The Kersey Book

When she moved to Kersey in 1993, Anne Maltby became fascinated by the strong connection to the village’s past. Many of the residents had lived around Kersey their whole lives and their families had been in Kersey for generations. She undertook to record interviews with as many of the villagers as she could, old and [...]

Posted at 2:14 pm on January 19, 2012 | leave a comment | Filed Under: Writings | read on

Return To Poisonville taster

A sneak peek of Return To Poisonville. Here’s two versions of Paul Simon’s A Simple Desultory Phillipic, a song I’ve loved for years. Original 60s lyrics: A 2011 update (actually a 2010 update, but hey): A Simple Desultory Phillipic (Or How I Was Robert McNamara’d into Submission) I been Norman Mailer’d, Maxwell Taylor’d I been [...]

Posted at 9:26 pm on August 30, 2011 | leave a comment | Filed Under: Writings | read on

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The brainchild of Martin Colyer & Mark Pringle, SWR feels a kinship to Hammett & Chandler, Richards Manuel & Danko, and Folkways Records. SWR’s style gurus du jour are Hamish Bowles (European editor-at-Large, American Vogue. Mix stripes and checks!) and Muffie Potter Aston (http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/20/fashion/muffie-potter-aston-what-i-wore.html). SWR has been watching the mighty Chris Lilley’s Angry Boys, extraordinary fun. SWR has recently enjoyed Bob Dylan’s excellent performance at Hammersmith (after last year’s O2 ghastliness), Braids at XOYO (terrific) and Battles (out-of sorts and messy but still great). Reading matter: Ed Viesturs’ K2, Ry Cooder’s Los Angeles Stories (thanks, Bob!). In heavy rotation: Tom Waits’ Bad As Me, Nellie McKay’s Adios, Bonnie Raitt’s 1972 Philly Radio station broadcast, Burt Bacharach’s Butch Cassidy soundtrack and—of course—Lana Del Ray’s Video Games (if collagen could sing, it would sound like this, all pout and sulk). All different, all good. On this blog you’ll find liner notes for all the song projects on Southwestern Recorders. Head over to http://illustrationadventures.wordpress.com to read about Martin’s adventures in Illustration. Bon Chance & Ciao!


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