Jan 2022: better late than never. Had I thought of it sooner, there might have been a post yesterday to commemorate the birth of Robert Burns on Jan 25 1759. But then, Wikipedia helpfully states that Burns celebrations may be... Read more →
January 2022 update: this magical piece of northern humour made a remarkable ascent of the British pop charts in 1981, reaching the heady heights of number three. It is a riotously funny send-up of a famous old TV advert for... Read more →
Jan 2022 update: a few months ago, I republished this item with mention of the Monday morning blues that had sent me to YouTube for one of my regular Kate Rusby fixes. I have been championing her music for around... Read more →
In the last edition of my Loft vinyl series I mentioned Clannad unfavourably. Someone who has newly followed me at Twitter shared my view as you can see below, but felt like me that pre-Harry's Game, and even included that... Read more →
This has had earlier airings but fits the new Loft Vinyl series as snugly as the perfect glove. I am featuring tracks from old LPs released from lengthy exile in the loft, my elder daughter having bought me a turntable... Read more →
The second item in my new series, featuring music rediscovered in the loft on vinyl after my elder daughter gave me a turntable for Christmas, celebrates a truly remarkable Irish supergroup, Moving Hearts, and their classic album The Storm... The... Read more →
Another series: Loft Vinyl For Christmas, my elder daughter Christelle bought me a turntable which I picked up from her home in Lewes. The excellent Union vinyl record shop around the corner was closed so first purchases had to wait... Read more →
Lots of us loved the Byrds in rock mode or when their Bob Dylan or Pete Seeger covers made them sound like entirely different songs. Eight Miles High and 5th Dimension, as well as Mr Tambourine Man and Turn Turn... Read more →
