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A slightly discombobulating episode at Folk Practice
I’m trying to write a blog post every day, or damn near enough every day, at the minute. I do diaries and journaling and stuff offline, but this space – public, but only read by a few hundred at most – is one I’d like to explore a bit more away from the stream of Read more
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The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956 edition)
(Note: I’m trying to remember all the things I’ve seen this year. I will write down as many as I can remember. I apologise in advance to any films I forget about.) Mystery, suspense, Jimmy Stewart, and Doris Day – what’s not to love? Currently available on BBC iPlayer, Hitchcock’s Hollywood remake of his own Read more
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The Twochurches at The Brunswick’s Open Mic in Hove
It’s that weird week between Christmas and new year, and I was itching to get out and perform, after a fairly nondescript Christmas in suburban Luton. I usually have choir practice on a Monday, so I’d never quite made it to The Brunswick pub in Hove for their esteemed open mic, which is of a Read more
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This is the Sound of the Suburbs
Home improvements / In our dream home / Home improvements / We’re never moving. – Straight Life, Black Box Recorder There is something about suburbia I’ve always been running from. It has therefore been instructive to spend Christmas in a semi-detached house on the edge of Luton. [1] I took a Boxing Day walk, on Read more
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Brighton Folk Choir Pub Crawl Wassail for Brighton Women’s Centre
There are two types of wassail: the one where you sing at apple trees and honey bees, and the door-to-door cheeky begging variety, which is the precursor to modern carol singing. Just like the bar in The Blues Brothers which does both types of music (country and western), I’ve dabbled in assorted wassails over the Read more
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The Threechurches at Brighton Folk Choir End-Of-Term Cabaret, and Christmas Panto in Kemptown
A couple of performances to start the week, after a wonderful weekend in Sheffield. First up, The Threechurches – the name of any combination of three members [1] of The Highchurches taking to the stage together – played a short set [2] at the Brighton Folk Choir’s end of term cabaret at The Rose Hill. Read more
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South London by Thameslink
In Croydon there are towers high, lean, and empty. At the station, an older woman with a natty blue rinse limps for the front carriage, and passes a human-shaped package in a pushchair. This is topped with a hat with bear ears, poking out from the swaddled layers below. High visibility clothing must be worn Read more
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