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Transition Brighton and Hove (T.B.H.) with Chris Callard and Stephen Watson
The show was broadcast LIVE 12.00 Noon GMT on Thursday 14th February and featured Chris Callard and Stephen Watson from Transition Brighton and Hove (T.B.H.). The concept of Transition Towns was examined - it is tied in with the concept of Peak Oil and the related issue of climate change - inextricably linked with the dark blood of our industrialised Northern culture, Oil, and the fact that production has, realistically, probably peaked. It gives new meaning to "over the hill" as from possibly 2005 Oil production continues to increase while reserves are in decline. It has pretty much doubled (and just recently will have tripled) in price in recent years, and there is clearly worse to come. Transition Brighton and Hove, officially recognised by Brighton & Hove City Council is one of the largest and most ambitious of around 30 such projects in the UK.
Once again, it is not easy to understand the concept of Transition Towns at first, and there is controversy over the idea of Peak Oil, so visit the websites listed in the links section below this box. Essentially the key word is "resilience" in the face of system failures caused by freak storms, petrol strikes, distribution problems, and the possibility of catastrophic system collapses which can deprive us not just of mass consumer products but of basic services like energy, gas and electricity, and food that is mostly not produced locally.
LINKS AND RESOURCES
If you wish to know more or get involved locally in your neighbourhood go to:
http://www.transitionbrightonandhove.org.uk/
http://transitionculture.org/
also a very important blueprint for Transition Towns is available in the Kinsale Descent Action Plan which is the first study in setting out how Kinsale, a West Cork town of about 7,000 people, could make the transition from a high energy consumption town to a low energy one in graduated steps with the support of local authorities etc. The first link takes you to the full 55 page plan in pdf (portable document form) and the second to a 2 page summary of the plan in Word format: http://www.planputnam.org/documents/KinsaleEnergyDescentActionPlan.pdf
http://www.greenworldtrust.org.uk/TransTowns/docs/Kinsale.doc
As well as exclusively local tracks on CD in the spirit of the program two members of Satin Rose, Vishal Thomas, powerful vocalist and lead guitarist Steve Cobley kindly pre-recorded their cover of Imagine by John Lennon and also performed a cover of Drive by Incubus in the 2nd half of the show. Vishal won the South Coast Sing-Off at the Prince Albert in January organised by Georgia Train of Bitter Ruin who's track Trust played out the show.
You can find Vishal & Steve at Satin Rose on
http://www.myspace.com/satinrosemusic
which lovers of rock should definitely visit to hear them as they really are as a full-on rock band.
Vishal is also involved in S.O.L.A.R Spirit Of Life And Rhythm and is currently featured on their opening dance music track It's Allright 2008 Reprise at:
http://www.myspace.com/solardjs
Bitter Ruin, of course, currently on their UK Tour can be found with some of their EP tracks plus Soldier (unreleased as yet) Tour dates & Venues at:
http://www.myspace.com/bitterruin
Ben Solomon's site is:
http://www.myspace.com/bensolomon and also at:
http://www.bensolomon.co.uk/ where you can read more about him and of course you can pick up a copy of Feb/March Pianist Magazine at good book-stores, where One Way Day is featured alongside Chopin, Liszt and Scarlatti, His 2nd CD of 13 pieces Mad Hatter Days has just been released through
http://discovery-records.com/
and you can buy it on:
http://cdbaby.com/cd/bensolomon
The suite for solo piano was recorded on the Yamaha C3 grand piano in the historic Friends Meeting House, Ship St, in Ben's hometown of Brighton.
Ben has performed there quite a few times and around town where there is a good piano.
Some of this year's shows opened with Magdalena Reising on celtic harp, and of course singing and using her new loop station:
http://www.myspace.com/magdalenareising
Also featured on the show were tracks from CD's and EP's by local artists:
WAIL - Project by Christian Daphnis :
http://www.myspace.com/WAILmusic
Lisa Lindley-Jones
http://www.myspace.com/lisalindleyjones
and unannounced but played by accident after time had been mistakenly called because of some studio confusion due to a presenter's illness and various other factors related to Valentine's day, a track by The Sons Of Noel and Abraham for whom I cannot find an address.
Once again, it is not easy to understand the concept of Transition Towns at first, and there is controversy over the idea of Peak Oil, so visit the websites listed in the links section below this box. Essentially the key word is "resilience" in the face of system failures caused by freak storms, petrol strikes, distribution problems, and the possibility of catastrophic system collapses which can deprive us not just of mass consumer products but of basic services like energy, gas and electricity, and food that is mostly not produced locally.
LINKS AND RESOURCES
If you wish to know more or get involved locally in your neighbourhood go to:
http://www.transitionbrightonandhove.org.uk/
http://transitionculture.org/
also a very important blueprint for Transition Towns is available in the Kinsale Descent Action Plan which is the first study in setting out how Kinsale, a West Cork town of about 7,000 people, could make the transition from a high energy consumption town to a low energy one in graduated steps with the support of local authorities etc. The first link takes you to the full 55 page plan in pdf (portable document form) and the second to a 2 page summary of the plan in Word format: http://www.planputnam.org/documents/KinsaleEnergyDescentActionPlan.pdf
http://www.greenworldtrust.org.uk/TransTowns/docs/Kinsale.doc
As well as exclusively local tracks on CD in the spirit of the program two members of Satin Rose, Vishal Thomas, powerful vocalist and lead guitarist Steve Cobley kindly pre-recorded their cover of Imagine by John Lennon and also performed a cover of Drive by Incubus in the 2nd half of the show. Vishal won the South Coast Sing-Off at the Prince Albert in January organised by Georgia Train of Bitter Ruin who's track Trust played out the show.
You can find Vishal & Steve at Satin Rose on
http://www.myspace.com/satinrosemusic
which lovers of rock should definitely visit to hear them as they really are as a full-on rock band.
Vishal is also involved in S.O.L.A.R Spirit Of Life And Rhythm and is currently featured on their opening dance music track It's Allright 2008 Reprise at:
http://www.myspace.com/solardjs
Bitter Ruin, of course, currently on their UK Tour can be found with some of their EP tracks plus Soldier (unreleased as yet) Tour dates & Venues at:
http://www.myspace.com/bitterruin
Ben Solomon's site is:
http://www.myspace.com/bensolomon and also at:
http://www.bensolomon.co.uk/ where you can read more about him and of course you can pick up a copy of Feb/March Pianist Magazine at good book-stores, where One Way Day is featured alongside Chopin, Liszt and Scarlatti, His 2nd CD of 13 pieces Mad Hatter Days has just been released through
http://discovery-records.com/
and you can buy it on:
http://cdbaby.com/cd/bensolomon
The suite for solo piano was recorded on the Yamaha C3 grand piano in the historic Friends Meeting House, Ship St, in Ben's hometown of Brighton.
Ben has performed there quite a few times and around town where there is a good piano.
Some of this year's shows opened with Magdalena Reising on celtic harp, and of course singing and using her new loop station:
http://www.myspace.com/magdalenareising
Also featured on the show were tracks from CD's and EP's by local artists:
WAIL - Project by Christian Daphnis :
http://www.myspace.com/WAILmusic
Lisa Lindley-Jones
http://www.myspace.com/lisalindleyjones
and unannounced but played by accident after time had been mistakenly called because of some studio confusion due to a presenter's illness and various other factors related to Valentine's day, a track by The Sons Of Noel and Abraham for whom I cannot find an address.
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