On Druids, Magic Mushrooms and Cultural Memory
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News that the psilly season is officially underway (with early reports that this might prove to be a bumper year) means it's a good time...
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Red Dog Green Dog and Wod
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What happens when Red Dog Green Dog and Wod get together to jam, late at night, a little worse for wear, for the benefit of the last remai...
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On Hats and Looking Like Guy Fawkes
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Owing to the vagaries of genetics I have rather limited options for playing with pogonotrophy. My facial hair grows naturally into the d...
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Drawing Inspiration
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As any creative person will tell you, there are times when inspiration strikes and the work pours out as if it comes through you, not from y...
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The Homeliness of English Folk
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An old friend Sam came to stay and as he's one of the best English fiddlers of his generation we naturally got talking about English fol...
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