17: Ben's Spinning and Grinning rejig

We’ve had some great remixes of the Christmas Waltze and today are featuring this rejig by Ben Osborne who managed to turn the Christmas Waltze into a very danceable Step 2 3 4! 

Ben was involved in the first Latitude Festival in 2006 (programming and playing the first Music and Film Arena) and has played a main stage at Latitude on many occasions. More recently started the Woodbridge Art and Music Event (WAME) and started several DJ events locally (e.g. at East Coast Diner) and at the Riverside in Woodbridge.

He has several London residencies and was founder of the influential Noise of Art

http://www.noiseofart.org/about/benosborne/

Thanks Ben - See you at Woodbridge Wines on the Thoroughfare in Woodbridge for some afternoon mulled wine and live music and waltzing Friday 19th 3PM . . .

All of the remixes are available to download on Bandcamp and we are featuring one a day for the next five days . .  Enjoy!

http://janpulsford.bandcamp.com/album/the-christmas-waltze-alt-mixes-and-remixes

16: Waltzing at the Woolpack!

It was a perfect day to be performing Christmas Waltzes...

It was crisply cold, but the sun was shining bright and the fireside was cosy at the Woolpack pub in Ipswich on the 14th of December...

I was ably supported by my favourite local (dare I say the world!) artist with his fantastic, unpredictable prowess in front of an unsuspecting audience! He took to the stage and did not disappoint. you can check Jack out here -
https://soundcloud.com/jack-rundell

Then.. I was joined by the great Kevin Walford on Guitar & vocals, Carl Best on percussion/heavy beats and master fiddler - Alex Richardson.

We were welcomed by lots of lovely people ready for the joys of Christmas to overwhelm them... singing Christmas favourites, culminating in the Christmas Waltze! footage of which you can see here.

Many thanks for to everyone who came and their support, hope you enjoyed it as much as we did!

Keep Waltzing!! Phil x

Why the 'E' ??

Yes... Here it is... the answer to the question you've all been asking!
Why Phil, Why?? Why the E on the end of Waltze??

Well... I'll tell you...

It all started very innocently, since I was a child.. I'd heard waltz style beats in music, mostly through country and western, via my parents record collection..
as I've mentioned in previous blogs, at Christmas it was always Jim Reeves 12 songs of Christmas that would be played and this boasted many waltz style songs, hence the line - 'after the autumn leaves, I put on my ole Jim Reeves...'
Growing up, whenever I have needed to right the word 'Waltz' I was unaware in my innocence how it was properly spelt.. and so I felt in seeing it, it was unfinished as a word.. and so yes! I added the E and felt all the more better for it!
So... we've made The Christmas Waltze and everyone is contesting the E!
Well, I say this... my father was half German.. the waltz as a style was originated in Vienna and the word Waltz comes from the German 'Walzen' (so where's the 'T' I ask you!!) and on investigating there are different types of spelling throughout Europe.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waltz_(music)

Aaaaanyways... my connection is European.. that's my story and I'm sticking to it ;) and I like it with an E :) How do you like your waltz?

Hope you're all enjoying The Christmas Waltze
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L62LLuWjcoM&list=UU9EG0ltVDJ8B45vwr8Mou9Q

Phil x

13: Flip mixes and rejigs, early mixes and downloads

TXDM team has put a few Flip mixes and rejigs, early mixes and downloads up on
Bandcamp for you to download

More info on our loverly remixers and mixers this week but meanwhile the
Woolpack release party
beckons - Suffolk types we hope to see you there ... Sunday 3PM

Come and dance the Christmas waltze ...


Bandcamp link >>
https://janpulsford.bandcamp.com/album/the-christmas-waltze-alt-mixes-and-remixes

Woolpack release party >>
https://www.facebook.com/events/365814586925803/

Download the single on iTunes
https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/the-christmas-waltze-single/id946863407

Live on Radio Suffolk with Stephen Foster

A lovely afternoon was had... being invited by the legend and wizard that is Foz (Stephen Foster) onto his drive time programme on BBC Radio Suffolk this very chilly afternoon! Jan came down from woodbridge tackling the trains again and we rocked the studio telling Foz our tale.. talking about the story of The Christmas Waltze, the remixes, the gigs, the 'E's and taking some silly pictures.. and... a sensible one... finishing off with Foz playing the Christmas Waltze Live to the masses!.. Gaaaaaawd Bless Ya Guv!... I mean Fozzy! x
We're 15 minutes in on the show, you can have a listen to the show right here!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02cpc0w

DOWNLOAD THE CHRISTMAS WALTZE SHEET MUSIC - it's a gift for you!

The Sheet Music of the Christmas Waltze is available to download here . . .
and it's a GIFT to you . .  the gift of music!

Scored for Voice and Guitar - enjoy it and sing along ...

Click on this link and save as ...

DOWNLOAD THE CHRISTMAS WALTZE MUSIC

Happy Waltzing everyone!

and don't forget to download the Christmas Waltze by Phil Jackson from iTunes or Amazon or CD Baby or Google Play etc.

Share it on Spotify and let's have everyone dancing the Christmas Waltz before Xmas!

Cheers!

09: News roundup from JaN

Where to begin?

Well I met Phil Jackson on the local open mic circuit.

Last July I was asked if i had any new xmas songs to pitch to a country artist in Nashville (I lived in Tennessee for many years) - I put the word out and Phil was the one who ’showed up’ 

We managed to pen what i think has the makings of a classic and decided to put together a grass roots release of a single and video for "The Christmas Waltze"

Tomorrow i’ll be uploading the sheet music - Hope you will make it part of your Xmas repertoire this year and in years to come you'll be singing and dancing 'The Christmas Waltze' (with an E but in G)

We have some great and wacky remixes from DJs Ben Osborne and Carl Best ( The stems are available if anyone else wants to have a go) and those will be posted in the next few days.

More interviews on BBC Radio Suffolk this Friday with Stephen Foster who has played the song everyday since it’s release on his drive time show! Thanks Stephen and thanks to Grahame and Richard too ...

Podcast up on http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02cbc96

Phil's playing a live show at the Woolpack in Ipswich on Sunday 14th and a Woodbridge mulled wine Friday afternoon 19th at 3PM

The single was mixed by George but others involved with alternative mixes include Darlene Love’s producer Seth Glassman and Nashville engineer Neal Merrick. We will be posting interviews with them all very soon and their mixes ... collector's items coming up!

There’s a lot to do before 25th . . . isn't there Santa?

Oh and don't forget to Video yourself dancing the Christmas Waltze and post it on YouTube or Vine https://vine.co/v/Ov12n2qL29E

Thanks to everyone for your support

Jan

PS If you want to hear any of my other Christmas ditties with Happy Charles, Cyndi Lauper and a cast of cartoons go to

http://wintermusicland.com

and you can follow my adventures on

http://janpulsford.com