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Ron Sexsmith / Lori Cullen – Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester
Six nights after a horrified world faced the aftermath of the Manchester Arena bombing, there was proof of live music’s healing power when Ron Sexsmith and Lori Cullen visited nearby Oxford Road. Barely a mile and a half from the … Continue reading
Delivering the late bloomer’s last rider – the Ron Sexsmith interview
The morning I spoke to Ron Sexsmith, he was in the pensive frame of mind I might have expected. Despite leaving his adopted city of Toronto for a new base 90 miles away in Stratford, Ontario, barely a week before, … Continue reading
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Tagged Bob Rock, Canada, Carousel One, Chris Martin, Don Kerr, Elvis Costello, Gordon Lightfoot, Jim Scott, Leonard Cohen, Michael Buble, Ontario, Paul McCartney, Ray Davies, Rod Stewart, Ron Sexsmith, St Catharines, Stratford, The Beatles, The Kinks, The Last Rider, The Tragically Hip, Toronto
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Here’s where the story continues – tracking down Teenage Fanclub’s Norman Blake
From the moment I first heard those searing guitars on debut single Everything Flows, I was sold on Teenage Fanclub. And although I find it difficult to comprehend this, it’s now been a quarter of a century since their first … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan McGee, Bandwagonesque, Belle and Sebastian, BMX Bandits, Creation, Dave McGowan, David Henderson, Edwyn Collins, Francis MacDonald, Gerard Love, glasgow, Grand Prix, Kurt Cobain, Nirvana, Norman Blake, Ontario, Radiohead, Raymond McGinley, REM, Richard Branson, Rolling Stones, Sean Dickson, Teenage Fanclub, The Manor
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Glam rock, glam role model – the Katherine Ryan interview
Katherine Ryan’s Glam Role Model show completes a 53-date UK tour this week, with nights at Lancaster’s Dukes Theatre (December 11) and Preston’s 53 Degrees (December 12) followed by a double-finale at Reading’s South Street Arts Centre (December 13/14). And … Continue reading
Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Comedy & Theatre
Tagged Canada, Comic Relief, Cork, Dara O Briain, Glam Role Model, Hooters, Katherine Ryan, Lancaster, Nicki Minaj, Ontario, Preston, reading
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