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Little Britain-Asian Music: Faces of Java by Greg Knowles

Asian music. I wrote a peice of music called Faces of Java that was used in the BBC TV comedy show Little Britain. The music appears on a CD called Oriental Journey on KPM/EMI

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Irish TV ad 60′

TV advert for the Irish tourist board using music by Greg Knowles and Mike Taylor called Connaught Chase or Dublin Tune.

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Princess Diana Alone

This is a TV documentary by Carlton for which I wrote the music. The director was Alan Scales whose production company was called Odyssey. The music was later released on a CD for KPM/Musichouse called Modern String Quartet number MHA … Continue reading

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The Rise and Fall of Manuel Noriega

I wrote this music for an ITN documentary about President Manuel Noriega of Panama.

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Jose Carreras and Dionne Warwick play Barcelona

I am playing percussion with Jose Carreras and Dionne Warwick singing My Way. It was the opening concert of the Olympic Games 1992

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Dionne Warwick sings Heart Breaker

I am playing with Dionne Warwick singing Heart Breaker at the opening concert of the Olympic Games 1992 in Barcelona

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XTRMNTR by Primal Scream

I am playing cimbalom on ”Blood Money” a track from the seminal album XTRMNTR by Primal Scream. Recording the track in a small studio in Primrose Hill north London with Bobby Gillespie was a really special experience. I remember him … Continue reading

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Csardas by Vittorio Monti

I recorded Csardas with Nigel Kennedy on CD called Classic Kennedy. Before he moved to Poland we played the piece a lot, once at the Classical Brits. Nigel is a family friend and he played on a CD of mine … Continue reading

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The Red Violin

I played cimbalom with virtuoso violinist Joshua Bell on this movie soundtrack. It was recoded at Abbey Road Studio London. I also played on a piece called ‘Ziguenermelodien’ for his Grammy winning CD ‘Romance for the Violin’ again recorded at … Continue reading

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Haley Westenra: Across The Universe of Time and Space me on cimbalom

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