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Post by neilmcgowan on May 7, 2013 2:16:37 GMT -5
I have never admired Nigel Kennedy as a violinist - his idiotic and superficial performances place him somewhere slightly above Andre Rieu. However, proof that Nige's career is heading south emerged today, when he was found stumping for UKIP on television.  I'd always thought Kennedy was a fool. I was unaware that he was a racist and a neofascist too. Let's hope this vile man's career takes a nosedive from here onwards? |
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Post by Deleted on May 7, 2013 2:47:32 GMT -5
I suspect that Nigel Kennedy will do even better in the future, Neil. The only time I have not been able to get into a late night Prom was when Nigel was playing in 2011. YouTube - BBC Proms 2011: Nigel Kennedy plays BachIn 2013, Nigel returns for the Four Seasons and the Last Night! BBC Proms 2013 - Nigel KennedyAccording to Wikipedia, Nigel is an English masculine given name. The name is derived from the Latin 'Nigellus'. This Latin word would seem to derive from the Latin 'niger', meaning "black"; however this is thought to be an example of an incorrect etymology created by French speaking clerics, who knew Latin as well, to translate the Norman first name Neel in the Latin written documents. Indeed, the Latin word 'nigellus' gave birth to Old French 'neel' (modern 'nielle'), meaning “black enamel” (same word as 'niello') and it explains the confusion, because the clerics believed it was the same etymology as the first name 'Neel', spelled the same way. Wikipedia - NigelIn fact, the Old Norman first name 'Neel' (modern surname 'Néel') derives itself from the Norse 'Njáll'. The Norse 'Njáll', in turn, is derived from the Gaelic 'Niall'. The English 'Nigel' is commonly found in records dating from the Middle Ages, however it was not used much before being revived by 19th century antiquarians, such as Sir Walter Scott who published 'The Fortunes of Nigel' in 1822. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle published 'Sir Nigel' in 1905/06. Nigel was a common name for boys born in England and Wales during the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. Nigel has never been as common in other countries, but was among the 1,000 most common names for boys born in the United States from 1971 to 2010. Numbers peaked in 1994 when 447 were recorded (it being the 478th most common boys name that year). The peak popularity at 0.02% of boys names in 1994 compares to a peak popularity in England and Wales of about 1.2% in 1963, 60 times higher. In Australian English, it is a colloquial term for a male social misfit or a person without friends, originating from the name being unusual in the 1980s and alliterating with "no-friends". As it happens, I know a few Nigels, Neil, but neither Kennedy nor Farage. |
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