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ALSO Festival 2024 review, ‘We’re part of a community now’

Jim Keaveney1 year ago1 year ago

Friday On arriving at ALSO Festival in Warwickshire, the first thing you notice is the lake which the festival backs…

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Podcasting and a ‘conch bath’: Steve Pretty on ALSO Festival

Jim Keaveney1 year ago1 year ago

Steve Pretty has described his career as “confusing,” given that it includes performance, music composition, music production, podcasting, mixing, photography,…

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Salena Godden on the good energy at ALSO Festival

Jim Keaveney1 year ago6 months ago

Performing at this year’s ALSO Festival is Salena Godden, the contemporary poet and award-winning author. She returns to the festival…

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Richard Handley review – Glastonbury Festival 2024

Jim Keaveney1 year ago1 year ago

Richard Handley cannot be contained by a stage riser. A ‘stage’ seems to be a concept to him – and…

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Leather Lungs and Remasterblasters review – Glastonbury Festival 2024

Jim Keaveney1 year ago9 months ago

Leather Lungs, the drag queen persona of Kiwi-Australian Jason Chasland, has a four-octave range and they put the highest and lowest…

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Degna Stone on taking on Poetry&Words at Glastonbury Festival 2024

Jim Keaveney1 year ago1 year ago

Originally from the Midlands, Degna Stone is a poet and poetry editor based in north east England. They are co-founder…

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Jay Rawlings’ World Record attempt at Glastonbury Festival 2024

Jim Keaveney1 year ago9 months ago

Jay Rawling is attempting to reclaim his world record in the Circus Big Top. The challenge is to balance the…

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Jonathan Pie review – Glastonbury Festival 2024

Jim Keaveney1 year ago9 months ago

The best seats in the Astrolabe Theatre have been claimed by people who queued outside for Jonathan Pie’s set before…

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Otto & Astrid, Die Roten Punkte review – Glastonbury Festival 2024

Jim Keaveney1 year ago9 months ago

‘We are going to do a concert’ says Otto of Otto & Astrid before the pair launch into a song…

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A Joe Wicks workout at Glastonbury Festival 2024

Jim Keaveney1 year ago9 months ago

There’s a real mix of people at The Gateway on the Thursday morning of Glastonbury for a workout with Joe…

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