The Organist Encores

Week 263 - Clair De Lune

John Leeming's contribution this month, although not festive, does fit the time of year very well. With darkness setting in well before 5pm and the heating on to make a cosy home, the Moonlight Lullaby is just the right type of thing to accompany the cracking of an open fire or perhaps the glass of cherry before bed - whatever your situation, the scintillating tones of the Clayhall Compton in the hands of Stanley Wyllie is bound to complete your evening!

Week 262 - Five Years of The Organist Encores

Its our fifth birthday bash on this special edition of The Organist Encores! Damon speaks to James Mclean about how the show started, he also interviews John Leeming and Nigel Ogden who between them present once a month. Finally Damon introduces the show's new 'Resident Organist'! Tune in and don't miss out on our celebratory bash!

Week 261 - New Releases

On this week's show Damon takes a looks at some new commercial recordings that hit the headlines in recent months. This includes tracks from the new CD featuring the Royalty Cinema Wurlitzer called 'Lakeland Serenade' - which sounds wonderful!

Week 260 - Another Raid Of The Atic

On this week's show John Leeming climbs up the ladder to his treasure trove of archive recordings featuring some of the finest artists from yesteryear and instruments many of which are no longer accessible or exist!

Week 259 - Wolfe on Worthing Wurlitzer

It's star Organist time and this month we are very pleased to welcome that international star entertainer from the Thursford Collection - Robert Wolfe! He is highly regarded as one of the UK's exponents of the theatre organ and was very much at home at the Worthing Wurlitzer which is where this weeks show comes from!

 

Week 258 - From Nigel Ogden’s Archive: Whirling the Empress

On this week's show Nigel Ogden takes a trip to the seaside a features the Empress Ballroom Wurlitzer. With lot's of archive material of Horace Finch, Reginald Dixon and Ernest Broadbent, there also an opportunity to hear Nigel at the new Empress organ which was installed a few years ago!

Week 257 - From West to East

On this week's show Damon is very much in an oriental mood as he has just return from Hong Kong. So this week's show is filled with the sounds of the orient plus a section of soundtrack from a new film out feating a newly installed Wurlitzer!**NEW CD from the Royalty Wurlitzer - Tracks to be featured on Damon's next show**

Week 256 - Random Numbers

On this week's show John Leeming pulls out a handful of random LP's and selects tracks from them! A real variety of sounds from the past including contributions from Clark Wilson, Hector Olivera, David Shepherd and many more!

Week 255 - Beckingham back at Granada

It's Tywyn time tonight and who better to show off the Wurlitzer than the 'Wonder Boy Organist' Keith Beckingham who was at the age of 14 taking the organ up on the lift and playing interludes to large cinema audiences! Well years later the Wurlitzer is still with us, now in the delightful Neuadd Pendre, Tywyn and Kieth is reunited with the the mighty as he presents a show full of memories!

Week 254 – From Nigel Ogden’s Archive: Crossover

On this week's show Nigel Ogden is back with more gems from his archive. This time he feature many examples of cross over artists - this is to say organist who are equally at home on both Theatre & Classical organs and a spot of piano also.