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Sounds from Wallingford and around

Dame Clara Butt – Contralto. Lived in North Stoke
Singing Land
of Hope and Glory, – recorded in 1911
http://www.firstworldwar.com/audio/Clara%20Butt%20-%20Land%20Of%20Hope%20And%20Glory.mp3

Marianne Faithfull, lived at Braziers Park
As Tears Go By
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Jf9w2hJIqUk

Evelyn Rothwell (later Lady Barbirolli) oboist, born in Wallingford
Playing Brandenburg concerto no. 2 in F major.
3rd movement -- allegro assai/ Bach  Boyd Neel String Orchestra (1947) Columbia Graphophone
http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/m2/f7/19105.mp3

Viv Stanshall – spent his early life in Shillingford
http://www.shuttleworths.co.uk/sirhenry/moua.html

Traffic – were based in Aston Tirrold in the late 1960s-1970s.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcCU1zBALyw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMyWVm79ZQA

Wallingford Bells (recorded in 1972)
http://www.hibberts.co.uk/collect1/wallfdrnd.mp3

Ian Gillan of Deep Purple – lived at what is now The Springs Hotel in North Stoke.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dz-T0L8JVq0

 

Current sounds from Wallingford

Wallingford Parish Choir – A maiden most gentle
Wallingford Parish Church Choir, directed by Robert Webb with Anthony Gowing (organist), sing a selection of popular carols to raise funds for the new organ at St Leonard's Church (2001)
http://www.oxrecs.com/sound/amaidenmostgentle.ram

Angelis - featuring Amy Dow, founder member of Wallingford Chamber Choir
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=lha5uycjDfc

Alan Weikert – blues guitarist from Wallingford (click on site for streaming sample)
http://www.weikert.freeserve.co.uk/

CannonFodder (pirate ska punk) from Wallingford
http://www.myspace.com/cannonfodderuk

tándara mándara folk music from Eastern Europe, based in Wallingford
http://tandaramandara.net/Listen.htm

The Oldest Profession (alternative rock) from Wallingford
http://www.myspace.com/theoldestprofesssssion

 

Places to hear music:

Bunkfest: (September)
www.bunkfest.co.uk

Bunkfest 2008 highlights
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=6GFOaTXysBk
Bunkfest 2007 highlights
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=cNuhJlJIeH0
Seth Lakeman (2006)
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=q9geD7Iq850

Shona Kipling & Damien O'Kane at 2006
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToSjfnqBkzM

Wallingford Blues and Beer Festival (June)
www.bluesandbeer.co.uk/

The Acoustic Ballroom
http://www.theacousticballroom.com/
Myspace page with streaming music
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=146470908
Tom Feast at the Acoustic Ballroom http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=73CRpjAg40s

Distributors

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Plastic Head is a major music distributor, based on the Hithercroft Estate. It specialises in hardcore, death metal, black Metal, goth, punk and ska.
http://www.plastichead.com

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