The Balmoral Blues - David Lobban at the Empress Ballroom Wurlitzer Theatre Organ

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4 жыл бұрын

Organist David Lobban at the new Empress Ballroom Wurlitzer theatre organ plays - When I Take My Sugar to Tea; My Blue Heaven; That's My Weakness Now and Making Whoopee for the Balmoral Blues at a live dance event at the Winter Gardens, Blackpool, on the 28th January 2020.
The organ was purchased and installed by volunteers from Cannock Chase Organ Club, it was officially opened in 2014.
Tibia solo
Tibia main
Vox
Sax
Tuba
E Horn
Kinura
Orchestal oboe
Flute
Diapason
Violin
Violin Celeste
The Empress Ballroom was opened in 1896 to designs by Magnall & Littlewood, with plasterwork by J.M Boekbinder. It measures 110ft x 189ft with a barrel-vaulted ceiling height of 70ft, a space of some 1,022,45 cubic feet in volume.
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@laro1002 4 жыл бұрын

I suffer from depression / mental illness ; this clip has put a smile on face - thank you

@OrganMusicYT 4 жыл бұрын

Glad it made you smile :)

@davidlobban6518 3 жыл бұрын

I've just seen your reply --- I'm humbled that my music has made you happy, keep safe and listen to "our kind of music"!!

@karlpeacock 4 жыл бұрын

I never get tired of listening to David Lobban on a theatre organ. Fab organist!

@osocool1too 4 жыл бұрын

Shades of Reginald Dixon of many years ago, and playing medleys as he would’ve done. Bravo to this modern day organist who has nailed it. 👍

@ianhead9477 3 жыл бұрын

yes mate reg would be proud thats why i like John Bowdler he plays so close to the reg dixon style

@garywhite4678 2 жыл бұрын

David doing what he does best. Wonderful. Fantastic musicianship.

@morrisbell6714 4 жыл бұрын

I love every type of pipe organ music.

@glenny56 4 жыл бұрын

What sublime Theatre Organ playing by David, and the sound and accoustics are to die for.

@gary1705 4 жыл бұрын

Loved it....thanks so much for the addition 👏👏👍🙋‍♂️🇦🇺

@michaeltreadwell777 4 жыл бұрын

Wonderful way to start my Saturday, listening to this with a cup of coffee - BRILLIANT - thank you :-)

@michaelfitzgerald1865 4 жыл бұрын

I'm not familiar with this piece but am glad I found it. Most enjoyable! Thanks!

@OrganMusicYT 4 жыл бұрын

The Balmoral Blues is a dance, the four tunes used are all pieces of popular music.

@jacobwoods8738 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing. Just last night I was thinking of the Balmoral Blues at the Tower so even better to have footage of the fabulous Mr Lobban playing for it.

@OrganMusicYT 4 жыл бұрын

Albeit not at the Tower. How lucky we are to have two ballrooms with Wurlitzers within 2 minutes walking distance!

@janettewalker3991 4 жыл бұрын

Wonderful, thank you very much - great tunes beautifully performed.

@keytechuk9138 Жыл бұрын

Love Mr Lobbans style just absolutely sublime

@WarrenPostma 4 жыл бұрын

What a cheering thing to hear this grand old organ sing.

@OrganMusicYT 4 жыл бұрын

Actually, the organ was installed in 2014. It's a "new" instrument to the venue. The venue was home to a 3/13 Wurlitzer from 1935 - 1969. Volunteers from Cannock Chase Organ Club paid for and installed a new instrument, created from reclaimed pipework (some of it from the original Wurlitzer) and new pipework.

@WarrenPostma 4 жыл бұрын

@@OrganMusicYT It sure looks vintage. How old is that console?

@OrganMusicYT 4 жыл бұрын

@@WarrenPostma The console seen in the video is from the Ambassador Cinema, Cosham. It's a Compton console, which is temporary, built in 1937. The console seen in the video thumbnail is the console from the original Empress Ballroom Wurlitzer which is awaiting restoration and connection to the new organ.

@WarrenPostma 4 жыл бұрын

@@OrganMusicYT I am so glad there are people restoring these. I live in Canada far away from here, but whenever I think of England, I think of Wallace and Gromit, and Blackpool, and Organ music. :-)

@OrganMusicYT 4 жыл бұрын

@@WarrenPostma the volunteers who have installed it travel from Scotland, Wales and all over England. They even had one chap come across from the U.S to help.

@mainaccount131 4 жыл бұрын

Super excellent with very good interesting video

@ruthknowles3284 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent

@jackraves7363 4 жыл бұрын

I never heard the Empress Ballroom live, only in a lot of recordings, which all sounded "dry" , with hardly any acoustics... THIS recording (to me) sounds beautiful, almost similar to the Tower Wurlitzer . THNX for posting!

@OrganMusicYT 4 жыл бұрын

Plenty of the original Wurlitzer on here if you search for Horace Finch at the Empress Ballroom, plenty of reverberation present. One or two records were released that had been recorded close to the shutters, but the majority have plenty of reverberation, it's a distinctive feature of the "Empress" sound.

@jackraves7363 4 жыл бұрын

THNX for your reply: when I first "started" listening (some forty years back) I was listening to Horace Finch on two albums, I think these recordings will have been made like you said, with mikes near shutters. The recording I have now been able to pick up were an ear-opener.. 😄

@mainaccount131 3 жыл бұрын

Delightful

@thetheatreorgan168 3 жыл бұрын

Why is the console up in a balcony?

@OrganMusicYT 3 жыл бұрын

The console is on the balcony because there is no permanent stage floor. The current set up means that when large gigs are on the present stage area is set up as a bar. Placing the console on the balcony was the best option all round.