The Arcadia 78 RPM Orchestra was inspired by a conversation between John Andrews of Arcadia and Stephen ‘Spoonful’ Parker at the last Port Eliot Festival. Partly as a retreat from the world of the MP3, we thought it a nice idea to broadcast 78 recordings of nature, novelty & dance band music from a time when gramophones and records could be measured by the ton. We have played festivals, weddings and parties and are available for hire.
Thursday, 7 July 2016
Port Eliot 2015
Last summer at the Port Eliot festival we were playing by the river on the Sunday evening. Around 7.00pm the tide rose....and rose...and rose. We realised that there was no need to move as we are a purely mechanical outfit so stayed put. Here's Mike playing on.