HAL KETCHUM singer-songwriter
We all have stories, we all have heartache, and we all have sadness and we all have joy. Golden moments.
Author Archive for: Norman
Entries by Norman Warwick
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.
A TENOR FOR THE TURN OF 2020
This concert had given hope that 2021, post-vaccines, and with tourists returning might prove a better year for the arts than has been this one so we wish all our arts-loving readers a happy, hopeful and healthy New Year.
THE VALUE OF ART IN THESE TIMES
sales are truly global and he has helped artists place their works in locations as diverse as Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, New York, Dubai and India.
LEARNING GUITAR ON MOTHER´S UKELELE
if you knew three chords, you could play a lot of the songs you heard on the radio. And if you knew four chords, you could pretty much rule the world !´
CAPITAL P,… FOR PRIDE, CHARLEY
lovely voice and obvious ear for a great song always ensured that he was always great value
THIS IS CHRISTMAS WITH A LIGHT TOUCH
It all seems perfectly understated. Artificial trees are tall and strong but not imposing, lights depicting angelic figures fly at every lamp-post and stringed lights are draped above every road at sensible intervals. Colours and shades are perfectly blended and nothing flashes.
There are plenty of You Tube clips and such of the wonderfully poignant, evocative and ´distant´ little track that is Border Radio,
FOUR BOOKS THAT SPEAK FROM THE ART
an essential addition to the bookshelf marked C for cultural.
EVERYBODY LOOK WHAT´S GOING DOWN and what´s going on
He addressed issues not only in his lyrics but also in the jazzy, expansive music that provided plenty of room for reflection.
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