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Writer, biographer, pontificator, prevaricator. It’s not me in the picture. #music #biography #history

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Been on Atorvastatin for years. Never had any issues. Of course, you may have a different experience but hopefully you will be fine.

27.09.2025 08:59 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

How are things in Barrytown?

31.08.2025 14:45 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

I’m lucky enough to live just outside one of them - it lives up to the title.

24.08.2025 09:18 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Luke Marzec — ‘Something Good Out Of Nothing’ - UK Jazz News After a decade on the UK music scene, singer, songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist Luke Marzec has released an impressive debut album, the first release on Swift Half Records, a label descri...

My latest album review - the intriguing and often rather beautiful debut album from Luke Marzec ukjazznews.com/luke-marzec-...

11.08.2025 13:30 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

If memory serves me right, Lennon and McCartney sang a snippet (‘We’ve been together now for 40 years’) to Queen Elizabeth II around 1963/4.

05.08.2025 10:05 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Ah! Vernon and Irene. Vernon was a Norwich lad.

02.08.2025 16:15 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

It’s got Dancehalls, it’s got Glitterballs, it’s got DJs!!! And #Shakespeare #JaneAusten and more!!!

29.07.2025 19:59 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Danny Widdicombe & Trichotomy — ‘Iridescence’ - UK Jazz News Jazz piano trio meets singer, songwriter, guitarist, synth player on a second collaborative outing, with ten original songs co-written by this quartet of Australian artists and taking inspiration from...

My latest album review is now at UK Jazz News. ukjazznews.com/danny-widdic...

28.07.2025 11:26 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

The Times is just The Sun with more syllables. Dress for yourselves, people, no-one else.

25.07.2025 12:13 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

It’s Still Here!!! The finest book on dance and dance music published this year to feature Will Kemp, #disco and a crook called The Weasel.

11.07.2025 10:11 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

It’s Still Here!!! The finest book on dance and dance music published this year to feature Will Kemp, #disco and a crook called The Weasel.

11.07.2025 10:11 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
Book cover of Dancehalls Glitterballs and DJs showing a 1920s dance to music from a gramophone

Book cover of Dancehalls Glitterballs and DJs showing a 1920s dance to music from a gramophone

It’s Here!!!

27.06.2025 14:10 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 2

‘Going to see a man about a dog’ means ‘I’m off to have a poo’. At least it did when I were a lad.

03.07.2025 11:28 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Book cover of Dancehalls Glitterballs and DJs showing a 1920s dance to music from a gramophone

Book cover of Dancehalls Glitterballs and DJs showing a 1920s dance to music from a gramophone

It’s Here!!!

27.06.2025 14:10 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 2
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Just published!

More info & order at 25% off quoting code MUSIC here:
www.equinoxpub.com/home/danceha...

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16.06.2025 15:40 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

You could also try the Speed version- Seven Seconds. Set the timer for 7 seconds and see if you can remember Neneh Cherry AND Youssou N’Dour.

02.06.2025 10:29 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

#5 happens regularly at my favourite bookshop, The Book Hive in Norwich.

13.05.2025 11:57 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Oh No! Now it’s only six days!!! #Norfolk and #Norwich don’t miss out.

07.05.2025 23:29 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Only 10 days to go until this momentous event in the cultural life of #Norwich and #Norfolk

04.05.2025 09:11 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1

Mr Apollo. Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band.

01.05.2025 10:30 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
A black and white photo of Ivor Cutler at the harmonium.

A black and white photo of Ivor Cutler at the harmonium.

Who is this effortlessly cool chap, you ask? It’s Mr Ivor Cutler of course. I’ll be talking all things Cutler at The Holloway in the fine city of #Norwich on Wednesday 14 May at 7.00pm with music, film and stories galore. #IvorCutler #Beatles #Norfolk thehollowaynorwich.com/events/quczx...

22.04.2025 15:07 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 1
Cover image of Dancehalls, Glitterballs and DJs, a new book about dancing and dance music. The image is a painting of a 1920s dance party with music playing from a gramophone.

Cover image of Dancehalls, Glitterballs and DJs, a new book about dancing and dance music. The image is a painting of a 1920s dance party with music playing from a gramophone.

Fingers crossed, my latest book will drop in May. (I think that’s young people speak for ‘Will be published’.) #dance #music #dancing

19.04.2025 14:33 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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07.04.2025 11:31 — 👍 51    🔁 20    💬 4    📌 2

This dog has good taste.

17.03.2025 15:16 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

I’m guessing it’s Joe ‘Mr Piano’ Henderson, who for many people IS ‘that Joe Henderson’.

04.03.2025 09:51 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Hi. Non-fiction author from the UK here. Would love to be added. Thanks.

20.02.2025 16:49 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Yep. It’s that time again.

08.02.2025 23:47 — 👍 18    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

Hi Rayne. Thanks for this list. I would love to be included whenever you have time.

30.01.2025 15:37 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I looked in the mirror this morning. It’s not just you. ☹️

30.01.2025 14:03 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Thank you #667!

28.01.2025 19:08 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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