The Life and Opinions of Andrew Rilstone

Siegfried Covent Garden The English National Opera (the less snooty wing of the London Opera Scene) is currently engaged in a risible...

Das Rhiengold Die Walkurie Covent Garden There is never, ever an encore at an English opera — Jonathan Miller wouldn’t even allow th...

Please see Other Blog  http://www.folkbuddies.blogspot.co.uk/  for this months batch of music reviews: Nic Jones, Nancy Kerr/James Fagan, R...

I'm still alive. Quite likely to write something about something before too long. I'm sure by now you've all been to the Other B...

Here is, sorry, here BE, a playlist of songs about Highwaymen, Outlaws and Pirates.

But in the meantime: Lawrence Miles has written the best thing that has ever been written about Doctor Who, starting here . I only mildly...

At risk of turning this Blog into the Tom Paxton fan site, today would be an excellent day to listen to this song again. This Song I...

Superman didn't have any humble beginnings. Superman ate fire and shit ice from the git-go. Dave Sim Sea lapping on the shore. A w...

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 ...