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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…