taking part - Rio 2016

.... and we're BACK!

hope you enjoyed last night's opening ceremony - here are a few photos and stuff:

 
throughout the games the marvellous It's The Taking Part That Counts album will be available to pay-what-you-want - here's the link!

the Commonwealth Games

good luck to everyone competing in this year's Commonwealth Games in Glasgow

why not treat yourself to a perfect soundtrack for just £5, while the games are on:

buy now!

a trip to Casa Brazil

and the Rio 2016 logos (they've taken a beating)

Rio 2016 Olympic logo

Rio 2016 Paralympic logo

the taking part BOOKLET!

it's the taking part that counts | Make Your Own Book

HANDBALL!

here's a new video from the mighty SOOL for their summer smash - HANDBALL!

Seven Summers by Paul Kelly & Saint Etienne

have you seen this lovely excerpt from Seven Summers - Paul Kelly's follow-up to What Have You Done Today, Mervyn Day?... it's about the Olympic site:


and , of course, here is Saint Etienne's Steeplechase - the athletic theme from It's The Taking Part That Counts:

a medal for Nick Skelton, Ben Maher, Scott Brash and Peter Charles

... and it's the the first Team GB showjumping gold since 1952

a Gold for Jason Kenny

there's no stopping us in the cycling, is there?... Yesterday Jason Kenny won the Men's Sprint

a Bronze for Beth Tweddle

on the Women's Uneven Bars

which means today's FREE downloads start with Hawaii Fried Dough's Tumblebee:

three more medal winning athletes

yesterday we had:

Bronze for Max Whitlock - Men's Pommel Horse
Silver for Louis Smith - Men's Pommel Horse
Silver for Christine Ohuruogu - Women's 400 metres

which gives another exciting day for Saint Etienne fans, what with this FREE download:


and the first DVD release of their pre Olympics film, What Have You Done Today Mervyn Day?

a Gold for Andy Murray and a Silver for Andy Murray & Laura Robson

Two tennis medals yesterday, so another new FREE download for YOU, this time from the Sunny Street, and Steffi...

a Bronze for Ed Clancy

and a FREE download of Town Bike's Tour De Force for YOU today!

Gold for Ben Ainslie and Silver for Iain Percy & Andrew Simpson

and a FREE download of Morir Ahogada by Linda Guilala for YOU today!

I took part... it COUNTED!

yup, yesterday evening i went to the Olympic Park to see Team GB play Basketball against France...  i won't tell you what happened...

the album visits the stadium

Cycling Golds for Ed Clancy, Geraint Thomas, Steven Burke & Peter Kennaugh and Victoria Pendleton

and Town Bike's Tour De Force is once again a FREE download... it still sounds (and looks) great...

a Bronze for Karina Bryant...

... and a FREE download of Alexander's Festival Hall (feat. Yazuyo Uemura)'s Judo (What We've Been Playing)

a Bronze for George Nash & William Satch, a Gold for Katherine Grainger & Anna Watkins and a Bronze for Alan Campbell

... sorry to group you all together...

and a FREE download of Ellis Island Sound's Ergo Squad Box for YOU today!

a Gold for Chris Hoy, Jason Kenny and Philip Hindes

and yet another FREE download of Town Bike's Tour De Force for YOU today!

a Silver for Gemma Gibbons

and a FREE download of Judo (What We've Been Playing) By Alexander's Festival Hall (featuring Yazuyo Uemura)