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Flesh And Blood
"Flesh And Blood" With Mike Peters, Eddie MacDonald, At BBC Studios, Llandaff, Cardiff
Mike Peters and Eddie Macdonald of The Alarm Reunited!
Friday December 3rd and Saturday December 4th 1999
BBC Wales Studio One, Llandaff, Cardiff, Wales.
In Concert and recording 'Flesh and Blood'.
Two types of ticket were available:
1. Saturday Evening December 4th concert ticket
Mike Peters, Eddie Macdonald and the Morriston Orpheus Choir in concert
7.00 pm - 11.00 pm
Ticket £15.00
2: Access All Areas Laminate (50 Laminates only)
Ticket £40.00
The Access All Areas laminate enables you to attend the recording sessions from 2pm (the laminate will offer you flexible access and enable you to come and go as you please) on Friday 3rd December, right through to the grand finale concert of Saturday evening.
The AAA laminate provided the lucky few with the opportunity to witness the recording of an album from conception to completion, from the laying down of the backing tracks to the final sessions with the string section and choir, right through to the Saturday night concert. They had access to the control room and direct contact with Mike and Eddie as they record the album, 'Flesh and Blood'.
Mike Peters recorded the songtrack to a new stage play 'Flesh and Blood' on December 3 and 4 1999 at the BBC Studios, Llandaff, Cardiff. The songtrack, which features original new music by Mike Peters, formed the basis of a brand new Mike Peters solo album, 'Flesh and Blood', released in early 2000.
Mike Peters enlisted the help of Alarm songwriting partner Eddie Macdonald who joined Mike, playing acoustic guitar, as well as contributing towards the string arrangements. This was the first time Peters and Macdonald have worked together creatively, since the last Alarm album of 1991.
The 'Flesh and Blood' recording began at approximately 2pm on Friday the 3rd Dec. and continued through to Saturday evening 4th Dec, when Mike and Eddie hosted a grand finale concert, joined by The Morriston Orpheus Male Voice Choir.
'Flesh and Blood' - The play was written by Welsh playwright and actress Helen Griffin and will feature original new music performed 'live' by Mike Peters. 'Flesh and Blood' was commissioned by Phil Clark Artistic Director of The Sherman Theatre, Cardiff and will open in Cardiff in the year 2000 on February 19th, before embarking on a tour of Wales in preparation for a one month stand in London at the prestigious Hampstead Theatre. The album 'Flesh and Blood' by Mike Peters will be released on 21st Century to coincide with the opening of the play.
Track Listing
House Of Commons 1:43 (Mike Peters)
Life Can Be Beautiful [Sometimes} 1:37 (Mike Peters)
Flesh & Blood 2:35 (Mike Peters)
Steve's Theme 0:42 (Mike Peters)
Staring Into Thin Air 1:51 (Mike Peters)
If I Ruled The World 1:43 (Mike Peters)
Those Were The Days [Bastard Days] 2:28 (Mike Peters)
Lucky Numbers 2:21 (Mike Peters)
Semi-Circles 1:14 (Mike Peters)
[She's Got] Two To Think Of Now 1:00 (Mike Peters)
St. David's Day 2:14 (Mike Peters)
Working Class Heroine 1:59 (Mike Peters)
New Wales, A 5:36 (Lyrics: Mike Peters Music: Macdonald/Peters)
Mike Peters and Eddie Macdonald of The Alarm Reunited!
Friday December 3rd and Saturday December 4th 1999
BBC Wales Studio One, Llandaff, Cardiff, Wales.
In Concert and recording 'Flesh and Blood'.
Two types of ticket were available:
1. Saturday Evening December 4th concert ticket
Mike Peters, Eddie Macdonald and the Morriston Orpheus Choir in concert
7.00 pm - 11.00 pm
Ticket £15.00
2: Access All Areas Laminate (50 Laminates only)
Ticket £40.00
The Access All Areas laminate enables you to attend the recording sessions from 2pm (the laminate will offer you flexible access and enable you to come and go as you please) on Friday 3rd December, right through to the grand finale concert of Saturday evening.
The AAA laminate provided the lucky few with the opportunity to witness the recording of an album from conception to completion, from the laying down of the backing tracks to the final sessions with the string section and choir, right through to the Saturday night concert. They had access to the control room and direct contact with Mike and Eddie as they record the album, 'Flesh and Blood'.
Mike Peters recorded the songtrack to a new stage play 'Flesh and Blood' on December 3 and 4 1999 at the BBC Studios, Llandaff, Cardiff. The songtrack, which features original new music by Mike Peters, formed the basis of a brand new Mike Peters solo album, 'Flesh and Blood', released in early 2000.
Mike Peters enlisted the help of Alarm songwriting partner Eddie Macdonald who joined Mike, playing acoustic guitar, as well as contributing towards the string arrangements. This was the first time Peters and Macdonald have worked together creatively, since the last Alarm album of 1991.
The 'Flesh and Blood' recording began at approximately 2pm on Friday the 3rd Dec. and continued through to Saturday evening 4th Dec, when Mike and Eddie hosted a grand finale concert, joined by The Morriston Orpheus Male Voice Choir.
- The BBC studios have been chosen because they hold a special place in the history of Mike Peters and The Alarm. Studio One was the location for the recording of 'A New South Wales', which originally took place on 26th June 1989. 10 years on, and Mike Peters has enrolled the help of The Morriston Orpheus Male Voice Choir, who sang on the original to take part in a special re-recording of 'A.N.S.W.', which will feature new lyrics by Mike Peters as peformed exclusively at the opening of The Welsh Assembly 'Voices Of A Nation' concert.
'Flesh and Blood' - The play was written by Welsh playwright and actress Helen Griffin and will feature original new music performed 'live' by Mike Peters. 'Flesh and Blood' was commissioned by Phil Clark Artistic Director of The Sherman Theatre, Cardiff and will open in Cardiff in the year 2000 on February 19th, before embarking on a tour of Wales in preparation for a one month stand in London at the prestigious Hampstead Theatre. The album 'Flesh and Blood' by Mike Peters will be released on 21st Century to coincide with the opening of the play.
Track Listing
House Of Commons 1:43 (Mike Peters)
Life Can Be Beautiful [Sometimes} 1:37 (Mike Peters)
Flesh & Blood 2:35 (Mike Peters)
Steve's Theme 0:42 (Mike Peters)
Staring Into Thin Air 1:51 (Mike Peters)
If I Ruled The World 1:43 (Mike Peters)
Those Were The Days [Bastard Days] 2:28 (Mike Peters)
Lucky Numbers 2:21 (Mike Peters)
Semi-Circles 1:14 (Mike Peters)
[She's Got] Two To Think Of Now 1:00 (Mike Peters)
St. David's Day 2:14 (Mike Peters)
Working Class Heroine 1:59 (Mike Peters)
New Wales, A 5:36 (Lyrics: Mike Peters Music: Macdonald/Peters)
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