SPEED OF THE SOUND OF LONELINESS

SPEED OF THE SOUND OF LONELINESS By Norman Warwick It is more than forty years since John Prine's self-titled debut album was released. That means I have been listening to his music for two thirds of my life and have never tired of it.…
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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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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…

WE ARE THE MUSIC MAKERS: Small Gospel Choir Sounding Like 606, by Steve Bewick

SMALL GOSPEL CHOIR SOUNDING LIKE 606 Sunday Lunch at the 606 Jazz Club London 606 jazz club, Chelsea By Steve Bewick We had high hopes for our Sunday lunch concert at one of London’s prestigious jazz clubs: The 606 Jazz Club,…
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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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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…
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MULTI-DISCIPLINE TRIBUTE TO MANRIQUE: review by Norman Warwick

César Manrique; Rojo, Negro, Blanco. Teatro Tias, March 2020 Review. On the evening  Friday of 6th March 2020 we had decided that over this weekend, we would visit the first two of several performance we had previewed in a short…
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OLIVIA MOORE discusses Indian Raga and Jazz Violin with Steve Bewick, who tells Norman Warwick

OLIVIA MOORE by Steve Bewick with Norman Warwick Indian Raga and Jazz Violin Olivia Moore Olivia Moore is a professional violinist based in Manchester, primarily dedicated to Jazz and Indian music. I broke away from western classical…