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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…
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WE ARE THE MUSIC MAKERS: ENQUIRY INTO MAXIMUM ENSEMBLE. edition number 100

ENQUIRY INTO MAXIMUM ENSEMBLE The e mail read: ´Here are the responses of the five questions you asked for, from each member of the ensemble, with Melina’s in the attached PDF. I had already seen the other interviews you did with the…
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SUNBIRD SINGS of good news from Kimmie Rhodes

SUNBIRD SINGS of good news from Kimmie Rhodes Not only have our Cabildo (government) seemed to handle the coronavirus situation over here pretty well but so, too, have the citizens of Lanzarote who have stayed away from the beaches and the…
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LIKE TEENAGERS IN LOVE ! Romeo and Juliet come calling

LIKE TEENAGERS IN LOVE ! Romeo and Juliet come calling There’s a bit of history between me and Romeo, to be honest, as this youth has let me down on more than one occasion. Seventeen years ago, back in the UK when I was a fifty year…
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ART, CULTURE & COMMERCE COLLABORATE

ART, CULTURE & COMMERCE COLLABORATE The two days of Thursday 9th and Friday 10th April will include the first  Lanzarote ´streaming festival´ of musicians, and will be called Lanzarotedescasafestival or Lanzarote From Home. The…

VIRTUAL CONCERTS AND COMMUNIQUÉS

VIRTUAL CONCERTS AND COMMUNIQUÉS We enjoyed a recent ´virtual´ performance by the Tonin Corujo Quartet, (left) a well-known act on Lanzarote who regularly play at the Gran Hotel in Arrecife. Cleverly edited against a backdrop of…
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A.J. A D.J. on MONSTER fm 93.3

WHAT´S THAT COMING OVER THE HILL? IS IT A MONSTER? An e mail from radio presenter, Aileen Hendry, received last week, pretty well summed up how the lockdown is affecting us all and reminded us of what role she can play, as a dj, in keeping…
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THE ART OF SURVIVAL: artist Sandra Kinghorn talks to Norman Warwick, from a social distance.

THE ART OF SURVIVAL Artist, Sandra Kinghorn, talks to Norman Warwick the totem pole The colourful, ceramic tiling that creates an image of a totem pole beneath the symbol of the head of a Native American Indian chief,  stands…
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WE ARE THE MUSIC MAKERS: Come Meet The Band with Norman Warwick

COME MEET THE BAND with Norman Warwick Since retiring here to Lanzarote we have heard Baroque Orchestras, string quartets, and Camerata ensembles from Russia, Holland, Germany and various other countries and have enjoyed the island´s own…
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KEEPING ART ALIVE AGAINST VIRUS By Steve Bewick

KEEPING ART ALIVE AGAINST VIRUS By Steve Bewick Vibe Music, Rochdale An old issue is coming more to the forefront of my mind. How can I best market my program? I need administrative support to research how to better target my…