Flesh and Blood (Mike Peters album)
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Flesh and Blood is the fourth (and to date, last) solo album by Mike Peters
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Wales Studio One, Llandaff, Cardiff, Wales.
Two types of ticket were available:
1. Saturday Evening December 4 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 enabled people to attend the recording sessions from 2pm on Friday 3 December, right through to the grand finale concert on the Saturday evening.
The AAA laminate provided the opportunity to witness the recording of the 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 Peters and MacDonald as they recorded the album.
The BBC studios have been chosen because they held 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 26 June 1989. 10 years on, and Mike Peters enrolled the help of The Morriston Orpheus Choir
, who sang on the original to take part in a special re-recording of 'A New South Wales', which featured new lyrics by Peters as performed exclusively at the opening of The Welsh Assembly 'Voices Of A Nation' concert
It was the first time that Peters and former Alarm
bassist
Eddie MacDonald has played together since The Alarm split in 1991. MacDonaled played acoustic guitar, as well as contributing towards the string arrangements.
The 'Flesh and Blood' recording began at approximately 14:00 on the Friday and continued through to Saturday evening, when Peters and MacDonald hosted a grand finale concert, joined by The Morriston Orpheus Choir
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and featured original new music performed 'live' by Mike Peters
. 'Flesh and Blood' was commissioned by Phil Clark Artistic Director of The Sherman Theatre, Cardiff and opened in Cardiff in the year 2000 on February 19, before embarking on a tour of Wales in preparation for a one month stand in London at the Hampstead Theatre
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Mike Peters (musician)
Mike Peters is a Welsh musician, best known as the lead singer of The Alarm. He currently lives in Dyserth, North Wales with his family. After The Alarm split up in 1991, Peters wrote and released solo work, which he has been releasing under the name "The Alarm" since 2000...
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Track listing
All songs were written by Peters, with exception of "A New Wales" which was co-written by Peters and Eddie MacDonald.- "House Of Commons" 1:43
- "Life Can Be Beautiful (Sometimes)" 1:37
- "Flesh & Blood" 2:35
- "Steve's Theme" 0:42
- "Staring Into Thin Air" 1:51
- "If I Ruled The World" 1:43
- "Those Were The Days (Bastard Days)" 2:28
- "Lucky Numbers" 2:21
- "Semi-Circles" 1:14
- "(She's Got) To Think Of Now" 1:00
- "St. David's Day" 2:14
- "Working Class Heroine" 1:59
- "A New Wales" 5:36
Album background
The album was recorded live on Friday December 3 and Saturday December 4, 1999 at BBCBBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
Wales Studio One, Llandaff, Cardiff, Wales.
Two types of ticket were available:
1. Saturday Evening December 4 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 enabled people to attend the recording sessions from 2pm on Friday 3 December, right through to the grand finale concert on the Saturday evening.
The AAA laminate provided the opportunity to witness the recording of the 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 Peters and MacDonald as they recorded the album.
The BBC studios have been chosen because they held 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 26 June 1989. 10 years on, and Mike Peters enrolled the help of The Morriston Orpheus Choir
Morriston Orpheus Choir
The Morriston Orpheus Choir, based in Morriston, near Swansea, Wales, is a male voice choir, one of the best-known in the UK.-History:The Choir was formed on April 23, 1935 by Ivor E. Sims and in its early days concentrated primarily on competitions and local concerts...
, who sang on the original to take part in a special re-recording of 'A New South Wales', which featured new lyrics by Peters as performed exclusively at the opening of The Welsh Assembly 'Voices Of A Nation' concert
It was the first time that Peters and former Alarm
The Alarm
The Alarm are an alternative rock band that emerged from North Wales in the late 1970s. They started as a mod band and stayed together for over ten years. As a rock band, they displayed marked influences from Welsh language and culture...
bassist
Bassist
A bass player, or bassist is a musician who plays a bass instrument such as a double bass, bass guitar, keyboard bass or a low brass instrument such as a tuba or sousaphone. Different musical genres tend to be associated with one or more of these instruments...
Eddie MacDonald has played together since The Alarm split in 1991. MacDonaled played acoustic guitar, as well as contributing towards the string arrangements.
The 'Flesh and Blood' recording began at approximately 14:00 on the Friday and continued through to Saturday evening, when Peters and MacDonald hosted a grand finale concert, joined by The Morriston Orpheus Choir
Morriston Orpheus Choir
The Morriston Orpheus Choir, based in Morriston, near Swansea, Wales, is a male voice choir, one of the best-known in the UK.-History:The Choir was formed on April 23, 1935 by Ivor E. Sims and in its early days concentrated primarily on competitions and local concerts...
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Play and Tour
"Flesh and Blood" the play was written by Welsh playwright and actress Helen GriffinHelen Griffin
Helen Griffin is a Welsh actress, playwright and screenwriter. She has appeared regularly in Welsh theatre and television and wrote and starred in the 2005 film Little White Lies...
and featured original new music performed 'live' by Mike Peters
Mike Peters (musician)
Mike Peters is a Welsh musician, best known as the lead singer of The Alarm. He currently lives in Dyserth, North Wales with his family. After The Alarm split up in 1991, Peters wrote and released solo work, which he has been releasing under the name "The Alarm" since 2000...
. 'Flesh and Blood' was commissioned by Phil Clark Artistic Director of The Sherman Theatre, Cardiff and opened in Cardiff in the year 2000 on February 19, before embarking on a tour of Wales in preparation for a one month stand in London at the Hampstead Theatre
Hampstead Theatre
Hampstead Theatre is a theatre in the vicinity of Swiss Cottage and Belsize Park, in the London Borough of Camden. It specialises in commissioning and producing new writing, supporting and developing the work of new writers. In 2009 it celebrates its 50 year anniversary.The original theatre was...
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