Video turned up of my reading of Italo Calvino’s ‘Visibilty’, part of a project instigated by Danielle Ledda at University of Cagliari in Sardinia on Calvino’s ‘6 memos for the next millenium’. Playing from other manc improvisers here.
Author Archives: davidmbirchall
Tubers Music 5th August
RICHARD SCOTT’S LIGHTENING ENSEMBLE Scott is now a Berlin based composer and improviser focusing on electroacoutic music. Richard Scott (Buchla Lightening/WiGi/synth) http://www.richard-scott.net Adam Linson (double bass & electronics) http://www.percent-s.com/ Phil Marks (percussion) …David Birchall (guitar) http://www.davidmbirchall.wordpress.com Last sighted with Evan Parker at the Cross Street Chapel, Manchester and also at the Manchester Jazz Festival 2010Continue reading “Tubers Music 5th August”
Hewers of wood and drawers of water
New solo acoustic guitar download available here as of today courtesy of the splendid Electronic Musik of Warrington. Cheers to Ian for the cover.
Ad Hoc Dance autumn 2011
Pleased to announce that AD HOC dance are using the drawings I made as scores for music I made for them as the basis for a new performance this coming autumn. more details below. You can see the original scores here. AD HOC DANCE – AUTUMN PERFORMANCE COURSE 2011 This 11 week course will beContinue reading “Ad Hoc Dance autumn 2011”
Blank Media Performance
Couple of shots from the excellent Blank Media opening last week, DBH and I improvising for Naomi Kendrick to draw to. See a different set here taken by Andrew Brooks. Naomi has some interesting reflections on this kind of thing here on her blog.
Castles Built in Sand Night
Gigs in July
MATHILDE is a Leeds based collective with experience both nationally and internationally. All are passionate about introducing improvisation to a wider audience and are engaged in various other collectives and organisations. Seth Bennett (UK) Double bass and trombone Marie Andersen (Denmark), Dance and aerial theatre … Oliver Dover (UK) Saxophone, bass clarinet, trumpophone Rachel DeanContinue reading “Gigs in July”
Cheetham/Birchall Duo
live in Manchester end of May 2011
Birdsong Drawings from Isle of Eigg
Drawn start of May on the Isle of Eigg, which lies off the west coast of Scotland, part of the Inner Hebrides. The only industrial sounds present on the island are from the tiny amount of vehicles in use on the single road, which is only 5 miles long. Provides an amazingly open backdrop ofContinue reading “Birdsong Drawings from Isle of Eigg”
Berlin
Gig Shot above kindly taken by Helen during set with Richard Scott & Olaf Rupp @ Lichtblikt Kino, Berlin Birdsong & Bells Picture of backyard from balcony of Thomas’ flat where we stayed was pleasantly overgrown and a real haven for birds, spent a good bit of time listening and playing along with them: mainlyContinue reading “Berlin”
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