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A look at what’s coming
For your Friday, we’ll leave you with a tease about something coming very soon. This summer Reference Recordings will release “Garson: The Bowie Variations”, so today we’ll give you a look at how Mike Garson thinks of David Bowie and his music:
New Doug MacLeod Playlist
There are a LOT of videos of Doug MacLeod on YouTube, and fortunately, just about all of them are great. But, we’ve made finding the great ones easier for you by creating a new Doug MacLeod Playlist on the Reference Recordings YouTube Channel. So now you can go right to the RR Channel, and watch 20 of the best Doug MacLeod videos all in one spot without needing to do any searching! You can also…
Doug MacLeod – Welcome in Your Home
The track “Welcome in Your Home” is the last track on Doug MacLeod’s Fresh! release “Brand New Eyes.” We came across a video of Doug performing the song, and we had to share, not because of the music, but because it showcases Doug the storyteller. The majority of the video isn’t even the song, it’s the lead up to the song. But it is in the pre-song stories that you see why his music resonates…
Graemme Brown and Britten’s Orchestra
The Grammy® Award-winning Britten’s Orchestra SACD, was not something that came together from only one or two people. There were many integral parts to the puzzle. One of those integral parts was Graemme Brown, the chief engineer at Zen Mastering in Vancouver. Part of the journey for getting an SACD into your hands is a conversion process. At Reference Recordings, we record in the PCM format, therefore, in order to get our music onto an…
San Francisco Ballet Orchestra Conductor – Martin West
Monday we told you about our new recording of the San Francisco Ballet Orchestra, so today we wanted to share a little more about the ensemble’s conductor, Martin West. Martin West is acknowledged as one of the foremost conductors of ballet, garnering critical acclaim throughout the world. Born in Bolton, England, he studied math at St. Catharine’s College, Cambridge University, before studying at the St. Petersburg Conservatory of Music and London’s Royal Academy of Music.…
New Recording!
Things are really moving here at Reference Recordings. Not only did we just release our first HRx Sampler, and our third Fresh! release “Brand New Eyes“, we are also doing a new recording this week of the San Francisco Ballet Orchestra. Grammy-nominated producers Victor & Marina Ledin join Grammy winner, Keith O. Johnson at Skywalker Sound. Martin West conducts the San Francisco Ballet Orchestra through suites from Léo Delibes’ Coppelia and Sylvia. Martin West, conductorSan…
Happy Friday – Sample the Sampler
We released our very first HRx Sampler this month, but if even that doesn’t get you to dip your toes into the high-resolution pool, remember that you can sample some of our HRx recordings on Computer Audiophile. They have four tracks from our HRx series, three of which appear on our new HRx Sampler. So, for your Friday, do yourself a favor, and hear the difference of HRx. First two Computer Audiophile HRx Downloads. Second…
Doug MacLeod Makes News Around the World
Doug MacLeod isn’t only making headlines in the U.S., he’s making headlines around the world. Doug MacLeod will be performing and presenting workshops at the Rotura Blues Festival this June in New Zealand. From New Zealand News: “Included in the six-day long music programme will be a special concert on Saturday night 4th June at the Novotel Rotorua Lakeside, featuring festival headliner Doug MacLeod. This is a rare opportunity to see one of the world’s…
Doug MacLeod Pictures from Blues Vespers Performance
Doug MacLeod recently performed a Blues Vespers concert at Immanuel Presbyterian Church in Tacoma, Washington. We hear it was quite the packed house, and everyone had a great time. We thought we would share a link to a Blues Forum to see some pictures that people in attendance took of Doug MacLeod performing. Click to view the photos and read about the concert on the Blindman’s Blues Forum. Make sure to visit Doug’s website as…
Doug Macleod live in Ireland/An extra dose of St. Patrick’s Day
St. Patrick’s Day might have been yesterday, but that doesn’t mean we can’t celebrate a little today with a video of Doug MacLeod in Ireland. This video is from the Harvest Time Blues Festival in Monaghan, Ireland (2008). Doug MacLeod is currently touring the Pacific Northwest and California. Check him out if you’re able: Friday, March 18, 2011 DOUG MACLEOD IN CONCERT @ Foster Waterhole6099 Highway 20, Foster, OR 97345 (United States) – Map541.367.4149 Set: 8:00…
Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
Happy St. Patrick’s Day. To celebrate, we’re featuring our Dallas Wind Symphony recording that includes Irish Tune from County Derry. The album is Lincolnshire Posy: Music for Band By Percy Grainger. Another track from that recording, The Gumsuckers March also happens to appear on our new HRx Sampler. Percy Grainger’s LINCOLNSHIRE POSYperformed by the Dallas Wind Symphony Showcases the wind band music of Percy Grainger, including favorites Lincolnshire Posy and Irish Tune from County Derry…
Crossroads Blues Society Reviews “Brand New Eyes”
The Crossroads Blues Society of Northern Illinois (Host of the Byron Crossroads Blues Festival), featured a review of Doug MacLeod’s new Fresh! release, “Brand New Eyes.” We’ll give you some of the quotes here, but we highly encourage you to read the wonderful, full review on the Crossroads Blues Society Review site. From the Crossroads Blues Society Music and Video Reviews:Brand New EyesReviewed by Mark Thompson “Doug MacLeod is the consummate acoustic blues musician; a…
Doug MacLeod Interviewed by Hood River News
Doug MacLeod’s tour has been taking him to Pacific Northwest as of late, and he’s is making headlines everywhere. Here is an excerpt from an interview he did with Hood River News: Your gig is on a big weekend for music – St. Patrick’s Day celebrations abound. What can we expect on the set list?: I never plan a set and I never play the same song the same way twice, so I really can’t…
Our First HRx Sampler!
We’re happy to bring you our very first HRx Sampler. If you have been thinking about jumping on the high-resolution bandwagon, this is your best opportunity! HRXSAMPLER $22.98! A Classical & JazzHigh ResolutionSPECTACULAR! TRACK LISTING CLASSICAL: Arnold: A Sussex Overture— excerpt 4:59 Malcolm Arnold / London Philharmonic Orchestra from Arnold Overtures, HR-48 (analogue master); 2 Mozart: Piano Concerto #21 in C, K. 467 — finale 6:47 Eugene Istomin / Seattle Symphony Orchestra / Gerard Schwarz from…
Doug MacLeod Talks Songwriting Influences
Tuesday was the official release of Doug MacLeod’s new album “Brand New Eyes” on Fresh! From Reference Recordings. We told you that Sing Out! called him “one of the finest songwriters, storytellers and performers in the blues”, but we’ll let Doug tell you where that inspiration for his songwriting comes from in the following clip from the documentary “Resonate: A Guitar Story” featuring Doug MacLeod: But we couldn’t leave you today without some music. The…