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JAZZ OPERA OF EXTRAORDINARY VITALITY by Steve Bewick

KING KONG A GIANT OF A JAZZ OPERA by Steve Bewick One of the most famous movies ever made, involving a big ape being transported to New York from an obscure island, was called King Kong and carried indelible images of the havoc wrought…
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WORDS THAT LINGER AND WORDS WE LOSE

WORDS THAT LINGER AND WORDS WE LOSE By Norman Warwick Michael Higgins Most of our readers will by now be familiar with the regular contributions made to these pages by Michael Higgins, who keeps us informed of current events on the…

THAT LITTLE RED DRESS CAME FROM …

THAT LITTLE RED DRESS CAME FROM … By Norman Warwick A tiny field on a cliff top in Lanzarote has played a major role in the colours and fashions worn all over the world. The colour red in all its hues and diverse cultural specificities…
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In Praise Of Poets: SIMON ARMITAGE: ALBUM & AMBITION

SIMON ARMITAGE:  ALBUM & AMBITION By Norman Warwick Simon Armitage, poet laureate I´m sure most of us, if not by now then certainly by the end of lockdown, will have dreamed of our favourite restaurants we cannot wait to…

PRESIDENT SPEAKS FROM THE ART. Poets too.

PRESIDENT SPEAKS FROM THE ART. Poets too. By Norman Warwick It would be a grand, but false, claim to suggest that the President of The Cabildo Of Lanzarote is in direct contact with us to keep us informed of new arts enterprises created…

ISOLATION, INOVATION & INVITATION By Norman Warwick

ISOLATION, INNOVATION & INVITATION By Norman Warwick Sandra Kinghorn Sandra Kinghorn, a former resident of Bury in Lancashire and now an artist living here on Lanzarote, who was a subject of a post on the Sidetracks and Detours…
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EVERY SATURDAY FOR YEARS UNTIL …

EVERY SATURDAY FOR YEARS UNTIL … By Norman Warwick Tonin Corujo Quartet in Playa Blanca Regular players in, or with, The Tonin Corujo Quartet include Tonin Corujo, of course, as well as Carlos Perez, Manuel Becerra, Domingo Corrujo,…
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BEYOND GOOD AND EVIL IN THE LOCKDOWN By Michael Higgins

BEYOND GOOD AND EVIL IN THE LOCKDOWN By Michael Higgins ‘It was an ancient Mariner And he stoppeth one of three...’, or as Coleridge originally spelt it, It was an ancient marynere’,in mock medieval style. So begins…

LOCKED UP IN THE LOCKDOWN BLUES a conversation between Steve Bewick & Norman Warwick

LOCKED UP IN THE LOCKDOWN BLUES a conversation between Steve Bewick & Norman Warwick Norm:        ´As the song says, ´Morning Has Broken´. You can´t beat Cat Stevens even if that isn´t his name…

SPEED OF THE SOUND OF LONELINESS

SPEED OF THE SOUND OF LONELINESS By Norman Warwick It is more than forty years since John Prine's self-titled debut album was released. That means I have been listening to his music for two thirds of my life and have never tired of it.…