I was going to post a link to this video of John Martyn at Cropredy when I heard the sad news, but the truth is, it doesn't do anyone justice.
So listen to the version John Martyn did with Levon Helm instead.
And as an aside, why does Bob Dylan's similarly-paced version1 sound merely plod...
Blog headlines (and posts) I wish I had written:
Participation of the poor in mainstreaming gender empowerment for civil society stakeholders to promote country ownership of good governance for community-driven sustainable development1
Seminar bingo is, of course, nothing new; we played it...
I am deeply grateful to Darwin College Cambridge for organising a wonderful set of Darwin Lectures in this the year of Darwin excess. I’m even more grateful that they recorded them in reasonably high quality and made them available over the intertubes. And not just available, but easily availa...
Just a quickie, as we make our way under the railway tracks between Porta Maggiore and Porta Tiburtina and one of the most beautifully preserved stretches of wall. I was pretty excited to see work by The Great Artist. Again, there’s no way I would have noticed that as a driver. I thought (on the...
No, this is not about Tom Lehrer’s lyrics. But a couple of nights ago a friend explained his interest in (not-so) popular music by saying “It’s my hobby”. I don't really have a hobby, at least not as I understand them, although I do have lots and lots of things, too many, that interest me. So ma...
