OF CRITICS AND CRITIQUES and The Works by Paul Salveson

OF CRITICS AND CRITIQUES by Norman Warwick In a book that our friend Michael Higgins says ´brings laughter and tears´, he found much to enjoy. Being fictively based on fact the book contains much of the kind of historical information…

IN PRAISE OF POETS. IAN & ANDREW McMILLAN

ONE CHURCH, TWO POETS, TWO CHOIRS AND A SCORE OF SONGS By Norman Warwick Ian McMillan (born 21 January 1956) is an English poet, journalist, playwright, and broadcaster. He is known for his strong and distinctive Yorkshire accent…
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THEATRE AT AN UNCERTAIN STAGE:

THEATRE AT AN UNCERTAIN STAGE: By Norman Warwick Romina Thornton, a dance practitioner friend of ours, shared the following facebook post she had recently received Boris Johnson ´If Boris told restaurants they could re-open, but…
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IN MY TROUBLED DAYS: Barb Jungr

IN MY TROUBLED DAYS: Barb Jungr By Norman Warwick 'Thank you for your lovely email.´  Barb replied to all across the arts chief officer Steve Cooke, who had used his page in The Rochdale Observer and his aata blog to ask artists…
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NEW SOUND AND VISION AT CINEMA

NEW SOUND AND VISION AT CINEMA by Norman Warwick I had been persuaded, sometime in the mid-sixties, by my academically and culturally more-advanced girl friend of the time that there was a one-night showing of a film that she said…
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OLD BOB A NEW DYLAN FOR THESE TIMES

OLD BOB A NEW DYLAN FOR THESE TIMES By Norman Warwick The Times They Are a-Changin' was Dylan´s third studio album released by Columbia Records on January 13, 1964. It was his first album to feature only original compositions, made…
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BE BRAVE AND FOLLOW YOUR ART

BE BRAVE AND FOLLOW YOUR  ART by Norman Warwick Silke Eberhard ´What a beautiful and inspiring idea,´ Silke Eberhard enthused, in response to an invitation to submit news for their fans to the print media and on line platform…
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FROM LOCKDOWN TO CLOSED FOR REFURBISHMENT

FROM LOCKDOWN TO CLOSED FOR REFURBISHMENT By Norman Warwick Graham Marshall, an occasional contributor to these pages, (see left) and Dr. Joe Dawson were pretty much the leading proclaimers in the Borough for classical music, each…
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CATS, CANARIES, MUGWUMPS & DYLAN

CATS, CANARIES, MUGWUMPS & DYLAN et al By Norman Warwick That title of The Lovin´ Spoonful hit, Nashville Cats, was a reference to the studio session musicians in Nashville who laid down guitar sounds with such precision across…
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SHAKESPEARE LIKED THE WINE AND DANCED THE CANARIO

SHAKESPEARE LIKED THE WINE AND DANCED THE CANARIO By Norman Warwick We have written on these pages of the annual Fiesta De Los Dolores which commemorates the cessation of the lava flow in the most recent volcanic eruptions on Lanzarote…