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The Quo must go on – back in conversation with Francis Rossi
I wasn’t quite sure how to start my conversation with Francis Rossi, wondering at what point it would be right to bring up the subject of Rick Parfitt’s passing, 11 months ago. I shouldn’t have worried though, the effervescent Londoner … Continue reading
Paying homage to the blues – the Joe Bonamassa interview
Joe Bonamassa has not long finished his latest tour on home soil, involving 20-plus dates in barely a month, taking in – as he put it – ‘all the great metropolitan cities of the United States of America’. That came … Continue reading
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Tagged BB King, Blues of Desperation, British Blues Explosion, Cavern Club, Dave Stewart, Donald Trump, Eric Clapton, Gary Moore, Hoghton Tower, Humble Pie, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, Joanne Shaw Taylor, Joe Bonamassa, Keeping the Blues Alive Foundation, Kevin Shirley, Led Zeppelin, Liverpool, New York, Otis Rush, Paul Kossoff, Peter Green, Rory Gallagher, Stephen Stills, Symphony at the Tower
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Status Quo – Symphony at the Tower, Hoghton
The forecasts hinted we might be in for a downpour at Hoghton Tower on Friday night, and the clouds were looming as we waited for the main act. But by the time the mighty Quo were belting out 1976 hit … Continue reading
Rollin’ Home with the Quo – the Francis Rossi interview
When you phone a rock’n’roll legend, you don’t expect him to answer within two rings and launch straight into a breezy rendition of a classic from Singin’ in the Rain. “Good morning, good morning!” What’s more, that vast Status Quo … Continue reading
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Tagged Andy Bown, Aqoustic, Bill Bryson, Bob Geldof, Crosby, Forest Hill, Francis Rossi, Hoghton Tower, John 'Rhino' Edwards, Leon Cave, Live Aid, Lucy Kay, oil pulling, Purley, Rick Parfitt, St Catherine's Hospice, Star Trek, Status Quo, The Stranglers
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Lancashire daytrippers’ Tower of strength – the New York Tourists interview
In the build-up to next week’s Symphony at the Tower concerts, the team at writewyattuk (OK, so that’s just me) follow this blog’s recent feature/ interview with Lucy Kay, a rising star on the classical crossover scene, by talking to an … Continue reading
Beyond Talent with the Classical Dark Angel – the Lucy Kay interview
What’s this? Talk of talent show contestants on the writewyattuk blog? Surely not. Well, yes actually, because there’s much more to the story of Lucy Kay than all that, as your humble scribe found out. Forget for a minute – … Continue reading
