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31/01/2012, Interview: Neil Hannon, singer/songwriter - Music - Scotsman.com

Interview: Neil Hannon, singer/songwriter - Music - Scotsman.com
NEIL Hannon may well be best known for his hits as The Divine Comedy, but the singer/songwriter’s influence on modern culture is much wider.

31/01/2012, Sky Arts -

From The Basement repeat on Sky. Thanks to the DCHQ for the info.
Tuesday 31st January: 6-7 pm on Sky Arts.

30/01/2012, Roland RD700 stage Piano in full flight case/ The Divine Comedy/Neil Hannon

Roland RD700  stage Piano in full flight case/ The Divine Comedy/Neil Hannon
A former DC keyboard on sale.
Roland RD700 stage Piano in full flight case/ The Divine Comedy/Neil Hannon in Musical Instruments , Keyboard Piano , Electronic Keyboards , Roland |eBay

30/01/2012, the Divine Comedy - St Vicar - le ch'mon blog

the Divine Comedy - St Vicar - le ch'mon blog
Live photos from May 2006

30/01/2012, the Divine Comedy - la Cigale - le ch'mon blog

the Divine Comedy - la Cigale - le ch'mon blog
Live photos from May 2006

29/01/2012, Vendo a beira da ría de Vigo a Neil Hannon (The Divine Comedy). Moi grande

Vendo a beira da ría de Vigo a Neil Hannon (The Divine Comedy). Moi grande
Galego. Periodista desde 2000 & blogger. Activista solidario. Redactor, columnista, social media manager/community manager en http://galiciaconfidencial.com/

29/01/2012, Helen Edmundson on her stage version of SWALLOWS AND AMAZONS

Helen Edmundson on her stage version of SWALLOWS AND AMAZONS
Helen Edmundson is a multi-award-winning playwright with a string of stellar hits to her name, including adapting Jamila Gavin’s novel Coram Boy for the National Theatre, and winning the John Whi...

29/01/2012, Setting sail for a classic adventure - Theatre - Ripley && Heanor News

Setting sail for a classic adventure - Theatre - Ripley && Heanor News
The critically acclaimed Bristol Old Vic production of Swallows And Amazons, a new musical play by Helen Edmundson with songs by Neil Hannon, will come to the Theatre Royal, Nottingham, from February 7 –11 February.

29/01/2012, The Swallow! arrives from London - Theatre - West Sussex Gazette

The Swallow! arrives from London - Theatre - West Sussex Gazette
All aboard The Swallow! Chichester Festival Theatre invites you to follow Captain John and his able crew as they set sail to Wildcat Island on an exotic adventure to encounter savages, capture dastardly pirates and defeat mortal enemies (Tuesday-Saturday, January 17-21).

28/01/2012, Swallows And Amazons sets sail for the stage | Herald Scotland

When the curtain comes up, the exuberantly rival crews will set sail for Wildcat Island, in search of swashbuckling adventure on land and lake – and if recent showings are anything to go by, the audience, whatever its age, will end up yearning to be aboard with the characters created by Arthur Ranso...

25/01/2012, Twitter

Twitter
Reminder, tomorrow Neil Hannon will be on RTE's The Works. Follow them on Twitter...
Sign up for Twitter to follow RTÉ The Works (@RTETheWorks). The Works, a new weekly arts magazine show on RTÉ One, Thursdays at 10.45pm. Join the conversation: #rtetheworks

25/01/2012, The Divine Comedy – Mother Dear

The Divine Comedy – Mother Dear
Beautiful fan-art by David Scrima (who previously drawn Neil Hannon in the album 'Super-Héros').

24/01/2012, “A Short Album About Love” do Divine Comedy (1997) « Overdrive

“A Short Album About Love” do Divine Comedy (1997) « Overdrive
A imagem do dândi culto e mulherengo começou com Promenade, de 1994, e continuou com Casanova, dois anos depois, com o qual Neil Hannon conquistou uma grande popularidade na Inglaterra. Em A Short Album About Love, inevitavelmente lançado perto do dia dos namorados, ele foi muito claro. O título foi...

24/01/2012, “Casanova” do Divine Comedy (1996) « Overdrive

“Casanova” do Divine Comedy (1996) « Overdrive
Era uma época estranha para a música britânica. O Oasis havia reduzido os Batles a sons minimalistas, o Blur reavivou o “music hall” inglês e muitos estavam afirmando que sempre tiveram um elemento “mod” em suas músicas. O sucesso de The Divine Comedy de Neil Hannon foi uma rara exceção a toda essa ...

22/01/2012, Swallows And Amazons: a musical with teeth - Scotland - Scotsman.com

Swallows And Amazons: a musical with teeth - Scotland - Scotsman.com
A SEVEN-year-old spending a week on a deserted island, with only his pre-teen siblings for guardians, would have today’s social services in uproar. When Arthur Ransome was writing his quintessentially British adventure novel Swallows And Amazons in 1929, however, it seemed perfectly natural.

22/01/2012, Swallows ahoy...

Swallows ahoy...
Steve Pratt discovers how the children’s classic book by Arthur Ransome, Swallows and Amazons, is all set to gain a new generation of young fans. Director Tom Morris, adaptor Helen Edmundson and songwriter Neil Hannon, from band The Divine Comedy, explain the appeal of a Twenties book about sailin...

21/01/2012, The Works på RTE 1

Neil Hannon on The Works with John Kelly, RTE One, 26/01/2012.
John Kelly presents brand new weekly Arts programme. In the first programme of the series Michael Fassbender, Oscar nominee for best actor in new film Shame, talks to reporter Sinead Gleeson. Neil Hannon sings in studio and talks to John Kelly. Nadine O'Regan reports on Irish rap and the people who ...

20/01/2012, The Public Reviews » Swallows and Amazons – Chichester Festival Theatre, Chichester

The Public Reviews » Swallows and Amazons – Chichester Festival Theatre, Chichester
Originally a big success for the Bristol Old Vic last Christmas, Swallows and Amazons was revived for this festive season and has just spent a month in the West End at the Vaudeville Theatre ahead of an extensive UK tour. Starting off here in Chichester, Arthur Ransome’s 1930 novel has been adapted ...

20/01/2012, Divine new direction for songwriter - Entertainment - Scarborough Evening News

Divine new direction for songwriter - Entertainment - Scarborough Evening News
WHEN Neil Hannon – brains of melodramatic pop act The Divine Comedy – realised his ambition to write a musical, he maybe didn’t count on the contrast to the day job that took him round the world.

19/01/2012, Stop training and start developing | CustomerThink

Stop training and start developing | CustomerThink
Neil Hannon get quoted by managers...
I admire people who are good with words. A wordsmith such as Neil Hannon, one of my favourite song writers, deploys words to great effect whether he is making a biting commentary on the financial game-players who were instrumental in causing the 2008 Great Recession, telling a story of a lonely wom...

18/01/2012, Top names for Felsted Olympiad | This is Essex

Top names for Felsted Olympiad | This is Essex
FELSTED School are celebrating the Olympic year with a host of cultural and sporting events over the coming weeks that are open to everyone.Gigs, concerts, exhibitions and theatre are all part of the...

18/01/2012, .::Interview :: The Divine Comedy (Neil Hannon) : 14/10/2006

.::Interview :: The Divine Comedy (Neil Hannon) : 14/10/2006
Interview from 2006.
Musique sombres, ambientes, decadentes - metal gothique electro indus death black progressif ambient heavy

17/01/2012, Twitter / TheKittens: Putting finishing touches ...

Twitter / TheKittens: Putting finishing touches  ...
Bryan Mills' Kittens are finally recording their album. Let's hope for a summer release, 10 years after their initial demo.
Putting finishing touches on 'The Mermaid' this week. Song 2 of our album nearly done. Hoping for a summer release.

17/01/2012, Twitter / Carole Pieri: @YamahaPianos A pic I took ...

@YamahaPianos A pic I took: @divinecomedyhq /Neil Hannon in Aberdeen. Uniqueness between the piano and the artist =) http://t.co/llwmfgOj

16/01/2012, BBC - BBC Radio 6 Music Programmes - The Live Music Hour, The Divine Comedy, The Tindersticks and Th

From the DCHQ: once again BBC6 Music will be airing live excerpts from Summer Sundae 2007. Last time was on the Gideon Coe show last July.
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15/01/2012, Neil Hannon: 'I always get everything wrong on stage. The audience loves it'

Neil Hannon: 'I always get everything wrong on stage. The audience loves it'
Interview on The Independent.
You think twice about even letting kids walk the dog round the block these days which is a shame. I don't know whether Swallows and Amazons [Hannon has written the music for a new stage version] was quite fanciful for the 1930s – to let children go off on their own for a fortnight – but it wouldn't ...

15/01/2012, "Theatre is life, film is art, TV is furniture": Swallows and Amazons - Vaudeville Theatre

"Theatre is life, film is art, TV is furniture": Swallows and Amazons - Vaudeville Theatre
At various points in the past, I have said that four of my favourite performers - Ben Folds, Tim Minchin, Neil Hannon and Rufus Wainwright - should all have a pop at writing a musical.

15/01/2012, When two nerds collide - The Irish Times - Sat, Jan 14, 2012

When two nerds collide - The Irish Times - Sat, Jan 14, 2012
Article about last week's Tubridy interview.
RADIO REVIEW:A SMART CHAP whose fogeyish fashion sense and self- deprecating manner hides neither his showy cleverness nor his ambition: if ever Ryan Tubridy was to have a kindred spirit as a guest, it was surely Neil Hannon, who appeared on Tubridy(2FM, weekdays) last Tuesday. Best known as the fo...

13/01/2012, Podcast: Neil Hannon talks about the music for Swallows and Amazons

Podcast: Neil Hannon talks about the music for Swallows and Amazons
We caught up with Neil Hannon from hit pop band The Divine Comedy to talk about the music that he created for family musical Swallows and Amazons.

13/01/2012, Tale of imagination at award-winning theatre - Stage - The News

Tale of imagination at award-winning theatre - Stage - The News
Chichester Festival Theatre certainly has had a lot to celebrate recently. The theatre has won the Regional Theatre of the Year Award from the leading newspaper in theatre, The Stage.

12/01/2012, Tubridy

Missed: Neil Hannon was on RTE 2fm last Tuesday and chatted to Ryan Tubridy about 'winning Celebrity Mastermind beating off journalist Jon Sopel to claim the prize'.
The Divine Comedy's Neil Hannon has become one of the latest stars to win Celebrity Mastermind, beating off journalist Jon Sopel to claim the prize. Ryan spoke to Neil about his win and his specialist subject which was US TV sitcom, Frasier. Neil appeared on the programme in aid of the Alzheimer's S...

12/01/2012, No.5- Casanova, The Divine Comedy, 1996

No.5- Casanova, The Divine Comedy, 1996
Purchased at WH Smith, Petersfield, November 2003 There are a lot of reasons to hate the Divine Comedy, and I suspect that Neil Hannon’s brief period of media stardom in the late 90s was d...

12/01/2012, Resoconto Concerti: Brother, Dublin Gospel Choir + ospiti vari, Glasvegas « MusicPhotographer.eu Bl

Resoconto Concerti: Brother, Dublin Gospel Choir + ospiti vari, Glasvegas «  MusicPhotographer.eu Bl
Tornato dalla breve vacanza in Italia, e reduce da una settimana lavorativa abbastanza stressante, questa sera trovo il tempo per fare il mio solito resoconto concerti. Questa volta parleremo di due band piu’ un concerto gospel con ospiti vari. Partiamo con ordine.

11/01/2012, Twitter / The Marlowe Theatre: Two of our team are in Lon ...

Twitter / The Marlowe Theatre: Two of our team are in Lon ...
Retweeted by the DCHQ...
Two of our team are in London today to interview the cast members from the critically acclaimed Swallows & Amazons. Video to follow soon!

10/01/2012, Twitter / Thomas Walsh: @blackcabsession Thanks gu ...

Twitter / Thomas Walsh: @blackcabsession Thanks gu ...
Could this be the good news of the day ?
@blackcabsession Thanks guys. Me and Lewis will attempt to write DLM 2 this year but if it's shit we'll only have the one album to remember!

10/01/2012, Le Théâtre de Pâques

Le Théâtre de Pâques
French review of Pugwash's Olympus Sound, which is going to be released in Europe by Lojinx next Spring.
'Thomas Walsh is God !', m'écriai-je ici à l'heure de mon Bilan 2008 où 11 modern antiquities, le précédent album de PUGWASH, figurait en très bonne place (la 3e). Son successeur, The Olympus sound, ...

10/01/2012, PUGWASH & FRIENDS - "Tinsel & Marzipan" (Vocals only mix)

PUGWASH & FRIENDS - "Tinsel & Marzipan" (Vocals only mix)
Vocal mix of Pugwash's 2006 Christmas single featuring Neil Hannon. The song is presented with photos from Thomas' personal collection (from the recording sessions or more recent photos) including some with Neil Hannon.
Irish Epilepsy are still greatly in need of donations - http://www.epilepsy.ie/

10/01/2012, The Divine Comedy's Neil Hannon discusses theatre production Swallows and Amazons - The musical is t

The Divine Comedy's Neil Hannon discusses theatre production Swallows and Amazons - The musical is t
‘I don’t think of myself as much of a collaborator...’ muses Neil Hannon. A chuckle follows, the irony of his statement kicking in. When he’s not being frontman to The Divine Comedy, the Northern Irish pop star has written music for Father Ted and…

08/01/2012, Neil Hannon

Neil Hannon
Animated fan art.

08/01/2012, PUGWASH - "On with the show" (Idle Race cover - First mix)

PUGWASH - "On with the show" (Idle Race cover - First mix)
Early mix of the Pugwash's cover of Idle Race's 'On With The Show', featuring Neil Hannon.
An unreleased 'first mix' of our cover of 'On with the show' by my beloved band 'The Idle Race'.....

07/01/2012, Swallows and Amazons – review

Swallows and Amazons – review
Another review of Swallows and Amazons in The Guardian.
Tom Morris's production of Swallows and Amazons goes from strength to strength as it heads out on a nationwide tour, writes Kate Kellaway

07/01/2012, Review: Swallows and Amazons | The Jewish Chronicle

Review: Swallows and Amazons | The Jewish Chronicle
Why should I feel nostalgic for a childhood I never had? The Lake District, in which Arthur Ransome set his book Swallows and Amazons, is a world away from the north London suburbs of my youth. In Swallows, the four Walker children have an infinite

04/01/2012, Life After Mastermind: Sleb Mastermind Show 6

Details about the Celebrity Mastermind show that Neil Hannon won.
Sleb Mastermind continues, even if the BBC are making it just that little bit harder to find by putting it on at different times each day. Jessica Hynes ( Shaun of the Dead, Spaced, The Royle Family etc. ) took the first turn in the chair tonight. Her subject, well, her specialist subject was the pe...

04/01/2012, Neil to answer Frasier questions on Celeb Mastermind / Impartial Reporter / News / Roundup

Neil to answer Frasier questions on Celeb Mastermind / Impartial Reporter / News / Roundup
Once again, Neil Hannon made it to the Impartial Reporter... (photo from the Belfast Ulster gig)
Enniskillen's Neil Hannon is to contest Celebrity Mastermind tonight (Tuesday) answering questions on his specialist subject, the sitcom Frasier. ,

04/01/2012, Eleanor Pile: Neil Hannon T-shirt

Eleanor Pile: Neil Hannon T-shirt
Fan-art T-shirt...
Hand painted with fabric inks, design inspired by Neil Hannon of The Divine Comedy.

04/01/2012, Ce blog, n'y entrez surtout pas: Satan l'habite!: A quai

Ce blog, n'y entrez surtout pas: Satan l'habite!: A quai
Voici donc The Gin Soaked Boy, une merveilleuse chanson (si ce n'est une des meilleures) de The Divine Comedy. Pour les plus anciens The Divine Comedy fut au fait de sa gloire dans les années 90 pendant l'explosion britpop.

04/01/2012, TV Choice magazine - TV listings tonight, soaps & gossip for EastEnders, Coronation Street, Emmerdal

TV Choice magazine - TV listings tonight, soaps & gossip for EastEnders, Coronation Street, Emmerdal
Tonight (or was it yesterday's night?) Neil on TV once again, with Jools Holland on the The Catherine Tate Show.
Jools Holland and pop band the Divine Comedy guest star in the comedy sketch show, featuring the comedienne as an assortment of quirky and bizarre characters. Lauren fights with Kelly over Ryan, and 1950s landlady Ma Willow makes her first appearance

03/01/2012, Session #66 : The Divine Comedy (21/09/10)

Videos and photos as well from the FD session recorded in Dijon on September 21st 2010.
ShareTracks : Neapolitan girl Becoming more like alfie Venue : ‘Le grenier’, La Vapeur. Recorded : 2010, september, 21th. Notes : Neil Hannon is a really kind person. I’ve met...

03/01/2012, Twitter / Mike Liddle: @divinecomedyhq Thought yo ...

Twitter / Mike Liddle: @divinecomedyhq Thought yo ...
Photo from the Glasgow Barfly gig, 2004.
@divinecomedyhq Thought you might like to see this pic from 4th March 2004. Taken in Glasgow Barfly gig. http://t.co/5IvjHFSP

03/01/2012, Celebrity Mastermind, 2011/2012, Episode 6, Second week preview

Celebrity Mastermind, 2011/2012, Episode 6, Second week preview
Reminder! Neil Hannon in on Celebrity Mastermind tonight at 7pm. In support of the Alzheimer's Society.
A preview of the second week of Celebrity Mastermind.

02/01/2012, The Villa Capri

The Villa Capri
Album of an artist once advised by Neil Hannon.
A few years ago one of my musical heros Neil Hannon wrote me a very complimentary letter, and in it he advised me against over-producing demos - "record companies like to think they've found a diamond in the rough" he wrote. I probably should have listened!

01/01/2012, Glory Box: La playlist de Charles-Baptiste | le mouv'

Glory Box: La playlist de Charles-Baptiste | le mouv'
Charles-Baptiste from Variété choose 'I Like' in his playlist.
The Divine Comedy "I like" Neil Hannon est un immense songwriter c'est indéniable. Mais c'est surtout sa façon de transformer la prosaïque quotidienneté d'un geste aussi dérisoire que le "i like" de Facebook en un manifeste universel profondement lyrique qui me coupe littéralement le souffle.

01/01/2012, Mindy Kaling–Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns) (2011)

Mindy Kaling–Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns) (2011)
A review of Bang Goes The Knighthood.
SOUNDTRACK: THE DIVINE COMEDY-BANG goes the Knighthood (2010). I've really enjoyed The Divine Comedy since their earliest Michael Nymanesque music. I loved the orchestral pop that Neil Hannon s...

01/01/2012, The Stage / Shenton's View / Shows I'm missing from London (and Aldershot) to Sydney

I also missed the West End season for Swallows and Amazons, before it goes out on a national tour, though I saw its premiere at Bristol Old Vic last Christmas, and interviewed its composer Neil Hannon at the time for The Stage. I’ve long loved his work for The Divine Comedy, but when I asked him abo...

01/01/2012, The end is nigh - so let there be rock - The Irish Times - Wed, Dec 28, 2011

'Here Comes The Flood' gets a mention as an end of the world song.
From Verdi to Metallica, from Tom Waits to Neil Hannon, armageddon has provided musical inspiration for centuries. So with one eye on the 2012 apocalypse – according to some doomsayers – LAUREN MURPHYcompiles a perfect soundtrack to the end of the world

01/01/2012, Nine Lessons and Carols for Godless People 2011

Another Neil Hannon interview about the 'Nine Lessons and Carols for Godless People' show.
Extended Christmas specials recorded backstage at "Nine Lessons and Carols for Godless People", the "Variety version of the Royal Institute Christmas Lectures", at the Bloomsbury Theatre. The nights were curated by comedian Robin Ince, and featured a huge roster of comedians, musicians, scientists a...