Blaze Away - Harworth 'Christie' Theatre Organ

[LLLookAtYouHacker]

Oh... that was utter bliss!

[mattrehmhext]

Great playing!!

[ndpfc]

Why are there so many empty stop rails?

[Rhawneld57]

Nice Job is this the organ grinder in Toronto Canada? Nice sounding theatre Organ any way you play well I guess this is your Job so to speak. Although the organ in Toronto has various instruments around the dinning room, that actually play when a stop is pulled, so I feel this is not the organ or dinner I am thinking of. I love the Glockenspiel. Thanks for posting I enjoyed it.

RON

[meadowlotus]

Hi can I ask where you got the sheet music for this, I understand it is out of print and I would love to get hold of it. Thanks

[barneyboscoe]

We used to come and listen to the Christie at Harworth for years,since it was first installed and played by Trevor Baily,right up to Simon Gledhill and many others.Now we live in the Rep of Ireland ,and we miss it dearly,by the way ,nice playing thanks.

[LanchesterEarlyMusic]

Off to play this in about an hour ! It's my Native Cinema Organ so it should be nice :P Important to the family is this organ, I've not played it (Untill today that is) and both my Grandad and Great Aunty used to play it in the Regal !

[jamesb8358]

aint it a pitty shes only one titty to feed the baby on

[TheWelshwizardbyron]

I have just clicked on this lad. I think you are doing very well.Keep up your practice thats how we all learn and play as many theatre organs and church organs as you can. Above all enjoy your music. There are those who think they know every thing about music and playing. These idiots have not the nerve to sit and play.Plus to give their propper name out. Good Luck . Byron "The Welsh Wizard"

[accent1923]

Amazing talent and recording,i have many fond memories of playing an old Christie when i was younger,keep it up and look forward to seing more of your playing,its great that so many of the younger generation still take an interest in such a magnificent instrument

[goodchappy]

I played this a few times on the church organ I used to play in Bushey Herts...got the old ladies all clapping!

[jimbo5009]

Excellent - but could you play it again on a church organ please ?

[Offshoreorganbuilder]

Very enjoyable. Many thanks.

[gudge8]

@wurlitzerwanker ......how does go fuck yourself sound, you disrespectful, uneducated, common, SHIT, lonely, untalented CUNT?????????

[MrComptonCockfondler]

@gudge8 Don't stress yourself with him dear. I know it was a while ago now but I still remember it like it was yesterday. He'd just blown his first butt-bubble after sucking up nearly a pint of fairy liquid in rehearsal but failed miserably to do it for the camera. Instead he created a three-dimensional fart with pops and rattles but no bubbles and completely pebble-dashed half the living room then left in a right stink. Quite literally! Shame the pictures came out grainy; skidmarks ruin lenses.

[gudge8]

@wurlitzerwanker .....alright matey....how does GO FUCK YOURSELF sound???? you daft, uneducated, SHIT, disrespectful, untalented lonely sad person???? :D

[MusicMadSuperAwesome]

Wow, that was great! I learning this song for my Grade 8 exam this year, and I'm dreading it, but it certainly looks like a lot of fun to play! :)

[Squarerig]

This takes me back to my childhood in the old Ritz cinema-then very new!-when the master of ceremonies would arise with his organ out of the darkness.Lovely music and much appreciated.

[twincityarena53]

Oh that I could play like that. Oh that I could PLAY. Love it.

[gudge8]

....close.....but nope, the Miner's welfare was the shoddy old building that had run into disrepair next door to the welfare hall...and the Christie is in the hall and has just thankfully been powered up for the first time in 3 months since power to the hall was cut off!!!!

[DonaldFranklin67]

@gudge8 You play 'Blaze Away" just great on the Harworth "Christie" theater organ . I didn't hear any mistakes (wrong notes, etc.) You play magnificent!

[coneramp67]

Was this organ kept at the Miner's Welfare, that burned down in May of this year?

[CaptainIndecisive]

awesome work!!

[erzbet07]

One word: F A N T A S T I C O !

Thank you for posting on YOU TUBE!

[RinceBox]

BRAVO!

[BobbieandSteveDooley]

God, I wish I could do that!

[Lonelygstar]

Now play the "Thong Song"

[nickefresh]

haha

[ATVmidlands5581]

very talented indeed. loved this when i went to saturday mornings at the pictures. We would sing along to this as part of the ABC minors club. magic. thanks

ATVmidlands UK

[steinwaygrande1]

Bloody marvellous. Gets the heart pumping

[yelnats1928]

Great stuff, thoroughly enjoy it and only wish I could play. Tell me please what key are you playing this march in? Good Luck, Stan

[blindpugh12]

Well done! I'm no musicion, just admire those who are and enjoy their works.

[latribe]

Hi! Brilliant playing. Is it an illusion of the video but aren't those keys on the manuals foreshortened, less deep from front to back than normal organ manuals?

[gudge8]

hey, cheers....and nope they just normal keys on all 3 manuals...the solo is from a different console to the great and accomp it is also angled slightly thats why it is brighter in colour

[prestonjake]

brilliant! do you do any recitals anywhere?

[bartonorgan]

Fantastic!

[wadejt1975]

Sounds great my friend! I love the music of the theatre organ and you play it well! What mistakes????!!!!

[MrCravat]

"This is only the 2nd time i have played this organ so you'll have to forgive me for the mistakes. This is Abe Holzmann's march 'Blaze Away' played on The 3C 10R christie organ at Harworth."

Just makes you wonder what you would be like with some practice ;-)

5* TERRIFIC STUFF Many thanks

[steverabb]

Great!! Love it! Bring us some more of this great playing.

[parchiethegreat]

this is cool!

[cromorne]

I've always wanted to play a theatre organ. There is that three manual WurliTzer in upstate New York...

Excellent job and ignore those crap comments. I think you played just fine.

[londonscot1]

gudge8 - thank you very much. Top musicianship and great melodies! More, please!

Pay no heed to the unpleasant critique, posted two months ago, by smokingclearsmylungs! "Those who can, do; those who can't, become critics".

"smokingclearsmylungs"? ..... Aye, son..... pity it didnae clear your brain or your lugs!

[typojack]

Rather enjoyed listening to this rendition of one of my favourite tunes..Well done lad, lets have some more.

[TheWilly42]

gudge8 i don't know how we could arrange this but i've been looking for the organ score everywhere and found only the piano score of course missing the pedal part. Could you send me a copy of your music be email? Thanks in advance

William

[gudge8]

Sorry mate I cant offer you much help on that one because I myself only have the piano score in a book full of similar pieces and I have just made it up as i've gone along as well as listening to other organists (mainly the late Reg. Dixon) All you need to do is mess around with the notes in each chord pattern in each bar to get your 'Pedal' notes, I dont tend to play exactly the same every time I like to mess about with different notes!!

[jamespeterbrett]

@TheWilly42

if your good enough, you will work it out yourself. in my opinion the best people are those that play by ear. i play entirely by ear, and cant read a note of music, and have tourght myself all i know (so far) and there are many people out there same as me, so its possable.

[miniature82]

oh wow thats awesome!! Well done!!!!!!!!!!!!

[gudge8]

hmmm

[skiprat99]

for the benefit of mramli, i bet you struggle to play with the organ between your legs, TOSSPOT!!!

[skiprat99]

i thought you played really well, its bloody hard to plat a tracker action organ or pneumatic action probrably in this case, let those who make wise remarks post some videos on and see how good they are. keep it up mate!!!

[gudge8]

cheers mate

[jpeanrkode]

I LOVE a good circus march! Thanks for posting. Very Nice job!

[whiskers6]

save these types of organs they are great and fantastic there i lots of time for them still great sounds especially marches like this thees organs sound like a one man band just great. lets save them and rebuild old ones in storage.

[smokingclearsmylungs]

needs some work on making the piece fluid. it is a little jerky and the bass pedals sound sticky at times.

[gudge8]

..........i know how to play an organ thankyou...as i have said before I havent played theatre organs before and dont get much chance to practice I dont think there was anything wrong with that at all

[Kiddman32]

Excellent!

[redrightbear]

A favourite tune that reminds me of fun times at the fairground. Very well played. Thank you.

[YouKnowIAmRight]

Excellent !!

[paranormaalutrecht]

Forgive??? What do you say, it is great, very nice !! you did a great job!!! And that for the 2nd time... you are great! :)

[gudge8]

thanks alot :D

[citroenboi]

yeh it does need a bit of work. I especially like the vacumn cleaner motor powering the piano - loads of smoke after 10 mins lol

[gudge8]

ye i know lol, actually when this was recorded they had just taken the console lights off thats why there are wires hanging down they usually close the organ down between june and september for maintainance so i was lucky to get in.

[jamez123123]

thats brilliant....

the console is a bit ugly though!

[ilovetrains63]

Excellent playing!!! Love the march!!! Keep up the great work! More please!

[gudge8]

yep, tis from durham but its got another 2 or three organs mixed in with it along the line :S.....glad you enjoyed it

[wurlitzermad]

Well done ! thats the christie from my town durham . taken out waaaaaay before my time . its good to see it 8D and indeed hear it

[wrighty205]

Admirably done! Nothing like a rousing march on a theatre organ. Encore!