ARTIST : BJ COLE :
I had known Kenny for a while before he asked me to perform at the first secret concert at his apartment.
I suggested a performance with cellist Emily Burridge as our music seemed perfect...  MORE

GUEST : David McGeachie :
I was intrigued when Kenny said he was having a concert in his flat. It's a big loft-style apartment but still, the idea of having professional musicians play there, for invited friends only, sounded great. It was...  MORE

GUEST : Haystack :
'A barmy summer evening' was promised on the invites to this 'secret concert' .. and it delivered in ways that
we could never have believed.
I love the experience of seeing musicians perform in small venues, where you can see them close-up, realise that they're
real and there right in front of you .. this was better !!
The atmosphere was friendly and full of anticipation for this private performance by two 'world class' musicians.
BJ Cole and Emily Burridge took their places .. I'm sure I heard a pin drop .. and began the first of their 2 sets.
They played some of their own compositions mixed in with superb takes on Eric Satie's Gnossiennes and more.
The audience were stunned ! .. the applause was genuine and somehow not enough to explain how much this was reaching
into peoples souls.
When the performance finished, BJ and Emily (we're all on first name terms now!) mingled with the audience, signed CD's and shared with us how much they genuinely enjoyed performing for such an appreciative audience.
I will never forget that truly 'barmy' summer evening and I know that BJ and Emily won't either.

Haystack Jul'07