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The Gig Review… Review: 2024

Bar chart showing number of gigs performed by Michael A. Grant for each month of 2024.

GOOD EVENING! And welcome to… THE GIG REVIEW… REVIEW! “When it was 2024 It was a very good year It was a very good year for playing TRAD. JAZZ CLARIONET And bassoon and flute and other things I’d write long blog posts about it And make silly graphs When it was 2024.” – quoth (ish) …

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The Gig Review: December 2024

A forlorn-looking Christmas tree at Chepstow Racecourse.

GOOD EVENING! And welcome to… THE GIG REVIEW! “Oh, it’s a long, long while From May to December, But the days grow short When you reach September.” – quoth Maxwell Anderson, ‘September Song’   November is dead! Long live December! The final month of the year is often quite a predictable one for most people, …

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The Gig Review: November 2024

The food barn at the South of England Showground's 2024 Winter Fair.

GOOD EVENING! And welcome to… THE GIG REVIEW! “Thirty days has September, April, June, and November.” – quoth Anon. (and no it’s not cheating!)   Remember remember the 5th of November, clarinets piccolos and flutes… And you might as well remember all the other days of the month while you’re at it, because it’s time …

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The Gig Review: May 2024

Creepy children with no faces at the Royal Bath and West Show 2024

GOOD EVENING! And welcome to… THE GIG REVIEW! “May the road rise to meet you, May the wind be always at your back. May the sun shine warm upon your face, The rains fall soft upon your fields.” – quoth an unknown wellwisher from Ireland, ‘An Irish Blessing’   Well in case you hadn’t realised …

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