Diana Krall and Oporto
Being totally unenamoured with mainstream television I am always on the lookout for entertainment in other areas. A short while ago I stumbled across a series of tribute gigs to the living greats: Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney, Neil Young, Carol King, Lionel Richie, James Taylor and Barbra Streisand, where the music legend being honoured sits in the audience whilst other great artists come on stage to cover one of their songs. It was during watching the Barbra Streisand
My opinion on what makes Britain great and why I'm proud to be British at this time.
Mine is just another of a million different opinions that are out there at the moment, all over social media and in the press, but from where I’m sitting I feel very grateful to be a citizen of Great Britain, and I say that without any apology, because to my mind, Britain even at this time, is great. I shall explain. During the lead up to the referendum, I have never been so nervous about the way things were going. Austerity and the way it was implemented; financially penali
The Glorious Heresies by Lisa McInerney - A review
Most years I love the winner of the Bailey’s. Not the drinking competition, I mean the novel that wins the literary prize. And not the author; I’ve never met any of the authors. Sometimes, I fantasize that something I’ve written wins the Baileys. For me, it’s just a fantasy, but for Lisa McInerney, the fantasy came true, this year, with her book The Glorious Heresies . I finished reading it a week ago and its presence has stayed with me ever since. The story centres on the t
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