Deakin has an admirable way of organising his material and allowing loquacious characters like Larry Wallis and Russell Hunter their head, (not to mention Mr. Farren whose chief delight – even after all these years – is to embellish and fashion his narrative in any way he sees fit).
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Wayward Daughter – An Official Biography of Eliza Carthy
Despite any misgivings I may have on folk in general, I certainly finished this book admiring Carthy as a figure of some consequence.
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Black Van White Van – A Balkan Blitz with Wolvon and Neon Rainbows – Part 2
I realized then that he had shorted 220 volts of power from the microphone through his mouth, out of his hands, through his guitar to his amp and into the earth, for it was exactly this that was lacking in the electrical power system.
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Black Van White Van – A Balkan Blitz with Wolvon and Neon Rainbows – Part 1
We couldn’t drop off our gear until half past 6 because the stage is a shooting range during the day. The venue, aptly named the Gun Club, was scattered with gun shells and the human shaped targets watch over the drummer’s back when playing.
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Incendiary have an online chat with Snorkel
I have always thought of Snorkel as some kind of organism or eco system which has it’s own set of logic and rules which the musicians are engaging with.
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