i thought i'd ask here first , and then go to the appropriate TV station archive info .
it is about pipes and music , after all , and it is a bit geeky , so it seemed to me that this might be the place to ask
some years ago , i watched a TV ( likely BBC ) documentary on an organist , who was a bit of an unsung genius .
his passions were composing church music for organ , and gardening .
he dressed like he couldn't be bothered , a battered frock type jacket , and trousers that didn't quite reach to his ankles . he looked about 60 years or so .
he wore the same clothes for playing the organ as for his gardening .
( a bit like you'd see farmers , long time ago , ploughing in , an albeit battered , three piece suit , )
i'm not particularly fond of organ music , and organists generally wreck my head , but this story has stuck in my mind over the years . a musician / composer , who just played and composed , for the sheer love of it . a driven artist .
so , if this makes any sense to you , then please post a link of some sort .
maybe just writing this might kick in some more details in my head .
and just to lighten the moment , something from Spike Milligan , via Mr. Hall
Thomas Tallis
Bore no man any malice
Save an organist called Ken
Who played his music
Rather badly
Now and then
feel free to add any doggerel concerning organists
perhaps , if i don't get any info on my question , at least we can turn this into an amusing moment of time on the wibbly wobbly web .
