Sometimes it just happens for no apparent reason, images and memories come to mind. When I feel this way, it's mostly during the weekend. Sometimes, when I'm feeling stressed, instead of heading for Breathe on my Apple Watch I find myself flicking through images. I find a particular one, and I visualise very clearly the [...]
Colour of Music, Inc., announces its debut in the forward-thinking City of Atlanta at the historical Spelman College. International talent, violinist and conductor Anyango Yarbo-Davenport, will be presented in recital by the Colour of Music Festival as part of its 2018 Atlanta Chamber Music Series. The evening will include performances by Spelman Alumni and organist, [...]
My guest on The Dolor Factor this week is Patti Boulaye OBE, a singer, actress and founder of Support for Africa. She grew up in Nigeria, surviving the Biafra war before moving to the UK at sixteen. She had decided to become a nun, but ended up in an audition for the musical, Hair, and [...]
Friends have asked me to share more pictures from the Dr Martin Luther King Jr Exhibition at Hartsfield-Jackon Atlanta International Airport in December 2017. In last week's Escapades, I'd explained that the pictures were part of an exhibition inside the terminal which wasn’t accessible unless you were travelling and that I'd been hurt that although I'd been [...]
I’ve known Eroline for many years but little did I really know where she ‘came from’. Her story had me stuck to the chair and I left her home with more admiration. Born in St Lucia, together with her husband Lyton, they own Fond Doux Plantation & Resort set in the rainforests of St Lucia. [...]
As I prepare to film in Atlanta, I was drawn to some pictures I took at Hartsfield-Jackon Atlanta International Airport in December 2017. The pictures were part of an exhibition inside the terminal which wasn't accessible unless you were travelling...Although I was extremely appreciative, it also pained me to witness such a wondrous and undoubtedly [...]
After seeing my pictures of Pink Plantation House on Delia's Escapades, artist Donna Grandin contacted me to tell me she had painted the very view I'd taken a picture of! Of course, I wanted to see the painting so here it is. Donna explained: I painted this after a trip to the Pink Plantation House [...]
My guest is Eroline Lamontagne MBE. I've known Eroline for many years but little did I really know where she 'came from'. Her story had me stuck to the chair and I left her home with much admiration. Born in St Lucia, together with her husband Lyton, they own Fond Doux Plantation & Resort set in [...]
If you haven't tuned in yet, try it! You'll find something new and interesting every week. My guest this week is Rhiannon Symonds a third year Trombonist studying at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester. She has been playing the trombone since she was 9 years old, and has been performing professionally, alongside [...]
Being an adult makes you think differently about birthdays. What are your reasons for celebrating? My guests on this week's The Dolor Factor explore their rationales. Colourful Radio, Thursday 15 February @ 9am.
