Matt Monro Forum

Hi Everyone

I went along with some of my friends on thursday to Newham's Central Park for there swing night, it featured The Memphis Belle Orchestra, playing mostly forties and fifties music and what a great night it was too.

He sang a couple of Sinatra's then stopped to announce that he was going to sing a beautiful song from that great Londoner Matt Monro and he did quite a good job of singing My Kind Of Girl, it was great watching all age groups tapping there feet and swaying along with the music.

Val

Hi Val, Sounds like you had a good time with some great music. Some of the best in music was around in the Forties and Fifties We looked on the web-site. Lots of events going on at Newham over the holiday weekend too.

Hi Lena and Harry

Yes they do put on four evenings in all, i am off there again tonight its classical night tonight they really put on a good show and the atmosphere is really good tonight they usually finish up with "land of hope and glory" etc with us all waving union jacks and everyone joins in people of all colours its good to see.

Val

Just like the last night of the Proms red white and blue very partriotic

Very much like the proms we imagine, all about enjoying yourselves.

Hi Lena Harryand Robert

What a treat lastnight was the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra were there and boy were they good conductor Andrew Nethsingha (soprano) Shan Cothi and Tenor Andrew Sritheran, there were several thousand people there they gave out union jacks and at the end of the evening there was a fab firework display and its all free, if anyone lives anywhere near the east end i recomend this. i'm sure everyone had a great time, i'm an Essex girl myself lol

Val

Another good night then Val. We have heard of both Shan Cothi and Andrew Sritheran. Shan Cothi is appearing at the Novello Theatre this Sunday in The Ivor Novello's "Glamourous Nights"
So you're a Essex girl Val. Good on yer!! The nicest of people come from Essex.

There are some nice people in Kent and Yorkshire too

Thanks Robert, for sticking up for us both!!

Let's face it--we are ALL nice people on this site

Marian

Robert and Marian we're In total agreement.

Hi All

I'm totally convinced all fans of the great Matt Monro are just wonderful people, dont usually have much to say but love reading the imput from the rest of you well informed people.

Val

...and don't forget all us rural types wading through the piles of worzels in green wellies here in the wilds of Wiltshire

Bit of a change for me too....actually born and bred in "Sarf London"...

Terra

Ah so you'll know all about " Forty Fahsund Fevvers On A frush "then Terra

Hi Lena & Harry,

Ah, good old Johnny Brown from London Town was born in Lambeth Walk.........Billy Cotton and his Band.

I was born not far from those parts, in Balham, as mentioned in the famous Peter Sellers ditty, so not a real Cockney, though I know must of the lingo since me Dad worked down the market area....

Terra

Yes that's it Terra, Balham - Gateway To The South

Well here we are in Kilburn with little remaining except the once remembered as the European Skyscraper Gaumont State Cinema.