Saffron’s Talks
Meet you There
A lively ,engaging and entertaining Talk from a guitarist and singer whose career spans fifty years and still going strong. Saffron taught herself to play from a ‘Tune a Day’ book by Bert Weedon at the tender age of 12 in a tiny village in North Bucks – now a part of Milton Keynes City.
In this Talk , Saffron plays Classical,Folk,South American Cuatro and Mississippi Blues guitar styles, presents a brief history of the guitar, shares anecdotes and stories from a career in music which includes performing live on Bob Harris’s BBC Radio show , writing music for two Chanel 4 films, playing with Long John Baldry in USA ,gigs at the Royal Albert Hall and The Marquee Club and playing blues guitar in a Mississippi cotton field.
When Birds Sing
A digitally Illustrated, inspirational Talk with Saffron’s own recordings of Bird Songs and Calls, photos and videos. Why, How and When do birds sing?
Birdsong for well being, research is suggesting it can have the same affect as listening to certain styles of music.How can a tiny bird like our Wren sing so loudly, what are birds telling each other with their contact calls and, why birds matter.
Bird songs have influenced our greatest composers and poets.Mozart kept a pet Starling and taught it to sing his tunes.Tips on how to identify birdsong in your garden and parks and latest scientific research on birdsong.
