In today’s article Christina and John explore our relationships with our memories. The article builds from a recent piece (see link) written by Claudia Hammond (the author of The Art of Rest).
Paradise Lost – Memory, Health Inequality and Injustice
Don’t Let Me Die In Phoenix Article 13 Epilogue – ‘Yir a Lang Time Hauf Deed!’
Article 12 explained the connection between the Gal Holiday song Come Home and my own home coming. The connection between the song and my own poem about the Cherry Blossom – was […]
Don’t Let Me Die In Phoenix Article 12: Come Home
Article 11 explained that I was finally home but that getting home was only the start of things. Something of the experience, of getting home but things never being the same again, […]
Don’t Let Me Die In Phoenix Article 11: The Cherry Blossoms of Home
In this article, John Davis continues to discuss his recent near death experiences and critiques his experience of being discharged from a Scottish hospital. The previous article explained the limitations of some […]
Accessing an assessment of access; The ironic outcome of a meeting to discuss the accessibility of the Edinburgh Fringe By George Low
Now that August has come and gone Edinburgh is no longer the centre of the arts world; the stalls are all packed up, posters have been removed and the streets cleared to […]
1. Lost and Found: Gal Holiday and the Honky Tonk Revue Part One. A Very Personal Ameripolitan Story. By John M. Davis
In series of 5 posts John Davis reviews Gal Holiday and the Honky Tonk Revue’s new album Lost and Found. This first post summarises the different characters that emerge across the album; […]
2. Lost and Found: Gal Holiday and the Honky Tonk Revue Part Two: The Punk Rock Patsy Cline. By John M. Davis
At a time where listeners are looking for authenticity, Niemann is the real deal; heartfelt, honest and uncontrived. She does for country music what Amy Winehouse did for the blues/jazz sounds. Winehouse’s […]
3. Lost and Found: Gal Holiday and the Honky Tonk Revue Part Three: When Melancholy Collides With Specificity It Makes You Cry. By John M. Davis
This third post continues our review of Gal Holiday and the Honky Tonk Revue’s new album Lost and Found. In particular it discusses how Vanessa Niemann has married the tradition of […]
4. Lost and Found: Gal Holiday and the Honky Tonk Revue Part Four: Cause He Looks So Damn Pretty – So Unrefined. By John M. Davis
This post continues our review of Gal Holiday and the Honky Tonk Revue’s new album; Lost and Found. It discusses four of the songs on the album that include morality tales, Desert […]
5. Lost and Found: Gal Holiday and the Honky Tonk Revue Part Five: I Might Not Be Back This Way Again By John M. Davis
In this final blog post we conclude our revue of Gal Holiday and the Honky Tonk Revue‘s new album Lost and Found by discussing the songs How Could It Be and Wayward […]
The People's Republic Of Escotia 