horsemouth was having cosy domestic dreams just a short hour ago. now he has the cup of coffee and the plan for the week.
yesterday afternoon he went out with john clarkson to a sharron kraus gig (with added synthesizer and drum) - the synthesizer was a moog rogue (which as moog is not in fact said ‘moo-g(uh)’ as horsemouth has thought all these years but ‘mogue’ - so as to rhyme with ‘rogue’ is not so strange as it first appears). it took horsemouth a while to realise that sharron was singing without the aid of a microphone (only the synthesizer being amplified). she played a few songs from her new mabinogen mid-wales themed album, women of flowers turning into owls (most owl service) - it was most excellent (it reminded horsemouth of those hawkwind acoustic guitar with synthesizer songs - er. but more musical)..
clay pipe recordings are having another shindig at the betsy trotwood pub every 2 sundays (that’s oct 25th and nov 8th), music from 3pm -ish I assume.
before sharron directorsound played a soundtracky accordeon and harmonium and flute and bells in a slightly east european style set to rapt attention. not entirely horsemouth’s thing (but well done).
the title for today’s blog comes from robert hewson’s cultural capital - the rise and fall of creative britain an account of arts policy under new labour - it’s adapted from francois matarasso’s use or ornament (francois was shocked, shocked ladies and gentlemen was viewed by many people as alibi-ing the whole thing, saying he never realised that politicians viewed culture instrumentally). horsemouth read this opposite the dome (cultural plague-pit that it was), as he read it a paddlesteamer went downriver.
like the four evangelists there were four sons of horus and like them also three were animals. (c.g. jung - man and his symbols - one squid - emmaus).
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