Archive for the ‘Across the Pond’

  • Ballroom Dancing and WW2 Singalongs

    You may have noticed the resurgence in the interest of ballroom dancing on television recently with such programmes as “Strictly Come Dancing”, as it is known in the UK and I believe it may  be [...]

    by Terry Blake in Musical Notes on March 1st, 2010 at 12:03 am
  • Let’s Talk -March

    For most people, I suspect the jury is out on whether spiritual healing works. It’s easy to be skeptical after all; effecting a cure with hands on healing instead of medication is almost beyond our [...]

    by Niel Haverson in Let's Talk! on March 1st, 2010 at 12:03 am
  • Bungay Heroes

    The town of Bungay is in the north of the county of Suffolk in the UK. In 1942, two miles south of the town, an airfield was constructed. Initially it was allocated to the Eighth [...]

    by Niel Haverson in Let's Talk! on February 1st, 2010 at 11:02 am
  • Mancini Magic

    Although we are now well into 2010 this is the first opportunity I have had to tell you of the busy December I had playing for the dinners and parties leading up to the [...]

    by Terry Blake in Musical Notes on February 1st, 2010 at 11:02 am
  • England

    Music special to this time of year seems to have for many of us a particular meaning. For musicians like me we have already sorted out and played over the songs we know people like [...]

    by Terry Blake in Musical Notes on December 1st, 2009 at 12:12 am
  • Christmas… Across the Pond

    Santa Claus, Father Christmas, Pere Noel even Babushka; a symbol of Christmas transcends borders. Whatever he is known as, in countries across the world, children will be compiling their present lists, hoping that someone with [...]

    by Niel Haverson in Musical Notes on December 1st, 2009 at 12:12 am