A lament for when we Sang Together
WHEN I was at junior school in the 1950s, a highlight of the week was when we gathered in the hall and waited for a teacher to turn on the … Continue readingA lament for when we Sang Together
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The Axeman Cometh (Part One)
IN the early 1970s, young men in slightly damp RAF-surplus greatcoats with long, greasy hair and tragic cases of acne (the youths, not the coats) would gather for debate in … Continue readingThe Axeman Cometh (Part One)
Cheats never prosper? In tennis they do
LAURA Perrins wrote on TCW on Monday about the appalling behaviour of Serena Williams while she was losing the final of US Open tennis championships to a much younger opponent. … Continue readingCheats never prosper? In tennis they do
Sandy the sublime
BY popular request, a salute to the incomparable Sandy Denny, who died 40 years ago but whose remarkable voice will live on for ever. Although in her short life she … Continue readingSandy the sublime
Soul in the Iron
STATEMENT by Craven, Abject and Craven, Solicitors and Commissioners for Oaths: ‘In re Messrs Simon and Garfunkel versus Mr A Ashworth, concerning article on The Conservative Woman website of the … Continue readingSoul in the Iron
Wimmin, wimmin everywhere
I AM a great fan of Jed Mercurio, who created the brilliant police corruption series Line of Duty as well as the seriously under-rated hospital drama Critical. So I was … Continue readingWimmin, wimmin everywhere
Tell her to make me a shirt with no seams . . .
THANKS for last week’s comments re Gillian Welch and a couple of mentions of Mary Gauthier. I’ve always been fond of her alcohol anthem I Drink. Back to 1970 for … Continue readingTell her to make me a shirt with no seams . . .
Menopause for thought
ACCORDING to the Times, the University of Leicester has ordered academics to say the word ‘menopause’ three times a day. It has also created a ‘Menopause Café’ where they can … Continue readingMenopause for thought
The song of the sparrow
Sold for a Farthing by Clare Kipps (available second-hand) THIS is the story of a foundling sparrow, but it is more than that: it tells of an England so far … Continue readingThe song of the sparrow
Gillian Welch, with gritted teeth
THIS week’s selection is, by way of a change, a contemporary artist, if you can call someone contemporary who has released five albums in 22 years and nothing since 2011. … Continue readingGillian Welch, with gritted teeth