The Burt Bacharach Discussion Forum

I haven’t been on the forum for some time and was shocked and very saddened to hear the news about Vincent. What a true gentleman he was - such a positive outlook on life and always happy to share stories and experiences of his life as a fan of Burts. I was fortunate enough to speak with him a few t...

A fantastic review for a fantastic night!

Hello all I hope everyone is well - it's been a very long time since I've posted anything! I just wanted to say that, as expected, the Liverpool concert on Sunday was absolutely fantastic. My wife Clare and I had great seats at the Empire theatre and Burt and the band all seemed to enjoy the perform...

Hi all, long time no post! Hope everyone is well. I just felt I had to throw my tuppence worth into the Ronan Keating posts. I was quite disheartened when I heard about this collaboration - to me, Ronan has always represented what is wrong with the British music industry - particularly manufactured ...

Hi Nowmedical If you're not particularly after a grand, check out Mark Goodwin's website (markgoodwinpianos.co.uk). His company masterfully recondition mainly Yamaha pianos and I can vouch for their beautiful tone and sound. I believe he does also recondition and sell the occasional grand - worth ha...

Hello All An Andy Williams version of Alfie was my childhood introduction to the wonderful world of Burt and still has a special place in my collection. It's not that bad, in fact it's a pretty damn good interpretation imho:) I believe he recorded a few versions of Alfie and it's just the one that p...

Hi Deborah As pljms says, there are no UK concerts scheduled this year but I have booked to go and see Burt in Norway on July 13 at the Wrightegaarden in Langesund (www.wrightegaarden.com) and tickets are available from Norway's version of Ticketmaster (billetservice.no) I got flights to Olso Torp (...

Hello all Does anyone know if a venue (or indeed the concert itself) has been confirmed yet for Oslo, which the tour page shows as "13 July - Oslo, venue TBA"? Any updates appreciated as I'm waiting to book my flight (this will, I hope, be my first Burt show since 2002!!!) :) Cheers Andrew

Hi Martyn - hope you're well!

Just had another go and, although it showed as in stock this time and allowed me to add to the basket, I was unable to register as there was no option for non-US addresses.

PS -Wispas have recently been re-released over here for a limited period only!

Hey bdr - that's really nice....pictured myself on a bicycle riding through swinging sixties London, wind in my hair...

Seriously though, a very well constructed piece and yes, very burtesque. Thanks for sharing!

Andrew

Hello everyone - I too had no luck in ordering the cd - "sold out" and it looks like no international shipping was available anyway. It's surely got to get into the shops - especially if it sold out so quickly from QVC??!! Further bad news - I couldn't get a ticket for Burt's appearance at...

Not sure if this link has been posted before - great clip...enjoy!

http://www.nme.com/video/id/WtAL0HDcNOY/search/burt

Mmmm, outside of London?

Well, how about the 2008 European Capital of Culture which, coincidently, has a great brand new waterfront arena venue (and a fantastic philharmonic orchestra!)

Come back to Liverpool Burt!

Mark/Barry

Hope you're both well. Is there any further news on the possible UK appearance yet? I'm on tenterhooks here!!!

Thanks
Andrew

Hi Laura

Thanks for this wonderful recollection of your trip to Sydney! I loved the part about you shouting out at the Vancouver performance!

Burt really does bring a lot of people a lot of joy!

Andrew