My apologies again, and cover of the new CD.
I appreciate ENORMOUSLY that I have subscribers who would like to know my musical updates! Which is why I get so terribly upset when you're sent gratuitous updates in error.…
The Sound of Cylinders! (But I do 40s too!)
I'll be on BBC Four TV this Friday, making a wax cylinder! It was a real test for me; I'd grown up listening to cylinders and 78s in my parents'…
Apologies, and a preview of a song.
Apologies for a false update (thank you Wordpress). Now here's a real one! And a preview of the WW1 CD as promised! This is a piece of sheet music I…
Battle Buses to Flaming Torches!
The CD preparations continue apace, but meanwhile here are some videos of Centenary activity! And a photo of myself and Matt performing in the driver's seat of a WW1 Battle…
WW1 gigs, alive and well 100 years later.
This is just a few photos. In the next post I'll give a sneak-preview of the forthcoming CD; I promise! Here is one configuration of the group, performing for the…
The Great War at National Portrait Gallery; Gaiety Girls
The Victorian Galleries of the National Portrait Gallery resounded to a sing-off of "Pack Up Your Troubles" and "Tipperary". I really relished the back-drop of busts: Jolly fun. We performed…
New Vimeo Channel!
I now have a Vimeo channel! From this time henceforth, any footage I have will be uploaded to Vimeo, to this channel. http://vimeo.com/channels/patriciahammond So if you like, subscribe, or bookmark!…
A City gig and another Chap
If you're in the City of London this Tuesday, do come round to St Edmund's on Lombard Street. Matt and I will be trying out songs from our forthcoming album.…
First World War Ragtime Parlour
I guess my entire life has led up to this Centenary. All those hours listening to the hundreds of unfiled 78rpm records outside my bedroom as a child, the sheet…
Duets, Writing, that Downton thaaang.
I've been singing what might be called "Downton-era duets" with soprano Sarah Dacey, arranger and fixer and all-round clever gal and member of the Juice vocal ensemble. We had a…