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Ian Harrison »
It's All Over Now! Until Next Year?
Posted on 12:57pm Tuesday 14th April 2009
Were you there ? One of the best free events you will see this year for nothing. Top acts buzz The Cock at Sarratt in an Easter extravaganza.
Ian Harrison »
The Speed of Sarratt
Posted on 11:36pm Saturday 11th April 2009
It's 11.20 p.m. and the speed of the internet is miraculous... As the first gig in The Sarratt Jazz & Blues Festival ends, photos and a report are instantly hitting the Watford Observer.
Ian Harrison »
I Love Jazz in the Springtime
Posted on 10:59am Friday 13th March 2009
Just when we thought it had almost died. New venues spring up giving Jazz a lively platform once more in Watford and even Bushey.Don't forget to bring a dish and dress up in sportswear...please read on
Ian Harrison »
Sarratt Sounds On
Posted on 5:11pm Monday 23rd February 2009
Three days of great acts at The Cock Inn at Sarratt on Easter Weekend. A first for the village and a feast for music fans
Ian Harrison »
The Golden Egg....
Posted on 12:49pm Tuesday 17th February 2009
Watford is now a cultural desert, the bandstand a dead dinosaur and 'Watford Live' seemingly buried in a bucket of blue town hall tape. Now, we have to travel a little bit further for live music.
Ian Harrison »
Culture crunch
Posted on 9:54pm Thursday 29th January 2009
Every boy and girl deserves art and music, but how much does it really cost for a night out in the big City ?
Ian Harrison »
News from the Police - New message in the bottle.
Posted on 8:36pm Thursday 22nd January 2009
Sound control for the musicians and form 696 for the publican.Beware the Music Police have arrived. Eric stick to playing with your dominoes, we'll have no music here.
Ian Harrison »
Souled Out, Souled In
Posted on 10:56am Thursday 15th January 2009
Tim Soul fronted a band called the Oral Exciters. They won the 1980 Herts & Beds Rock Contest. Despite recording for EMI, the track from Abbey Road led to nowhere.
Ian Harrison »
Charity begins everywhere
Posted on 1:48pm Monday 5th January 2009
Don't let your local charities Pepper out because of the Credit Crunch. It's sometimes too easy to shove your pennies in a tin. Let's do something!
Ian Harrison »
Farewell to Christmas as we know it?
Posted on 11:20am Wednesday 24th December 2008
The goose is getting fat, the moths are having a party in my wallet and the crunch has hit Santa's claws. Is it the end for the corporate cowboys?
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