HEY BOHEMIA! (PART ONE)

Hey Bohemia! an opera, is considered, by many, to be the Aunties masterpiece.

Part One is the original Act One of the show, recorded before it’s first season at the Brideway Theatre. However, when the show was rewritten for it’s third season, new material was added and Madame Salami, Once upon a time, Open up your envelope and I don’t remember were dropped from the show.

Part Two contains material from Act Two.

Side one                                                           Side two

1. Madame Salami                                            1.   Hey Bohemia!

2.  Flowers                                                       2.   This old World/ The Monster Men

3.  Rubbish                                                       3.   What’s the matter with the Flowers/

4.  Once upon a time                                                  Concrete and Glass

5.  Open up your envelope                                4.   We gotta get away

6. I don’t remember                                          5.   Old Man Tree

7. Once upon a time (reprise)                         6.   Hey Bohemia Anthem

All words and music by Arif Usmani except Hey Bohemia Anthem (Lester Moses, Arif Usmani)

Hey Bohemia! and  Old Man Tree  are also on Cosmic Rock CD

Once upon a time is on The Pied Piper CD

A live version of Rubbish is on Christmas on the Beach cassette

CREDITS FOR “Hey Bohemia! (Part 1)

Madame Salami – sax, flute, vocals

Auntie Hugh – clarinet, vocals

Auntie Clockwise – guitar, bass, percussion, spoons, vocals

Auntie Jazz *– egg maraca, vocals  

Stanley Knife **– violin, spoons, vocals

Auntie Uncle – keyboards, vocals

Auntie Anna – vocals

Auntie Hazelnut – vocals

Auntie Stellar – vocals

Fat Boy – Drums

Ricky Rooster – saxophone

Children - Violet, Lottie, Dylan, Emma, David, Adam, Lily

*  Later known as Queen Bee

** Later known as Parson Tui

Produced by Arif Usmani and Nigel Gavin

Recorded at Progressive. Engineer: Steve Garden

Cover by Lynn Usmani

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