THE LANGUAGE OF THE GODS

We had heard the music of the gods but what I will take with me, when I finally go to meet them across the across the great divide, will be that simple bhodran-led folk song.

ART LOVERS FLOCK TO GALLERY

not only did the arts attract a good sized crowd on the night, but it also then held their attention and will almost certainly have prompted one or two into making an investment, perhaps their first, in the arts.
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LISTENING TO A BEAT POET

Ginsberg recognized Dylan as his artistic heir

COBBLED END OF THE MOTORWAY

I´m still following Corrie (and Emerdale) on telly over here and am still fascinated by the Street´s sink-holes, compulsory purchases and siblings locked in a fridge story-lines.

SERENITY AT SHOP M ´AROMA

´Sometimes I like to play, really loudly, The Rolling Stones. I was raised on them by my dad. Sometimes, though, I need meditation as well, so I play New Age music. I love that music and I love long walks with my dogs. I can sit for hours, though. at Los Hervidores watching the sea.´

WALLY WHYTON REMEMBERED

Wally Whton will be remembered by thousands, some recalling his part in the great skiffle movement, others who were bought his children´s albums by parents and grandparents, and those who listened in maturity to his radio broadcasts´

WE´RE BACK ON SCREEN

Recently filmed on the island was A Summer At Caleta de Famara, a location on the island popular with gap year holiday workers, surfer dudes and young holiday makers in general. This is being shot for prime time viewing on German television.
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GYSPY JAZZ CARAVAN THROUGH JULY 2021

The Gypsy Jazz Festival is billed as a ´Memorial Celebration Of Jazz Guitarist Ian Cruickshank´to be held on Tuesday 20th and Wednesday 21st July.

CONFESSIONS OF A CRITIC standing the test of time

there were occasions when I felt disappointed in a work I had been looking forward to, though I have come to realise that I would very often grow to love a piece that I had initially not taken to. With understanding comes wisdom and all that !
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TALKING BEAT POETRY

Historians hold different views about why this style of writing was dubbed beat poetry. Some claim the writers felt beaten down and tired by the consumerism and lack of societal values. Others say beat poetry refers to the musical beat of jazz used in oral recitation. Still others claim Kerouac coined the term Beat Generation to describe his circle of friends.