Back in Christmas 2020, our family received tickets for a piano recital by M. Pollini, 13 April 2021, Festival Hall… I put it in my calendar and waited for that date. But that day never came. The Delta strain was raging in the UK at the time, as was usual with the Corona pandemic, and […]
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My first visit to Hammonds Wood was around this time of the year, at the end of February. At the time I was still in my early years as a musician, working part-time and practising, trying to increase opportunities to play. I had won a harmonica competition in Japan, but I still felt that my
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Today I woke up to a clear blue sky above my skylight, with white smoky clouds busily crossing it. In the distance I hear the sound of the wind, roaring. It made me want to listen to “A Windy Day (Kaze ga Tsuyoi Hi)” by Street Sliders, the song I listened to tirelessly every day