DEALING WITH THE DEVIL Part 1 Sidetracks & Detours Dylan week

DEALING WITH THE DEVIL By Norman Warwick It is perhaps surprising that a phrase that so succinctly captures the emotions of the blues should have been coined not by some old bluesman but instead by an under-rated young folk singer-writer. …
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THAT WAS THE YEAR THAT WAS

THAT WAS THE YEAR THAT WAS By Norman Warwick Because of a recent hack-attack, we have a new e mail contact address of normanwarwick55@gmail.com where you can now contact us with any comments or enquiries or to submit for consideration…

BEETHOVEN: A LIFE IN NINE PIECES: excellent new biography

BEETHOVEN: A LIFE IN NINE PIECES A biography by Laura Tunbridge News by Norman Warwick Beethoven – A Life in Nine Pieces is a cleverly titled new book that builds the life of the composer and musician from nine works. This sets…
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PROMS ADAPT TO PANDEMIC

PROMS ADAPT TO PANDEMIC By Norman Warwick Mark Savage Mark Savage, BBC music reporter, recently posted an article on line at https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/384LXFP6B13d4q2GnLx8HGy/unveiling-the-2020-bbc-proms detailing…
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JAZZ DOWN BY THE SEA

ORQUESTA DE JAZZ DEL ATLANTICO a concert by the sea By Norman Warwick I used to find that tracks in this genre were, to me, indistinguishable from one another but that is not to deny the passion or the expertise of these players, nor…

KIKE PERDOMO WAS HER KIND OF JAZZ

KIKE PERDOMO WAS HER KIND OF JAZZ By Norman Warwick A few minutes later we were sitting outside The Italica restaurant (left) on the front at Matagorda, looking at crashing white breakers and rolling waves of a dozen different hues…

THE SOUL OF PÒRTEGUESE FADO ON LANZAROTE

THE SOUL OF PÒRTEGUESE FADO ON LANZAROTE By Norman Warwick Fado music, typically, seeks to reconcile the harsh realities of daily life with an unfailing optimism that things can be improved upon. The lyrics speak of permanent loss and…
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IN MY TROUBLED DAYS: Barb Jungr

IN MY TROUBLED DAYS: Barb Jungr By Norman Warwick 'Thank you for your lovely email.´  Barb replied to all across the arts chief officer Steve Cooke, who had used his page in The Rochdale Observer and his aata blog to ask artists…
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NEW SOUND AND VISION AT CINEMA

NEW SOUND AND VISION AT CINEMA by Norman Warwick I had been persuaded, sometime in the mid-sixties, by my academically and culturally more-advanced girl friend of the time that there was a one-night showing of a film that she said…
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OLD BOB A NEW DYLAN FOR THESE TIMES

OLD BOB A NEW DYLAN FOR THESE TIMES By Norman Warwick The Times They Are a-Changin' was Dylan´s third studio album released by Columbia Records on January 13, 1964. It was his first album to feature only original compositions, made…