Music

My 20 years in the crowd at music festivals

Legends, disappointments, deluges, frustrations… Here are my highlights and low points. What are yours?

15 hrs ago •

The WWII evacuee and her precious violin

My mum was one of 800,000 British children evacuated from cities to the countryside at the outbreak of WWII in September 1939. She spent the next four…

Feb 26 •

Which funeral music would you choose?

Religious or classical? Football anthem or power ballad? Ed Sheeran or Frank Sinatra?

Feb 12 •

On joining the David Bowie fan club in 1975

…and trying not to let my mum and dad overhear his risqué lyrics

Nov 6, 2024 •

Would I like to interview Curt Smith of Tears For Fears? Yes, please! My baptism of fire in the world of 1980s magazines.

Oct 9, 2024 •

Just Waiting for Freddie Mercury

Memories of meeting Queen at Wembley, 1986

Sep 18, 2024 •

"Like a school trip on steroids"

Thank you for the music: in praise of choirs

Aug 28, 2024 •

In praise of PJ Harvey

and proof that children are always listening…

Aug 18, 2024 •

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