@duco01 Simon Russell Beale is one of our very best stage actors but sadly underused on film and TV. His Hamlet was acclaimed but he himself tells the story of rather cruel reviews in Australia. They focussed on […]

@duco01 I’d never heard of him so just looked him up. He seems rather old to play Hamlet (50 in 2000). How did that work? I recently watched Ian McKellen’s 20024 film of Hamlet and really couldn’t see the point […]

There is an I in North Laine, as @duco01 points out. The ambience up there, towards the station, is still much more seedy and vibrant than the chi-chi chocolate box of the Lanes. Please don’t confuse them. Me? O […]

I knew she was born in Ireland in Cork. I didn’t realise she had grown up in the USA. Wonderful song @Duco01. We’ve had a lot of rock and pop tunes but not any jazz, classical or world music tracks yet. Are […]

Canada’s Ron Sexsmith ought to be far better known. @DuCo01 and I have both been great fans since the beginning. This gem of Xmas pop perfection has become a standard here in Sweden. Let’s have another tune from Ron….

You are too kind @duco01 and credit me with a far greater knowledge of Italian cuisine than I actually possess. There’s a pushy salesman with a ridiculous tent who stands in the square in Kärrtorp with several […]

That is interesting @DuCo01-.

Excellent stuff, @duco01. Here’s a translation of the rather dramatic lyrics..

Today @DuCo01 gave me some great news. On my birthday in early October, The Delines will be playing at the Debaser Club in Stockholm. I’ll be there. But I’m a little disappointed that they are not by now […]

I’d like to mention a few memorable gigs by Canadian roots artists. Daniel Lanois played the Gino nightclub on 5 February 1990. @DuCo01 has just provided me with the date. 36 years ago. It was one of the very […]

Glad to see you here @DuCo01. Americana might be a slightly imprecise genre, but Townes most certainly belongs here. i suspect you know a few more relatively unknown Americana artists who deserve a […]

I had a chat with Hartwin on Facebook @duco01 and you will be delighted to hear that he is coming to Stallet. In SPRING 2087. I suggest that you write to him about the lack of physical products, They must exist.

@duco01 Thank you will def listen

What a find. This duo really hit the spot for me @salwarpe I suspect @duco01 will be equally enthusiastic. I see that they are on the excellent German label ACT.. Do you know it? It is on my radar as many […]

Another album which got me interested was Vermilion Hours by pianist and composer Melaine Dalibert and David Sylvain. Here’s some background… I suspect Merlaine would appeal to @DuCo01 and others of an […]

When I saw Paul Simon with @DuCo01 at the GLOBE ARENA back in the 90s, You can call me Al was such a crowd-pleaser that he immediately played it a second time. When I saw Badly Drawn Boy may moons ago, he […]

I didn’t know that @locust. The Polyglot Hivemind of the Afterword strikes again. Like @duco01, I’d always thought they were The Vultures. Thank goodness we have you toget us back on track. Just to confuse […]

How do you know all this stuff @duco01? Your comment led me to this interview with Lucy….. What a fascinating interview. She had such a fantastic knowledge of the music and the people and spoke several […]

Very true @duco01. There’s little middle ground between those small, moderately-priced venues and the big comfortable theatres which are wonderful but twice as expensive. Shame we missed Ryan.

@duco01 We appear to have missed out on 30 to 21. Or is it just me? I only point this out because I’ve been enjoying the list…