- 14 May 2025
No fuss, just a ripple of applause, a moment of calm, then fortissimo G octaves....
- 13 May 2025
It’s so lovely when talented youth teaches old ears wonderful new tunes. That’s exactly what...
- 10 May 2025
What nerve! For a happy troupe of mainly middle-aged men to adopt the label of...
- 10 May 2025
Anoushka Shanka’s curating of the Brighton Festival 2025 has divided opinion, whilst many of us...
- 8 May 2025
Five excellent musicians – that is three singers, one also playing a Vielle (an early...
Reviews
Pointless anger, righteous ire
- 16 April 2014
Fast becoming a favourite – this irregular evening from BBC Radio 4’s Robin Ince and...
Sophie Ellis-Bextor
- 16 April 2014
Though resplendent in red, Sophie Ellis-Bextor was a slow burner of a gig which took until...
Buddy!
- 15 April 2014
It is immediately apparent why so many theatrical producers create what have become known as...






