MUSIC

Recently I had the pleasure of interviewing Ben Westwood, a local Singer/Songwriter to find out more about him, his music, his new single that was released on 9th November 2018 “Lady of the River” and […]

To start off this new year the top three in the UK singles chart, namely Conway Twitty’s  “It’s Only Make Believe”, Lord Rockingham’s XI with “Hoots Mon” and “Tom Dooley” from Lonnie Donegan, held off […]

Don’t ask me where this year has gone because I’m still trying to fathom that one out!  Most people I’ve met agree, the months have flown by as we moaned through all the torrential downpours, […]

Let’s travel back a further decade this time and jog a few memories or, perhaps,  introduce a few new ones. Depends on how young you are!  Anyway, this year was memorable on several levels, as […]

So, here we go, kicking off a new monthly blog, where, with your permission, we’ll check out what went on in our musical past, using the corresponding months of the various decades.  Wanna join me? […]

We are very happy and excited to present a new member of the Purple Conversations Team – Sharon Davis.  Sharon has been involved with Motown music for many years and has some wonderful stories about […]

“If music be the food of love, play on” is, as everyone knows, a quote from Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, Scene 1, Act one. For those purists amongst you, the full quote spoken by Duke Orsino […]