ALLISON RUSSELL: singer writer
Music was the last—Alzheimer’s couldn’t take it. She could sing every note.”
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Entries by Norman Warwick
BIG STORM COMING,…one of these days
Steinar and Tom, collaboratively and individually, created music that, although it might still have many light years left to travel, will nevertheless continue, like all good music, will to find new pockets of audience.
McCARTNEY MUSES ON RADIO 4 PODCAST
´I was very intrigued by the work of Delia Derbyshire (left). She was a pioneer of electronic music, who worked for the BBC Radiophonic Workshop and is probably best known for her work on Doctor Who.
LORD, DON´T STOP THE CARNIVAL, AND LET THE MUSIC PLAY
In Lanzarote the music of the foritos, or accordions, has always been a prominent sound of carnival whenever groups of people get together to have fun, always with musical instruments.
ON APOSTROPHE´S AND COMMAS,,,,,,,,
He began ´writing the song and the first thing that came out was ‘Who gives a xxxx about an Oxford comma?'” He stated that the song ´is more about not giving a fuck than about Oxford commas´.
E-MAILS, INCOMING, OF MUSIC AND ART
Somehow I feel sure Margaret will make her way down to the ´loyal friends and front row dancers´ at The Flamenco gig and will hitch her skirt, stamp her feet and click her castanets and call out ´Let the music play´.
NEW YEAR TRADITIONS
Before midnight select twelve grapes per person off the bunch and place in a plastic cup. If you haven’t bought seedless grapes, cut and extract the seeds. The challenge is to eat one grape per bong of midnight!
THIS GENIUS OF SONG: John Prine
THIS GENIUS OF SONG John Prine, American song-writer with American SongWriter. by Norman Warwick A new John Prine tribute album (see our cover picture above), Broken Hearts & Dirty Windows: Songs of John Prine, Vol. 2, out released on October 8 2021, and any fans who were previously unaware of this or have not yet got […]
Michael Sheen ECHOING INTERESTING TIMES
“That’s all you read about now. For every column that’s about cancel culture, there’s one fewer for real dangers and unfairnesses
TIMELESS TALE FOR A NEW GENERATION
Mr. Spielberg has paid all due reverence to the original West Side Story and yet has taken some daring moves, too. His film certainly will serve as a lasting legacy for Stephen Sondheim´s lyrics and musicality.
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