Peter Alexander
@laughandaguise.bsky.social
Falkirk fellah into jazz, cinema, theatre and bowls - lawn, not ceramic. Scotland the brave, not Scotland behave! 🏴
Thoroughly enjoyed the Scottish National Youth Jazz Orchestra's Big Band Jazz In The Afternoon gig at the Tollbooth in Stirling directed by Sean Gibbs whose Robert Burns-inspired tunes were excellent. Next up for the band: Eastgate Theatre in Peebles followed by St Brides Centre in Edinburgh.
October 11, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Thoroughly enjoyed the Scottish National Youth Jazz Orchestra's Big Band Jazz In The Afternoon gig at the Tollbooth in Stirling directed by Sean Gibbs whose Robert Burns-inspired tunes were excellent. Next up for the band: Eastgate Theatre in Peebles followed by St Brides Centre in Edinburgh.
Today's cobwebs-clearing excursion: a leisurely stroll around Linlithgow Loch followed by a cultural keek into the Palace and the adjacent St. Michael's which much like the town's motto is indeed kind to strangers. But beware of the beak-snapping swans. What a neck!
March 18, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Today's cobwebs-clearing excursion: a leisurely stroll around Linlithgow Loch followed by a cultural keek into the Palace and the adjacent St. Michael's which much like the town's motto is indeed kind to strangers. But beware of the beak-snapping swans. What a neck!
Today's blues-bursting cycling odyssey: Sustrans route 76 from the Kelpies over the Kincardine Bridge along the Fife coastal path returning over the Forth Road Bridge and the south side of the estuary via Blackness Castle. Fair puggled and only one puncture. Thankfully not a lung!
March 17, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Today's blues-bursting cycling odyssey: Sustrans route 76 from the Kelpies over the Kincardine Bridge along the Fife coastal path returning over the Forth Road Bridge and the south side of the estuary via Blackness Castle. Fair puggled and only one puncture. Thankfully not a lung!
Fabulous feel-good gig by Jacqui Dankworth and Charlie Wood at the Dundee Jazz Festival. My highlight being their flamenco-inspired arrangement of Windmills Of Your Mind from their latest album Windmills. Their second set with the Tayside Big Band was a BLAST.
November 23, 2024 at 9:59 PM
Fabulous feel-good gig by Jacqui Dankworth and Charlie Wood at the Dundee Jazz Festival. My highlight being their flamenco-inspired arrangement of Windmills Of Your Mind from their latest album Windmills. Their second set with the Tayside Big Band was a BLAST.
The first set of standards in Brian Kellock's Dundee Jazz Festival gig - which featured a dedication to Trump: On A Slow Boat To China interspersed with snippets from If I Only Had A Brain - was excellent. But he excelled in his second set of tender and thrilling requests.
November 23, 2024 at 5:20 PM
The first set of standards in Brian Kellock's Dundee Jazz Festival gig - which featured a dedication to Trump: On A Slow Boat To China interspersed with snippets from If I Only Had A Brain - was excellent. But he excelled in his second set of tender and thrilling requests.
The murals of the Lothians coastline which served as a backdrop to Paul Towndrow Trio's gig at Stockbridge Parish Church last night may have been serene, but the gig was anything but: a diverse mix of dynamic tunes from his latest album Outwith The Circle. Venue's next jazz gig: Triptic on 21 Dec.
November 17, 2024 at 9:10 PM
The murals of the Lothians coastline which served as a backdrop to Paul Towndrow Trio's gig at Stockbridge Parish Church last night may have been serene, but the gig was anything but: a diverse mix of dynamic tunes from his latest album Outwith The Circle. Venue's next jazz gig: Triptic on 21 Dec.