The Lamours – Lola’s little (big) band kicks off.

Forget everything you know about Lola Lamour - when she performs with The Lamours it's a whole new experience - and a great one at that 🙂 I've been a fan of Lola's since I first saw her at Twinwood several years ago - it's like she stepped out of the 1940s, with perfect vintage … Continue reading The Lamours – Lola’s little (big) band kicks off.

The Big Vintage Weekender

I  would never describe myself as a groupie – that always strikes me as rather “desperate and tasteless” yet I think I came perilously close when I saw Si Cranstoun kick off the Big Vintage Weekender. Si came to my attention as his songs feature at my jive class - and after watching him through … Continue reading The Big Vintage Weekender

Take a step back in time with Twinwood…

Well it's taken a while and my apologies for not posting but it's been madly hectic!! The good news is that what is undoubtedly the highlight of my year finally arrived – the Twinwood vintage music and dance festival took place as always over the August Bank holiday 🙂 If you have never been then … Continue reading Take a step back in time with Twinwood…

All the fun of the fair….twice!

As a child when I knew there was a fair coming to town I would be on tenterhooks for days as I was so excited. Then the day would dawn and accompanied by my mum I'd clutch my precious pennies in my hand and enjoy the mad, loud, brightly coloured and mystical world of the … Continue reading All the fun of the fair….twice!