Reviews
This is the story of Peter and the Wolf
Documentary screened on Ireland’s RTE 1, January 5, 2004 Review by Patrick Lynch THIS IS THE STORY OF PETER AND THE WOLF is a fascinating insight into the background and…
Read MoreGreen Man reviews Peter and the Wolf
“If all this weren’t enough for a perfect, cohesive whole — which it is — the final product is solidified by Friday’s narration. His calm, low, rumbly voice is hypnotic,…
Read MoreThe Boys Who Tried Wolf
Peter and the Wolf auction, Christie’s New York, November 21, 2003 Ruth Barohn and Christopher Conroy It was a Friday night. And not just literally. Three years to the day…
Read MoreYou can count on Friday
RTE Late Late Show, Tribute to Jim Sheridan, October 31, 2003 by Patrick Lynch Gavin and Maurice were among the many guests who appeared on a two hour tribute show…
Read MoreAn Evening at Christie’s
U2 fan describes the invitation only Peter and the Wolf reception at Christie’s in L.A (October 14, 2003): An Evening at Christie’s. “After a while, a lovely Irishwoman was introduced.…
Read MoreReview: I didn’t come up the Liffey in a bubble
Gavin Friday, “I didn’t come up the Liffey in a bubble”, Spiegeltent 23rd Sept 2003 By Patrick Lynch The Boy in the Bubble If the best artists wear their hearts…
Read MoreLaurent Perrier Champagne Culture Club
Review of the 2003 Lauren Perrier Champagne Culture Club talk (August 13, 2003) “It says something about Gavin Friday that there was almost a 100pc acceptance to the invitation to…
Read MoreL.A. Times: Different Strokes for Lovers of Folk
from LA Times, Saturday, April 28, 2001 POP BEAT Different Strokes for Lovers of Folk (Music) More than three dozen artists perform two eclectic, inspiring marathon shows celebrating the legacy…
Read MoreThe wolf went mental
When we suggest Gavin do his ‘Vincent Price’ on Prokoviev’s Peter and the Wolf he says: “The Shag Tobacco man? I can’t do that, it’s for children.” Kids there are…
Read MoreHarry Smith’s Project Meltdown; Royal Festival Hall, London: Star collective pays homage to folk collector
WHO IS Harry Smith, and why would Bryan Ferry, Beth Orton, Nick Cave and others want to pay tribute to him? The films shown at the start of the evening…
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