After many, many years of missed gigs, when she was local and I wasn’t, I finally got to see Thea Gilmore last night, who didn’t disappoint. she is one of this country’s, if not the world’s, best and most articulate … Continue reading →

My great weekend started on Friday when I went to a gig with Jon. In itself this isn’t an unusual event, as we go to a fair number of gigs. But this was special. Jon and I are both fans … Continue reading →

Thanks to my friend Jon who pointed this out to me, I took delivery of Blue Guitars by Chris Rea. Unbelievable value – £23 for 11 CDs of music, a DVD, all bound together in a beautiful book. Bargain of … Continue reading →

Thanks to Dan and CDRAX, I finally have all of my CDs in a single rack, nice and neat. Previously they had been split across two home made racks (one of which I used too thin wood for and was … Continue reading →

since I’ve been to a gig, Blue Man Group at the beginning of December, but that wasn’t really a gig. Last night was Alana Levandoski, Lynn Miles and Dar Williams, an acoustic set in a smallish setting. Really, really excellent; … Continue reading →

… are in London until March 2006, at the New London Theatre in Drury Lane. I’ve just booked tickets for early December, to go with Dan and Jane, who have only seen the show in German and although it’s mostly … Continue reading →

Last I went to see Karine Polwart. I’d not heard of her until Thursday, when I received word that the Equation concert was cancelled because Kath has a bad throat and lost her voice. Equation are one of my favourite … Continue reading →

I have eclectic tastes and listen to a wide range of music. I despair of the industry that promotes talentless no-hopers because they look good and sell millions, when there is so much talent struggling to break through. I know … Continue reading →

Saw Po’ Girl again the other day. Wonderful, truly wonderful. Well worth it if you get a chance.