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Open Channel D

by: David McCallum

July 08, 1996

As someone who owned the hilarious single,'Communication' back in the day, it seems odd that it has taken me 40 years to catch up on the McCallum albums.

I was delighted to find this combination of his two singles with vocals and his instrumental albums'Music;A Partof Me' and 'A Bit More of Me'on one CD.

Anyone who'digs' that kind of 'hip' music often found in swingin' Sixties films will enjoy these treatments of some major pop hits of the time. McCallum has inherited his father's musical abilities and arranges the songs with an ear to the times, but with resonances of his classical musical exposure.

Available at silly (i.e.low) prices at the moment, the CD is well worth investigating ... Read More:

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Anderson, L - Orchestral Works, Vol 1

by: David McCallum, John Blackshaw, Derek Hannigan, Jenny McLaren, Neville Graham

December 31, 2007
To those of us of a certain age, the music of Leroy Anderson represents the ne plus ultra of American light symphonic music. From the mid-1930s on Anderson was encouraged and his music was played frequently by Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops. It wasn't long before his music was being played by practically every ensemble in the country. One of his pieces, 'Blue Tango', even topped the popular hit parade for almost four months in the early 1950s. This CD is said to be the first in a series that will present all of Anderson's extant works, and it contains not only such familiar pieces as 'Fiddle-Faddle', 'Bugler's Holiday', 'Belle of the Ball', 'Blue Tango', and 'The Classical Jukebox' but others that are almost completely unknown, including his only essay ... Read More:

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Kathleen Ferrier - An Ordinary Diva

starring: Kathleen Ferrier

June 14, 2004
Originally broadcast on BBC Television late last year, to coincide with the 50th anniversary of Ferrier's death, this is a long overdue documentary tribute to one of the most loved British singers of the last century. This was a difficult task, since there is no known archive footage of Ferrier, save for a brief Dutch newsreel of her arriving at Amsterdam airport and some even briefer home movie footage from a New York party. Added to which, there is the difficulty of finding anyone still alive who actually knew her and could speak, therefore, with any real authority. Given these difficulties, the film maker has managed with some flair to produce a film that captures, with affection, the essence of Ferrier whilst going some way to exploring her enduring appeal. ... Read More:

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Music Is a Part of Me: Music - a Part of Me/Music - a Bit More of Me

by: David McCallum

July 09, 2001
Originally broadcast on BBC Television late last year, to coincide with the 50th anniversary of Ferrier's death, this is a long overdue documentary tribute to one of the most loved British singers of the last century. This was a difficult task, since there is no known archive footage of Ferrier, save for a brief Dutch newsreel of her arriving at Amsterdam airport and some even briefer home movie footage from a New York party. Added to which, there is the difficulty of finding anyone still alive who actually knew her and could speak, therefore, with any real authority. Given these difficulties, the film maker has managed with some flair to produce a film that captures, with affection, the essence of Ferrier whilst going some way to exploring her enduring appeal. ... Read More:

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Andrew Ford - Harbour

from: Tall Poppies

June 01, 1999
Originally broadcast on BBC Television late last year, to coincide with the 50th anniversary of Ferrier's death, this is a long overdue documentary tribute to one of the most loved British singers of the last century. This was a difficult task, since there is no known archive footage of Ferrier, save for a brief Dutch newsreel of her arriving at Amsterdam airport and some even briefer home movie footage from a New York party. Added to which, there is the difficulty of finding anyone still alive who actually knew her and could speak, therefore, with any real authority. Given these difficulties, the film maker has managed with some flair to produce a film that captures, with affection, the essence of Ferrier whilst going some way to exploring her enduring appeal. ... Read More:

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Beecham Conducts Delius - The RPO Legacy, Vol.2

from: Dutton Laboratories

October 01, 1998
Originally broadcast on BBC Television late last year, to coincide with the 50th anniversary of Ferrier's death, this is a long overdue documentary tribute to one of the most loved British singers of the last century. This was a difficult task, since there is no known archive footage of Ferrier, save for a brief Dutch newsreel of her arriving at Amsterdam airport and some even briefer home movie footage from a New York party. Added to which, there is the difficulty of finding anyone still alive who actually knew her and could speak, therefore, with any real authority. Given these difficulties, the film maker has managed with some flair to produce a film that captures, with affection, the essence of Ferrier whilst going some way to exploring her enduring appeal. ... Read More:

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Edge [7" VINYL]

by: David McCallum

October 07, 2002
Originally broadcast on BBC Television late last year, to coincide with the 50th anniversary of Ferrier's death, this is a long overdue documentary tribute to one of the most loved British singers of the last century. This was a difficult task, since there is no known archive footage of Ferrier, save for a brief Dutch newsreel of her arriving at Amsterdam airport and some even briefer home movie footage from a New York party. Added to which, there is the difficulty of finding anyone still alive who actually knew her and could speak, therefore, with any real authority. Given these difficulties, the film maker has managed with some flair to produce a film that captures, with affection, the essence of Ferrier whilst going some way to exploring her enduring appeal. ... Read More:

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Music-a Part Of Me/music-a Bit

by: David Mccallum


Originally broadcast on BBC Television late last year, to coincide with the 50th anniversary of Ferrier's death, this is a long overdue documentary tribute to one of the most loved British singers of the last century. This was a difficult task, since there is no known archive footage of Ferrier, save for a brief Dutch newsreel of her arriving at Amsterdam airport and some even briefer home movie footage from a New York party. Added to which, there is the difficulty of finding anyone still alive who actually knew her and could speak, therefore, with any real authority. Given these difficulties, the film maker has managed with some flair to produce a film that captures, with affection, the essence of Ferrier whilst going some way to exploring her enduring appeal. ... Read More:

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Butterley - There came a wind like a bugle

from: Tall Poppies


Originally broadcast on BBC Television late last year, to coincide with the 50th anniversary of Ferrier's death, this is a long overdue documentary tribute to one of the most loved British singers of the last century. This was a difficult task, since there is no known archive footage of Ferrier, save for a brief Dutch newsreel of her arriving at Amsterdam airport and some even briefer home movie footage from a New York party. Added to which, there is the difficulty of finding anyone still alive who actually knew her and could speak, therefore, with any real authority. Given these difficulties, the film maker has managed with some flair to produce a film that captures, with affection, the essence of Ferrier whilst going some way to exploring her enduring appeal. ... Read More: