Shame he was playing Coldplay and Killers! Made me realise how simple (and a bit dull) their songs are. Sorry.
Laughing // Jul 6, 2009 at 2:21 pm
We all have to start somewhere. Soon he'll be as good as ...............?
Beth // Jul 6, 2009 at 10:08 am
Sorry - I got the date wrong it was Saturday 4 July 7pm - ish that we were at the Milleniunm bridge piano with the Italians (not Sunday) - see comment below.
Beth // Jul 6, 2009 at 9:35 am
Thank you to the gorgeous crowd of young Italians (from Firenze, Milano, Parma and Sicilia) who sang with such passion from the Play Me I'm Yours songbook when my partner Patrick played the Millenium Bridge piano around 7pm on Sunday 5 July. After Hey Jude, Down by the Riverside, My Bonny, I asked them to sing an Italian song which they did and Patrick improvised an accompaniment on the piano there.
Afterwards we realised that the young Italians are the same age that I was when I first visited their country 40 years ago - what a lovely way to have a spontaneous mixing of generations on the streets of London!
Perhaps this will encourage pubs to bring back pianos there for pub singalongs like 50-60 years ago?
By the way, the last 2 pages of the main songbook at this piano are missing so the words of 'When the Saints' and another song are no longer there.
kev p // Jul 6, 2009 at 8:12 am
this one of the better beasties out : albeit the bottom octave and half has a about 3 rogue notes ( slipped out of tune ) and a couple way at the top.
nice action : played yesterday for an hour on and half late evening.
Afterwards we realised that the young Italians are the same age that I was when I first visited their country 40 years ago - what a lovely way to have a spontaneous mixing of generations on the streets of London!
Perhaps this will encourage pubs to bring back pianos there for pub singalongs like 50-60 years ago?
By the way, the last 2 pages of the main songbook at this piano are missing so the words of 'When the Saints' and another song are no longer there.
nice action : played yesterday for an hour on and half late evening.