Alan Davey
@armslengthal.bsky.social
PhD researcher in Old Icelandic at Birkbeck College, University of London. Chair at Trinity Laban Conservatoire; Board, Hall for Cornwall. Formerly Controller, BBC Radio 3, CEO Arts Council England, Director of Culture at DCMS. Great Art For Everyone.
Moon over Herne Hill
November 30, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Moon over Herne Hill
City in the Mist
November 26, 2025 at 10:06 AM
City in the Mist
This is an astonishing recording - fierce , unforgiving and ends with a devastating and even frightening version of Tapiola.
November 24, 2025 at 11:14 AM
This is an astonishing recording - fierce , unforgiving and ends with a devastating and even frightening version of Tapiola.
Ooh just arrived. So looking forward to getting stuck in … @judithjesch.bsky.social
November 23, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Ooh just arrived. So looking forward to getting stuck in … @judithjesch.bsky.social
The grand entrance
November 12, 2025 at 7:04 PM
The grand entrance
Arriving at the Painted Hall in Greenwich for a celebration of Trinity Laban’s scholars and those who support them. Meanwhile the Trinity Laban building is full of life and sound …
November 12, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Arriving at the Painted Hall in Greenwich for a celebration of Trinity Laban’s scholars and those who support them. Meanwhile the Trinity Laban building is full of life and sound …
The last - or perhaps penultimate - Campari on this visit.
October 13, 2025 at 4:17 PM
The last - or perhaps penultimate - Campari on this visit.
I always find the place names on the destinations board when travelling to Cornwall really evocative and exciting. Off to the magical kingdom for a Hall for Cornwall board meeting.
September 19, 2025 at 4:36 AM
I always find the place names on the destinations board when travelling to Cornwall really evocative and exciting. Off to the magical kingdom for a Hall for Cornwall board meeting.
Moon over Peckham last night after an extraordinary concert by Jean Rondeau in the car park as part of Bold Tendencies’ extraordinary season. It was intense and boy we need Bach more than ever.
September 8, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Moon over Peckham last night after an extraordinary concert by Jean Rondeau in the car park as part of Bold Tendencies’ extraordinary season. It was intense and boy we need Bach more than ever.
Wow! This has just landed: penned by the wonderful @elizabethalker.bsky.social and already drawing me in to its story - a great and elegant idea that gets to bring in lots of interesting music and interesting people. What a brilliant thing by a brilliant person. ❤️
August 13, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Wow! This has just landed: penned by the wonderful @elizabethalker.bsky.social and already drawing me in to its story - a great and elegant idea that gets to bring in lots of interesting music and interesting people. What a brilliant thing by a brilliant person. ❤️
This morning’s morning music
August 11, 2025 at 7:56 AM
This morning’s morning music
For penalties it’s this….(side 1 the Viola sonata)…
July 27, 2025 at 6:51 PM
For penalties it’s this….(side 1 the Viola sonata)…
A way to cope with extra time - turn the sound down and listen to this glorious record…..
July 27, 2025 at 5:59 PM
A way to cope with extra time - turn the sound down and listen to this glorious record…..
In Malton for the glorious Ryedale Festival. Ellington from Pete Long and friends and then Celtic night music from Donald Grant. It’s a festival that brings great art to many and diverse places.
July 22, 2025 at 5:28 PM
In Malton for the glorious Ryedale Festival. Ellington from Pete Long and friends and then Celtic night music from Donald Grant. It’s a festival that brings great art to many and diverse places.
First single played on ‘found’ B & O turntable (it had been at the bottom of a wars robe for 30 years) - and why not? It sounds good after all those years …immer an der Wand lang!
July 20, 2025 at 4:41 PM
First single played on ‘found’ B & O turntable (it had been at the bottom of a wars robe for 30 years) - and why not? It sounds good after all those years …immer an der Wand lang!
It’s a lovely walk home after the library…
July 15, 2025 at 5:38 PM
It’s a lovely walk home after the library…
About to study at Edda for the first time…
July 14, 2025 at 1:39 PM
About to study at Edda for the first time…
Lovely to be down in Deptford at Trinity Laban for 2nd year BA dance students show of classic contemporary works. Always a joy…
June 25, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Lovely to be down in Deptford at Trinity Laban for 2nd year BA dance students show of classic contemporary works. Always a joy…
Drinking gin, listening to Beach Boys ‘Smile’. That feeling as a postgrad student when you submit a load of stuff & think actually it’ll be better if I discarded everything & did it again. In my mind it’s so much clearer than the prose I have produced. I think Brian Wilson must have felt the same.
June 20, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Drinking gin, listening to Beach Boys ‘Smile’. That feeling as a postgrad student when you submit a load of stuff & think actually it’ll be better if I discarded everything & did it again. In my mind it’s so much clearer than the prose I have produced. I think Brian Wilson must have felt the same.
This morning’s music. Had to be.
June 18, 2025 at 8:32 AM
This morning’s music. Had to be.
This morning’s music - original mono version.
June 13, 2025 at 9:02 AM
This morning’s music - original mono version.
This morning’s music - original mono version.
June 13, 2025 at 8:59 AM
This morning’s music - original mono version.
Bank holiday Monday
May 26, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Bank holiday Monday