RAGGLE TAGGLE OR NOT SO RAGGLE TAGGLE

‘I hope those who read this book will gain some insight into our culture. Time and space don’t allow me to elaborate further, however enjoy your read and remember, music brings us all together.’
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ACCORDION CRIMES ACCORDING TO ANNIE

The ending, then, should reflect for the reader some element of value or importance in the telling of this ending among the possible myriad of stories that might have been told.´

GRAB A GRAMMY NIGHT

With Reggae, Global, Children´s Music, Spoken Word and Comedy all with categories, as well as several sub-divisions for Musical Theatre, Classical and Non-Classical categories ad infinitum until we do come, surely finally, to Best Packaging, this could be an awards ceremony to last longer then the Woodstock Festival.

JAZZ IN EUROPE AND JAZZ IN THE VALLEY

for Kim Cypher following her heart has led her on a road paved with hard work, dedication, self-belief and gratitude.

CHRISTMAS CRACKERS ON OFFER

Perhaps the very point of art is to never leave its viewer feeling indifferent.

LATE WRITER WAS ONCE A SECRET READER

Several of his novels were adapted into movies, including Dark Of The Sun (1968), about a band of mercenaries hunting for diamonds during the Congo Crisis; Gold (1974), which starred Roger Moore as the general manager of a South African mine; and Shout At The Devil” (1976), with Moore and Lee Marvin, who became a fishing buddy.

A DRY-CLEANING BILL to remove stain on reputations?

“Impeachment” is at its sharpest about gossip, how it moves and confers power. The most spoken line may be a variation on, “How did you know that?”

it´s got to COME FROM THE HARP

The most important thing for me is truth in music. As Alice Coltrane said: “music has to come from the heart”. That’s the most rewarding thing for an artist. …You do it because your soul needs it. … Searching for the truth, that’s what we’re all doing. This is our ´love supreme´.

IRISH HISTORY: a dance in the reel of the flickering light

as a born and bred Yorkshire man I would unashamedly admit that my first awareness of the history behind the Irish troubles of my generation was gained through music, fictive literature and film.

ROSS TO REIGN AT GLASTONBURY

there’s still an inordinate deal of pleasure to be taken in music that wants to sweep you up and revel in sonic bliss, whether you’ve emerged from a still-lingering pandemic or not.