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Jean At St. James!

Jean At St. James!

Category: General / Misc

On December 3rd, Jean Martyn was invited to play for the Not Forgotten Association at St. James Palace in front of the Princess Royal.

Read more about her day and her new acquaintances...

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Elizabeth Harrison

Spotlight on Elizabeth Harrison

Category: Spotlights

This month's spotlight turns on Elizabeth Harrison, one of the organ world's female gems!

This article sheds a little light on the lady and her music and her hobbies alike!  There's more to this girl than her music alone!

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Yamaha : A potted History

Yamaha : A potted History

Category: Instruments

In this the first of a series of regular articles from the editor of 'The Yamaha Club', Glyn Madden takes a quick look at Yamaha's history through the years, all the way back to 1887 to current date. From reed organs to motor cycles we've got it all...

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Allen Warrender

Allen Warrender

Category: General / Misc

Allen was quite a familiar figure on the organ circuit in the latter part of the last century and many on the east coast will remember him.

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The Theatre Organ Fact Finder

The Theatre Organ Fact Finder

Category: General / Misc

The Cinema Organ Society web site is huge and a major resource for the organisation. The 'COS', as it is known, is intended for those interested in organ music as entertainment, with the emphasis on the cinema or theatre pipe organ. For the subject of this article though we thought we would look at one section, the ‘Theatre Organ Fact Finder’. Here you will find everything you ever needed to know about the Theatre Organ and never dared to ask, plus a lot more. This article explains how and why the ‘Theatre Organ Fact Finder’ was conceived.

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Spotlight on James Sargeant

Spotlight on James Sargeant

Category: Spotlights

Mr. Yamaha, James Sargeant, is probably one of the most well known personalities on the UK's concert and promotion scene. Regularly seen throughout the country, and on TV, James' life has always revolved around music. Chris Powell finds out more as James is put in the OrganFax spotlight.

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