A special programme celebrating the many homes of the ex Oldham Gaumont Wurlitzer organ. Special credit to the Cinema Organ Society and David Lowe for the story as told in the Summer 2023 COS Journal. Additional musical itrems from the collection of Ian Wolstenholme

In this special programme, Ian is joined by BRETT WALES who goes back to his roots in creating the legendary Wersi HELIOS organ sound and chats about the idea for the new album. You can obtain a digital download of HELIOS or the CD version from www.brettwales.com

A Community Keyboards Special edition featuring organist GLYN MADDEN talking with Ian Wolstenholme about his life as MR YAMAHA. Recorded on location at Cheadle Organ society, Manchester, on 3rd April 2023

Welcome to another edition of the award-winning Community Keyboards - celebrating all that's best from the King of Instruments in all its guises - from theatre and classical organs to the latest in digital keyboard technology and beyond. On this programme musicnfrom HUGH WALLINGTON, NIGEL OGDEN, TORBEN GOLDIN, TONY BACK, JIMMY McGRIFF, RICHARD HILL…

Welcome to another edition of the award-winning Community Keyboards - celebrating all that's best from the King of Instruments in all its guises - from theatre and classical organs to the latest in digital keyboard technology and beyond. On this programme, music from DAVID GILSON, ALEX McALLISTER, ANDY CARVILL, JOHN ATWELL, BARRY HALL, ALLAN MURRAY…

Welcome to another edition of the award-winning Community Keyboards - celebrating all that's best from the King of Instruments in all its guises - from theatre and classical organs to the latest in digital keyboard technology and beyond. On this programme we return to a couple of concerts we recorded at Stockport Town Hall and Victoria Hall in Salt…

Welcome to another edition of the award-winning Community Keyboards - celebrating all that's best from the King of Instruments in all its guises - from theatre and classical organs to the latest in digital keyboard technology and beyond. On this programme a mixed bag of ancient and modern! We turn the clock back 50 years to feature the Philips Phil…

Welcome to another edition of the award-winning Community Keyboards - celebrating all that's best from the King of Instruments in all its guises - from theatre and classical organs to the latest in digital keyboard technology and beyond. The August bank holiday weekend saw the return of the Cinema Organ Society’s Northern Convention featuring sever…

Welcome to another edition of the award-winning Community Keyboards - celebrating all that's best from the King of Instruments in all its guises - from theatre and classical organs to the latest in digital keyboard technology and beyond. On this programme it’s another opportunity to turn the clock back to hear again some classic keyboard instrument…

Welcome to another edition of the award-winning Community Keyboards - celebrating all that's best from the King of Instruments in all its guises - from theatre and classical organs to the latest in digital keyboard technology and beyond. On this programme, music and conversation from AARON HAWTHORN and a preview of his latest "creepy" project - NOS…

Welcome to another edition of the award-winning Community Keyboards - celebrating all that's best from the King of Instruments in all its guises - from theatre and classical organs to the latest in digital keyboard technology and beyond. On this programme we look back at some of the legendary organs from arguably the heyday of the instrument and fe…

Welcome to another edition of the award-winning Community Keyboards - celebrating all that's best from the King of Instruments in all its guises - from theatre and classical organs to the latest in digital keyboard technology and beyond. On this programme, a chance to hear a selection of theatre organ recordings old and new as featured in the daily…

Welcome to another edition of the award-winning Community Keyboards - celebrating all that's best from the King of Instruments in all its guises - from theatre and classical organs to the latest in digital keyboard technology and beyond. On this programme we have music from MICHAEL SULLIVAN, SAMUELE PAGLIARNI, ALEXANDER MCALLISTER, ROY JEVONS, NIGE…

Welcome to another edition of the award-winning Community Keyboards - celebrating all that's best from the King of Instruments in all its guises - from theatre and classical organs to the latest in digital keyboard technology and beyond. On this programme, a chance to hear a selection of theatre organ recordings old and new as featured in the daily…

Welcome to another edition of the award-winning Community Keyboards - celebrating all that's best from the King of Instruments in all its guises - from theatre and classical organs to the latest in digital keyboard technology and beyond. On this programme take an accidental musical journey thanks to a mistake with the sat nav! Sounds intriguing! Mu…

Welcome to a special edition of the programme celebrating organ and keyboard music around the Stockport area of Cheshire. GARETH EDWARDS from Stockport Organ & Keyboard Club drops into the studio for a chat about how the club is thriving post-pandemic and how you can get involved in its many activities. We visit the Stockport Town Hall to hear the …

Welcome to a special edition of the programme featuring the full interviews with RICHARD BOWER and PAUL THIRKETTLE from Yamaha Backstage, plus TREVOR FLUNDER from Allen's Music Centre in Great Yarmouth, chatting about the work of LOWREY organs and other instruments stocked there. Conversations were recorded at the recent KEYBOARD CAVALCADE festival…

Welcome to the second of two June editions of the award-winning Community Keyboards - celebrating all that's best from the King of Instruments in all its guises - from theatre and classical organs to the latest in digital keyboard technology and beyond. On this programme, a chance to hear a selection of theatre organ recordings old and new as featu…

Welcome to the first of two June editions of the award-winning Community Keyboards - celebrating all that's best from the King of Instruments in all its guises - from theatre and classical organs to the latest in digital keyboard technology and beyond. On this programme we visit the Keyboard Cavalcade Festival held at the end of last month at the V…

A special edition from Leeds Cathedral featuring four young organ scholars there CHRISTIOPHER DAVIS, RACHEL MAPP, ANTHONY BECKWITH and CHRISTOPHER HUGHES who each perform a short programme of music from Bach, Vierne, Vaughan Williams, Howells, Hunt and Elgar, at a lunchtime recital as part of the Leeds International Organ Festival on 23rd May 2022.…

Welcome to the second of two May editions of the award-winning Community Keyboards - celebrating all that's best from the King of Instruments in all its guises - from theatre and classical organs to the latest in digital keyboard technology and beyond. On this programme, a chance to hear a selection of theatre organ recordings old and new as featur…

Welcome to the first of two May editions of the award-winning Community Keyboards - celebrating all that's best from the King of Instruments in all its guises - from theatre and classical organs to the latest in digital keyboard technology and beyond. On this programme explore some slightly longer light classical tracks with music from BRYAN RODWEL…

Welcome to the second of two April editions of the award-winning Community Keyboards - celebrating all that's best from the King of Instruments in all its guises - from theatre and classical organs to the latest in digital keyboard technology and beyond. On this programme, a chance to hear a selection of theatre organ recordings old and new as feat…

Welcome to the first of two April editions of the award-winning Community Keyboards - celebrating all that's best from the King of Instruments in all its guises - from theatre and classical organs to the latest in digital keyboard technology and beyond. On this programme we catch up with popular entertainer JEAN MARTYN who's celebrating 50 years in…

Welcome to the second of two March editions of the award-winning Community Keyboards - celebrating all that's best from the King of Instruments in all its guises - from theatre and classical organs to the latest in digital keyboard technology and beyond. On this programme, a chance to hear a selection of theatre organ recordings old and new as feat…

Welcome to the first of two March editions of the award-winning Community Keyboards - celebrating all that's best from the King of Instruments in all its guises - from theatre and classical organs to the latest in digital keyboard technology and beyond. On this programme a listen to some recently acquired rarer recordings from HAROLD SMART, SIMON G…

Welcome to the second of two February editions of the award-winning Community Keyboards - celebrating all that's best from the King of Instruments in all its guises - from theatre and classical organs to the latest in digital keyboard technology and beyond. On this programme, a chance to hear a selection of theatre organ recordings old and new as f…

Welcome to the first of two February editions of the award-winning Community Keyboards - celebrating all that's best from the King of Instruments in all its guises - from theatre and classical organs to the latest in digital keyboard technology and beyond. On this programme we'll be featuring some tracks from the new downloadable album from BRETT W…

Our resident guru ANDY CARVILL comes to the assistance of another Community Keyboards listener

Keyboard guru ANDY CARVILL comes to the aid of another Community Keyboards listener

Keyboard guru ANDY CARVILL comes to the aid of another Community Keyboards listener

Keyboard guru ANDY CARVILL comes to the aid of another Community Keyboards listener

Keyboard guru ANDY CARVILL comes to the aid of another Community Keyboards listener

Keyboard guru ANDY CARVILL comes to the aid of another Community Keyboards listener

Keyboard guru ANDY CARVILL comes to the aid of another Community Keyboards listener

Keyboard guru ANDY CARVILL comes to the aid of another Community Keyboards listener

Keyboard guru ANDY CARVILL comes to the aid of another Community Keyboards listener

Welcome to the second of two January editions of the award-winning Community Keyboards - celebrating all that's best from the King of Instruments in all its guises - from theatre and classical organs to the latest in digital keyboard technology and beyond.On this programme we meet Compton organ enthusiast CHRIS LAWTON and visit a very rare Compton …

Welcome to the first of two January editions of the award-winning Community Keyboards - celebrating all that's best from the King of Instruments in all its guises - from theatre and classical organs to the latest in digital keyboard technology and beyond. On this programme it's concert time with a chance to hear NICHOLAS MARTIN at the console of th…

Welcome to the first of two December editions of the award-winning Community Keyboards - celebrating all that's best from the King of Instruments in all its guises - from theatre and classical organs to the latest in digital keyboard technology and beyond. On this programme - some seasonal favourites old and new with music from ANDREW VARLEY, ARNOL…

A special extra November edition of the programme and an opportunity to hear the superb 3/12 Wurlitzer in the Victoria Hall at Saltaire near Shipley in West Yorkshire. Many people will know that the organ originally started life in the Gaumont Cinema in Oldham but after its removal from there in 1961 has has three additional homes across the pennin…

Welcome to the second of two November editions of the award-winning Community Keyboards - celebrating all that's best from the King of Instruments in all its guises - from theatre and classical organs to the latest in digital keyboard technology and beyond. On this programme we'll have a chance to hear the Gala Opening Concert (9th October 2021) of…

Welcome to the first of two November editions of the award-winning Community Keyboards - celebrating all that's best from the King of Instruments in all its guises - from theatre and classical organs to the latest in digital keyboard technology and beyond. On this programme - a mixed bag of bits and bobs this time around, including our regular chat…

Welcome to the second of two October editions of the award-winning Community Keyboards - celebrating all that's best from the King of Instruments in all its guises - from theatre and classical organs to the latest in digital keyboard technology and beyond. On this programme we'll have a chance to hear the Grand Carrillon of St Mary Lowe House Catho…

Welcome to the first of two October editions of the award-winning Community Keyboards - celebrating all that's best from the King of Instruments in all its guises - from theatre and classical organs to the latest in digital keyboard technology and beyond. On this programme I meet and chat with DR CHRIS STANBURY at the Top Note Event at Cedar Court …

A special edition of the programme featuring music and conversation with JEAN MARTYN from the music lounge of the new Jean Martyn Blackpool Hotel.

Welcome to the second of two September editions of the award-winning Community Keyboards - celebrating all that's best from the King of Instruments in all its guises - from theatre and classical organs to the latest in digital keyboard technology and beyond. On this programme it's concert time and an opportunity to hear part of some never-before-br…

Welcome to the first of two September editions of the award-winning Community Keyboards - celebrating all that's best from the King of Instruments in all its guises - from theatre and classical organs to the latest in digital keyboard technology and beyond. Music on this programme from:SIMON PRESTON, DR FRANCIS JACKSON, FIONA PACQUETTE, JOHN BEESLE…

Welcome to the second of two August editions of the award-winning Community Keyboards - celebrating all that's best from the King of Instruments in all its guises - from theatre and classical organs to the latest in digital keyboard technology and beyond. On this programme it's concert time and our microphones join the live audience at the Victoria…

Welcome to the first of two August editions of the award-winning Community Keyboards - celebrating all that's best from the King of Instruments in all its guises - from theatre and classical organs to the latest in digital keyboard technology and beyond. Music on this programme from: PAUL ROBERTS, BRIAN SHARP, JOHN ATWELL, DENNIS OYSTON, HUGH WALLI…