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Music has been a key to my personal growth since I was a teenager and, although I don’t play an instrument myself, I have been surrounded by musicians and music all my life. This section of the blog shares the contents of the discoveries, experiences and events in my personal musical box.
I grew up with UK pop and rock music in the 1960s and 70s via records, radio, live concerts and TV. In 1981 I carried all this to France and mixed it with other musical styles – la chanson française, jazz, classical and world music.
In the early 1990s my musical world was shaken yet again when I discovered traditional tango from Argentina. For the first time in my life I learned to dance and discovered a whole new way of perceiving music. From 2000 on, I began working as a tango DJ, organizing events and seeking out people I admired, even running a webradio for a number of years. Tango continues to be part of my daily musical soundscape.
Some posts in this section are in English and others in French. Thinking about it, the choice of language was never deliberate. It simply happened in order to be in harmony with the time and place where I first encountered what I’m writing about.
Songsmith Mary Gauthier storytelling under the Southern Cross
I don’t normally do Christmas songs, having sung one too…
Songsmith Steve Marriott exploring tenderness with Humble Pie
I only had one Humble Pie record in my collection.…
The John Martyn & Danny Thompson Moment
At Reading Festival in 1973, I saw John Martyn play…