childrens books : by MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER
In the age of miracles, songs become stories, the stories become children´s books and memories are preserved.
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MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER
MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER Musical Constant Companion on any Norman Warwick playlist I think it was in nineteen ninety that I first met Mary Chapin Carpenter (left) when she was a new star in the annual country and western firmament that shone from Wembley arena in the biggest UK country festival of the year. This particular […]
FIGHTING TALK:
FIGHTING TALK: by Norman Warwick Gary Hall, former front-man of The Stormkeepers, and subsequently a song-writer and recording artist at Roundtower remains my go to nomination for best British song writer in his genre of all time. Add to that his magnificent voice and dynamic stage presence and you will realise what made Gary Hall […]
THE FCR BELT IS ON LANZAROTE
To date, the “Guanche Warrior” has achieved 8 victories as a professional and only one defeat
YOU’RE LOOKIN’ AT COUNTRY
“You’re Lookin’ at Country” was an ode to the pastoral imagery Loretta Lynn passed on the open road while touring and her affirmation of being all-country
Sidetracks & Detours present PASS IT ON 46 Sunday Weekly Supplement 31 3 2024
Gales and high seas played havoc with the arts scene here on Lanzarote, but fortunatley our reporters ion the UIk have plenty of good news you are sure to enjoy.
GEORGE ORWELL & Stephen Fry
I would say to Alice that a performance of 1984 at The Royal Exchange Theatre fifteen years ago was perhaps the most harrowing night I have ever spent in a theatre. It was loud in voice and scaring in depiction with some scenes of a violent and sexual nature, in this small theatre in the round.
review by Hilary Dawes ANIMAL FARM at the Octagon Bolton
An incredibly talented and strong cast
KATHY´S SONG for a girl I never knew
One of those songs I loved on the radio was Kathy´s Song by Paul Simon with a beautiful little guitar riff behind lyrics of his yearning for a girl who lived in a different country,
BEST BY AGREEMENT,….not quite
That one of my favourite music journalists, Matt Mitchell at Paste on-line magazine trundled through all the previous award winning albums at the annual Grammy awards there were only nine examples from all the decades for which he didn´t feel to compel his own ´should´ve won´award.
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