New Platforms, Old Stones
Posted in Railways on 3rd March 2012
There is an almost universal rule in planning trips around this early part of the year, which says at some point I'll end up in Cambridge. This is partly because it makes for a pleasantly long, circular journey when done right - using track I neglect at other times of...
Single Ticket #7 - French Wives & Blue Sky Archives
Posted in SHOFT on 2nd March 2012
French Wives - Younger A little before I began writing this blog, and when I'd just begun to rediscover the excitement and confusion of the unsigned music scene, I stumbled across French Wives totally by accident. In a world where unsigned had previously meant wading through endless pub-rock demos and...
The Tyne-Tees Rambler
Posted in Railways on 25th February 2012
It's almost unprecedented to have managed three railtours by February, especially with one of the major promoters currently not actively promoting any trips, and it's even more surprising that all of them have involved significant sections of new track. So, having dallied in South Wales and West London, this trip...