Tuned In London

20/11/2024

The sound check is done and the wine is mulling. We even have blankets! With thanks to the Brunel Museum, Sands Films, The Ship, St. Marys and Paul Madden who’s brought all the PA from the other side of London. Now all we need is you! If free you’re in for a treat. The sun’s gone down but look: it’s not Rio but we have a beach even when it’s high tide!

Charlotte Algar and Inês Loubet at Tuned In London

Bring cash for the bar!

20/11/2024

A late night missive reminding you TODAY: Brazilian song and guitar playing by Charlotte Algar & Inês Loubet, 7:30pm St Mary's Church Rotherhithe (DRESS WARMLY!) + Palestinian music with Faris Ishaq on nay and percussion 4th Dec - and more... - https://mailchi.mp/93a03991bec2/brooke-sharkey-fri-8th-nov-reminder-13888433

19/11/2024

Thank you so much to Resonance 104.4fm's Hit It & Split show put together by DJ Deb. Tonight's show opened with the beautiful guitar playing and singing of Charlotte Algar who will be bringing her music to us tomorrow Wed 20th Nov alongside Inês Loubet.

We'll be at St Mary the Virgin with All Saints Rotherhithe aka St Mary's Rotherhithe - for the first time in a while - and your WARMEST WOOLLIES will be required, even if we are borrowing blankets from Midnight Apothecary/the Brunel Museum...

There may even be some mulled wine, if things go to plan...!

More info: Charlotte Algar and Inês Loubet at Tuned In London - book online or bring cash on the door, as usual.

PS at time of writing it's not yet available on Mixcloud but this is where it will be: https://www.mixcloud.com/genres/hit-it-and-split/?order=latest and it airs again on Thursday 1pm.

HIT IT AND SPLIT this week includes tracks from Lyle Lovett, Pinetop Perkins, Angelique Kidjo and Susheela Raman. New tracks from Charlotte Algar, playing at St Mary’s church Rotherhithe on 20 November with Inēs Loubet. Also from Kin’Gongolo Kinata , Baby Berserk, Jhelisa and more. Adds up to an hour of good music on Tuesday 6.30 on Resonance fm.

18/11/2024

Quiet night in? We recommend you tune into Riverside Radio's The Monday Club with Calmcarl, as around 9pm he will be playing a couple of songs by Charlotte Algar, one of our two singer songwriters who'll be bringing us Brazilian and Argentinian music this Wednesday 20th November in St Mary's Church Rotherhithe (aka St Mary the Virgin with All Saints Rotherhithe).

The show has opened with a piece by De Fuego who've played for us twice, followed by Fishes by Something Sleeps, who were here in June this year. So you can rest assured there'll be more good music as the show goes on between 8 and 10pm tonight. Listen online:

https://www.riversideradio.com/

16/11/2024

New venue announcement!! Those of you who have perused the programme up until the end of the year will have noticed that our final four gigs for 2024 are in four different churches in the neighborhood and that one of them, the last, will be a first for us: St James & St Anne's Churches, Bermondsey’s St James’ Church. Built in the first part of the 19th century when Jamaica Road had a few rather grand houses along it (one of them Jamaica House, better not think about how their owners made their money!) the church was modeled on the Greek temples, is graced with a fine interior gallery all the way round and a spire in the style of Wren. John Betjeman described it as “probably the finest of the Waterloo churches”. As you may know, occasionally we go classical, and we are super thrilled to say that on Wednesday 18th December, violin maestro Harriet Mackenzie is returning this time with her sister, cellist Alexandra Mackenzie and her Music At Surround Sound collective, to perform Vivaldi’s Four Seasons. These pictures are of the moonlit church and the performance given by the Waverley Ensemble and young soprano Miranda Robertson, whose voice wowed me at their concert last night. With thanks to violinist Ishani Bhoola with whom I was lucky to coincide yesterday and learn of the event. Hope to see you all with friends and family on 18th December when we will have candlelight as well as perhaps moonlight! As well as at our other two upcoming gigs, Brazilian guitar and song this Wednesday and Palestinian nay (flute) on Wednesday 4th. Have a good weekend. More info here:

Classical for Christmas: Harriet Mackenzie with Surround Sound play Four Seasons at Tuned In London

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Charlotte Algar and Inês Loubet at Tuned In London (Wed 20th November)

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Faris Ishaq at Tuned In London (Wed 4th Dec)

13/11/2024

We are just one week away from the next Tuned In London gig on Wed 20th November, and this time, for the first time in a loooong time, we will be at St Mary's Church, Rotherhithe, aka St Mary the Virgin with All Saints Rotherhithe. It's a very fine church, excellently positioned between two great pubs (MayflowerPub and The Ship, St. Marys). Take a pew and we'll be flying off to Brazil!

For the first time, in two-voice, two-guitar formation, these fabulously talented singer songwriters each enamoured with the music of Brazil and Argentina, join forces. Charlotte Algar’s instrumental prowess and visceral, virtuosic vocal interpretations are evident in her recently-released debut album, Tejo, featuring participation of some of the greats of the contemporary Brazilian music scene. Inês Loubet, with her Angolan and Brazilian roots, growing up in Portugal, is known for her dance-inviting songs that seamlessly blend improvisation and jazz harmony with captivating melodies and powerful lyrics. Tickets on our website: https://bit.ly/TunedInLDN

More details here: Charlotte Algar and Inês Loubet at Tuned In London

11/11/2024

What a fabulous Friday night gig we had! Aksel Undset, aka Isak's Island, opened. Brooke Sharkey then took the lead and treated us to a special preview of her songs on her forthcoming album. Beautifully crafted, breathtakingly delivered. When magic like that is in the air it is hard to have to break the spell! Nine years or so since her gig for us at Sands Films, maybe ten or eleven since her singing caught our attention amidst the hustle and bustle of Columbia Road flower market, we are honoured to have had her back on a trip over from Norway where she now lives. The waters of rivers and fjords, the ebb and flow of love, an ode to moss, just some of the themes. Thank you Aksel and Brooke for a stunning performance! In the audience were others who’d similarly been drawn to her music when buying flowers, but there were many who were discovering her music for the first time: thank you everyone! We will let you know when Brooke’s album is released.

Our next gig will also feature two wonderful singer songwriters, on Wed 20th November:

Charlotte Algar and Inês Loubet at Tuned In London

10/11/2024

It was lovely to be reminded last week of Omar Ríos' gig a year ago when we collaborated with St Ethelburga's Centre for Reconciliation and Peace and invited you to their beautiful building in the City. What a magnificent gig it was. One audience member left saying it was the best gig he'd ever been to. A superlative trio joined in the second half by Kanti Qena. It's one that needs to go down in history and never be forgotten.

07/11/2024

Just a quick - late night newsletter - reminder of the first gig in a beautiful run of four - Fri 8th November - Brooke Sharkey with Aksel Undset, singing in English and French with some Norwegian inspiration- music from 7pm, plus news of more to come featuring Brazil, Argentina, Palestine, and some glorious Vivaldi - check it all out! Listen also to Brooke and Aksel on the radio last week. - https://mailchi.mp/012ad4244456/brooke-sharkey-fri-8th-nov-reminder

07/11/2024

COUNTDOWN TIME!! Friday 8th November 7pm - Tickets and more info: Brooke Sharkey at Tuned In London

It’s quite something to be hailed as one of the top 50 best independent artists in the world by The Guardian newspaper but such are the spellbinding, breathtaking vocals of the great Brooke Sharkey that she deserves her place amongst the greatest. It's years ago now since she stopped us in our tracks, singing amidst a bustling Columbia Road Flower Market. The UK hasn’t seen so much of her of late: she is living in Norway, drawing inspiration from the striking coastline and landscapes there.

She will be with us this Friday (tomorrow!) with music from 7pm at the Finnish Church Lontoon merimieskirkko here in Rotherhithe.

We are continuing with the Scandinavian connection, as Brooke, who sings in French and English, will be bringing fellow singer songwriter, Norwegian Aksel Undset, aka Isak's Island, to perform with her. Join us for what will be an exclusive preview of some of her songs releasing next year.

07/11/2024

A huge thank you to Calmcarl of The Monday Club on Riverside Radio for having Brooke Sharkey and Isak's Island in as guests to the studio to play and chat live on air!

You can get more info and tickets for this Friday 8th's gig here:

Brooke Sharkey at Tuned In London

Brooke Sharkey is playing The Finnish Church this Friday 8th November coming for Tuned In London. I've been a fan of Brooke for many years and was so proud to chat with her and Aksel Undset (Isak's Island) about the gig. They played live, chatted freely and we also listened to a couple of recorded t...

06/11/2024

SO looking forward to the next four gigs in the series. Here are the important dates. We've two gigs in the middle featuring artists who are new to the programme, and either side are musicians who are returning:

THIS FRIDAY 8th NOV: Brooke Sharkey along with Norwegian Aksel Undset, aka Isak's Island. She sings DREAMILY in both English and French.

Wed 18th Nov: we've an evening of Brazilian and a little Argentinian song, with two young, talented singer songwriters, Charlotte Algar and Inês Loubet.

Wed 4th Dec: Faris Ishaq is a renowned ney (Middle Eastern flute) player and percussionist from Bethlehem. He is extending his UK tour to come to us. We will be collecting donations to the Gaza Sunbirds paracyclists.

Wed 18th Dec: we are going classical, candlelit and Christmassy. Sisters Harriet Mackenzie on violin and Alexandra Mackenzie on cello bring Music At Surround Sound to perform Vivaldi's Four Seasons!

For the Rotherhithe and Bermondsey locations, tickets and more info see our events page:

https://www.facebook.com/tunedin.london/events

and our website: https://bit.ly/TunedInLDN

04/11/2024

Tune in to Riverside Radio again tonight to catch some great music, especially that of Brooke Sharkey and Isak's Island (aka Aksel Undset) who are headed to perform live for us this Friday at the Finnish Church, Lontoon merimieskirkko. Get your tickets here:

Brooke Sharkey at Tuned In London

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04/11/2024

A month ago exactly Stourbridge-bred singer songwriter Dan Whitehouse and Swedish multi-instrumentalist and composer Gustaf Ljunggren brought us A Night of Glass: an evening of carefully-crafted, hankering and melodic song and beautiful instrumental music on piano, electric guitar and a third instrument whose name escapes me! Dan invited fellow singer songwriter Katie Whitehouse to join him on vocals and a little audience vocals conducting. We were lucky too to have a poetic interlude with spoken word by Jenny Mitchell, whose poem of the girl whose dress was made of music struck a chord. In what was Black History Month, her poems were a welcome addition. Dan’s songs are inspired by glassblowing factory floor, pint vessels, the glass screens we use to communicate as well as one touching song illustrating the plight of a Syrian refugee and his family. A beautiful evening and best of all, a beautiful audience!! Thank you everyone.

Remember, we’ve a special one at the end of the week: Brooke Sharkey is over from Norway with Aksel Unset of Isak's Island. More info and tickets here: Brooke Sharkey at Tuned In London.