HOW HAPPY I AM to see a new book on The Incredible String Band
The Incredible String Band evoke love and devotion to all those who fall under their spell. Their world is not ours, but a land of mythical creatures and fey beings.
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Entries by Norman Warwick
REMEMBERING GUY CLARK: Sidetracks and Detours pointed out by Peter Pearson
Now, in Without Getting Killed or Caught: The Life and Music of Guy Clark, writer, producer, and music industry insider Tamara Saviano chronicles the story of this legendary artist from her unique vantage point as his former publicist and producer of the Grammy-nominated album This One’s for Him: A Tribute to Guy Clark. Part memoir, part biography, Saviano’s skillfully constructed narrative weaves together the extraordinary songs, larger-than-life characters, previously untold stories, and riveting emotions that make up the life of this modern-day poet and troubadour.
BACKPACKING: With Peter Case
Then John Prine goes, “Let’s write a song about the first monkey that went into outer space. What he’s been doing since his 15 minutes of fame.”
Knopfler Kronikles part 1:POETIC LYRICS OR LYRICAL POETRY?
Sometimes a poem will make a good song lyric, but don’t be surprised to find that your lyric makes a bad poem. It all has to do with the difference between words that are meant to be spoken (or sung) and words meant to be read.
A NEW CONTRIBUTOR
An emotional and unforgettable evening of music came to a close with a funky portrayal of Leon’s favourite animal ‘The Leopard ’, a Greening original and a fitting final tribute to the father he loved so dearly.
HER COUNTRY
In country music, the men might dominate the radio waves. However it’s women, like Maren Morris (left), Mickey Guyton, and Kacey Musgraves, who are making history.
SPRINGSTEEN IS STILL THE BOSS AROUND HERE
“I’ll See You in My Dreams” is unmistakably personal, and it follows other songs from earlier in Springsteen´s set that strike the same tone
COOPER, BRACE AND JUTZ
One of Peter Cooper’s beliefs was key to his craft: “Objectivity is the mortal enemy.”
PLAYING MOON AND FORTY TWO
Thousands of contributors to the legacy and perpetuity of rock and roll are included in this third edition encyclopedia of what is clearly stated to be rock and roll rather than simply an encyclopedia of ´the somewhat obscure names listened to by Norman Warwick. Nevertheless a casual leaf through the entire A to Z threw up a list of many artists who now live in the shaded part of a Venn diagram that sees many in the circle representing The Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock And Roll, and others I would consider to be Norms not ´very well known but nevertheless seminal´figures, all lving together in the shady area.
MAY be the month of classical, jazz and rock n´roll
buy quickly before tickets are sold out, because as the wealth of gigs shared with us by friendly listing agencies, this MAY be the month of all music !
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