The Mavericks

Brought together by music!

Music... and my favourite gigs by LoisMay 22, 2014

In Time

Music... and my favourite gigs by LoisMarch 30, 2014March 31, 2014

Whispering Bob’s desert island

Music... and my favourite gigs by LoisFebruary 7, 2014

Today I have been mostly listening to… SWAG

Music... and my favourite gigs by LoisJanuary 26, 2014January 26, 2014

Writing by LoisJanuary 16, 2014January 16, 2014

I’ll be your penguin! This song so beautifully sung by Raul Malo, totally straight, was written by his Mavericks band-mate, Robert Reynolds. The melody is so sweet, and the lyric is an absolute joy – here are a few choice lines – I fancy your feathers so smooth and so sleek the way snowflakes dance […]

2013… an interesting year

Family Stories by LoisDecember 31, 2013

Looking back… July, August, September…

Family Stories by LoisDecember 30, 2013

Writing by LoisDecember 28, 2013September 14, 2018

Looking back… January, February, March, 2013

2013 has been a simply splendid year! It kicked off brilliantly with my friend Elly from the Netherlands coming to stay in January, and then together we flew up to Scotland where I met my cousins who I’d not seen for over ten years, and our two friends Hannah and Jenna. Why did we fly […]

Music... and my favourite gigs by LoisDecember 14, 2013

Happy memories!

Talking tonight to my two friends, Hannah and Jenna, we laughed such a lot and reminisced over the past magic year… and I think we agreed that of all the Mavericks gigs we went to we really did enjoy being in Glasgow with our friend Elly, and all the other Mav-fans… and the Mavericks themselves! […]

Almost impossible not to dance!

Music... and my favourite gigs by LoisDecember 5, 2013December 4, 2013