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Words from the writer, Jose Ramon Navas on WRITING OUR TIMES

Words from the writer, Jose Ramon Navas on WRITING OUR TIMES by Norman Warwick ´It is hard for writers to fiction writers to compete with reality´. So says Jose Ramon Navas, a Canarian writer currently living on Lanzarote. I´m pretty…
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JULIAN BREAM WAS THE SOUND OF MY SCHOOL DAYS.

JULIAN BREAM WAS THE SOUND OF MY SCHOOL DAYS. By Norman Warwick Today´s cover photograph above, by Rahav Segev for The New York Times, shows legendary guitarist Julian Bream  performing at Alice Tully Hall in New York in 1997. He made…
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WHAT A YEAR FOR WRITING WOMEN

WHAT A YEAR FOR WRITING WOMEN by Norman Warwick library at Playa Blanca There were nine women named in the ten nominated writers in the 8th Annual Playa Blanca Short Story Competition, announced at The Castilla del Aguila Cultural…
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A DIFFERENT REALITY THESE DAYS

new album and live concert from Antonio Lizana A DIFFERENT REALITY THESE DAYS by Norman Warwick Antonio Lizanaphotograph by Ana Solins Even more interesting than all the rest of his accomplishments, at least to us here at the Sidetracks…
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NOCHE LIRICA CON GALDOS

NOCHE LIRICA CON GALDOS Judith Pezoa (Soprano) & Gonzales Manzanares (piano) Casa Ajei, San Bartolome By Norman Warwick We were met by Civil Protection officers who politely welcomed us at the front entrance. They asked us to…
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MUSIC FOR THE SUNSHINE DAYS

MUSIC FOR THE SUNSHINE DAYS a virtual radio selection for summer by Steve Bewick & Norman Warwick No sooner had I first published this article below than one of our regular contributors, Graham Marshall pressed our info@ button…
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We Are The Music Makers; John Ellis considers EVOLUTION AFTER LOCKDOWN

EVOLUTION AFTER  LOCKDOWN Steve Bewick talks to John Ellis as Norm listens in john Ellis Several years ago, Steve Bewick, my co-radio presenter and I interviewed  musician and record producer John Ellis, who was a name I…
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KIRSTY CROSSES MUSICAL BRIDGES

KIRSTY CROSSES MUSICAL BRIDGES By Norman Warwick Kirsty Almedia, and her band The Troubadours, played a selection of Winter Songs one evening, a few years ago, that warmed the hearts of a large audience that had turned out on the…
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AT THE ART OF BLACK LIVES MATTER

AT THE ART OF BLACK LIVES MATTER by Norman Warwick David Starkey (left) recently stepped into the Black Lives Matter conversation and upset everybody in what should be an absolutely incontrovertible issue but that is becoming more…
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ARTISTS & CURATORS, GALLERIES & GUIDES

ARTISTS & CURATORS, GALLERIES & GUIDES Entre Islas by Ildefonso Aguilar – CIC El Almacen Curated by Estefania Camejo Review by Norman Warwick Touchstones Arts & Heritage Centre I was privileged to work with a number…