Monday, 15 June 2026

Three albums to help us to spring into summer - new releases by Juni Habel, Amy Hopwood and Anna McLuckie

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Juni Habel's Evergreen in Your Mind   As we ease into summer, I’m still enjoying three beautiful recent releases that arrived in a sprin...
Thursday, 9 April 2026

The Pleasures of Reading Uneasy Tales – The British Library’s ‘Tales of the Weird’ series

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I don’t read much modern fiction these days. The last few contemporary novels I’ve read have included Haruki Murakami’s Norwegian Wood , Tov...
Monday, 9 February 2026

'A Passenger in Time' out of print

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  Back in 2009, I self-published a novel for children called A Passenger in Time . The story was set in 2005 and involved a young teenager –...
Thursday, 22 January 2026

Radiating thoughtful beauty - Yosef Gutman’s 'Resisei Lyla' reviewed

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I’ve been an enthusiastic follower of Yosef Gutman ’s music since I reviewed his album Soul Song in 2023 (a collaboration with his friend, ...
Monday, 5 January 2026

My top ten albums of 2025

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Summers & Silvova's How To Raise the Wind As the new year begins it’s a good time to reflect back on all the great new music that ap...
Thursday, 18 December 2025

Jack Frost and a Darkling Thrush – fresh wintry and festive music

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New Agent Starling single Jokul Frosti & Winter WonderBand’s new album Joy Illimited As the year draws to a close I like to reflect back...
Wednesday, 29 October 2025

After Red Guitars come... Undead Guitars

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Back in 2022, I reported on this blog that I’d seen Red Guitars play at Birmingham’s O2 Institute. One of my favourite indie bands of the 19...