Courtyard Books
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Of all the little pleasures in life, browsing in a secondhand bookshop is second to none, especially when the shop is well stocked with esot...
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Animal Magic
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I was invited to play at Ludlow Medieval Fair this weekend, always a good gig and a chance to catch up with friends and musical sparring pa...
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The Folk Music of Krk
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The Croatian island of Krk has some of the oddest folk music in the world. I first heard it on a collection of field recordings made by  A...
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