Tag Archives: Orville Giddings

It’s a short month ~ Maybe that’s why there’s so much going on already

Posted on February 5, 2013 by

In fact there’s enough music over the next few nights that it’s gonna be hard to choose where to go out this week.  Here’s the complete live music lineup to help you figure it out. And here are some videos … Continue reading →

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Free can be creepy

Posted on October 14, 2012 by

So you’re not confused, this is Peter writing today.  Remember when I told you that Vickie took some of Gloucester’s best music to Iowa on the cloud?  (See that post here, if you missed it.)  I pointed out that we … Continue reading →

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Double dose of Orville this week

Posted on October 10, 2012 by

Our favorite smilin’ blues man Orville Giddings is a favorite guest at the Rhumb Line this week.  Tomorrow (Thursday) he’s Dave Sag’s guest and Sunday he’s with Allen Estes.  Orville is great solo, with others and with his full band, … Continue reading →

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Taking some of Gloucester’s best music to Iowa on a cloud ~ and a prediction for 2020

Posted on September 18, 2012 by

We may be somewhat old-fashioned, but we still listen to CDs for 3 major reasons: We prefer the superior sound quality We have a lot of them that we bought before MP3s were available The only iPod in our house … Continue reading →

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So much to do tonight ~ How do I choose?

Posted on May 31, 2012 by

Don’t choose.  Do it all!  OK, all might be a tad ambitious, but you can do a lot because the first show starts at 6:30 and the last one at 9:30.  See the complete music lineup here. Tonight is your … Continue reading →

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Horns on Robert Palmer & Talking Heads Techno Tunes?

Posted on April 20, 2012 by

That’s right, folks.  In this video gimmesound Artist of the week, Orville Giddings gives us a hint about some new material we’ll hear at Castle Hill later this summer.  And he explains why he no longer plays in a trio, but prefers … Continue reading →

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Orville Giddings ~ Poor Boy @ Pig’s Eye

Posted on April 19, 2012 by

Peter shot this video on Patriot’s Day of gimmesound Artist of the week, Orville Giddings singing one of his most popular songs, Poor Boy, at In a Pig’s Eye in Salem.  Notice how the crowd gets quieter as  Orville captivates … Continue reading →

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Orville Giddings ~ thin man FAT sound!

Posted on April 18, 2012 by

In this video gimmesound Artist of the week, Orville Giddings talks about his excellent band (sorry about the wind noise).  You can see them next Saturday at Stone Soup in Ipswich.  And you can see Orville with tomorrow at the … Continue reading →

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Double dose of Orville & Allen today

Posted on April 15, 2012 by

Tonight is your last chance to catch Orville Giddings, the newest gimmesound Artist of the Week on Local Music Seen with Allen Estes at 6pm on Cape Ann TV Channel 12.  Then you can see the two of them live at … Continue reading →

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Orville Giddings Band – Check them Out!!

Posted on April 13, 2012 by

Orville’s Band includes Amadee Castenell, Steve Chaggaris, Mark Earley, Brooks McPhail, Tom Palance, Erinn Brown & Cliff Spencer.  They rock you need to check them out.  Did you know that Amadee Castenell is one of New Orleans’ premier tenor saxophonists … Continue reading →

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Three new songs in less than a month from Cape Ann’s most prolific songwriter

Posted on April 11, 2012 by

Allen Estes is on a roll!  Just in the last week, he’s written 2 new songs.  And last month he premiered this gem, recorded for his show Local Music Seen that will air later this month.  (If you were at the Docksiders’ benefit … Continue reading →

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How fast does Orville usually play this song?

Posted on April 10, 2012 by

In this video from Local Music Seen (watch it tomorrow at 6:30pm on Cape Ann TV Cable Channel 12  – see all air times here), Orville Giddings reveals that he plays this song at different tempos depending on who’s accompanying him. … Continue reading →

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Why is he so happy singing the blues?

Posted on April 9, 2012 by

Allen Estes‘ friend Orville Giddings just always seems so happy even when he’s singing sad songs.  Orville is Allen’s guest on Local Music Seen this week.  If you have cable you can see them on Channel 12 Wednesday, Friday & … Continue reading →

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