Bandstand Busking http://bandstandbusking.com Music in a bandstand Sat, 24 Dec 2011 12:00:19 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 http://bandstandbusking.com/789/2011/12/24/ http://bandstandbusking.com/789/2011/12/24/#comments Sat, 24 Dec 2011 12:00:19 +0000 Bandstand Busking http://bandstandbusking.com/?p=789 Happy Christmas from Bandstand Busking!

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Hello!

From everyone here at Bandstand Busking, a very merry Christmas and happy holidays to you.

We wanted to say a big thanks to everyone who helped make a busk happen, who played, who came, who watched a video… everyone who helped make another fun year for Bandstand Busking. We’ll be back next year and we hope to see you soon.

Here is a little recap of some of 2012 happenings:

Dark Dark Dark at Hampstead Heath – watch
Ra Ra Riot at Festival of Britain bandstand – watch
Thousands at Lincoln’s Inn Fields – watch

MELTDOWN FESTIVAL 2011 at the Southbank Center
Woodpigeon – watch
Peggy Sue – watch
She Keeps Bees – watch
Guillemots – watch

The Leisure Society at Arnold Circus – watch
Jesca Hoop at Arnold Circus – watch
Copy Haho at Arnold Circus – watch

Veronica Falls at Northampton Square – watch
Sea of Bees at Northampton Square – watch
Peggy Sue at Northampton Square – watch

The Deer Tracks at Northampton Square – watch
Big Deal at Northampton Square – watch

Forest Fire at Arnold Circus – watch
The Lampshades at Arnold Circus – watch

All busks can be seen here.

That’s all from us! See you in the new year!

Over and out,
Bandstand Busking

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]]> http://bandstandbusking.com/789/2011/12/24/feed/ 0 Veronica Fallshttp://bandstandbusking.com/veronica-falls/2011/12/23/ http://bandstandbusking.com/veronica-falls/2011/12/23/#comments Fri, 23 Dec 2011 13:00:51 +0000 Bandstand Busking http://bandstandbusking.com/?p=785 Hark back to sunnier times, with Veronica Falls performing at Northampton Square bandstand this summer. They released their debut LP on Bella Union this year and here they are with a coupla songs from it….

]]> http://bandstandbusking.com/veronica-falls/2011/12/23/feed/ 0 Forest Firehttp://bandstandbusking.com/forest-fire/2011/12/21/ http://bandstandbusking.com/forest-fire/2011/12/21/#comments Wed, 21 Dec 2011 13:16:21 +0000 Bandstand Busking http://bandstandbusking.com/?p=780 New Yorkers Forest Fire swung by Arnold Circus bandstand in early December to play us a few jams from their latest record. Have a watch and listen below:

 

]]> http://bandstandbusking.com/forest-fire/2011/12/21/feed/ 1 The Lampshadeshttp://bandstandbusking.com/the-lampshades/2011/12/19/ http://bandstandbusking.com/the-lampshades/2011/12/19/#comments Mon, 19 Dec 2011 11:24:11 +0000 Bandstand Busking http://bandstandbusking.com/?p=776 We were absolutely delighted to have our old favourites The Lampshades (formerly Lulu And The … ) return to do another busk for us. It was pretty chilly under Arnold Circus, but the drizzle held off until just after we finished. It was a great treat – see for yourselves:

 

]]> http://bandstandbusking.com/the-lampshades/2011/12/19/feed/ 0 The Deer Trackshttp://bandstandbusking.com/the-deer-tracks/2011/12/16/ http://bandstandbusking.com/the-deer-tracks/2011/12/16/#comments Fri, 16 Dec 2011 12:24:43 +0000 Bandstand Busking http://bandstandbusking.com/?p=771 Power! With some fluke luck we finally figured out how to turn the power on at Northampton Square bandstand, and lucky for us it meant we could watch The Deer Tracks perform us some dreamy songs. Wonderful.

]]> http://bandstandbusking.com/the-deer-tracks/2011/12/16/feed/ 2 Big Dealhttp://bandstandbusking.com/big-deal/2011/12/12/ http://bandstandbusking.com/big-deal/2011/12/12/#comments Mon, 12 Dec 2011 12:30:19 +0000 Bandstand Busking http://bandstandbusking.com/?p=764 On Halloween weekend Big Deal treated us to an autumnal set in Northampton Square bandstand. You can see the dark was looming even in the early afternoon, as the year winds to a close… watch a few videos from the busk below:

 

]]> http://bandstandbusking.com/big-deal/2011/12/12/feed/ 0 Peggy Suehttp://bandstandbusking.com/peggy-sue-3/2011/11/30/ http://bandstandbusking.com/peggy-sue-3/2011/11/30/#comments Wed, 30 Nov 2011 14:55:05 +0000 Bandstand Busking http://bandstandbusking.com/?p=758 We really love Peggy Sue. If they were a type of food, they’d be a juicy hamburger on a podium surrounded by classy felines. Or something. Here are a few videos from the summer:

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One of my favourite days this year. Footage now up here.

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This is one of our favourite busks we’ve ever had the pleasure of putting on. Lots of love to Sea of Bees.

]]> http://bandstandbusking.com/sea-of-bees/2011/11/28/feed/ 2 NEW BUSK : Sunday December 4thhttp://bandstandbusking.com/new-busk-sunday-december-4th/2011/11/21/ http://bandstandbusking.com/new-busk-sunday-december-4th/2011/11/21/#comments Mon, 21 Nov 2011 14:12:17 +0000 Bandstand Busking http://bandstandbusking.com/?p=745 BANDSTAND BUSKING presents A December Hullabalooooooo
4th December 2011 at Arnold Circus Bandstand, E2 http://g.co/maps/duhta

I know we said we weren’t doing any more this year but well, we were wrong. The chance to do one final busk of 2011 with two very wonderful bands came up and we couldn’t say no.

Forest Fire – 1.30pm :: http://on.fb.me/vBoMxg
The Lampshades – 2.15pm :: http://on.fb.me/uD1qVc

Wrap up warm and cosy. Hope to see you there!

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Wanted -
Bandstand Busking is seeking an enthusiastic filmmaker to join our team.
For more information contact: anika@bandstandbusking.com.

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