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The Forgetting Room
Very excited to be involved in The Forgetting Room project……
Jeff Noon acclaimed writer and avid Twitter communicator, decided to create the Microspores, 140 character stories, complete stories. Jeff threw out a challenge to have composer contributors write 40 second musical pieces of music to be played alongside the Microspores; many were created and are on the Microspore site to hear. However the work of Jonathan Taylor and The Forgetting Room were the chosen pieces that Jeff believed could be taken from their 40 second birthplace to a full album, The Ghost Codes another of Jeff’s projects.
Here you will find that work, the full tracks are in the stage of final mix, the album hailed as probably the must have album of the year will be available late November 2012.
Remixing Narrative
Dub fiction is a way of remixing text.
The technique can be used to produce new, standalone stories or poems. It also works as a way of creating a second text that works in conjunction with an original piece. In this sense, it acts like a musical remix or an old-school B-side dub mix.
EXTRACT FROM GHOST CODES 002
“Scanning for signals in darkness, for voices in static drift.
Hearing only the song of ghosts as they spark across circuits.
Name of planet: unknown. Ship destroyed. No signs of life.
Twin moons: one bone white, the other blood coloured.
Our captain buried the crew, then killed himself.
Patterns of rain across the curve of my visor.
Alone now. Battery low.
I am the last of the mechanisms. The coded remains of Planet Earth.”
You can hear some of the Ghost Codes project on Soundcloud here
Review of Debut CD from ‘Chanter’ The Bagpipe Society, Spring 2003
‘Taylor Made’ Review by Celia Pendlebury for the Bagpipe Society magazine ‘chanter’ spring 2003
Extract from a scanned archive. The full magazine is available at the excellent bagpipe society website at http://www.bagpipesociety.org.uk/articles/2003/chanter/spring/becky-taylor/
First Moscow solo gigs
We were very proud to present the very first Becky Taylor solo performances in Moscow this August.
Events included a solo Northumbrian Smallpipe recital at the Theatre Gonzaga, Krasnogorsky region, Arkhangelskoye village as part of their ‘British Night’on the 11th and a full set (solo) performance alongside Moscow band Blind Harper on the 17th at Dance studio TIR. A masterclass for Uilleann pipes, Whistle and Northumbrian Smallpipes was held before the event on the 17th.
The event was a great success and sold out. We hope to be able to return for another concert in a bigger venue later in the year or early 2013
fROOTS Ireland Bridge CD Review
Becky Taylor Ireland Bridge (own label 880992 14004 1)
Already a noted exponent of uilleann and Northumbrian smallpipes and whistle, Becky’s expertise now also encompasses piano, duet concertina and fiddle, all the while sharpening her arranging skills. Becky’s musicianship emerges fresh every time on this, her second CD, aided by Dave Wood (guitar) and others. Sparky, much alive and of constant interest.
fROOTS June 2008 No. 300
Summer festivals with Аквариум
Becky enjoyed a great summer of playing festivals with Аквариум – here are a few snippets to give you a taste..
Bobby Casey’s Hornpipe/The Orphan (Trad.)
© 1988 Northumbrian Pipers’ Society
This track features Becky playing the Northumbrian Small Pipes at the tender age of 15. It’s taken from the album New Horizon which is still available on vinyl and CD format from the Chantry Bagpipe Museum in Morpeth.
Permission to reproduce this track was kindly given by the Northumbrian Pipers’ Society.
Debut CD Quotes
“… wonderful piping …”
(Mike Harding, BBC Radio 2 – February 2003)
Jiggity Jigs – Live in Rochdale! 2002
Old Ebor Bridge – 1997
Old Ebor Bridge (Thomas/Stipetic/Taylor)
© 1997 Neil Thomas

Neil Thomas – Heartland
Becky guested and co-wrote this track on Neil Thomas’s album Heartland. She also plays on the track “Emily and Charlotte” taken from the same album.
Find out about Neil’s latest projects at his excellent website http://www.neilthomas.co.uk/