The Long Great War 1871-1918
There! I knew the title would grab your attention! And you’ll get a further sense, as you read on, of why we at Radio Days decided to roll back our time frame to 1870 as the first year, the Year […]
Category: First World War
Only Remembered …
The title of this post is doubly significant today. It had been one of Maria’s singing students, Brian, whose own rendition of Richard Thompson’s Al Bowlly’s in Heaven had jogged my memory of the song that prompted me to write […]
Song of the Week: Al Bowlly’s In Heaven
“Well, I gave my youth to king and country, But what’s my country done for me but sentenced me to misery. I traded my helmet and my parachute For a pair of crutches and a demob suit” An unusual choice […]
Les Pages de Gloire: commemorating the centenary of the Battle of the Somme
An unusual post for us here at Radio Days, maybe. Some weeks ago we acquired a copy, dated 1st August 2016, of Les Pages de Gloire, featuring on its cover one of our favourite music hall singers Charles Coborn performing […]
Radio Days at the Geffrye Museum
Radio Days had a great time today at the Geffrye Museum’s World War One day. Music-hall songs, soldiers’ songs, and me trying to explain to kids about the “King’s shilling”.
Radio Days at The Red House Museum, Christchurch
One of our most enjoyable concerts to date, yesterday at The Red House Museum in Christchurch. An engaged and really appreciative audience, and great support and genuine enthusiasm from the museum staff. Even an opportunity to contribute to the making […]
WW1 music workshop at Hinchingbrooke House
Radio Days Music had the pleasure and privilege of participating in the excellent commemorative event, ‘The Last Day of Peace’ at Hinchingbrooke House, Huntingdon on Sunday 3 August, under the auspices of Cambridgeshire County Council. As part of a full […]
Portable Gramophones of The Great War
Just remembered today, while uploading screenshots of the WWI portable gramophones we used for our song recital and exhibition in December, this great video illustrating”Portable Gramophones of The Great War : Decca, Apollo, Packtrola”.