Matraca Berg in the UK

Matraca

There are few who can emulate her writing talent, and many would love to be one song behind. Mention hitmakers like Suzy Bogguss, The Dixie Chicks, Patty Loveless, Reba McEntire, Deana Carter, Linda Ronstadt, Sara Evans, T.G.Sheppard and Pam Tillis to name only a few, and they have all recorded songs from the pen of [...]

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Theatre Royal free Birthday Blaze

To mark the Newcastle Theatre Royal’s 175th birthday and as a way of saying thank you to the people of the North East a special free event is set to light up the night sky over Grey Street tomorrow and Sunday (18th/19th Feb). Timed between 6pm until 10pm visitors can arrive and leave as and [...]

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Disney Camp Rock – the musical

Here’s a show to warm your heart – a local youth group’s production of Disney movie “Camp Rock”. A musical story about kids by kids, it set in the Camp Rock talent school. Stories unfold of teenage crushes, jealousies, set backs and love and success winning through in the end. It’s a tableau of the [...]

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Kete Bowers-Road to Success

Liverpool born singer/songwriter makes a confident début with this joyous and well produced CD.  Gifted in his use of words his lyrics sing of experience and love. At the heart of this album, and I suspect of his artistic muse is the loving memory of his late grandmother Isobel. Her name is the title of [...]

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