Waterlooville Music Festival started today

Waterlooville Music Festival 2016

The yearly Waterlooville Music Festival starts in a few weeks (11th to 19th June).

Shame about the badly designed supporting web page (www.stgeorgesnews.org/wmf/), fortunately the Facebook page looks much better.

Highlights include:

HMS Collingwood Volunteer Band
Langstone Big Band
Portsmouth Shantymen
Ukulele Workshop for Schools
Mumbaba for Toddlers
Hampshire Police Male Voice Choir
The Octaves

Sad news about Keith Emerson

Yep I was an ELP (Emerson, Lake and Palmer) fan in my youth.

Still have vinyl versions of some of their LP's. Sadly when I 'converted' to Mod and Punk music I got rid of some of them, which I regret now. Where did that Brain Salad Surgery vinyl LP poster/insert ever go?

Wonder what sort of conversations John Peel and Keith Emerson are having up there in the heavens??

LOL.

Some interesting Youtubes featuring later renditions by various artists of ELPs work:

Just heard this very sad news RT @BBC6Music: Farewell Keith Emerson - a true prog pioneer. https://t.co/0EjfgiXkIV pic.twitter.com/3JLpjzhyLa

— Bob Harris (@WhisperingBob) March 12, 2016

Keith Emerson of prog rock band Emerson, Lake and Palmer dies aged 71 https://t.co/BSHERzV525 pic.twitter.com/Vfa1AgUInD

— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) March 11, 2016