Music – Jenny Rowbory

Catch Up with the #SaveJenny Evening of Entertainment

Jenny Rowbory — Mon, 07 Dec 2020 01:41:25 +0000

View the full playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kld5_rNCe7M&list=PLQojWy4LtIok9AwWr0YmMUW9gir5krUsv

If you want to catch up with the full evening of entertainment, you can watch it in its glorious entirety in the video above. Settle down for a two and a half hour viewing of delight.

It’s a warm hug in a time where hugs are scarce. HOWEVER, if time is not on your side this season or if you just want to watch certain acts and miss out others, below are videos which should start at the timestamp of each individual act. Enjoy!

If you do enjoy any of them, be sure to donate to save Jenny’s life at GoFundMe.com/savejenny Be sure to add the fundraising link to any video you share.

TANYA MARLOW’s introduction to the evening

OLIVIA COLMAN’s message

MATTHEW GOODE

Matthew contributed two segments. The first one is his message and his bedtime story reading of The Wind in the Willows:

Matthew’s second performance of the night was the poem ‘A Visit From St. Nicholas’ (T’was the Night Before Christmas)

LEE MACK

This exclusive interview with Lee Mack was divided into three parts. Part 1:

Part 2:

Part 3:

SONORO CHOIR

‘The Lord Bless You and Keep You’ by John Rutter, which Jenny used to sing in the choir at St. Felix School:

Comedy from PAUL KERENSA

Poetry from World Slam Poetry Champion HARRY BAKER

Poetry by JENNY ROWBORY read by the actor ANGHARAD PRICE

Angharad Price performed two of Jenny’s poems. The first one, ‘For Right Now’:

Jenny’s second poem, ‘Gethsemane’:

Singer-songwriter GRAHAM KENDRICK

With a song that is special to Jenny, ‘Crucified Man’:

ADRIAN PLASS

BARTHOLOMEW DOBSON

With a magnificent rendition of The Wompom Song:

JUSTINE ASHFORD

Jenny’s English and Drama teacher from her years at St. Felix School, Justine Ashford, reads a scene from ‘The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe’. Jenny played the role of Mr. Tumnus in a school production.

A GAMESHOW starring SIMON ROWBORY, KEITH ROWBORY, TANYA MARLOW, JOE CASSELS AND VICTORIA HOCKING

The premise: All television shows face being deleted forever from existence. Only one can be saved. Each player has to make the case why their favourite TV show should be the one to be kept.

This gameshow was shown in two parts. Part 1:

Part 2:

HOME AND AWAY

Two of the cast sent a message:

ANGHARAD PRICE

Angharad performs Jenny’s favourite poem, ‘Caged Bird’, by Maya Angelou:

A sketch starring JO MARTIN, RAKIE AYOLA, LAURA ELPHINSTONE, EMMA LOWNDES and MARTINA LAIRD

This sketch is ‘A Group Therapy Session For People Addicted to Using Film Lines in Their Everyday Speech, written by Jenny Rowbory

MICHAEL HIGGINS

Michael performs an exquisite, magical and moving piano solo of ‘Clair de Lune’ by Debussy.

Thank you so much to everyone who watched and to everyone who has donated so generously. It is all very gratefully received. We still have a long way to go though to reach the fundraising target. If you haven’t donated yet, you can do so here: GoFundMe.com/savejenny

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Best of 2015

Jenny Rowbory — Fri, 15 Jan 2016 13:21:43 +0000

Favourite discovery of 2015:
The brilliant Witch, Please podcast. A fortnightly podcast about the Harry Potter world. The two hosts are academics who are rereading the Harry Potter books and rewatching the films for the first time in a long while and then discussing them, one by one. They’re currently up to the Half-Blood Prince. I recommend going back to the start and listening from the first episode. Just wonderful. Great fun, intelligent and amusing. Feminism for the win.

2015 was the year that I properly discovered YouTube (a bit late, I know).
Favourite 10 YouTube channels of 2015:
1. TheFineBros – I like Kids React, Teens React, Adults React, Elders React and YouTubers React
2. Kinda Funny – The GameOverGreggy Show: four best friends chatting around a table
3. Kitty G – a UK-based booktuber who loves fantasy, sci-fi, steampunk and historical fiction
4. Lindsey Rey – a booktuber who loves fantasy, thrillers and more
5. JoeyGraceffa – A vlogger. I know, I know, but I find the triviality calming.
6. emmymadeinjapan – she tastes the food of different countries and reviews it
7. books and pieces – a booktuber with a particular focus on sci-fi and fantasy
8. booksandquills – a Dutch booktuber who now lives in London
9. Evan Edinger – an American YouTuber living in London
10. Jen Campbell – a UK booktuber who is also an author and poet

(I’m not including the YouTube channels of TV shows, like the ones of James Corden, Ellen Degeneres, Jimmy Fallon and Jimmy Kimmel. Though I do love those too. They would definitely be in my top 10)

Best TV (that I watched for the first time in 2015):
White Collar
Continuum
Rizzoli and Isles
Once Upon A Time
Person of Interest
Veronica Mars

Best TV (that I continued to watch in 2015):
Doctor Who
Agents of SHIELD
Elementary
Masterchef Australia
Castle
University Challenge
Would I Lie To You
The Graham Norton Show
Home and Away

Best 10 films that I watched for the first time in 2015, in no particular order:
What we did on our holiday
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1
Inside Out
Big Game
Jurassic World
Testament of Youth
Avengers: Age of Ultron
x + y
Erin Brockavich
Paddington

Best documentary:
Caribbean with Simon Reeve

Best sporting event:
The swimming world championships

Best 3 audiobooks that I listened to in 2015:
The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater
Partials by Dan Wells
Life as we knew it by Susan Beth Pfeffer

The 3 songs that I listened to most in 2015:
1. Superman (It’s Not Easy) by Five For Fighting
2. Dela by Johnny Clegg & Savuka
3. Way Back Into Love sung by Hugh Grant and Drew Barrymore from the film Music and Lyrics

My top 50 tweeters of 2015:
(I’ll include their twitter profile bio too so that they’re not just names)

@TheAlethiophile – Nonconformist christian blogger; bibliophile; introvert; socialist; geek; terrible conversationalist; peripatetic; morosoph; works in finance.

@jpc101 – God loving, web designing, ukulele & mandolin playing, geek! I’ve had ME for 20+ years. Raiders. Clemson. Biathlon.

@Ita99 – It’s pronounced Eata NOT Eyeta.

@joecassels – One day I’ll work out what this life thing is about. Managing CFS/ME and depression. Sad, but I like animals.

@Jocassels – Curly haired and fat

@BonneMillie – If there is a problem, yo I’ll solve it, check out the hook… Crochet, sewing, doodles, ecology, nature, gardening, sci-fi & books! planetmillie.com

@Pamreader – Writer/book blogger working in the creative world of InDesign, Photoshop, Adobe CQ5 by day, while exploring the fictional world by night.

@kateileaver – Writer. Journalist. Feminist. Professional level Harry Potter fan. Words @Pottermore @ThePoolUK @GlamourmagUK @Sunday_style.

@s_snowberry – Curating. Theology. Cylons & dragons. Changing the world. Failed novelist. Contrarian. Sugarcoater. Bring back the wolves!

@norfolkdarlo – Dad to v severe ME @Stroopwaffle. Darlo fan. Love family, dog, cathedrals, poetry, writing stories, beach huts, satay, pofertijes, East Anglia + Dales. Work @crystaleducates

@kouya – Tweets and retweets about mission, theology, languages, Africa, running and random stuff. Christian, mid-fifties, exiled-Northerner, Leeds Trinity PhD student.

@Gerrarrdus – Often looking for odd stuff in London. Creator of Beaker Folk of Husborne Crawley. Dad, husband, priest. LFC and AFCRD fan.

@revpamsmith – Virtual vicar and author of Online Mission and Ministry (SPCK). Ex: prison chaplain, teacher, health service. Interests: politics, telly, theology

@SimonNRicketts – A journalist, indie screenwriter, script editor. Was at The Watford Observer, Daily Mail and The Independent. Now on The Guardian night team. Rarely serious.

@boudledidge – Writing on Christianity/feminism. Digital Comms/FR at #globaldev org. Also found at @ChristianToday @CFemNet @Project328. ‘Generally pretty terrible’.

@LizClutterbuck – Londoner, lover of gin, transport nerd & eclectic blogger. Curate at @christchurchn5 & freelance researcher. Also a part of the madness that is @matryoshkahaus.

@jtlovell1979 – Uncool before it was cool to be uncool. You can be oh so smart, or oh so pleasant. I’ve tried smart. I recommend pleasant. (also @JTinjail)

@AlisonCroggon – I write novels, poems, libretti and criticism. Columnist for Overland Journal. Yes, it’s confusing sometimes. alisoncroggon.com

@lynneguist – An American in England, Reader in Linguistics @SussexUni. This is the Twitter presence of ‘Separated by a Common Language’ blog.

@Lucy_bahaha – The march of women towards their rightful heritage of political liberty and social and industrial freedom

@neilcpferris – Conductor and teacher. RWCMD Head of Choral Conducting, London Symphony Chorus Associate Cond, Music Dir Cardiff Polyphonic Choir, Wimbledon Choral Society.

@God_loves_women – Loving Jesus. Fighting for women’s liberation. Expect ranting, Big Thoughts & quotes from my most excelllent children.

@ScottFilmCritic – Author of Rosebud Sleds and Horses’ Heads: 50 of Film’s Most Evocative Objects. Telegraph blogger. On BBC Radio 4. Roger Ebert’s UK correspondent.

@raquelita_e – Language lover, haphazard Jesus follower, music fan, poet, Brit. Trying to be kind.

@DiamonDie – journalist, author, medical/music/food writer, playwright, translator, artist, photographer, activist, expat, plant lover, demoscener, veg*n with CFS/ME/hypopit

@LMAshton – Kitchen Witch. Canadian, lived in Sri Lanka, NZ, Singapore. Science fiction/fantasy. Geek. Accountant. Redhead. Married to @FahimFarook. RookSoft.sg

@GenderDiary – A mother and father tweeting about our girl and boy and how people treat them differently. The Gender Police: A Diary: amzn.to/1FLCoAj

@mushenska – Literary agent, sartorialist and cat wrangler. Pollyanna-ish. Master of the cheeky wink. Generally heard before I’m seen. Bend and SNAP.

@MelbourneLily – Views are my own. A working mama, runs a bit, crazy cat lady, coeliac, bibliophile.

@forgetMEnotxxx – Bedridden with severe progressive M.E. & Ehlers-danlos syndrome. Dysautonomia. Endometriosis. Love my dog, plants, trees, spirituality, folklore, poetry, MJ

@aeroplanegirl – Sunday Times bestselling author of ‘Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops’ series & ‘The Bookshop Book.’ Poet. Booktuber. youtube.com/jenvcampbell

@eah39 – http://montaguemouse.wordpress.com/

@DreamsAtStake – A Journey of Hope Through Severe ME

@aryomjapes – Continuing to be at an awkward age. Owns seventy+ hymn books and uses them all. Interpreter of life to those who find it strange. Unlocked account @japesaryom

@ECAllinson – I wear many hats. I tick lots of boxes. I have fingers in several pies. Some of them are @bloomcentral @OasisFarmSE1 @creationfestuk @mercyukorg VIEWS MY OWN

@emjric – Often wobbly. Frequently achey. Usually smiley. OVER RELIANT ON CAPITAL LETTERS.

@greg_jenner – Public Historian ~ Chief Nerd to HORRIBLE HISTORIES ~ Author of A MILLION YEARS IN A DAY amazon.co.uk/Million-Years-… ~ Prone to undignified silliness ~ Spurs fan

@goodinparts – Anglican priest still learning on the job: mum, wife & procrastinator of discintction, Private witterings here. New friends please follow @CoventryCanon

@zierlich_alex – 24. @unimelb BA student. Whovian. Disabled: genetic autoimmune disease, FM, etc. “I’m in pain. Every day. It changed me…” ~ House

@georgeluke – Human being. God-botherer. Writer. Radio producer. DJ. Rookie windsurfer. I-Something-Something-Something.

@HellsJBells – Christian. Wife to a workaholic. Ex-aircraft fitter Now swear at IT or count beans Own Rottweilers Love house music, fast cars & the seaside 🙂 #StreetPastor

@dalekwidow – Work in online publishing. Share life with @vidjam & Daleks. Like: cricket, comedy, music, Adam&Joe, Sci-Fi, drawing. Member of Dr Who Fan Orchestra

@HolzC – Writer. Humanitarian. Adores footie, dance, chocolate & baking. I work in wonderful, hectic & random land of make believe, aka ‘Theatre World’. Views all mine!

@Julia_Byers – Aspiring YA author. UMich senior. @Ch1Con founder & @ArtsAtMichigan blogger. Used bookshop minion. @KaplanLiterary intern. Lover of theatre, movies, & tea.

@GirlFromBlupo – Monoid fan and mother of twins. Writes books ‘n’ stuff. ME/FMS/JHS/POTS etc. (grr). Author website coming soon – stay tuned! delegatedetective.wordpress.com

@DozyFlo – Bookaholic and proud of it!

@martinsaunders – Relentlessly hopeful. Husband, dad, screenwriter, youth worker and God-botherer. Deputy CEO @youthscape.

@jk_rowling – Author

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Let Me Entertain You: 101 songs that instantly transport me back to the mid 90s to early 00s

Jenny Rowbory — Wed, 26 Feb 2014 12:32:24 +0000

I’m not really a music person. Growing up, I didn’t listen to the radio, I didn’t seek out new songs to listen to and I didn’t buy CDs like everyone else did (but that was more to do with the fact that I’m a saver not a spender). Most of the time, I preferred silence than listening to music. Due to my complete inability to multitask, for me there was no such thing as having music on ‘in the background’; if music was playing, it commanded my full attention – I couldn’t listen to music AND do something else like reading or talking or homework.

As a result of not listening to much music, I had/have an appallingly poor knowledge of songs/bands/singers. What I did sometimes listen to (and enjoy) though, were songs from musicals, Disney songs and contemporary “Christian” songs at that time (Matt Redman, Tim Hughes, Rex Allchurch etc.).

So when I gave myself the challenge of listing all the songs that I remember from growing up (age 8-16 ish) that were NOT musicals/Disney/”Christian”, I was surprised by how many flooded into my mind. I guess I heard quite a lot of music by default, either through what my brothers played on their CD players or through being at friends’ houses/at friends’ birthday parties. There were also a couple of years (1997/98?) when I sometimes watched Top of the Pops because my brothers were watching it (I tended to get bored though; I found just sitting still listening to music very tedious) but I did enjoy some of the songs.

I actually feel fondly about the songs in my list below because they almost all have memories attached to them. They immediately transport me back to a particular moment or person. So these songs may be cheesy and uncool but to me, they are the sound of the mid 90s to early 00s. And, if I’m honest, I do quite like most of the songs of “my era” of music, even though I may have said that I hated them at the time. Just remembering the songs and the people that they remind me of makes me happy. So here they are, in no particular order, all the songs I remember from the mid 90s to early 00s. How do they compare to your memory of that time? What would your list of songs from those years look like?

Believe – Cher
Trouble – Shampoo
Fly away – Lenny Kravitz
C’est la vie – B*witched
Rollercoaster – B*witched
Blame it on the weatherman – B*witched
Doctor Jones – Aqua
Barbie Girl – Aqua
Life is a flower – Ace of Base
Ooh stick you – Daphne and Celeste
Never Ever – All Saints
Lady Marmalade – All Saints
Perfect 10 – The Beautiful South
Pretty Fly for a White Guy – The Offspring
Brimful of Asha – Cornershop
Bittersweet Symphony – The Verve
When you say nothing at all – Ronan Keating
MMMBop – Hanson
Praise you – Fatboy Slim
I’m like a bird – Nelly Furtado
Mr. Smurftastic – The Smurfs (based on Boombastic – Shaggy)
Vindaloo – Fat Les
No Limit – 2 Unlimited
Mr Blobby – Mr Blobby
Bring it all back – S Club 7
Reach – S Club 7
Don’t stop movin’ – S Club 7
Never had a dream come true – S Club 7
Wannabe – Spice Girls
Say you’ll be there – Spice Girls
2 become 1 – Spice Girls
Who Do You Think You Are – Spice Girls
Mama – Spice Girls
Spice up your life – Spice Girls
Stop – Spice Girls
Everybody (Backstreet’s back) – Backstreet Boys
All I have to give – Backstreet Boys
I want it that way – Backstreet Boys
How deep is your love – Take That
Old before I die – Robbie Williams
Angels – Robbie Williams
Let me entertain you – Robbie Williams
Millennium – Robbie Williams
She’s the one – Robbie Williams
Rock DJ – Robbie Williams
5, 6, 7, 8 – Steps
Tragedy – Steps
Slam Dunk (Da Funk) – Five
Everybody get up – Five
Love me for a reason – Boyzone
No Matter What – Boyzone
When the going gets tough – Boyzone
Roll with it – Oasis
Wonderwall – Oasis
Don’t Look Back in Anger – Oasis
D’You know what I mean? – Oasis
Stand by me – Oasis
All Around the World – Oasis
Stop Crying Your Heart Out – Oasis
Runaway – The Corrs
Dreams – The Corrs
I Never Loved You Anyway – The Corrs
Flying Without Wings – Westlife
Uptown Girl – Westlife
…Baby One More Time – Britney Spears
(You Drive Me) Crazy – Britney Spears
Oops I did it again – Britney Spears
I’m a man not a boy – North & South
I don’t want to wait – Paula Cole
Run like mad – Jann Arden
My Heart Will Go On – Celine Dion
Because you loved me – Michael Ball cover version
Miami – Will Smith
Men in Black – Will Smith
Pure and Simple – Hear’say
Perfect Day – 1997 charity single with many performers
Man! I feel like a woman – Shania Twain
Would you…? – Touch and Go
Let’s talk about sex – Salt-N-Pepa
Sex on the beach – T-Spoon
It’s raining men – Geri Halliwell
Ooh Aah…Just a little bit – Gina G
Love Shine a Light – Katrina and the Waves
Complicated – Avril Lavigne
Sk8er boi – Avril Lavigne
Torn – Natalie Imbruglia
Livin’ La Vida Loca – Ricky Martin
Hero – Enrique Iglesias
I’ll be missing you – Puff Daddy featuring Faith Evans and 112
Hallelujah – Rufus Wainwright
Is it ‘cos I’m cool? – Mousse T.
Leave right now – Will Young
Evergreen – Will Young
I’m just a kid – Simple Plan
Three Lions – Baddiel & Skinner & Lightning Seeds
Search for the hero – M People
All Star – Smash Mouth
May It Be – Enya
I believe I can fly – R. Kelly
Saturday Night – Whigfield
Macarena – Los del rio

[NB I’m only able to sometimes jab out one or two sentences per day with my thumb on the screen of this iPhone, so this was written over a long period of time. Please forgive any mistakes or if some parts seem a bit disjointed.
Due to my illness, I haven’t been able to listen to music these last nine years. If I hadn’t become ill, I probably would have explored the music world at least a little bit. Maybe.]

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