Songs from The Electric

January 14, 2023 ~ Vv ~ Leave a comment

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Songs for The Electric Ricky Gardiner Solo Guitar
RGS 9497

Ricky Gardiner rip

May 17, 2022May 31, 2022 ~ Vv ~ 2 Comments

Ricky Gardiner 1948/2022

It is with deep sadness that we annouce the passing of Ricky Gardiner Guitarist Songwriter/ Composer.
Ricky passed away in his sleep ealry in the morning of Friday the 13th of May. He had been suffering from Parkinson PSP for the last 12 years of his life.
We thank you for privacy at this time and welcome donations to https://pspassociation.org.uk to help to raise awareness of this rare condition.

Love and Light
Virginia and all the Gardiner family

Listen to Ricky’s last work ‘Songs For The Electric’ here: https://www.beggarsopera.co.uk

the flood

March 11, 2022January 14, 2023 ~ Vv ~ Leave a comment

Exclusive new download https://www.beggarsopera.co.uk/product-page/ricky-gardiner-the-flood

An evocative and experimental soundscape for electric guitar, Yamaha CX5 and tape, recorded in 1985.
Listen to Ricky Gardiner’s signature melodic dreamscape  and atmospheric intensity. 
Running Time : 16.50
Performed and composed by Ricky Gardiner 
RGS 9476

Ricky Gardiner 1993 Photo Virginia A Scott

The Revox

The Passenger Instrumental

May 8, 2018 ~ Vv ~ 1 Comment

The Passenger Instrumental from the Beggars Opera archives.

The Passenger:Iggy Pop/ Ricky Gardiner

Guitars: Ricky Gardiner

Film:Virginia Scott

Ricky Gardiner 1970

May 4, 2018May 4, 2018 ~ Vv ~ Leave a comment

rpassport1970

Ricky Gardiner old passport image from the seventies .

RIP Roy Young pianist

April 30, 2018April 30, 2018 ~ Vv ~ 4 Comments

Rip Roy Young Pianist on the David Bowie Low album.

Bless you

royyoungfb — Roy Young 1976 David Bowie Low session by Ricky Gardiner

Dr Hook Margate 1975

March 30, 2017 ~ Vv ~ Leave a comment

Ricky Gardiner at Margate with Dr Hook Nayland Rock Hotel 1975

Photos: Virginia Scott and Ricky Gardiner

Ricky Gardiner Margate 1975

DR Hook Dreamland Margate 1975

Dr HookDreamland Margate 1975

Morning at the Nayland Rocky Hotel

the fraserburgh negatives

February 27, 2017June 13, 2017 ~ Vv ~ Leave a comment

In 1971 Beggars Opera spent 2 weeks in Fraserburgh rehearsing their set with the mellotron and preparing for the recording of Waters of Change at a remote farmhouse. Here are some images digitised from Colin MacFarlane’s original photographs of the people we met there at that time including band members :
Ricky Gardiner
Raymond Wilson
Virginia Scott
Martin Griffiths
Alan Park
Gordon Sellar