An evening of bliss tonight.
The Barnabas Arts Centre in Newport was the venue for a Concert of Songs by two young musicians Soprano Rhiannon Llewellyn and Guitarist Rossini Bartolotti-Hayward. Both have been students at the Welsh College of Music and Drama at Cardiff.
The songs were by seventeenth century composer John Dowland but all the themes are still familar. Rhiannon described one as 'treat them mean and keep them keen' and the other as 'Get off your togs' as a male suitor begged for 'le petit mort' of orgasm. The guitar solos were variations of a theme from the Magic Flute and three Catalan songs. It's a long time since I have heard a guitar played so beautifully.
Rhiannon has a beautiful natural voice and is destined for a brilliant career. Rossini trained as an engineer but decided that he future is playing the classical guitar. Tonight they delighted their audience. There will a second concert tomorrow.
You'll love it.
Stunt flops
Ireland was an odd place to launch a book by a British PM.
The only explanation that makes sense is that the venue was designed to concentrate attention on Blair's main achievement in Northern Island. If the purpose was to divert attention from his record as a warmongerer, the stunt failed.
Thank you Dublin.
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