HERE´S ONE I MADE (well, cut and pasted) EARLIER

Of course, it is not only titles like The Book Of Days or the search engine equivalent that can pump a writer´s juices because all aspiring writers should be, and many established writers are, already, familiar with the huge benefits, to all types of writers, carried in a particular monthly magazine. I myself have been a subscriber for more than thirty years. Writing Magazine gives all sorts of tips from top writers to improve our creative writing skills but also offers pages and pages of sound business sense every month, and even helps us to network by sharing comprehensive lists of literary festivals and events and competitions. Writers, like my friend and Sidetracks And Detours reader Jenny Roche, keep an eye on what particular publishers are seeking and keep an eye on new trends and opportunities of publication, this offering subscribers, whether aspirant or established, new points of contact.
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ONE WORLD ONE CHANCE

ONE WORLD ONE CHANCE Norman Warwick learns about a new publication of poetry. A huge replica of planet Earth appeared in Rochdale at the end of last year when the internationally renowned Gaia installation was available to visit at Number…

TINA MAY: flawless intonation and fresh, often bold delivery.

Whether fronting a small group or combining with other singers or indeed, appearing with a big band, Tina May brought musicality and creative zest to everything she did. To see her on a bandstand was to know that something rather wonderful was about to happen. And so it did. Irresistible, often profound but never over-wrought: her positivity shone through every time she sang.

CARMEN BOZA bowls us over

Her warmth and empathy with her audience was superb, and even with buttons, dials, knobs and sliders all around her she was able to set her backing tracks perfectly to a shu shus shush shaker track.
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LARRY YASKIEL is the keeper of all the stories

You see, meeting up with Larry and Liz is about so much more than Puerto Callero and coffee and cake: it is about cochineal and culture and Chichester and continuity. He might be The Keeper Of All The Stories but he is a benevolent bookmark forall who are willing to read and carry forward and re-locate the stories he keeps.

SAMUEL BAMFORD – The Radical Weaver Boy

Sam was arrested at his house one evening after at two o’clock in the morning and his house was searched for treasonable writings. All the constables found were copies of his recently published poems called The Weaver Boy , which he offered to the officers but was refused.

FROM LOW TO LOUD AND PROUD

Plain beauty and melody lie in every corner of HEY WHAT, even the ugly parts.

GUIDED THROUGH CAVES

Our excellent guide, Miriam, said goodbye to us all having spoken comprehensively about everything wee has seen on the tour. She has been as excited about opening the doors to the underground dressing rooms which, deep in the belly of a volcano were far more impressive than some I have seen in the West End, as she was when talking about blind crabs and the flora and fauna of the caves.

MUSICAL RELIEF FROM DRUMS OF WAR

The Society’s next concert will also be held in St. Michael’s Church, on Saturday, April 2nd, when the Sveta and Slava Duo (left) will be playing a wide range of music for cello and piano. Details on the website: www.rochdalemusicsociety.org.

FANTASTIC FESTIVAL FUN FOR 2022

Despite the euphoria of seeing covid seemingly evaporate and live music festivals reincarnate in the UK, and indeed here on Lanzarote, the health status of other countries around the world. My son in South Korea tells me that Seoul, where he lives, has a fantastic festival calendar for 2022, but dramatic spikes in the country´s pandemic figures still threaten the viability of such events. For now , the internet still appears to be carrying and promoting the fact that For the last few years, Korean music has become extremely popular and gained lots of fans not only in Korea but all over the world.