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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Dragon Paths and Pilgrimages
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In 1969 the old-Etonian writer, antiquarian and ley-hunter, John Michell , published The View Over Atlantis , a book that would pretty much ...
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On drones
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At Breaking Convention I was lucky enough to be invited to participate in a panel on 'the future of psychedelic music', hosted admir...
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A Field in England
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My latest Spiral Earth column , about Ben Wheatley's intriguing film A Field in England , is now up for your general delight and delecta...
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Vive la difference
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I recently met a woman who dislikes bagpipes. In fact she finds the sound so grating and unbearable that whenever she hears a bagpipe of any...
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The Lost Elders of Acid
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One of the highlights of last weekend's Breaking Convention was hearing and meeting Leaf Fielding . Apart from being a true gentleman, ...
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The Lie of the Land
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Whenever I travel somewhere new I always want to get a feel for the place, to know the lie of the land. I start by poring over maps - a habi...
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