Mr Turner…
Left me unmoved

Flicks / 19th November, 2014

My experience with a packed audience was not exactly as I expected.

Timothy Spall – was a radical departure from a national hero, grunting and ruminating his way thru this performance. The first half was engaging and the cameo scenes were really watchable but after a while the episodic nature of the film with …More»

Wearing Feelings on our Faces While our Faces took a Rest….

Fanfare / 26th October, 2014

What an absolute peach of a concert.

Steve Hackett and his accomplished musicians were just stunning – there were no cobwebs here, the years spun back – the 1970’s reborn with renditions of a glorious back catalogue – for me, many never heard live before.

Favourites – like the Fountain of Salmacis, with a shimmering …More»

Blue Skies over Hyde Park

Fanfare / 3rd October, 2014

Unbelievably nearly 30 years since his last big concert appearance  Jeff Lynne appeared on stage fronting The Electric Light Orchestra in Hyde Park to bring Radio 2’s summer concerts to a close.

It was as if there had been a time warp, he looked exactly the same with bubbled frizzy hair, dark sunglasses …More»

A Spotted Favourite

Furrow / 15th August, 2014

Spotted Flycatchers dancing about in late summer, are a joy to watch, whether darting about or perching on the washing line catching flies. They are intrepid travellers, migrants all the way from Africa and although have undistinguished plumage, they are one of my favourites, especially as for the last 2 years they have nested …More»