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I knew it! I bloody knew it!!!

That moment when you realise that you’re both right … and stupid! Thank the Lord for that. I’d almost convinced myself I’d invented it. Some time ago, someone posted or nominated a song I immediately...

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Summertime Soul

I dunno why, but Summer always seems to mean soul to me. I think it is the heat, the sun, it has a languid lazy feel that makes me want to listen to some mellow grooves. Anyway, here are a dozen tunes...

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Comus – a band I had completely forgotten until I read something that...

I knew about Comus back in the early 1970s. They tended to get lumped in with people like the Third Ear Band, because of their general weirdness, and also with the Incredible String Band. Anyway, I...

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How I discovered . . . . . T-Rex

The Wonderful T-Rex In 2001 I was 14 at I left my home and went to boarding school in Okinawa. I was the youngest of my year because of when my birthday is and was very naïve. I loved school  ! ! !  It...

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Spillyear 1975

  A band called The 1975 quit social media for a day, and have now come back. Apparently this counts as news. I’m not sure anyone born before 1975 cares. Or 1995, comes to that. So yeah, anyway. 1975....

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Spillyear 1971

Sorry, bit pre-occupied this week – our tropical island year is almost over, flying back to England on Friday. Anyway. 1971. Go. Listen to the playlist Add your top 3    

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Remembering Jerry

All I know is something like a bird within him sang All I know he sang a little while and then flew on That’s how Phil Lesh sings Bird Song these days, changing the song’s subject from Janis Joplin, as...

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Spillyear 1972

After last week, 1993 has become my desert island year. It’s about time we went back to the 70s. So let’s hear it for 1972. Listen to the playlist here Add your top 3 here (How scary is that map?)  

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Tuesday night family tree challenge #9

Apologies for lateness! This was supposed to be here last night but I was a bit busy yesterday and forgot to schedule it. Anyway, last week I said that I had two candidates for the challenge and ended...

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Laughter is the sweetest music

Is it just me, or is life getting more and more confrontational, miserable, exhausting and just too damned complicated? Anyone need some simple, light relief? Here it is: Shall I explain, or are any of...

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