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Pinmonkey commented on the post, Blogger Takeover LI 1 month, 1 week ago
Agreed on Readly app. I’m not quite sure what is in it for the magazines publishers though? I read probably 10 magazines on there, that in the past I would regularly buy or have even subscribed to in the past. […]
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Pinmonkey wrote a new post, The Legendary Shack Shakers Brudenell Leeds 28th June 2017 1 year, 11 months ago
This band were unknown to me prior to booking the gig.
They describe themselves as Southern Gothic but think punk/pub rock/blues/rockabilly. Having seen hundreds of gigs over the years, this was up there with the […] -
Pinmonkey commented on the post, Ian Hunter & The Rant Band 1 year, 11 months ago
Saw them at the the Welly Club in Hull, 22/6/17. The band played Michael Picasso, which was very poignant as Mick Ronson’s mother had been buried in Hull the same day.
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Pinmonkey commented on the post, Akenfield – A piece of family history. 2 years, 7 months ago
If I can add a postscript to this. I was indeed doing Dale Warland a disservice, as it was indeed his piece of music that I added. I contacted him via his website and outlined how I had come across his piece. He […]
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Pinmonkey commented on the post, Akenfield – A piece of family history. 2 years, 8 months ago
I think that there actually may be two different songs. There is “I Have Had Singing” which was written by Stephen Sametz (performed by Chanticleer) and “Always Singing” by Dale Warland, both inspired by the words […]
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Pinmonkey wrote a new post, Akenfield – A piece of family history. 2 years, 8 months ago
Back in the late 1960s my great-grandfather, who was 85 at the time, was interviewed for a book by Ronald Blythe called “Akenfield:Portrait of an English Village”. It attempted to record an oral history of soon to […]
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Pinmonkey commented on the post, Buzzcocks 40 2 years, 8 months ago
Saw them at Fibbers, York on this tour. Pete Shelley came on stage looking like he’d just woken up but soon warmed up to play a fantastic set. I must say that the whole band seemed really together and enjoying it […]
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Pinmonkey commented on the post, Katzenjammer 3 years, 11 months ago
A little late in replying but I was at Nottingham. Fantastic gig at a great venue, but how do you begin to describe Katzenjammer?
It was the start of a purple patch of gigging for us. Following Katzenjammer, we […]
