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TOWNES VAN ZANDT: man, myth and memories

I have a vivid personal memory of an occasion when I was working as a freelance journalist alongside the independent and excellent Stampede Promotions, a small two man operation that pledged the best-but-overlooked American singer-writers to the UK on small tours of some perhaps unlikely places.
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SARAH JAROSZ, welcoming the future

There’s something in the way she uses her voice that is profoundly captivating—there’s a directness that conveys the nuance and clarity of her stories to the listener as though you are the only two people in the room
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NOMINEES ANNOUNCED

The nominees for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for 2024 were announced recently.
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GUITARS GONE ELECTRIC

 The Electric Guitar covers the careers and influence of guitar heroes such as Buddy Holly and Jimi Hendrix,
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ROCK TO JAZZ OVER GUITAR BRIDGE

ROCK TO JAZZ OVER GUITAR BRIDGE with Norman Warwick The broadest bridge between the jazz and rock worlds is the guitar. Surely, very few of us would argue with the above assestion by Geoffrey Himes,  The Old Curmedgeon at Paste On-line…
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LANZAROTE BOOK FAIR 2024 & LANCASTRIANS

Following last year´s successful event, the second edition of the "Lanzarote Book Fair" will be held between May 2 and 5 in the streets of La Villa Teguise. This year the Lanzarote Book Fair 2024 will take place in the old capital as the Book Fair is to be dedicated to the figure of Ángel Guerra in memory of his 150th anniversary of his birth in Teguise.
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OUT OF LINE

a misunderstanding over a lift to a venue led to a dramatic breakdown in relations and the involvement of police
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A VOICE HELD IN HIGH REGARD

Jacob J Orlinski became a master of falsetto almost by chance, due to a draw in a choir in which he sang as a teenager. Today, the Polish vocalist is a leading countertenor who triumphs beyond the stage. 
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Sidetracks & Detours present PASS IT ON 42 Sunday Supplement 3 3 2024

Roger Trend writes the complex in a simple enough manner to make any floating reader want to study geology and visit these mountains that changed the nature of our island around four hundred years ago.
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DO YOU FEEL LIKE I DO?

Frampton was on a path to stardom from an early age, first as the lead singer and guitarist of the Herd and then as cofounder—along with Steve Marriott—of one of the first supergroups, Humble Pie.