Tuesday
30 April 2013

Robin Williamson
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Robin Williamson
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I have no doubt that if the institution still existed, Robin Williamson would hold the title of 'Nightingale', the Chief Bard of Br...
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Monday
29 April 2013

Blowzabella day
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Blowzabella day
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Lovely audio diary from Paul James of Blowzabella , about the band's recent day of workshops and concerts in the Limousin, France. Liste...
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Saturday
27 April 2013

Chaga Saga
— by Unknown on Saturday, 27 April 2013

Chaga Saga
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Last weekend saw our third, for once long-expected but for the time-being final, encounter with the World Drum  (it's gone to Belgium). ...
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Friday
19 April 2013

To Cymru
— by Unknown on Friday, 19 April 2013

To Cymru
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As I mentioned in my last post, we went to Snowdonia for a long-planned recovery week (black armbands still apply). Nomi found us a simple...
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Monday
15 April 2013

Pyramid Power
— by Unknown on Monday, 15 April 2013

Pyramid Power
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Inspired by our recent rediscovery of the wonderful 1970s children's book Strange Things to Do and Make , and short of things to do than...
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Friday
5 April 2013

Strange things to do and make
— by Unknown on Friday, 5 April 2013

Strange things to do and make
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In 1976, when I was eight years old, my mum bought me two 'Practical Puffin' activity books. The first, Body Tricks to Teach Yoursel...
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