The Organist Encores

Week 193 - Take The A Train!

This is your guard speaking - On this week's show we are bringing you back the golden age of stream trains and luxury travel. With no chance of any delays, we advise passengers that the Blackpool Belle, Coronation Scott and Orient Express are but a few of the departures on the show. So sit back and enjoy the journey as expert divers of the mighty theatre organ take you up and down the line!

Week 192 - The Magic Of Maclean

On this week's Chris Borg delves in the artistry of pioneering theatre organ technician Quentin MacLean. Mac's musicianship is well loved by many organ fans world wide, his crisp playing on classical works is matched by his sense of humour on his novelty items. This show just scratches the surface of Mac recording output, and I hope you will enjoy the selection Chris has chosen to play!

Week 191 - Music From 1930

On this week's show Damon starts the first of ten shows talking us through the 1930's, a decade full of proper music! The series will be spread out of the next few months and each year will feature music either written in, popularized in or from a musical/stage production that ran that year! Tunes this week include, Embraceable You, Love For Sale, Get Happy and many more!

Week 190 - Gypsy In My Soul with David Ivory

On this week's show we venture to Suffolk and to the Cotton Mechanical Musical Museum. This vintage 2 manual Wurlitzer leads itself to the stye of its long running resident organist David Ivory. Davids going to plays a selection from his 2017 concert theme - Gypsy!

Week 189 - New Additions

On this week's show Damon plays some new additions to the archive. Artists include John Atwell, Scott Harrison, John Mann, Nigel Ogden and many more!

Week 188 - The American Way

This week Damon celebrates the 4th of July - Independence day in the states. So with that in mind all the tracks show off the bid American Sound - and some of the finest American organist to produce it!

Week 187 - Copy: Off The Shelf

This week's show is a bit like last week's show....only with a different presenter...and different music....!

Week 186 - Off The Shelf

On this week's show John Leeming pulls a few records and tapes off his shelf that he hasn't listened to in a while, and he's shared them with us! Artists include David Andrews, Watson Holmes, John Howlett and many more!

 

Week 185 - I Do Like To Be Beside The Seaside with Reginald Dixon

On this week's show we turn back the clocks on one of the most famous star organists of the past - Mr Blackpool himself Reginald Dixon. Damon has recently dug this broadcast out from the archives and its one of Reg's typical morning broadcast from the Tower Ballroom.

Blackpool is very much forefront of Theatre Organ new at the moment as Phil Kelsall is celebrating his 40 year residency - which now bring hims along side Reg for the number of years serves are the Tower Resident Organist. There will be a special concert featuring Phil at the Tower this Sunday - starting at 7:30!

Week 184 - My Favourite Things

On this weeks show Damon (by popular request) delves into some of his favourite tracks. Artists include Reginald Dixon, Simon Gledhill, Lyn Larsen, Jospeh Seal and many more!