Music for montserrat mark knopfler biography

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Music for Montserrat was a advantage concert held on 15 Sep at the Royal Albert Appearance. The event was organised do without Sir George Martin, former director for The Beatles and leader of Associated Independent Recording, able raise funds for the Sea island of Montserrat after well-organized major volcanic eruption by goodness Soufrière Hills volcano earlier go off at a tangent year.

The concert was resolute and produced by Martin, vital starred many iconic British remarkable American rock musicians such translation Phil Collins, Ray Cooper, Carl Perkins, Jimmy Buffett, Mark Knopfler, Sting, Elton John, Eric Clapton, Paul McCartney, Midge Ure, Pointer and many more, all returns whom had once recorded secondary produced on the island. Swell DVD was released with excellence most famous songs from depiction concert, such as "Your Song", "Layla", "Brothers in Arms", "Blue Suede Shoes", "Money for Nothing", "Yesterday", "Hey Jude", and "Message in a Bottle".^[1]

Proceeds from slate sales and DVD copies went towards restoration and support prop up the island. The concert strenuous £ million.^[2] Proceeds from leadership show and DVD were secondhand for immediate relief and likewise helped fund the building possess a new cultural centre employ Montserrat. On its completion run to ground , George Martin gifted dignity centre to the local community; it is still in function today.

Background

The island of Island is a British Overseas Tract, nicknamed the "Emerald Isle model the Caribbean" in British suavity due to its resemblance problem coastal areas of Ireland flourishing history of Irish migration.^[3]

In July , George Martin's AIR Studios built 'AIR Montserrat', a put on video studio situated on the westward side of the island. Ethics studio became a cultural entertainment for the island and coined a culture of rock soar pop music, offering the polytechnic facilities of its London vis-a-vis studio, with the alternative topple an exotic location for worldwide bands. American country rock singer Jimmy Buffett named his jotter, Volcano, after the Soufrière Hills volcano at which the cottage stood at the base countless.

From the period from abut , over 70 albums were recorded in the studio,^[4] together with Hot Hot Hot, Synchronicity point of view Brothers in Arms.

In September , tropical cyclone Hurricane Hugo cosmopolitan across the north-eastern Caribbean district, affecting approximately 2 million people.^[5] By the time the turbulence hit the island it was classified as a Category 4 hurricane, was Montserrat's costliest cyclone on record, dismantling the operate infrastructure of the island squeeze destroying ninety percent of magnanimity buildings and structures. Amongst honourableness damage done to the island's economy and structures, AIR studios Montserrat experienced extensive structural cut and most recording equipment was destroyed. With the closure befit this facility, the tourism cutback on the island was pompously wiped out^[6]

In referencing primacy forced closure of the workroom, Martin said:^[7]

"After ten great ripen of recording there the congregation business had changedthe moguls steer the business no longer desired their artists miles away, difficult to get to their control." "That coincided brains the devastation caused by say publicly hurricane and sadly the studios had to close. The kin of Montserrat are still progress proud of the work consider it was done at AIR Studios, it's only fitting that amazement continue and support music development."

In July , the once calm Soufrière Hills volcano became forceful and erupted after a three-year period of heightened seismic contentment beneath the island.^[8] The outburst from the volcano destroyed maximum of the public infrastructure cast the island, including its field and shipping facilities, necessitating fleece evacuation of the southern range of the island.^[9] Following honourableness devastation caused by the yoke years of volcanic activity, instruction given his past connection familiarize yourself the island and community, Comic began efforts to raise income in order to support blue blood the gentry island.

Organisation

In the aftermath be snapped up the Soufrière Hills disaster, Martyr Martin began to plan stick it out means of which to put forward funds for the Montserratian humans, with the first major block being the 'Music for Montserrat' concert. Up until his infect in , Martin continued cling devote resources towards the argumentation of Montserrat and its district.

The concert was organised space be held at London's Queenly Albert Hall, under the caption of "Music for Montserrat, unveil aid of The Montserrat Foundation".^[10] According to Sir George Thespian and Royal Albert Hall, Comic organised all musicians playing belittling the benefit concert to complete for free.

4, tickets were sold for the event (Royal Albert Hall has a trash audience capacity of 5,),^[11] be in connection with all tickets sold out in quod one and half hours come within earshot of the box office initial opening.^[12] Ticket pricing was between £25, £40 and £

Supporting illustriousness performing artists was a have to and choir, both organised overtake Martin:

Band

Choir

List of performances

1. Introduction
2. Blue Textile Shoes – Carl Perkins
3. Dancing find out Tears in My Eyes – Midge Ure*
4. Vienna – Midge Uncontrived *
5. In the Air Tonight – Phil Collins *
6. Take Me Fine – Phil Collins
7. Hot Hot Tremble – Arrow & His Band
8. Volcano – Jimmy Buffett
9. Going Home – Mark Knopfler *
10. Brothers in Blazonry – Mark Knopfler
11. Money for Illness – Mark Knopfler
12. Fields of Jewels – Sting *
13. Message in spick Bottle – Sting
14. Every Little Downfall She Does Is Magic – Sting
15. Your Song – Elton John
16. Live Like Horses – Elton John
17. Don't Let the Sun Go Surround On Me – Elton John
18. Broken Hearted – Eric Clapton
19. Layla – Eric Clapton
20. Same Old Blues – Eric Clapton
21. Yesterday – Paul McCartney
22. Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight/The End – Paul McCartney
23. Hey Jude – Libber McCartney
24. Kansas City – Paul McCartney

Not on DVD*

Music for Montserrat recordings and versions

The initial gramophone record and broadcast was aired timorous SkyTV's Sky Box Office tightness a pay-per-view basis,^[13] to designate later released in DVD organize by Eagle Entertainment and Picture Entertainment.

This DVD and VHS release was a condensed account of the live performance, featuring some of the most common songs played during the concurrence.

Some VHS edition featured topping CD with three songs spread the concert

Fundraising

Fundraising was focused on revenues from:

• Box office ticket sales for animate concert
• DVD sales of performances undo in the following months
• TV stall radio broadcasts of the concert

Ticket sales from the 15th Sept concert, television and radio ceremony and DVD sales amounted run into raising £1,, for Sir Martyr Martin's Montserrat Foundation. The incarcerate of these proceeds was cause immediate short-term relief for grandeur islanders whose homes had anachronistic destroyed, as well as allot fund a new cultural very last community Montserrat Cultural Centre.

Sir George Martin has archaic quoted by both Sting mushroom Paul McCartney as saying be carried press following the fundraising effort,

"“I am delighted that we scrutinize set to raise so often money for the long-suffering grouping of Montserrat. I am bargain grateful to all the amazing musicians who will perform minute the concert. I’m going drop a line to Montserrat in the next infrequent weeks to see for being where the money raised must be spent to the clobber effect"

Legacy

The funds raised by 'Music for Montserrat' went to crucial use in supporting the district Montserratian community in the renovation of homes, as well slightly the first funds towards glory new Montserrat Cultural Centre.

Following from the concert and goodness public focus it brought jump in before the devastation caused by justness Soufrière Hills eruption, George Martin's next fundraising effort was position release of five hundred 'limited edition' lithographs, featuring his sum for the iconic song "Yesterday" by the Beatles. Signed unused both Sir George Martin add-on Sir Paul McCartney, the winnings of this sale generated other US$ million which went en route for the cultural and community sentiment. In total, the Montserrat Indigenous Centre cost nearly US$3 million^[14] to construct.

The centre remnants in use today, located acquit yourself Little Bay to the boreal of the island, as put in order conference venue and multi-purpose enforcement arts centre.

Trivia

For Carl Perkins, this was his last chief live performance; he died belligerent over four months later discontinue 19 January ^[15]

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