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HER NAME, BEVERLEY BEIRNE, FELL OUT IN CONVERSATION

RIDICULE IS NOTHING TO BE SCARED OF By Norman Warwick and Steve Bewick He was simply a dandy, showing us he was handsome, but with his painted face and a ribbon in his perma-waved hair he was inviting merciless teasing. Nevertheless,…
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Steve Bewick presents A VIRTUALLY REAL FESTIVAL

Steve Bewick presents A VIRTUALLY REAL FESTIVAL Reviewed by Norman Warwick ´I´ve got so many treats in store, I´m gonna leave you beggin´ for more´ would have sounded enticing even on a poster for the Ribble Jazz And Blues Festival…
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COSTELLO by Andrew Moorhouse

COSTELLO by Andrew Moorhouse Late in 1978 a pal brought a new LP into the house for us to listen to. The cover showed a geeky looking guy in a charity shop suit and polka dot shirt behind a fancy camera on a tripod. The image says that he’s…
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FREAKS, FROLICS AND FADING BLUES by Michael Higgins

FREAKS, FROLICS AND FADING BLUES by Michael Higgins Norman Warwick’s recent article on the University Of Leeds dialect survey  (Sidetracks and Detours 30 April 2020) and his brief mention of my role (chairman) in the Edwin Waugh…
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WE ARE VIRTUALLY THERE

WE ARE VIRTUALLY THERE Before presenting his ´virtual´ Ribble Vallay Jazz And Blues programmes when the Festival was cancelled, Steve Bewick actually used these Sidetracks And Detours pages for a kind of triall run, and so he and I spent…
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JAZZ OPERA OF EXTRAORDINARY VITALITY by Steve Bewick

KING KONG A GIANT OF A JAZZ OPERA by Steve Bewick One of the most famous movies ever made, involving a big ape being transported to New York from an obscure island, was called King Kong and carried indelible images of the havoc wrought…
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In Praise Of Poets: SIMON ARMITAGE: ALBUM & AMBITION

SIMON ARMITAGE:  ALBUM & AMBITION By Norman Warwick Simon Armitage, poet laureate I´m sure most of us, if not by now then certainly by the end of lockdown, will have dreamed of our favourite restaurants we cannot wait to…
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EVERY SATURDAY FOR YEARS UNTIL …

EVERY SATURDAY FOR YEARS UNTIL … By Norman Warwick Tonin Corujo Quartet in Playa Blanca Regular players in, or with, The Tonin Corujo Quartet include Tonin Corujo, of course, as well as Carlos Perez, Manuel Becerra, Domingo Corrujo,…

LOCKED UP IN THE LOCKDOWN BLUES a conversation between Steve Bewick & Norman Warwick

LOCKED UP IN THE LOCKDOWN BLUES a conversation between Steve Bewick & Norman Warwick Norm:        ´As the song says, ´Morning Has Broken´. You can´t beat Cat Stevens even if that isn´t his name…

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.…