A compendium of musical delights by Alan and Margaret Ashworth
FOR those who remember Talking Heads, it’s usually because of David Byrne, the flamboyant front man in the ‘big suit’ who gurned, crooned, shouted, whooped, sometimes gibbered and always demanded … Continue readingHead Girl: Tina Weymouth
IF ever a work resulted from divine inspiration, it is the hymn O Love That Wilt Not Let Me Go, requested by TCW reader ‘Starshiptrooper’. It was written by George Matheson, … Continue readingO Love That Wilt Not Let Me Go
WHAT a choice set of comments on my post about Brinsley Schwarz. Author and former Kursaal Flyer Will Birch reminded me that he wrote about the ‘hype of the century’ … Continue readingThe best little record shop in the land
THIS week another of British rock music’s true originals, Kevin Ayers. Along with Syd Barrett, Kevin was one of the first to sing in an English accent rather than pretend … Continue readingWe need to talk about Kevin Ayers
WHILE I was wandering around YouTube for yesterday’s Midweek Hymn, I discovered the largest fully playable musical instrument in the world, the Wanamaker Grand Court Organ, and I thought it … Continue readingThe Mighty Wanamaker
PROBABLY not many hymns derive from a poem about making and taking drugs, but that is the unusual background to Dear Lord and Father of Mankind. The poem, The Brewing … Continue readingDear Lord and Father of Mankind
WHEN considering subjects for this column, the usual yardstick is the more obscure the better. However this week I’m making an exception for the mighty Bob Dylan. And in particular … Continue readingBob Dylan’s finest hours?
THANKS for the welcome you gave this new series, and for your recommendations. Please keep them coming. As most people know, the words of The Lord’s My Shepherd are closely … Continue readingThe Lord’s My Shepherd
AFTER A Carol a Day in the run-up to Christmas, we are starting the New Year with a new series, The Midweek Hymn.My opening choice is To Be a Pilgrim, … Continue readingTo Be a Pilgrim
Reach for the Sky: The life story of Douglas Bader by Paul Brickhill; Cassell Military Paperbacks, and available secondhand I HAVE read this book several times but I did not … Continue readingThey don’t make men like this any more