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STANDING BETWEEN ART AND ARTIST

We make a mistake when we assume that the artist is forever linked to their art. It’s not a question of should we separate them but instead ask why do we continue to insist they were ever one thing to begin with? Doing so has led to some incredibly worrisome phenomena.
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PLACE POETS IN POSITION TO HELP US: Write Out Loud

With the public’s help Write Out Loud wants to be equipped to enable, champion, inspire, and connect poets – and organisations and schools - no matter what happens during the pandemic, and continue that once it’s over.´
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LINDA RONDSTADT: and the mocking birds.

Look at the list of songwriters Linda Ronstadt has covered, and how much respect she has paid to their material. Then look again at the song titles just to remind yourself of her impeccable taste.

PUBLISHING BROUGHT TO BOOK BY BUSBY

A lot of black people, especially those brought up in this country, it’s not that they know only about black culture. I know about Chaucer and Milton and Molière as well – you know twice as much, not half as much.´

HOW DO WE GET THERE FROM HERE?

what a wonderful world

´NEATH THE STRENGTH OF STRINGS

I can’t put into words how special it was to hear Doc Watson live or on album in those early days. What people don’t realize is how much Clarence White influenced Doc; they had a lot of mutual respect for each other.´

TOM RUSSELL: MUSIC, BODY AND SOUL.

´he’s a singer-songwriter with a powerful voice, but also a novelist, artist and academic

KATIE MELUA listening to musicians she hadn´t heard of

I came across that book by Dylan and, because I was able to highlight all the names in it that really mattered, I suddenly had a three-hour playlist.
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BARON WOLMAN: archive will endure and inspire

I go forward with a huge amount of gratitude for the many blessings bestowed upon me (family, friends, travels and more), with no regrets but with appreciation for how my photographs—my life’s work—have been received.

PASSENGER RIDES AGAIN

you can either just tap your foot and think that it’s a nice, sweet little song, or see that there’s a bit more darkness and depth to it, if you really want to go there.