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What’s in this edition.. .

The Voice Project Film Premiere............................... 4 UEA Live....................................................................... 4 Brigit Griem’s Gardening Gossip............................... 5 Inner Space................................................................. 5 Norwich Science Festival........................................... 9 Festive Fair at the Forum............................................ 9 Zena’s Curried Ramin Noodles................................ 12 The Real Halloween.................................................. 12 Norwich Art Centre Listings...................................... 13 Norwich Puppet Theatre...........................................17 Art Fair East Returns for 2021.................................... 19 Not for Profit Law...................................................... 19 Grumpy Corner......................................................... 21 Monty Shaft’s Did you Know...?.............................. 21 Richard Penguins ‘Musical Triangle’....................... 22

ctober already........how has this happened!! This year is flying by... There are a lot of events coming up in October / November that you won’t want to miss!

UEA Live will celebrate its 30th anniversary with a star-studded programme of events, running at University of East Anglia from October 6th to November 17th (more details on page 4 & 5) The Norwich Science Festival is back this year 23rd - 30th October with a whole brochure full of activities to choose from... there really is something for everyone! See page 9 for more details or take a look at the schedule on their website www.norwichsciencefestival.co.uk Norwich Puppet Theatre is opening its doors again in October half term with Sleeping Beauty Pocket-sized Puppet Panto & 100 Years in the Forest as well as some spooky Halloween themed puppet making workshops during the holiday. See page 17 for more details or pop over to their website www.puppettheatre.co.uk Continuing with the spooky spirit - The Real Halloween event is back this Autumn, Run by the children’s nature conservation charity The Fairyland Trust this is the sister event to their famous Spring Fairy Fair. Set in a woodland glade in the depths of Norfolk, The Real Halloween is a true celebration of Autumnal magic, you can spend the afternoon making a Magic Wand, a pinecone Owl or Bat or even a real Broomstick before making your way round the woods with your lantern for the animal lantern parade. (See pages 12/13 & 15 for more details) And finally to get you into the Christmas spirit.......We have the Festive Fair at the forum where you can pick up unique hand made gifts for your loved ones from Thursday 25th November - Sunday 28th November. There will be all sorts of food and drink stands outside too, from waffles and gourmet doughnuts to freshly roasted almond pralines. You will more than likely find me hanging out here!!

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The Voice Project Film Premiere

The Voice Project Choir are hosting the premiere of their new film, The Distance Between Us at Norwich Arts Centre on 27 October with screenings at 6pm, 7.15pm and 8.30pm. Each screening will also include live music with Voice Project soloists Jon Baker, Lisa Cassidy, Jeremy Avis and more. The Distance Between Us was conceived during the lockdowns of autumn and winter 2020 and 2021 as a collective choral diary choir members experiences during those extraordinary months.

It was recorded and filmed entirely online. In all over 130 people joined the Norwich based choir from all over the world, including participants from Brighton, Ireland, Spain, South Africa and the USA. All took part in weekly Zoom singing rehearsals and some also took part in movement and creative writing sessions.

They then recorded themselves and made short films, mostly on normal smartphones. From that wealth of material film-maker Nathan Clarke, in collaboration with Art Director and Editor Sal Pittman and Movement Consultant Dane Hurst has assembled a film that runs to approximately 35 minutes. Also featured are soloists and musicians Sianed Jones, Lisa Cassidy, Jeremy Avis, Rowland Sutherland, Adrian Lever, Caroline Bishop, Ivan Mcreedy and Dane Hurst.‘We’re really proud of the film and that we managed to create something that reflects people’s experiences when we couldn’t physically get together to sing’ said Voice Project co-Director Sian Croose. ‘It records a very unusual and unique time in our lives; one that connected people across sometime great distances and allowed us to sing together whilst apart.’ The Voice Project Choir was founded by Sian Croose and Jonathan Baker in 2008. It’s a true open access community choir in the most literal sense, absolutely anyone can join whether they have any experience of singing and music or not yet their performances are produced to exacting professional standards. They perform music that is specially written for them by internationally-renowned composers.The Distance Between Us, a film by The Voice Project Choir Norwich Arts Centre Weds 27 October 6pm, 7.15pm & 8.30pm www.voiceproject.co.uk

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UEA Live celebrates 30 years of live literature with bestselling authors, chart-topping podcasters, and drag icon.

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EA Live will celebrate its 30th anniversary with a starstudded programme of events, running at University of East Anglia from October 6 to November 17.

Organisers are thrilled to be returning to in-person events, with safety measures in place.

The season kicks off on Wednesday 6 October with New York Times bestselling author Lauren Groff discussing her new novel Matrix, followed by RuPaul’s Drag Race UK Season 2 breakout star, Bimini Bon Boulash, joining us in partnership with Penguin Live to discuss their debut book Release the Beast: A Drag Queen’s Guide to Life.

Stormzy’s Penguin Random House imprint #Merky Books will be celebrated in its mission to uplift and invest in under-represented voices and new narratives, with Jyoti Patel, winner of the 2021 #Merky Books New Writers’ Prize, Jade LB, author of Keisha the Sket – “a viral modern classic of Black British culture”, and Lemara Lindsay-Prince, #Merky’s Senior Commissioning Editor.

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Elizabeth Day – Sunday Times bestselling author, journalist, and host of the chart-topping podcast How To Fail With Elizabeth Day – will be in conversation with author Christie Watson. Followed by acclaimed novelist Leone Ross, as she discusses the eclectic journey of writing her third novel, This One Sky Day.

Former Labour leader and author of Go Big: How To Fix Our World, Ed Miliband, will share his uplifting solutions for remaking society. The programme will close on Wednesday November 17 with co-founder of Malika’s Poetry Kitchen, Malika Booker, discussing the collective’s extraordinary anthology of poems, Too Young, Too Loud, Too Different.

All events will be in-person at UEA from 7pm-8pm. There will be author Q&As and the opportunity to buy signed copies of the authors’ books.

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Of bees and caterpillars For the first time in my life I saw a bee swarm this summer that was spectacular and frightening at the same time. I was taking a peek from behind the buddleja by the time the swarm had hummed and spun it’s way across my neighbour’s plot and briefly looked like it would settle in one of my apple trees.

Luckily for me it changed its mind and continued on its swirling path across the road, disappearing between two houses. There seemed to be a lot of bees this season and the gardening year was shaping up to be very promising.

And then the muntjac moved in! But even worse than that, the cabbage white butterflies arrived and laid thousands of eggs.

Possibly as a result of an almost complete absence of wasps to gobble them all up, the eggs matured into many caterpillars. I am picking them off the brassicas’ already lacey leaves every day, and still there are more who come to munch and munch and munch. It has been a terrible year for them. I know of one organic gardener who resorted to spraying her plants and another who gave up and pulled them all out. I’m perservering, even though the muntjac added further destruction by eating half of my best red cabbage when the protection flew off one night. Astonishingly, despite the carnage inflicted on them, my cabbages, broccoli, cauliflower, kale and sprouts seem to continue growing and I am confident that there will be plenty of pickings for me.

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Norwich Science Festival 23 - 30 October 2021

Saturday 23 October – Nature & Zoology Day

Inspiring Talks

Sunday 24 October – Climate Day

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Monday 25 October – Digitech Day Tuesday 26 October – Engineering & Tech Day

Cutting-edge Research

Wednesday 27 October – Norwich Research Park Day Thursday 28 October – Chemistry & Materials Science Day

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Friday 29 October – Physics & Space Day

ctober half term will see the much-loved Norwich Science Festival return to The Forum and venues throughout Norfolk.

The festival is a celebration of all things science and offers visitors the chance to explore the wonders of the universe, meet the scientists whose research has changed our world and debate some big questions with some big-thinkers. Featuring a range of inspirational exhibitions, sensational shows and talks, including a headline talk from Drs Hannah Fry and Adam Rutherford, and an abundance of hands-on science activities for all ages and all levels of knowledge.

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Saturday 30 October – Health & Ageing Day A new Satellite Science Festival, will also take place in the inspirational new James Dyson Building at Gresham’s School and the festival will be shining a spotlight on climate change, with a series of talks and activities ahead of COP26.

Co-ordinated by The Forum and partners such as Norwich Research Park and the UEA, the festival is only possible thanks to the generous sponsorship of local businesses and organisations including Pensthorpe Natural Park, Gresham’s School, Vattenfall UK, Breakwater IT, East Coast Academy, Briar Chemicals, Howes Percival and Roarr! Dinosaur Adventure.

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FABULOUS FESTIVE FAIR RETURNS TO THE FORUM IN NORWICH THURSDAY 25TH TO SUNDAY 28TH NOVEMBER 2021

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his year the Festive Fair at The Forum in Norwich will be back with a bang, taking place from Thursday 25th to Sunday 28th November inclusive and packed full of Christmas cheer.

Enjoy a glass of local beer or cup of warming mulled wine while listening to Christmas carols from Norfolk’s own Pavilion Brass Quintet on the Thursday and Friday and return at the weekend for festive tunes from a traditional fairground organ. Plus, there’ll be all sorts of food and drink stands outside, from waffles and gourmet doughnuts to freshly roasted almond pralines.

The Festive Fair at The Forum is always a popular event, attracting thousands of visitors, and traders and locals alike are pleased to see it back in action again this year. Open from 11am to 7pm on the Thursday, from 10am to 6pm on the Friday and Saturday, and from 10am to 4pm on the Sunday, everyone is welcome and entry is free.

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Plus, in the spirit of Christmas, this event will also be raising funds for charity, in this instance Norwich-based breast cancer reconstruction charity, Keeping Abreast.

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Curried Ramin Noodles

Ramin sometimes refers to the noodles and other times like in this case the broth dish containing the noodles. This dish is very popular in Japan where they are enjoyed for both lunch and dinner. Now tons of Asian restaurants around this area sell Ramin in all sorts of variations. Ramin noodles makes a perfect lunch, the noodles offer energy while the soup is refreshing and filling with just enough zing to kick start your afternoon.

Curried Ramin Noodles (3 – 4) 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 1 teaspoon sesame oil (optional) 4 spring onions – sliced 2 teaspoons madras curry powder 1 garlic – crushed (optional)

The Real Halloween

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Run by the children’s nature conservation charity The Fairyland, Trust this is the Autumn sister event to their famous Spring Fairy Fair.

Set in a woodland glade in the depths of Norfolk, The Real Halloween is a true celebration of Autumnal magic.

Spend the afternoon making a Magic Wand, a real Broomstick or perhaps a pinecone Owl or Bat. Join in with Witch or Wizard Training, visit the Fairy King and Queen and play in the Witches Kitchen or the Wildlife Hospital. Be entertained by musicians, a Pirate Pantomime and some silly Trolls.

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1 & 1/2 pints stock 1 tin / 400ml coconut milk 2 star anise (optional) 2 lime leaves – dried or fresh (optional) 150g udon noodles (soba or egg noodles) 1 red chilli – finely diced (or half for a milder version) handful Chinese cabbage – chunky diced handful beanshoots handful coriander leaf – roughly chopped seasoning (generous) • Heat the oil in a large saucepan.

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Fry the onions to soften and add the curry powder cooking for a minute to release the flavour.

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Home-made fancy dress is strongly encouraged with a competition and some good prizes to be won. Throughout the day there will be a giant log fire, hot food and drink, traders of magical goods and our very own Good Elf pub selling mulled cider and fine ales.

Booking entrance tickets and workshop tickets in advance is strongly recommended.

Some of my happiest hours this summer were spent in the Castle Museum's celebration of the bicentenary of John Crome (1768--1821), the great painter of the 'Norwich School'. We are so lucky to have pictures like his Norwich River: Afternoon on public display -- and now you can also own it as a fridge magnet!

Crome said that a good painting must be 'one grand plan of light and shade', and I have used that wisdom as the last line of my tribute to his masterpiece. It is dedicated to the writer, photographer and Norwich encyclopaedia Nick Stone, whose 'timeslip' photographs of Crome's landscapes at The Museum of Norwich were wonderfully illuminating.

On Crome’s Norwich River: Afternoon Begin where curds of cloud and cooling blue Wane willow green to honey in the west Beyond the Wensum and its Sunday crew Who draw with dripping oars from all the rest Of Norwich life, its smoke and gable ends And brittle little fences made of sticks To spend a sunny hour as airy friends Afloat upon the mirrored chimney bricks Then settle on the one who dips his gaze And fingers in, but only sees the shine Of shirt linen reflected on his face As bright as brushed-in washing on the line

Still drying in the silver river, made To hang as one grand plan of light and shade Ron Nevett

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orwich Puppet Theatre is reopening its doors this October half term with a trilogy of shows inspired by the Sleeping Beauty story. From Fri 22 – Sun 24 October the Theatre’s new Director, Colette Garrigan, will be performing her Forks - Cie Akselere internationally acclaimed adult version of the tale, set in the gritty suburbs of urban Liverpool.

Family audiences can then enjoy Mark Mander’s Sleeping Beauty Pocket-sized Puppet Panto, a joyful, glittering show in miniature. The 15 minute performances will be available

October half term

Sat 23 – Sun 24 October and are open to just six audience members at a time, so book fast for this one!

To complete the set, 100 Years in the Forest will be playing from Sat 23 – Fri 29 October. This brand new production created by Norwich Puppet Theatre and La Compagnie Akselere explores what happens in the forest of fairy tales whilst Sleeping Beauty sleeps. It promises music, puppetry and poetry for ages 3+.

The Theatre will also be helping to get you all in the spooky spirit, with Halloween themed puppet making workshops throughout the half term, as well as seasonal story readings on Sat 30 and Sun 31 of October.

For more information and to book any of the Theatre’s events, visit www.puppettheatre.co.uk. Box Office: 01603 629921.

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Independent estate agents Musker McIntyre have been supporting Art Fair East since the event launched in 2015.

Owner of Musker McIntyre Estate Agents & Financial Services Simon McIntyre said: “After a tough 18 months, especially for the arts, I think it's important to have something to celebrate.

“I truly believe the arts should be supported - after all where would we be without art?! Art Fair East showcases some of the brightest talent in the region, bringing together artists across all genres under one roof. That's why the team at Musker McIntyre are proud to support the event again this year.” With around 1,000 artworks on display, a range of contemporary art will be exhibited including painting, sculpture, drawing, photography, video art, installation, performance and original limited edition prints. This year’s fair will run from Friday 3rd – Sunday 5th December at St Andrews Hall in Norwich. Art Fair East is sponsored by Musker McIntyre and Chadwicks. There is still time for artists, dealers and galleries to apply to exhibit at the event visit

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ne of the biggest contemporary art fairs outside of London is set to return for 2021. Art Fair East annually hosts artists, galleries and art dealers from across the world, attracting thousands of visitors to St Andrews Hall in Norwich, Norfolk. The fair, now in its sixth year, will reemerge to share the buzz of the real-life art world after last year’s event was cancelled due to the pandemic. As the major art fair for the East, the fair was founded in 2015 by leading Norfolk-based artists Will Teather and Brian Korteling, who will both be exhibiting at the event. The pair are passionate about bringing contemporary art to the region, supporting artists and creating excitement around the visual arts. Mr Teather, who has had his work showcased at New York's Market & Design Fair, said: Will Teather in his Studio “We are thrilled to see the fair finally Laslett Credit: Sophie return after an extraordinary year. We can't wait to see the artworld we know and love start to reemerge. “Artworks are objects to be seen and enjoyed in the flesh, rather than online, and there is nothing quite like meeting the artist in person or talking to an expert, as is often possible at art fairs. “We have received a record number of applications to take part in the event and alongside national and international artists being brought by dealers we already have many local talents, including both figurative surrealists like Chedgie and landscape painters like Alice Wilton, on board.”

Mr Korteling added: “It's really great to be able to transform St Andrews Hall into an art space once again. I know for a fact that artists have not been resting on their laurels during lockdown so we can expect to see lots of new, vibrant and inspirational works of art.” Organisers have also confirmed a new sponsor for this year’s event. East Anglian wealth management firm Chadwicks are supporting Art Fair East alongside longstanding supporters Musker McIntyre Estate Agents. Mr Teather said: “We are delighted to have Chadwicks joining us alongside our longterm sponsors Musker McIntyre, who have stood by us since the fair was just a pipe-dream. These two outwardlooking dynamic

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Grumpy Corner Well, here we are again getting ready for a winter of discontent which according to our friend at Number 10 isn’t going to happen. Blame the public seems to be the order of the day, if you get Covid your fault, no petrol your fault for following government guidelines to buy fuel normally. This would be fine if there was any at the pumps, no food shortages for Christmas says Boris which reminds me of a football chairman stating he has every confidence in the manager on Monday but he’s gone by Friday!!! But apparently the cavalry are coming, yes the foreign drivers are on there way back to save the day just like the Polish lads in The Battle Of Britain just ask Barry Foster (repeat please). Only they probably won’t turn up this time.

Football, well apart from Anchor junior having a goal disallowed due to the assisting player being deemed offside (VAR for Norwich Sunday League I hear you cry!!) we have said farewell to the Pete Best of soccer the one and only Jimmy Greaves.

They will both be remembered for missing out on the big one, in Pete’s case The Beatles and in Jimmy’s the 1966 World Cup Final and a medal from the Queen!

Queen of her imagination Meagain and the Ginger lad left tinseltown to make some sort of state visit to New York a few days ago. Quite why I do not know but I expect a lecture on parenthood, saving the planet and an Hello photoshoot will follow the photoshopped cover of Time magazine…..notice how Harry is peeking out from behind the in demand actress, with a head on a body that doesn’t look like his own. Meanwhile the nations happy family Kate & Co are surprisingly leaving their Norfolk bolt hole to return to London and their two up two down in Kensington Palace. Hardly surprising since the children go to school in London and Great Grandad and his Range Rover is no longer available to do the school run to Sandringham Primary!

So what next for Blighty, mince pie wars, toy shortage causing festive riots in the toy shops, law and order breaking down, Turkey rustling, boxing day but with real punches?

And to cap it all no Jack Hawkins season on the Christmas telly!!

This all assumes that we will still have power to watch the telly in the first place. I well remember as a lad being very upset by a power cut whilst watching The Persuaders one Friday evening in the winter of discontent and it was the episode where Brett Sinclair entered the British Grand Prix (as you do)!! I didn’t get to see the ending for about 30 years!!!

So let’s hear it for our return to the sunlit uplands promised by Boris (what trade deal with the USA) and Co.

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Monty Shaft’s did you know...... ... that I’ve been to a Festival Yes, it was a while ago now (too close to the deadline for the last issue), but I can confirm that the Shafts made our usual pilgrimage down the road to Latitude. It was allowed to go ahead as it was billed as a Test Event, although, apart from providing proof of vaccination on arrival, we didn’t see any evidence that testing, before, at the time, or since was taking place.

Saturday is always the busiest day and much of what occurred on the first day was repeated by the newcomers, including the rapturous applause. There were sadly some cancellations, all Covid related, which meant we didn’t get to see Arlo Parks, Billie Marten, or Fontaines DC, but we did get the irony of the secret guest set being performed by The Vaccines!

It was quite a strange experience. Firstly, people had clearly made the decision to arrive as early as possible. I have never seen it so busy on the Thursday night and it was quite clear, walking around, that many, like us, were trying to get used to being among people again: e.g. unsure how we were supposed to be queueing. Friday lunchtime was our first experience of live music for almost two years, and the first of being in a crowded space – there were noticeably more people listening from outside the tent than usual, sometimes more than were in the tent! It was, however, a highly emotional experience. There was wild applause for pretty much anything that anyone did on stage and many a tear was shed by audience members and performers alike. Every year there is a line that comes from the stages time and time again; this year it was “I told myself I wouldn’t cry”.

By the time we reached Sunday, it was all starting to feel quite normal again: any space in a queue was soon filled. I even heard the odd criticism from the audience towards the stage. How soon we start to take things for granted again! The performers, those who were only there for the day, at least, were still all finding it a novel experience and there were more tears.

All the artists we saw seemed to be at the top of their game, but special mentions for Fenne Lily, Orla Gartland, the thoroughly entertaining CMAT, Liz Lawrence, Supergrass, Dream Wife, Anna Meredith, Bombay Bicycle Club and the extraordinary Working Men’s Club.

Here’s to next year!

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EW ALBUM REVIEWS- STEVE HACKETT- ‘Surrender Of Silence’.

With 8 studio albums recorded and released in the last 12 years, 2 being from this year, it has been a productive and creative decade for Steve Hackett. Following on from the largely acoustic, melodic and classical inspired ‘Under a Mediterranean Sky’ comes his new much more electric, angry and darker full band album ‘Surrender Of Silence’. Thematically many of the current woes of the world are explored and deplored both lyrically and instrumentally. Musically, as we have come to expect from him, the album is eclectic encompassing soaring guitar based instrumentals, through dramatic Russian classical and ballet inspired orchestrations with ominous choral lines, Gothic Cathedral organs, metal guitar riffs, world music inspired rhythms and Eastern inspired melodies played on Tar’s and Dutar’s. Lyrically successive Russian dynasties are questioned, Devilish deeds of Shakespearian proportions are enacted, the Himalayas explored, and man’s inhumanity to man deplored, Mexican carnivals and celebrations of the dead evoked, while a wailing and screaming guitar plays the part of the earth as it dies horrifically on ‘Scorched Earth’. If musically it traverses prog, metal, world, classical and even in parts goth lyrically its inspirations stem largely from either myth, or the reality of the world we are living in. With 1 or 2 notable exceptions, mostly a love song for his wife Jo mid album, it feels like his darkest album to date at times feeling like, to paraphrase Faust, ‘This is hell, and I am in it’. For those seeking his soothing acoustic 12 string or more recent Spanish guitar based tunes, despite a brief foray, this may not be the album for you, but for many others it most certainly will be.

Equally loosely inhabiting the world of prog and returning with their first album in 38 years look out for AIRBRIDGE- ‘Memories of Water’ that is due for release on the 10th October. Originally part of a burgeoning early 80s prog scene, touring and playing such prestigious venues as the Marquee they are now part Norwich and Part Italy based. Over the course of the last few years and during lockdown files were exchanged back and forth and an album was assembled. From opening track ‘Fanfare To the Uncommon Worm’ with bells ringing out, sustained and reversed guitars leading into string synths choral voices and joyous melodies through to album conclusion ‘Middle East’ evoking the atmosphere of mystical Morocco there is much of worth to be discovered within. Essentially a duo of Lorenzo Bedini, and Dave Dowdeswell-Allaway they are augmented by Jason Crompton and Maddalena Pastorelli adding keyboards, trumpet and flute. Dave’s songs tend to be the more acoustic covering themes from youthful love compared to a love of early Floyd and Caravan, Japanese poetry and culture, and a commemoration of 3 people’s lives. Among others Lorenzo tackles publish and be damned journalism, life’s inequalities, what our purpose is in life, and in a lighter mood the aptly titled nonsensical ‘Utter Nonsense’. For some time Airbridge were prefixed with the terms what if, or where are. Well, they have returned with an album that is well worth discovering and seeking out.

PLANET NEIL- ‘Inside’ Planet Neil is Neil Dyer who was, for those with long memories the frontman of and songwriter for early to mid 80s

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Norwich band Screen 3 who were signed to Epic records, played tours, John Peel sessions, and reached the outer reaches of the charts. Now he has returned as a solo artist playing Electro pop tunes taking inspiration as he himself states from 40 years of Roxy, to Abba to punk, Kraftwerk, Numan and beyond up to the present day. The album contains what he considers to be the best tracks released digitally as ep’s and singles between 2019 and 21. There are a wealth of songs with hook and lyric lines that will have you humming or singing ‘Last year was a bad year’ or pontificating as to whether you should ‘go out or stay in’. They become earworms, in a good way, racing around your brain. Gary Crowley curated a 4 cd set recently that made the album charts of lost 80s songs that included Screen 3 sharing that box with The Human League, Madness, Style Council and Heaven 17, among others. A belated taste of success. Who knows with this release maybe it will happen again. Initial copies of the album also contain ‘Resynchronisations’ inspired by what Frank Zappa termed ‘Xenochrony’ in which a collection of previously existing songs have been placed into a completely different song to create something completely new.

TOM MOORE and ARCHIE MOSS- Live outdoors at St Gregory’s Green- Norwich. While I have yet to return to indoor concerts or festivals this was one event that I didn’t want to miss. Playing their atmospheric and Fatea award winning album ‘Spectres’ live for the first time due to the pandemic they infused the sounds of the Viola and Accordion with digital and analogue electronics and samples in a unique and magical outdoor concert. Among the highlights were the reflective and atmospheric ‘Omens’ ‘Giga’ and ‘Windmill Hill’, and the jaunty ‘Pop One’ that sounds like it was written for folk dancing. The audience were captivated by them, the duo were appreciative of their support, and very happy to have finally been able to play their album live. A lovely concert.

ECLECTIC SELECTION- My radio show is broadcast every other Sunday 6-8 pm on Future radio. Recent shows have looked back to artists from 1969-79 not played on the show before, + the punk, new wave and reggae bands who played at West Runton Pavilion. You can listen again by going to- http://futureradio.co.uk/podcasts/c/ richard-penguins-eclectic-selection SOME GIGS- ARTS CENTRE- OCTOBER 1st Bo Ningen, 2nd Sink Ya Teeth, 12th- John Cooper Clarke, 14-17th- Wild paths festival, 22ndBaghdaddies, 23rd James Taylor Quartet, NOVEMBER- 3rd Gruff Rhys, 9th- Sam Kelly, 21st Wedding Present. EPIC- OCTOBER- 13thBrand New Heavies, NOVEMBER- 3rd Focus. UEA- OCTOBER- 24th Kasabian, NOVEMBER- 20th Heaven 17, WATERFRONT- OCTOBER1st- The Woodentops, 11th Justin Sullivan (New Model Army), 28th The Mission, NOVEMBER- 13th Mad Dog Mcrea, 24thHayseed Dixie. (Check their websites for more gigs along with The Bowling House, Brickmakers, Gringos, Space studio and Voodoo Daddy’s.).

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