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Music… and my favourite gigs
Music has always been an important part of my life even though I don’t play any instrument myself. You can read all about how I became a groupie (… there’s more of a story to those posts than you might guess from the title!) Music has also enabled me to meet the most wonderful people and make some great friends… and music has been an inspiration too!
This boy, 2…
I mentioned the song ‘This Boy’ in a post the other day when I was writing about Alan Johnson’s autobiography of the same name. The song was written by John Lennon, although it is always credited to Lennon and McCartney. I was a great Beatles fan and first heard it as the B-side when I […]
MoreLove the Netherlands!
We met our Dutch friends through our love of the Mavericks, and we have had some wonderful holidays with them, both here and in the Netherlands… as well as our adventures following the band we love! A song I can never hear without thinking of our friends, is Amsterdam Moon:
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‘The First Cut…’
I wrote about this song, ‘The First Cut Is The Deepest’ a little while ago; I didn’t realise that Gene Pitney recorded it – I actually saw him live, many years ago and he was sensational. I don’t however remember what he sang!.
MoreThe last dance…
I was reminded of this by a question in the pub quiz tonight…classic! And class!
MoreNew album on its way
Leyndarmál Ásgeir Trausti, the very talented young Icelandic singer songwriter has announced that he is beginning to work on a new album… How very exciting!
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Lois Elsden 