A compendium of musical delights by Alan and Margaret Ashworth
THE first time I saw Little Feat in concert was on January 15, 1975, at the Free Trade Hall, Manchester. They were part of the Warner Brothers Music Show, a … Continue readingPipe down, Elton, we can’t hear Lowell George
ONE of the most shameful episodes in my life occurred on June 3, 1972, at the Clitheroe Castle Pop Festival. Reader, I heckled Bridget St John. The day had started … Continue readingThank You For Bridget St John
FOR the first few years of their existence, I avoided Steely Dan under the impression that they were cold and clinical. I saw the light in 1976, having been sent … Continue readingSteely Dan: Cool, not cold
THIS week, a celebration of a true musical hero – the great Nic Jones. A virtuoso singer, guitarist and fiddle player, Nic was 35 and at the height of his … Continue readingNic Jones, national treasure
OF all the rock shows I attended in my youth, the one that left me smiling for longest took place on December 23, 1972. Four school friends and I managed … Continue readingSmiling Faces
IN my view there can be few better ways to spend Sunday morning than to sit back with a bacon butty and a cup of tea, read Rod Liddle then … Continue readingBert Jansch, not Yansch
WELL, well. I never dreamed my post of last Monday would garner such a reaction. I refer, of course, to the deluge of comments about dreary, weak, fizzy keg beer … Continue readingThe Axeman Cometh (Part Two)
IN the early 1970s, young men in slightly damp RAF-surplus greatcoats with long, greasy hair and tragic cases of acne (the youths, not the coats) would gather for debate in … Continue readingThe Axeman Cometh (Part One)
BY popular request, a salute to the incomparable Sandy Denny, who died 40 years ago but whose remarkable voice will live on for ever. Although in her short life she … Continue readingSandy the sublime
STATEMENT by Craven, Abject and Craven, Solicitors and Commissioners for Oaths: ‘In re Messrs Simon and Garfunkel versus Mr A Ashworth, concerning article on The Conservative Woman website of the … Continue readingSoul in the Iron