The Life And Opinions of Andrew Rilstone

Murder Most Foul by Bob Dylan When a major talent turns in work which is disappointing or substandard or just plain ridiculous, some peo...

The Black Swan Folk Weekend in York.

October 7, 1879 – November 19, 1915

A song. It may even be my favorite song. It is written and song by a Roman Catholic, and it is about Social Justice.

Dear Andrew, I have been imagining you walking around Bayreuth – I have a pretty good picture of it in my head. I can visualise t...

Dear Opera Buddy O.K. So I have now seen Bob Dylan perform live, heard Parsifal at Bayreuth and met Tom Baker. I can therefore ...

Dear Andrew, I always find coffee problematic in foreign parts - milchkafee should be coffee with milk but for some reason my efforts t...

Dear Andrew,   I really did mean it when I said I wanted to hear from you. When I was learning Latin at school we read Pliny’s letters...

Dear Opera-Buddy So I said I'd give you a running commentary on what is going on in Bavaria. (I hope this is really what you...

Jon Boden looks increasingly mad doesn't he. In a good way. I think you will find it's actually called New York GIRLS (Multiply t...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/console/bbc_radio_two Folk Singer of the Year I think Jon Boden will get this, on the grounds that he's ...