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Sounds from beyond the Shed – Week 47

March 1, 2022 Keith Hargreaves 0
First world problems revealed to be meaningless. Half term has been and gone and the frustrations encountered have been put into perspective by the cataclysmic events of the last couple of days. I was going to […]
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The View from Across La Manche #2 – From our own correspondent

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In which we discuss Trees, Elections and Belgian Cowpunks… Well, there are definite signs that Spring is on its way, here in the Perigord Vert. The days are getting sunnier and the rain is warming up! […]
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Sounds from beyond the Shed – Week 46

February 15, 2022 Keith Hargreaves 0
A moment’s reflection. Every week this column spews forth a mixture of outrage, exasperation, ridicule and disbelief pertaining to all aspects of modern education during these current times but I may have missed a very important […]
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Sounds from beyond the Shed – Week 45

February 8, 2022 Keith Hargreaves 0
Worse than ever……. This blog was set up as I retreated to the shed at the bottom of my garden to teach my lessons as we plunged into lockdown nearly two years ago. This morning I […]
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Shuffle: Connections

February 4, 2022 David Cowling 0
Music has a wonderful ability to connect us, whether this is a communal experience at a gig or a song that can dredge up feelings so sharply that you can feel the pain or the elation […]

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Interview: Hal Cannon on cowboy poetry, songs and folklore

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For Hal Cannon, life should be very simple – love the place you live, love the ones you know, if you’re needy, why not give, then see if you’re still low. Words to live by, extracted […]
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