More on cellist Audrey Riley ‘s forthcoming live performances: She’s asked Cathal Coughlan to write a piece for the performance. Cathal (formerly with The Fatima Mansions) has obliged with a 6 minute piece called ‘There’s Some Body Under Premierland’ which … Read More
Dionysus,the opening track on Jocelyn Pook’s last album Untold Things is currently being used as a trailer for Martin Scorsese’s new film Gangs of New York. For further details,please visit www.jocelynpook.co.uk. Caroline Lavelle’s latest album Brilliant Midnight is now due … Read More
One particular music website lists the planned release date for the From Gardens Where We Feel Secure reissue as 1st January 2020(!). There might be delays with the album, but 18 years might be a bit off the mark 😉 … Read More
The July issue of Record Collector features a brief update on the reissue of From Gardens Where We Feel Secure. We still have no firm details of a release date just yet, but as soon as we get the info, … Read More
You may notice a few cosmetic changes to the Virginia Astley Website (including the News page) which are part of a series of updates. More are on the way, so expect some surprises 😉 Martin Stephenson has a brand new … Read More
Anyone interested in listening to the rare version of Synergy by Martin Stephenson and Virginia (from Martin’s album High Bells Ring Thin) should click on the following link: www.freezone.co.uk/msteph/highbells.htm The song can be heard in both MP3 and Real Player … Read More
A new Dream Academy fansite titled Waterloo is now up at http://waterloo.8k.com/. We’ve added details to the Links section as well as updating some of the links to other websites.
One of the most frequent requests we receive is from people eager to track down copies of Hope In A Darkened Heart. Although Virginia’s 1986 album is now quite rare, copies do occasionally turn up. Below is a list of … Read More
Japanese artist Kahimi Karie has produced a cover version of ‘Melt The Snow’. The song appears on her 2001 album My Suitor. Some copies of the album feature a bonus acoustic version of the song, but there’s also an enhanced … Read More
The 21st May saw the release of a Pete Townshend compilation CD entitled Scooped. This double CD features 35 tracks (remastered by Jon Astley) which have been taken from the first 3 volumes of the Scoop anthology series. This release … Read More