Royal Albert Hall is a concert hall on the northern edge of South Kensington, London, best known for holding the Proms concerts annually each summer since 1941. It has a capacity (depending on configuration of the event) of up to 5,272 seats. The Hall is a registered charity held in trust for the nation and receives no public or government funding.
Since its opening by Queen Victoria in 1871, the world's leading artists from many performance genres have appeared on its stage and it has become one of the UK's most treasured and distinctive buildings. Each year it hosts more than 390 shows in the main auditorium, including classical, rock and pop concerts, ballet, opera, film screenings with live orchestra, sports, award ceremonies, school and community events, charity performances and banquets. A further 400 events are held each year in the non-auditorium spaces.
The Hall was originally supposed to have been called the Central Hall of Arts and Sciences, but the name was changed to the Royal Albert Hall of Arts and Sciences by Queen Victoria upon laying the Hall's foundation stone in 1867, in memory of her late husband consort, Prince Albert who had died six years earlier. It forms the practical part of a national memorial to the Prince Consort – the decorative part is the Albert Memorial directly to the north in Kensington Gardens, now separated from the Hall by the road Kensington Gore.
Live at the Royal Albert Hall (Show of Hands album)
Live at the Royal Albert Hall is the second live album by English acoustic roots duo Show of Hands. Following the success of their stripped-down fifth studio album Lie of the Land, the duo experienced attention from major publications, who praised the album, and the duo's fan base had built. Nonetheless, the duo were unable to commerce any performances in London. Their duo and their manager and producer Gerard O'Farrell took the gamble of hosting the city's historic Royal Albert Hall for a concert on 24 March 1996. The concert would be an attempt to gather all of the duo's fans and to raise the duo's profile. The duo were ridiculed for booking the hall, with many saying the performance would not sell out. Nonetheless, not only did the performance sell out, but it did so with advance orders, and it raised the duo's profile.
Producer and manager Gerard O'Farrell recorded the event for a live album on the cost of £200, and the duo released it on their own label Hands on Music in August 1996. It was released to positive reviews, with one review stating that it "stands alone as a showcase for the best of the band's repertoire over the last couple of years." The album became the duo's best-selling album to date, a title it would hold for many years, and had sold 4,000-5,000 copies by mid-1997. The duo have since performed at the Royal Albert Hall on three other occasions.
Aston Villa signed Hall from Stourbridge in 1903. He scored six goals in his nine league outings in the 1903–04 season. He is noted as being a hard working outside left player who teamed up well with Joe Bache between 1904 and 1910. Hall was a consistent goalscorer, scoring 61 goals in 214 league and cup appearances. In 1913 Hall left Villa to join Millwall and he retired in 1916.
Albert W. Hall (born November 10, 1937) is an American actor. He is best known for portraying Chief Phillips in the 1979 war film, Apocalypse Now and Judge Seymore Walsh in Ally McBeal and The Practice.
Hall gained mainstream attention for his role as Chief Phillips in Francis Ford Coppola's 1979 war classic, Apocalypse Now, in which his character leads the rest of crew upriver from Vietnam to Cambodia so that Captain Willard (Martin Sheen) can complete his mission to assassinate Colonel Kurtz (Marlon Brando). Chief eventually gets killed by a Vietcong soldier who throws a spear that impales him. To prepare for the role, Hall did some research in attempt to convey an accurate portrayal of experiencing the Vietnam War first hand. The actor has since then described his experience shooting the film in the Philippines as "exotic" and added that "it was all fun."
Albert William "Al" Hall (August 2, 1934 – October 9, 2008) was an Americanhammer throw champion, who competed in the Olympics on four occasions.
Hall grew up on the family's farm in Hanson, Massachusetts, where he built up his physique using a set of weights he had constructed from concrete cylinders.
Hall attended Whitman High School (now part of Whitman-Hanson Regional High School), where he was a running back on the school's football team and became an active participant on the track team during his senior year. Hall graduated from the school in 1952.
He appeared on the August 14th, 1960 broadcast of What's My Line where the guests were associated with the Olympics, including Jesse Owens as the "mystery guest".
Track and field competition
He attended Cornell University where he was the intercollegiate heptagonal track and field champion on three occasions. He set multiple meet records at major events and was captain of the 1955–56 Cornell team, winning recognition as Athlete of the Year that season by The Cornell Daily Sun. He was also a member of the Quill and Dagger society.
'Galway Farmer' ~ Show of Hands {live 1996 @ Royal Albert Hall}
From the Show of Hands album "Live at the Royal Albert Hall".
All audio content copywrite Steve Knightley & Phil Beer.
published: 16 Mar 2011
Show of Hands - The Big Gig part 2
Part 2 of Show of Hands' 2001 sell-out Royal Albert Hall concert. The song featured is a cover of Michael Chapman's 'No Song to Sing'
published: 16 Sep 2011
Show of Hands at Shrewsbury Folk Festival 2022
Show of Hands and Track Dogs on the Turtle Doves stage at Shrewsbury Folk Festival 2022.
Next festival: August 25-28 2023 | Day & weekend tickets on sale now: https://shrewsburyfolkfestival.co.uk/
published: 17 Nov 2022
Show of Hands - Arrogance, Ignorance and Greed - Live at the Royal Albert Hall - 07/04/12
Steve Knightley, Phil Beer and Miranda Sykes of Show of Hands perform Arrogance, Ignorance and Greed (AIG) recorded live at The Royal Albert Hall in London on 07/04/12.
published: 09 Apr 2012
Show of Hands - Santiago, Royal Albert Hall 7 April 2012
published: 08 Apr 2012
Show Of Hands 'Santiago' VRC0116
Show Of Hands. Steve Knightley and Phill Beer on their
first appearance at the Royal Albert Hall. London (UK)
24th March 1996.
published: 11 Apr 2011
Show of Hands - The Big Gig part 9
'The Blind Fiddler' kicks off this portion of Show of Hand's 2001 Royal Albert Hall concert. This is followed by a Ralph McTell composition called 'The Setting' which then flows seamlessly into 'Mary From Dungloe'.
published: 25 Sep 2011
Show of Hands - The Big Gig part 13
Show of Hands at the Royal Albert Hall in 2001. Song title, Sit You Down. Part 14 to follow soon.
published: 29 Sep 2011
Show of Hands - Armadas
Taken from their 2001 Royal Albert Hall concert. Phil Beer and Steve Knightley are joined by Vladimir Vega.
published: 11 Sep 2008
Show Of Hands VRC0344 Day Has Come
Show Of Hands at their first concert at the Royal Albert Hall London 24th March 96
Show of Hands and Track Dogs on the Turtle Doves stage at Shrewsbury Folk Festival 2022.
Next festival: August 25-28 2023 | Day & weekend tickets on sale now: ...
Show of Hands and Track Dogs on the Turtle Doves stage at Shrewsbury Folk Festival 2022.
Next festival: August 25-28 2023 | Day & weekend tickets on sale now: https://shrewsburyfolkfestival.co.uk/
Show of Hands and Track Dogs on the Turtle Doves stage at Shrewsbury Folk Festival 2022.
Next festival: August 25-28 2023 | Day & weekend tickets on sale now: https://shrewsburyfolkfestival.co.uk/
Steve Knightley, Phil Beer and Miranda Sykes of Show of Hands perform Arrogance, Ignorance and Greed (AIG) recorded live at The Royal Albert Hall in London on 0...
Steve Knightley, Phil Beer and Miranda Sykes of Show of Hands perform Arrogance, Ignorance and Greed (AIG) recorded live at The Royal Albert Hall in London on 07/04/12.
Steve Knightley, Phil Beer and Miranda Sykes of Show of Hands perform Arrogance, Ignorance and Greed (AIG) recorded live at The Royal Albert Hall in London on 07/04/12.
'The Blind Fiddler' kicks off this portion of Show of Hand's 2001 Royal Albert Hall concert. This is followed by a Ralph McTell composition called 'The Setting'...
'The Blind Fiddler' kicks off this portion of Show of Hand's 2001 Royal Albert Hall concert. This is followed by a Ralph McTell composition called 'The Setting' which then flows seamlessly into 'Mary From Dungloe'.
'The Blind Fiddler' kicks off this portion of Show of Hand's 2001 Royal Albert Hall concert. This is followed by a Ralph McTell composition called 'The Setting' which then flows seamlessly into 'Mary From Dungloe'.
Show of Hands and Track Dogs on the Turtle Doves stage at Shrewsbury Folk Festival 2022.
Next festival: August 25-28 2023 | Day & weekend tickets on sale now: https://shrewsburyfolkfestival.co.uk/
Steve Knightley, Phil Beer and Miranda Sykes of Show of Hands perform Arrogance, Ignorance and Greed (AIG) recorded live at The Royal Albert Hall in London on 07/04/12.
'The Blind Fiddler' kicks off this portion of Show of Hand's 2001 Royal Albert Hall concert. This is followed by a Ralph McTell composition called 'The Setting' which then flows seamlessly into 'Mary From Dungloe'.
Royal Albert Hall is a concert hall on the northern edge of South Kensington, London, best known for holding the Proms concerts annually each summer since 1941. It has a capacity (depending on configuration of the event) of up to 5,272 seats. The Hall is a registered charity held in trust for the nation and receives no public or government funding.
Since its opening by Queen Victoria in 1871, the world's leading artists from many performance genres have appeared on its stage and it has become one of the UK's most treasured and distinctive buildings. Each year it hosts more than 390 shows in the main auditorium, including classical, rock and pop concerts, ballet, opera, film screenings with live orchestra, sports, award ceremonies, school and community events, charity performances and banquets. A further 400 events are held each year in the non-auditorium spaces.
The Hall was originally supposed to have been called the Central Hall of Arts and Sciences, but the name was changed to the Royal Albert Hall of Arts and Sciences by Queen Victoria upon laying the Hall's foundation stone in 1867, in memory of her late husband consort, Prince Albert who had died six years earlier. It forms the practical part of a national memorial to the Prince Consort – the decorative part is the Albert Memorial directly to the north in Kensington Gardens, now separated from the Hall by the road Kensington Gore.