The poignant central clarinet melody of Acker Bilk’s 1961 masterpiece Stranger on the Shore retains the power to bring a lump to the throat - and even coax out a tear or two - 64 years after its ...

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It was one of the most successful instrumental singles ever released, but few realise that Acker Bilk’s Stranger on the Shore had a very personal origin ...

I look at my clarinet sometimes and think, I wonder what's going to come out of there tonight? You never know. As Ian Dury might have sung had he played the clarinet, "Hit me with your licorice stick.

That U.S.-hip-sounding line, strangely enough, is as British as “jolly good,” or “raw-ther.” It describes a musical fad that has washed over Britain. “Trad” is traditional jazz, the 1920s variety now ...

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Bernard Stanley "Acker" Bilk, MBE (28 January 1929 – 2 November 2014) was a British clarinetist and vocalist known for his breathy, vibrato-rich, lower-register style, and distinctive appearance – of ...

If you think about it, you probably have a favorite one-hit wonder song. Maybe it’s “I’m Too Sexy” by Right Said Fred. Maybe it’s “Baby Got Back” by Sir Mix-A-Lot. Or maybe it’s “Relax” by Frankie ...

On most days, I will listen to jazz. I will pick up the saxophone and continue a lifelong attempt at playing the form. And to this day, I'm not entirely sure why, but the moment I first heard jazz, I ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. I suppose that as midlife crises go, a sudden desire to learn the clarinet is not too terrible, except perhaps ...

Eric Seddon is a clarinetist, saxophonist, and jazz composer based in Cleveland, known for the big, warm sound of his vintage instruments and his blues informed, lyrical lines. "Seddon, who has a ...