News

Christmas and Valentine's Day

Dear Organiser, November is here, and before we know it Christmas will be here, too. Let me offer two SIMPLY ENGLISH concerts for those long winter evenings: "A Simply English Christmas" and "Valentine's Day' with Simply English".

 

János Gergely passes away at the age of 80

On September 7, 2010, János Gergely died after a third, unsuccessful operation at the age of 80. János played a large part in the formation of Simply English.

 

EDS Review: Rosy Apples

Simply English are a trio based in Hungary, formed fifteen years ago to dispel the illusion that the Celts have all the good music and the English have all the good umbrellas. The chutzpah of their founder and lead singer, Andy Rouse, is the source of their appeal.

 

Simply English Music Club

The Simply English Shakespeare Show.

 

Simply English Music Club, Double Trouble

Live acoutic music workshop from the vernacular to the popular. Hosted by Simply English. With special guests: Double Trouble.

 

New album ready to be launched

Simply English's new album, "Rosy Apples", is ready to be launched. Pre-order Rosy Apples! Release date October 1, 2009.

 

'Birds of Paradise' is again available

We are happy... in fact, ecstatic... to inform you that as a result of popular demand 'Birds of Paradise' is again available.

 

New CD 'Canakins' released

Canakins is Simply English's 5th recording, and celebrates our 10th anniversary.

 

10th Anniversary

Put April 20 in your diaries! It's our 10th anniversary concert and the release of our new CD, CANAKINS.

 

New CD out

New CD 'Birds of Paradise' has been released. Birds of Paradise is Simply English’s fourth album, and the first for four years.

 

Gerald Porter: Birds of Paradise (review)

This is the fourth recording of the Hungary-based group who, as their name suggests, perform only English music, in resistance to what the sleeveliner calls “a world saturated with Celtic music, imagined or real”.

 

The Oxford Christmas Conference 2002

November 23 might sound a little early for a Christmas Conference, but it is just the right time to make teachers start thinking about their lesson plans about Christmas.

 

David Atkinson: A SIMPLY ENGLISH CHRISTMAS

Our productive friends in Hungary, Simply English, have a Christmas CD out. Here we get 'The Boar's Head Carol' sung in an appealing pproximation of a medieval pronunciation of sorts.

 

Gerald Porter: SIMPLY ENGLISH Jolly Rogues Together

Most of us have got used to the idea that the recordings we buy are not available in the shops but have to be supplied from someone's garden shed.

 

Andrew Wright: Wedding

The wedding itself was just another huge event for us to organise... at least from my perspective.