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The Piano Cloud in Manchester, 2014 edition

After last year's success, I was really excited about this year's The Piano Cloud meetup event at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester. Even more so once the room booking was confirmed - 2 Steinway Model D pianos!!!  Present for the afternoon were Andrew ( Keyquest Music ), Terry ( Purple Rhapsody ), Luke ( Freemondo ), Jacob Uhlig , Chris, and myself. Amongst a lot of chat and eating of Krispy Kremes, we enjoyed a super afternoon of music. Terry and Andrew both played pre-written pieces: Terry played a few songs from his new album Momentary Muse , including the fabulous Legions of Poppies, as well as treating us to a rare live improvisation:   Andrew treated us to 'Prelude to a Better Year', and the pair treated the rest of us to a really fun sight-read of Kevin Olson's ' Hoedown at Cripple Creek '. Andrew's good friend Chris also pleased with a few improvisations. Luke once again showed his breathtaking improvisational