasil 3.09

10. CARMEN MIRANDA/ DORIVAL CAYMMI - O Que é Que a Baiana Tem’ 3.12

11. JOÃO GILBERTO – Chega de Saudade 2.00

12. JOÃO GILBERTO – Bim Bom 1.12

13. CHET BAKER – Look for the Silver Lining 2.40

14. CAETANO VELOSO – Tropicália 3.38

15. GILBETO GIL – Domingo No Parque 3.44

16. TOM ZÉ – O Riso e a Faca 2.41

17. CHICO BUARQUE – Apesar de Vocé 3.53

18. NOVOS BAIANOS – Brasil Pandeiro 3.56

19. ELIS REGINA – Casa Forte 2.51

20. EDU LÔBO – Zanzibar 3.14

21 BADEN POWELL/VINICIUS DE MORAES – Canto de Ossanha 3.27

22. MILTON NASCIMENTO – Ponto de Areia 5.58

23. JORGE BEN – Ponta de Lanca Africano (Umbabarauma) 3.53

24. CHICO BUARQUE/MILTON NASCIMENTO – Calice 4.03

25. JOYCE – Pelo Telefone / Essa Mulher 7.14

Catch-ups and completion - guitarists part four

Last Friday's programme concluded my series about guitarists. I should clarify that this was never intended to be a definitive list of great players - merely a definitive list of my favourites, as represented on my CD shelves. I know that for many people there are glaring omissions in my choices but the point is that they are my choices. As usual, for further information about any of these tracks, please get in touch and I will be only too happy to give you chapter and verse!

ADVENTURES IN THE DIN TRADE – programme 11. Friday 15^th JULY

THEME TUNE – Andei (fade at 1.30)

1. MANHATTAN TRANSFER – Twilight Zone 6.11

2. BLIND WILLIE DUNN (EDDIE LANG) - Church Street Sobbin’ Blues 3.00

3. EDDY PALERMO TRIO – This is Your Song 6.08

4. JOHN PARRICELLI – Scrim 5.42

5. JOE PASS- Grooveyard 5.37

6. WES MONTGOMERY – Fingerpickin’ 2.32

7. WES MONTGOMERY – Blue ‘n’ Boogie / West Coast Blues 13.30

8. MARCO PEREIRA – Um Pagode em Planaltina 3.47

9. GARY POTTER QUARTET – Yesterdays 4.27

10. DAVID GRISMAN – Dawg’s Bull 4.14

11. RICARDO SILVEIRA – Outro Rio 5.25

12. LEE RITENOUR – Blue in Green 8.00

13. ULISSES ROCHA & TECO CARDOSO – Infancia 6.29

14. JOHN SCOFIELD – Groove Elation 6.50

15.  MARTIN TAYLOR – Garden of Dreams 6.07

16. YAMANDU COSTA & HAMILTON DE HOLANDA – Chamamé 8.58