I can’t begin to tell you how much I’m enjoying my Isolation Blues sessions every weekday afternoon. Trouble is I’ve always been a bit rubbish about remembering to tell listeners the names of songs andContinue reading
Isolation Blues #4
Yeasayer / Sunrise Martha and the Muffins / Echo Beach David Bowie / Starman Barry White (Feat. Lisa Stansfield) Frank Sinatra / Come Fly With Me Calexico & Mariachi Luz de Luna / Canción DelContinue reading
Isolation Blues #3
Hothouse Flowers / It’ll Be Easier In The Morning The Rolling Stones / Gimme Shelter Madeline Bell / Comin’ Atcha CAKE / Rock’n’Roll Lifestyle Courtney Barnett / Nobody Really Cares If You Don’t Go ToContinue reading
Isolation Blues #2
Big Country / Restless Natives James / Getting Away With It (All Messed Up) Leonard Cohen / Ain’t No Cure For Love Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band / Night Moves Lucinda Williams /Continue reading
Isolation Blues #1
Bryan Ferry & Roxy Music / Let’s Stick Together Clash / Know Your Rights Stevie Nicks / Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around Stevie Wonder / A Time To Love Georgia and the Vintage Youth /Continue reading
A Reflection On Connection
I remember the 1975 referendum to stay in the common market. I was nine years old I didn’t understand what was going on but I remember the sense that something important was happening, something thatContinue reading
A last minute plea!
On Tuesday I posted some wise words Dan Walsh had written about the Labour manifesto on Facebook and last night I sat up late trying to find something from my own experience that I couldContinue reading
The Labour manifesto
With an introduction by Dan Walsh This is a terrific manifesto. The naysayers, the sneerers, the tutters, those decrying it as too utopian, too expensive, too extreme, too leftwing, are relying on one crucial thing –Continue reading
The Kids Are Alright!
“What did you do in the war daddy?” For people of my generation that was a question many of us (in particular the boys) asked of our fathers when we were little. My dad’s answerContinue reading
Ron’s Story
As he crested the hill and hit the downgrade Ron saw a comparatively clear stretch of motorway ahead of him. He tugged on the throttle of his CB550K and felt it take on a harderContinue reading