LENNON LAID BARE.
It is eighty years since John Lennon was born and, come December, it will be forty years since his murder.
Author Archive for: Norman
Entries by Norman Warwick
CHANGING NATURE OF PROTEST IN JAZZ
what we could not express openly, we expressed in music.
Duke Ellington
LET POETRY UPLIFT AND CONSOLE
LET POETRY UPLIFT AND CONSOLE by Norman Warwick We often think of our poets and writers as living a life of solitude and recluse but we would do well to remember that Wordsworth for instance, was a man of the world, engaged with its politics and revolutions, and out of such trauma, created not only […]
CREATIVE INDUSTRIES IN THEATRE
CREATIVE INDUSTRIES IN THEATRE by Norman Warwick Hull University advertised a course for the beginning of the 2020 educational term (whenever that might be, I guess) that will be conducted in The Gulbenkian Centre, a grade2 listed building. This is a purpose built working theatre complete with studios and workshops. According to press reports recently, […]
JONI MITCHELL SHAPES HER LEGACY
JONI MITCHELL SHAPES HER LEGACY by Norman Warwick The modular degree for English Language and Literature that I took at The University Of Leeds, somewhat belatedly at the age of fifty, enabled me to study Canadian literature and read authors who, according to our tutor, had ´written Canada.´ Being the mature student in the group […]
THE MUSIC OF FORGOTTEN HISTORIES
Black musicians have always composed and performed, played pivotal roles in their own times, and even help shape and shift the course of musical history.
new to our music collection MOLLY TUTTLE
´there is something comforting about the sound of familiar music.
We are the music makers: KATE RUSBY
Norman Warwick stops At The Barrier and learns KATE RUSBY ALBUM IS MORE THAN JUST A HAND ME DOWN. Release Date: 14th August 2020 Label: Pure Records Format: CD /DL / vinyl (incoming) Mike Ainscoe is informed and informative and I will be certainly looking for his critiques again. He is a reviewer, I think, who […]
T REX FOUND ALIVE IN CLASSIC POP
Bolan was hardly ever talked about as a ´composer.´
JAZZ FESTIVAL ORGANISERS IMPROVISE
´our historical legacy has always been to serve as a platform for artists to share social justice messages.
