Some Ditties, A German Commemoration and a Soho Club
I know this is rather last-minute but if you have a desire to be near the Thames at Hampton Court, this Friday, day after tomorrow that is, the 11th of…
Stories and Parlours
Sometimes people say that I don't mention gigs until I've done them and it's too late to get to them! So here's an update that includes a concert I'm doing…
The Somme
And so to the Somme. We went in Matt's car, with lots of water, and lots of CDs. It was a full trip...this will be a long blog! Before I…
The Verdun battlefields
Our visit to France was incredible. I have here a couple of fragments of footage, and a few photographs, but really only a book would do this trip justice. We…
Songs of the Great War is out!
It's taken a while but it's here at last. A journey from London's West End to Canadian recruiting halls, to the roses of Picardy and the Chimes of Normandy, taking…
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…
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.…
Article! 1913 Ragtime! Monteverdi!
The 101 concerts in Canada were an absolute whirl of fascination and exhaustion: waking up at 5am to get the 5:45 Langdale bus, the 6:15 Horseshoe Bay ferry, the 7:10…