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WriteWyattUK’s year in quotes, 2021 – part one (January to June)
As another challenging year moves towards its stuttering conclusion, here’s the first half of my 12-month review of sorts, featuring quotes prised from the collected words of the WriteWyattUK website in 2021, involving the opening six months as the first … Continue reading
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Tagged Adam Holmes, All the Colours of You, Amelia Fletcher, Andy Strickland, Beautiful People, Birling Gap, Boo Hewerdine, Brexit, Brick Briscoe, Brix and the Extricated, Brix Smith, Catenary Wires, Cathal Coughlan, CBGB's, David Stark, Departure Lounge, Du Kane, Eddi Reader, Ellie Rowsell, Femi Kuti, Glastonbury Festival, Holly Ross, Iain Templeton, Indiana, Jacinda Ardern, Jacknife Lee, James, Jaz Coleman, Jim Glennie, Joey Ramone, John Robb, K÷, King Rocker, Laura Marling, Lee Mavers, LUMP, Made Kuti, Martin Stephenson, Membranes, Mick Carroll, Mike Lindsay, Monty don, New York, New Zealand, NHS, Nigeria, Pete hughes, Peter Hook, Preston, Provincials, Rob Pursey, Robert Lloyd, Seb Hunter, Shack, Steve Hanley, Stoned Rose, The Beatles, The Bible, The Daintees, The Fall, The Ferret, The La's, The Loft, The Lovely Eggs, The Nightingales, Tim Allen, Tim Booth, Tim Keegan, Tunng, William Doyle, Wolf Alice, Yellow Submarine
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Takes Two to tangle in Tākaka – in for the long haul with Tim Allen
Adding 11 hours to UK time to set up an interview when trying to work out the best options for both parties can create headaches. But technological advances eventually meant my chat with Lancashire lad turned New Zealand resident Tim … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Gregson, Auckland, Ben king, Chris Mac, Crowded House, Eddie Rayner, freddie Green, Henry Priestman, Jacinda Ardern, lancashire, Last Bastion of a Lad, Love is a Pill, Neil Finn, New Zealand, New Zealand Music Commission, Preston, Rubber Soul, Six60, The Beatles, Tim Allen
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Film and Faction Romance – in conversation with Virginia Heath and Grant Keir
Four months ago, I had the pleasure of seeing Scottish singer/songwriter Kenny Anderson and his band, collectively King Creosote, live-score 2014’s celebrated archive film From Scotland With Love, by New Zealand-born director/screenwriter Virginia Heath. That Bridgewater Hall show in Manchester … Continue reading
Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Comedy & Theatre, Music
Tagged A Very Unsettled Summer, Ana Ularu, Bandung Productions, Channel 4, Cigar Box Blues, Edinburgh, Faction North, From Scotland with Love, Gerard Sekoto, Grant Keir, human trafficking, King Creosote, Liam Firmager, Lift Share, Manhattan Brothers, Mark Rowley, My Dangerous Loverboy, New Zealand, Rear Window, Relativity, Sheffield, Suzi Q, Suzi Quatro, The Battle for Algiers, The Conformist, Three Chords and the Truth, Virginia Heath, Waverley Steps
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Strictly for Dance Lovers – in conversation with Brendan Cole
Brendan Cole made his British television debut 21 years ago, and has been a Strictly Come Dancing draw since the Saturday night prime-time BBC One show’s 2004 debut. But forget the small screen for a moment. Right now he’s treading … Continue reading
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Tagged All Night Long, Anton du Beke, Aylesbury, Brendan Cole, Camilla Dallerup, Craig Revel Horwood, Dancing with the Stars, Everything to Dance, Len Goodman, Natasha Kaplinsky, New Zealand, Paul Mercurio, Semley Ballroom, Strictly Ballroom, Strictly Come Dancing, Zoe Hobbs
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Going back 25 years, ending up 10,000 miles from Kingfield
Woking’s National League defeat at Altrincham on Tuesday, January 26th, 2016, won’t stay in the memory bank for long for too many Cardinals fans, despite the latest party-piece goal from free-kick maestro Giuseppe Sole. For a moment there in the … Continue reading
Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Football
Tagged Altrincham, Australia, Brisbane, Cambridge United, Coventry City, Everton, FA Cup, FA Trophy, Garry Hill, Geoff Chapple, Kidderminster Harriers, Lassie, Merthyr Tydfil, New Zealand, Steve Thompson, Surrey Advertiser, Sydney, Tim Buzaglo, West Bromwich Albion, Woking
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Neil Finn and Paul Kelly – Sydney Opera House
BLIMEY. Pushed out the boat a bit for this one, didn’t we? This blog’s just under a year old yet I’m already snapping up expenses-paid trips to New South Wales? Well, not quite. Besides, any writewyattuk profits go straight to hosts … Continue reading
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Tagged Adelaide, Buddy Holly, Crowded House, Moon River, Neil Finn, New Zealand, Paul Kelly, Split Enz, Sydney Opera House, Tana Umaga, Tim Finn
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