I have a vivid personal memory of an occasion when I was working as a freelance journalist alongside the independent and excellent Stampede Promotions, a small two man operation that pledged the best-but-overlooked American singer-writers to the UK on small tours of some perhaps unlikely places.
There’s something in the way she uses her voice that is profoundly captivating—there’s a directness that conveys the nuance and clarity of her stories to the listener as though you are the only two people in the room
The nominees for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for 2024 were announced recently.
Steve Cooke makes an impassioned commendation of the benefits of allowing creative arts to help people find their way to integrate with the wider community. At the time that Steve makes his well-considered case, with plenty of relevant examples, the funding to the arts in general in the UK has been severely cut.
The Electric Guitar covers the careers and influence of guitar heroes such as Buddy Holly and Jimi Hendrix,
ROCK TO JAZZ OVER GUITAR BRIDGE with Norman Warwick The broadest bridge between the jazz and rock worlds is the guitar. Surely, very few of us would argue with the above assestion by Geoffrey Himes, The Old Curmedgeon at Paste On-line magazine. He nevertheless supported his opinion with further information. Almost every jazz guitarist born […]
Returning to her Lancashire roots, These I Love, is a beautiful journey of discovery – a hymn to Julie’s own working-class childhood in Accrington, to her wonderful dad, and to the healing power of daftness.
Coward later said of the play, “Still Life was the most mature play of the whole series.
Congratulations to The Royal Exchange for putting on a great production of Brief Encounter
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