SO MUCH MUSIC, SO LITTLE TIME....
Time. That mysterious force that propels us ever forward into the future, one moment at a time. That seems to be in endless abundance in your youth, but as the years progress runs away from us at what seems like an increasing pace. The last 12 months have made me aware of this: the loss of my father, followed swiftly by the Covid-19 epidemic and 3 months of lockdown have flown by, and it's hard to comprehend that we are now in the final months of 2020. The familiar events that bookmark the chapters of a year - holidays, birthdays, festivals, sports competitions to name but a few - all cancelled or rendered meaningless, wiped from the pages as we have all hunker down to try and protect ourselves and our societies. My main passion in life is music - cooking, reading, astronomy and travel also, but music first - and the epidemic has wreaked havoc on the industry. Gigs, tours, festivals all cancelled; release dates put back; music publications gone to the wall including long running