Ian Giles busking “Hail hail the first of May-o” in Abingdon Bury Street.
Ian is a renowned folk musician and often to be seen busking in Abingdon.
Happy 1st of May from Bury Street, Abingdon
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40 years of Abingdon Music Centre
The Abingdon Music Centre was established in 1975, 40 years ago. Their aim is to give the people of Abingdon opportunities to make music, whatever their age or experience.
At the weekend there were a couple of concerts for members and families. The second was the ‘Teacher Members’ Concert, where teachers at the centre presented some of their pupils, and sometimes played alongside. It took place at St Nicolas Church.
Most of the performers were too young to be shown on the internet without asking parents permission, but George Haslam and the Sunday Saxes do not fit that category.
The evening ended with an inspirational performance by two of the teachers.
Abingdon Music Centre Christmas Concert
St Helen’s Church was full for the Abingdon Music Centre Christmas Concert – an annual event where groups from the Abingdon Music Centre, perform for each other and for family and friends.
The concert started with the Community Orchestra. They played some Beatles songs, then Bruch’s Violin Concerto no 1: 2nd movement.
Before they could start a butterfly landed on the music of Helen Eccleston, the conductor. Once blown off, the orchestra watched it fluttering off round the church.
Bethan Rose was the soloist of the concerto – a piece she played when winning the Francis Kitching Trophy for 2014, a trophy in memory of a well known local music teacher who wanted to encourage students to continue music after school.
A Thursday night in Abingdon Town Centre
Thursday night in Abingdon Town Centre and at the first anniversary of the re-opening of The Crown and Thistle a band were playing in the barn.
Further down Bridge Street at the Broad Face jazz players were performing.
Elsewhere less musical works were in progress …
Below High Street a ‘deep excavation’ has been dug by Cappagh Browne working on behalf of Lanes Group plc. for Thames Water “to improve your sewerage network.”
A lot of new scaffolding has recently been erected on the High Street.
And outside residences, the smaller, black, ‘non-recylable’ wheelie bins are waiting for their contents to be taken away and dumped in landfill or burned at the new Incinerator at Ardley in North Oxfordshire.