Donald MacKenzie – The Organist Encores

Episode 551 – Kew the Music

This week Damon spotlights the Wurlitzer installed in the Musical Museum Brentford.

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Music Played

Torch Song Parade Of 1937 Part 1: I’ve Gotta Sing A Torch Song/Swing In The Air/You’re Here, You’re There, You’re Everywhere/Wake Up And Live/This Years Kisses	Sidney Torch	Regal/ABC Kingston 3/12 Wurlitzer	Sterndale Records (STE 1005)	1937
a) Sig Tune: D’ye Ken John Peel? b) The Tuneful 20s Selection c) Vlase Mignon	Joseph Seal	Regal/ABC Kingston 3/12 Wurlitzer	TOEnc Archive
La Mer	Len Rawle	Piano Museum, Brentford 3/12 Wurlitzer	Tonawanda Sound (TWS 2018D)
Wave	David Lowe	Piano Museum, Brentford 3/12 Wurlitzer	TOEnc Archive	1982
High Heels	David Shepherd	Piano Museum, Brentford 3/12 Wurlitzer	Grosvenor Records (GRS 1119)	1983
Nancy (With The Laughing Face)	Damon Cox	Musical Museum, Brentford 3/12 Wurlitzer	Private Recording	2023
Wurlitzer Fanfare	Donald MacKenzie	Musical Museum, Brentford 3/12 Wurlitzer	Musiqua (MMRCD0109)	2009

Episode 461 – Platinum

Damon celebrates the platinum jubilee ahead of the long celebration weekend with some hits from 1952.

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Music Played

Marching Strings	Ernest Broadbent	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	One-Up/EMI Records (OU 2042)	1974
The ‘Moulin Rouge’ Theme	Joseph Seal	Regal/ABC Kingston 3/12 Wurlitzer	Decca Recording Company (SKL 4154)	1962
Blue Tango	Bill Vlasak	Paramount Music Palace, Indianapolis IN 4/42 Wurlitzer	WJV Productions,Inc (WJVCD-107)	1996
Belle Of The Ball	Donald MacKenzie	Odeon Leicester Square, London 5c/17 Compton	Musiqua (DOMOLS2007)	2007
Lullaby Of Birdland	John Atwell	Capri Theatre, Adelaide 4/25 Wurlitzer	JAmusic (JAM103)	1995
El Choclo	Everett Nourse	Fox San Francisco CA 4/36 Wurlitzer	Fantasy Records (501395014)
Delicado	Robert Wolfe	Thursford Collection, Fakenham 3/19 Wurlitzer	Grasmere Records (GRCD 86)	1997
Auf Wiedersehn Sweetheart	Dudley Savage	Mere Farm, Haughley, Stowmarket 3/8 Compton	DS Productions
Black & White Rag	Phil Kelsall	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	Grasmere Records (GRALP 34)	1989

Episode 458 – From Nigel Ogden’s Archive: Plaza

On this week’s show Nigel Ogden is back in his archive throwing spotlight on the stunning Plaza Stockport Compton which is celebrating its 90th Birthday!

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Music Played

High Noon/The Deadwood Stage/You Can’t Get A Man With A Gun	Nigel Ogden	Plaza Cinema, Stockport 3/11 Compton	Soundline Recordings (SLO4025)	2002
Makin’ Whoopee/The Trolley Song	Donald MacKenzie	Plaza Cinema, Stockport 3/11 Compton	Nigel Ogden Archive	2018
The Charge Of The Light Brigade	Nigel Ogden	Plaza Cinema, Stockport 3/11 Compton	Soundline Recordings (SLO4025)	2002
Fascination/Peanut Polka	Nicholas Martin	Plaza Cinema, Stockport 3/11 Compton	Nigel Ogden Archive	2007
The Dream Of Olwen	Nigel Ogden	Plaza Cinema, Stockport 3/11 Compton	Soundline Recordings (SLO4025)	2002

Episode 387 – Give Me The Simple Life

On this weeks show Damon has given himself the simple life, by selecting tracks from recent CDs. The show includes tracks from Howard Beaumont, Mark Laflin, Donald MacKenzie, Christian Cartwright and four from the recent ATOS convention CD.

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Music Played

*Our Director*	Christian Cartwright	Pipes in the Peaks, Ashbourne 3/19 Compton	Pipes In The Peaks & Christian Cartwright (PIP004)	2019
*Morning Has Broken*	Howard Beaumont	Community Centre, Ryhope 3/9 Compton	Fairview Studios (HB 111)	2019
*Give Me The Simple Life*	Jerry Nagano	Auditorium Theatre, Rochester NY 4/22 Wurlitzer	American Theatre Organ Society (ATOS 2019)	2019
*Midnight In Mayfair*	Alex Jones	First Universalist Church, Buffalo NY 3/13 Hope-Jones	American Theatre Organ Society (ATOS 2019)	2019
*Somewhere In Time*	Nathan Avakian	Riviera Theatre, North Tonawanda NY 3/16 Wurlitzer	American Theatre Organ Society (ATOS 2019)	2019
Cheek To Cheek/Top Hat	Simon Gledhill	Clemens Centre, Buffalo NY 4/32 Wurlitzer-Marr & Colton	American Theatre Organ Society (ATOS 2019)	1961
*Her Name Is Mary*	Mark Laflin	St. John Vianney Church, Clayhall London 3/7 Compton	Cinema Organ Society (COS131)	2018
*Sweet Sue*	Donald MacKenzie	Odeon Leicester Square, London 5c/17 Compton	Musiqua (201801)	2018

Episode 80 – Donald MacKenzie Live at Tywyn

On this week’s show we are delighted to be returning to Tywyn and the ex-Granada Woolwich Wurlitzer. Donald MacKenzie (from London’s Odeon Leicester Square) presents a programme of favourite music, demonstrating the many sounds of this fine Wurlitzer pipe organ.

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Music Played

Dudley Beaven – We Saw The Sea/Portrait Of A Toy Soldier – Private Recording courtesy of John Leeming

Donald MacKenzie –

‘Bless The Bride’ Selection : Bless The Bride/This Is My Lovely Day/I Have Never Kissed Before/Ma Belle Margurite/Oh What Will Mother Say

Lady Of Spain/Laura/Sidewalk Serenade

Nights Of Gladness

Weather Selection: Powder Your Face With Sunshine/We’ll All Go Riding On A Rainbow/Shine/Blue Skies/Painting The Clouds With Sunshine/Happy Days Are Here Again (including Land Of My Fathers)

With thanks to John Smallwood (Organ Curator)

Episode 42 – Donald Mackenzie broadcasts from Tywyn

This weeks show is a special broadcast given by Donald Mackenzie in front of a live audience at the Tywyn Wurlitzer. So, sit back and re-live the golden age of radio!

Hope you Enjoy!

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Music Played

Down The Mall

‘The Boy Friend’ Selection: The Boy Friend/All I Want Is A Room In Bloomsbury/It’s Never Too Late To Fall In Love/Fancy Forgetting/I Could Be Happy With You/Won’t You Charleston With Me/Poor Little Pierette

Wedding Of The Painted Doll/Doreen/Choo Choo Samba

Welsh Tunes: The Ash Grove/All Through The Night

Moonstruck

Happy Selection: I Want To Be Happy/Sometimes I’m Happy/Spread A Little Happiness/Today I Feel So Happy/I Want To Be Happy (reprise)