Location: Southwark Park, SE16 2UA
PIANO WAS INSTALLED BUT IS NO LONGER HERE. The piano is unlikely to return. Apologies to those who’ve been seeking it out !
12 stories & pictures about “Southwark Park Bandstand”
Lol Dan! I was wondering how you could claim to play 30 when this one was down!
So between this, and Paternoster Square being locked you only technically played 28 at the most... =p
Dan Insley // Jul 13, 2009 at 1:43 pm
D-n-K's Piano Dash took place on 7 July - All 30 pianos played across London in the space of just 12 hours! Tracks from the album No XCUSES were played and funds were raised for the Help for Heroes charity. Please visit www.d-n-k.co.uk.
Marion Hall // Jul 7, 2009 at 2:59 pm
Thanks to who ever is responsible for this project !! I've got a friend in the Canary Islands who sent an email telling me about this. I'm cur-rently sitting at home, 40 miles SW of Houston, Texas, listening to these piano players. They are fantastic !! I'm sending this website on to other friends around the world, for them to listen as well.
Thanks again,
Marion Hall
A music lover in Texas
James // Jul 5, 2009 at 7:04 pm
I went to have a go on this piano to be told by a very gutted events organiser that the piano lasted a matter of hours before it was destroyed by vandals. What a shame for the good people of Southwark and what a great location too. I hope the people responsible are proud of themselves.
Fantastic event elsewhere in the city - thank you all!
KiRK // Jul 2, 2009 at 9:55 am
I have been living in London for 20 years and
wanted to say your 'play me im yours' project is the most successful
social space experiment I have seen in all that time. The only
problem is that I get a sharp twinge of sadness whenever I walk past
one knowing it is not permanent. Is there no way we can find a way
to keep half of these pianos available for play and maintained over
summer each year? Is there a way local business could sponsor the
upkeep? I'm sure there is a lot of red tape involved in keeping them
in public spaces, but its quite amazing how they transform the area
and indeed, introduce strangers to each other. And spread the joy of
real and spontaneous music.
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Many thanks and I look forward to your future projects with interest.
So between this, and Paternoster Square being locked you only technically played 28 at the most... =p
Thanks again,
Marion Hall
A music lover in Texas
Fantastic event elsewhere in the city - thank you all!
wanted to say your 'play me im yours' project is the most successful
social space experiment I have seen in all that time. The only
problem is that I get a sharp twinge of sadness whenever I walk past
one knowing it is not permanent. Is there no way we can find a way
to keep half of these pianos available for play and maintained over
summer each year? Is there a way local business could sponsor the
upkeep? I'm sure there is a lot of red tape involved in keeping them
in public spaces, but its quite amazing how they transform the area
and indeed, introduce strangers to each other. And spread the joy of
real and spontaneous music.
-------
Many thanks and I look forward to your future projects with interest.
-KiRK