Jocelyn Pook has been rumoured to be one of the British composers to take part in a special edition of the Proms next Summer to celebrate the Queen’s Golden Jubilee . The project is being put forward by Poet Laureate … Read More
The Gallery section of the website has been updated with a rare and early promo pic of Virginia. Meanwhile our website Survey is producing some not-so-surprising results with From Gardens Where We Feel Secure leading the way ;-).
The latest news from Rough Trade on the reissue of From Gardens Where We Feel Secure is that the album is due for release early next year. Anne Stephenson is a violin player who formed part of Virginia’s band during … Read More
As promised, the website now has a Survey section over on the Features page. We’ll post up new surveys over time, but for now, the survey asks: Which Virginia Astley album do you think was the best? Cast your vote … Read More
Jon Astley (Virginia’s brother) keeps busy with some mastering work on the new Tori Amos album Strange Little Girls. Jon also worked on Catatonia’s new album Paper Scissors Stone and before that George Harrison’s reissued All Things Must Pass. Jon … Read More
No update as yet regarding the forthcoming reissue of From Gardens Where We Feel Secure. As soon as any news breaks, we’ll post up details. Meanwhile, some snippets on two musicians who have worked with Virginia in the past: Ex-Ravishing … Read More
Kate St John joins the Mercury Prize panel to vote on the contenders for last year (which includes Radiohead, Goldfrapp, Gorriaz and PJ Harvey). Sadder news is the death of John Walters – radio presenter and previously producer for John … Read More
Plans for the re-issue of From Gardens Where We Feel Secure continue. Following the remastering of the album, Rough Trade are now waiting on the artwork from Virginia. More news as we get it.
Anyone interested in knowing more about Jocelyn Pook might be interested to know that a new website has gone live at www.jocelynpook.co.uk.
News from Virginia on the forthcoming re-issue of From Gardens Where We Feel Secure : Virginia has just finished remastering the album, which is good news for those who were just expecting a straight reissue. There’s still no set release … Read More