Tuesday, 21 December 2021

Agent Starling's ‘Northern Lights Trilogy’ - a blast of seasonal cheer

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One of the most innovative bands to appear in the past year has been Agent Starling, who have wasted no time in following up their debut alb...
Monday, 29 November 2021

Nursing literary ambitions

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My short story Weekend On Call has just been published. I’m delighted for two reasons. First, this is the second of my short stories to be ...
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Monday, 15 November 2021

From wistful synth-pop to masterful folk – Celebrating Worcester's Huntingdon Hall

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One of my favourite live music venues is Worcester's Huntingdon Hall - a former 18th century Methodist chapel which continues to play h...
Tuesday, 9 November 2021

The Surprise and Delight of Music

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The coffee house chain Starbucks used to have a set of idiosyncratic guiding principles which they felt set them apart from competitors. A b...
Monday, 11 October 2021

Brickfields, monkeys and murder - three folk albums reviewed

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It was back in 2018 at the Beardy Folk Festival when I first saw Granny’s Attic - three young men who manage to create the authentic sound ...
Monday, 4 October 2021

Prose dissolving into poetry - 'Dark Neighbourhood' by Vanessa Onwuemezi reviewed

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Dark Neighbourhood is a debut in two senses – this is both Vanessa Onwuemezi’s first book of short stories and (I think I’m right in saying...
Tuesday, 14 September 2021

Music in a world turned upside down

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- Nettlebone, 100 mile house and Douglas MacGregor reviewed Distracted by world events and global pandemics we could be forgiven for being t...