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New jazz, old jazz
In recent weeks I have bought a couple of really interesting albums. The first, John Coltrane’s “Both Directions at Once” is a ‘lost’ album from
September 28, 2018
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The Unthanks – Liverpool Philharmonic Halls – 1st March 2015
If I said to you that a performance comprising a string quartet plus a folk band with two sisters singing and clog dancing brought the
March 6, 2015
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What’s he listening to in there?
It’s been a while since I posted a quick summary of the music I am listening to. If you have been reading my blog for
September 3, 2013
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What’s he reading in there?
I mentioned in an earlier post about Speed Reading that I am trying to increase the speed at which I read and be much more
July 8, 2013
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David Sylvian: Died in the Wool
Subtitled, ‘Manafon Variations‘, this album takes tracks from David Sylvian’s last album and combines them with new ones. The songs are restructured from the voice
June 17, 2011
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Podcasts I listen to #4: Frank Skinner
I spend a lot of time travelling by car. It’s not unusual for me to spend up to 20 hours a week in the car.
June 15, 2011
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Jóhann Jóhannssen – And In the Endless Pause There Came the Sound of Bees
There’s this idea which I subscribe to that if we spend too much time looking at the TV, it saps our imagination. All the work
March 22, 2011
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A lifetime of ECM
Back in the mid-70s when I was at school, a friend of mine (hi, Peter) gave me a tape which had on it an album
November 2, 2009
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Carol Ann Duffy at Wirral Book Fest
Do you ever buy tickets for something, think it’s a good idea at the time, then have serious second thoughts as the date looms? I saw
October 13, 2009
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David Sylvian – Manafon
Regular readers of my blog over the last few years will know that I love the music of David Sylvian and have been a big
October 11, 2009
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