We're going to see Ray Davies at Kenwood House at the end of the month as part of the English Heritage series of concerts. He'll be accompanied by the Crouch End Festival Chorus and I've just found out why.Mr Davies has a new album out in a weeks' time, 'The Kinks Choral Collection' by Ray and the Crouch End Festival Chorus. It's made up of new versions of Kinks classics which sounds intriguing. I will, of course, watch out for it but I'm slightly disappointed that Ray didn't follow the theme of Kinks' '60s albums where any word that could take it began with a K - this should really be called The Kinks Khoral Kollection. Or maybe not...
Still, it should be fun reclining in a deckchair for the concert. I just hope it doesn't rain...
Hello Owen,
ReplyDeleteRay's record is going to be released on the 15th, but you can actually already watch and listen to previews of the new material on his MySpace page. His official site has lots more information, too, including some tour dates and promotional videos.
http://www.myspace.com/raydavies
http://www.raydavies.info
Hope you enjoy!
David
Oh, and for those of you in London at the moment, in case you haven't yet heard, Ray will actually be performing a "secret gig" tonight (11th June) at 17:30 just next to Waterloo Bridge in front of the National Theatre along with Ian Gibbons and the Crouch End Festival Choir. He'll be playing "just a few songs", but the scene will be amazing, and for those that turn up the performance will not cost a single penny.
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If you're going, make sure to leave early because of the tube strikes!