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DANCE WITH ME

DANCE WITH ME down Sidetracks & Detours An invitation from Norman Warwick It was one of Rochdale´s revenue funded arts organisations, part funded by the local council and also by any matched funding it could achieve from its own…

STOMPING AND SKIP JIVING SOON TO RETURN?

STOMPING AND SKIP JIVING SOON TO RETURN? Norman Warwick reads Alan Lawless to remind him of live jazz Alan Lawless once reminded readers of all across the arts in the UK that Rochdale Jazz Club on Dixon Street, (check http://jazznorthwest.co.uk/rochdale.htm?i=1)…
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A SONG AND DANCE ABOUT MENTORING

A SONG AND DANCE ABOUT MENTORING By Norman Warwick English Folk Expo’s Artist Mentoring Programme 2020/2021 Open now for new applications Deadline: 5pm Sunday 21st June Applications are now open for the third edition of the…
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CORONAVIRUS SIDE EFFECTS AT SxSW

CORONAVIRUS SIDE EFFECTS AT SxSW By Norman Warwick On Wednesday, June 10, a number of famous faces will join together for ‘A Night For Austin,’ a two-hour live-stream raising money for those in the Texas capital struggling in the…
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SHE WASN´T BAD FOR A GIRL by Helena J Summerfield

SHE WASN´T BAD FOR A GIRL Jazz Camp for Girls By Helena J Summerfield. As a young, female saxophonist I lost count of the number of times that I was told whenever I played that ´you’re good for a girl´ or ´you don’t sound like…

OF CONCERTS IN CASTLES

OF CONCERTS IN CASTLES Yul Ballesteros Quintet – Castillo de San Jose a review by Norman Warwick The Castillo De San Jose stands on the waterfront of Arrecife. Once a lookout point to warn off the sailing vessels of invading Moors…
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INALA: A ZULU BALLET

INALA: A ZULU BALLET By Norman Warwick Ladysmith Black Mambazo The a capella group, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, were first put together by Joseph Shabalala in the early nineteen sixties and won the love of their national audience, before…
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THE SONGSMITHS: a crowd-funded success

THE SONGSMITHS: a crowd-funded success By Norman Warwick Pablo & Humberto We have reported on these pages, in the past, one or two spectacularly successful crowd-funding initiatives. Some of these appeals really do deliver vibrant…
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A BROADCAST FROM FRIENDS IN BERLIN

A BROADCAST FROM FRIENDS IN BERLIN Natalija Nikolayeva (left) has been a good friend of this Sidetracks and Detours blog since we reviewed a concert of Romantic Souvenirs she played in Tias earlier this year with her musical partner,…
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ARTS RESPONDING TO THE CHALLENGE

ARTS RESPONDING TO THE CHALLENGE By Norman Warwick Live performances would have been the natural culmination of the second edition of the Festival de Teatro Escolar de Lanzarote, an initiative promoted by the area of Culture of the Cabildo…