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MIME, MIMICRY AND MUSIC by Michael Higgins

no English traditional dancing team had the same Romantic clout, or visible presence, as the black-faced, skirt wearing, clog dancing ‘Coco Nut Dancers’ of Bacup in Lancashire just to the north of Rochdale.
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JOINING UP FOR JAZZ by Gary Heywood-Everett

I’ve never lost that initial interest nor the sense of excitement in improvised music from around the world in all its forms.

THE ARTS ARE STEPPING OUT AGAIN

So , let us all step out whenever we can or are allowed to (literally and figuratively) support the arts, and find our comfort and solace in doing so,

HAL KETCHUM singer-songwriter

We all have stories, we all have heartache, and we all have sadness and we all have joy. Golden moments.

HAPPY NEW YEAR, NEW MUSIC, NEW FRIENDS

Even when they lost some of the greatest among them, like Kenny Rogers, John Prine, and Charley Pride, (commemorations by Sidetracks & Detours remain available in our archives) country musicians found the strength to stay engaged with fans (if only through live streams and zooms etc), fight for much-needed social change and share some truly stellar records in the process.