The Life and Opinions of Andrew Rilstone

Note: no dragons were harmed during the recording of these songs. Also: a playlist of patriotic and less patriotic songs.

I wish I’d kept the Private Eye cartoon of the publisher holding a large manuscript with the title “Bugger All.” “Actually, Mr Frobeshire”, ...

Which reminds me, Andrew, why don't you ever do any theatre reviews nowadays?

Easter Playlist Some spiritual, and not so spiritual, music for this time of year.

Isambard Folk Award Colston Hall March 30th The Isambard Folk Awards, named after the fella who invented bridges, are a newc...

Tony Benn & Roy Bailey St George's Bristol 29 March I am guessing that one or two of the congregation at St Georges on...

Another musical thought for the day.

Musical thought for the day.

Ron Kavana Cellar Upstairs Folk Club 17 March St Patricks night in the Cellar Upstairs Folk Club, hidden away in a back street near gl...

Martin Carthy  Kings Place London  16 March   He comes out onto the stage; peers out into the audience; says "Hello!"; pa...

When you saw Star Wars, you honestly felt that you would give anything to find out what the Clone Wars were and to see Obi Wan Kenobi in t...

Harry Potter and the Da Vinci code are not reducible to the MSS that J.K. Rowling and Dan Brown submitted to their publisher. This is true...

Can anyone remember who the Ghost Rider was, or what comics he appeared in, or what kind of villains he fought? (It was a rhetorical ques...

So far as I can tell, the inhabitants of Barsoom never do anything except get captured, get rescued, and fight minor wars. So it is possibl...

When Jimmy Olsen is kidnapped by the Clan of the Firey Cross (or as it may be, the Yellow Mask) Clerk Kent gives his description to the ...

Robb Johnson  Bristol Folk House  9th March   Just occasionally, I wonder if I might give up on the whole the geek thing; that maybe...

Remember:  The King died and then the Queen died - History The King died and then the Queen died of grief - Story No one knew why the Q...

Ernie: I am going to do Singin' in the Rain... Eric: Gene Kelly did that very well. Ernie: Yes, but I'm going to do it j...