Review of concert by SERGIO DE JESUS, Teatro de Tias, ´five bums at the bar´ interview after the concert. Since emigrating to Lanzarote four years ago we have marvelled at the art works and humanity of the late Cesar Manrique. We have fallen in love, too, with flamenco and the fado music from Portugal, and […]
GOSPEL, PERCUSSION, CLASSICAL, CHORAL AND STARRY SKIES Latonius & The Faith Theory in Arrecife La Tempestad in Arrecife Mijail Saprychev, classical pianist at El Grifo Miguel Aguearralde, book launch, in Arrecife The Alborada Ladies Choir Vocal Siete + support in Haria What made Milwaukee famous will not be lost on Rod Stewart fans but the […]
Track listings Wild Billy´s Circus Song by Bruce Springsteen Man On The Flying Trapeze by Dick Powell Circus Girl by Gretchen Peters The Wall Of Death by Richard Thompson Cathy´s Clown by The Everly Brothers The Tears Of A Clown by Smokey Robinson Death of a Clown by Dave Davies Nelly The Elephant by Mandy […]
FROM MR. KITE TO CIRCUBA Elegant tents were pegged on the Rambla Medular in Arrecife with posters plastered all over the city centre announcing that, for almost a month, Cuba´s National Circus was in town. Whatever the old romantic tales might have us believe, becoming a circus artist is not as simple as running away […]
PERHAPS THEY´LL LISTEN NOW ? Forty years ago we were just a pair of collaborative songwriters amongst several others at our local folk clubs. Among those we hugely admired but who, like us, had careers and families to protect and so never quite chased music hard enough, were people like Ged Morgan and Bob Ashworth […]
Festival Internacional de Musica de Canarias The 36th yearly edition of Festival Internacional de Musica de Canarias (FIMC) will be here on the islands of Lanzarote and La Graciosa as early as January and February to offer six of the concerts scheduled. That means we will be treated to four glorious concerts, two of which […]
VICTORIA STRING QUARTET by Graham Marshall The Victoria String Quartet contains some of the most experienced chamber musicians in the UK. The four players have performed together in different ensembles for many years, and they boast an impressive pedigree, having variously played in The Chillingirian Quartet, The Sorrel Quartet and the Psappha Ensemble to name […]
ALCHEMY, FUNDING AND FUSION Back in the UK I was occasionally involved in successful crowd funding campaigns. For instance, we raised a required six thousand pounds to script, cast, direct and produce a film to be used in schools to examine the notion of hate crimes and how to reduce them. I recall with great […]
José Saramago and a home in Tias. The moment the tour guide invites you over the threshold of the place where José Saramago once lived, you know you are entering a house of books; a house that was obviously his place of work, and also obviously his place of relaxation. To be shown round the […]
ISLAND ART Around this time last year, as I collated a review, for the all across the arts pages on the Lanzarote Information web site, of the myriad arts and culture events that had taken place on the island over the previous twelve months, I was struck by how much my love of the arts […]
SIDETRACKS & DETOURS: 7 / 12 / 25 classical, jazz, folk, rock, americana; songwriters & invisible angels7th December 2025 - 7:00 am
SIDETRACKS & DETOURS Pass It On 2/11/2025 Jenny Bray, Nash and Asher, Opus 222nd November 2025 - 7:00 am
A LITTLE BUNDLE OF SUMMER. sidetracks & detours 3rd September 2025 featuring Jazz Artist, Jenny Bray. Broadcaster and writer, Steve Bewick, Expo Folk and Sound Roots3rd September 2025 - 7:00 am