CONGA by GLORIA ESTEFAN AND THE MIAMI SOUND MACHINE. Story by Cher Finver.
My grandmother was proud of her Puerto Rican roots, and Conga is early Latin-Pop royalty. Not only did she teach me about our heritage, but also that music can stop time.
RED RIVER SHORE by BOB DYLAN. Story by Colin Ritchie
There are four different versions of Red River Shore on the Fragments boxed set, and they are all absolute classics.
Willy Lit Fest 2023 – Nick Gadd’s magic review
A big thank you to author Nick Gadd for taking the time to write a review of our show in June at Willy Lit Fest 2023.
Cello. A love story by Bill Arnott.
Four strings and one player. Making things better. Alchemy. Magic, and timeless. The wonder of cello.
GOD SAVE THE QUEEN by SEX PISTOLS. Story by Julian Savage.
My initial impression of meeting Pete: older than me by a few years, he had a lean and hungry look and the physique of a whippet. His hair was cropped to a quarter of an inch, opposing the excessive locks of my brother and I, and, most dramatically, he wore an oversized metal safety pin through his ear.
WHEN SHE DANCES by MAX GIESINGER. Story by Katja Brvar.
When she dances, she becomes someone else, someone who is completely lost in memories, putting on her headphones and shutting out the world with music.
Willy Lit Fest 2023 – The great Gigs review
What a brilliant, uplifting and rewarding show.
I SAY A LITTLE PRAYER by ARETHA FRANKLIN. Poem by Michael Leach
’ll never forget/the sights/the sounds/the (e)motions/of departing/Mum’s/Service of/Thanksgiving.
WHEREFORE AND WHY by GORDON LIGHTFOOT. Story by Violet St. Clair
You couldn’t escape the voice of Gordon Lightfoot in Toronto during the 1970s. Believe me, I tried.
TMR and the Canada connection
Stereo Stories’ branch in Canada is now officially open, thanks to the enthusiasm of Canadian writer, traveller and musician Bill Arnott.