Peter Ross
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New book, Upon A White Horse: Journeys In Ancient Britain & Ireland, will be published by Headline on September 11, 2025. Available for pre-order here: https://linktr.ee/UponAWhiteHorse
O Caledonia, by Elspeth Barker.
November 22, 2025 at 3:49 PM
O Caledonia, by Elspeth Barker.
I would, but it relies for its total effect on the whole paragraph that it concludes, and in fact on everything in the book that has come before. Need I add that it involves masterful use of a semi-colon?
November 22, 2025 at 3:38 PM
I would, but it relies for its total effect on the whole paragraph that it concludes, and in fact on everything in the book that has come before. Need I add that it involves masterful use of a semi-colon?
I like that one very much, but no. Besides, I think opening lines deserve a category of their own.
November 22, 2025 at 3:32 PM
I like that one very much, but no. Besides, I think opening lines deserve a category of their own.
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‘In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit’?
November 22, 2025 at 3:30 PM
‘In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit’?
Thank you, Stephen. Much obliged.
November 20, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Thank you, Stephen. Much obliged.
Ah, thank you very much. I’m so pleased you like it. I had no idea about Steeple Chasing being in Slightly Foxed. Is it a review or something like that?
November 20, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Ah, thank you very much. I’m so pleased you like it. I had no idea about Steeple Chasing being in Slightly Foxed. Is it a review or something like that?
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‘I never wanted to sing into a vacuum’: Scottish folk pioneer Dick Gaughan’s fight for his lost music
A skilled interpreter and social justice champion, Gaughan is a hero to the likes of Richard Hawley and Billy Bragg. Yet much of his work has been stuck in limbo for decades – until a determined fan s...
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November 19, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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Really enjoying this album, so thanks for the introduction. It's like watching someone else's dream of The Beatles.
November 19, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Really enjoying this album, so thanks for the introduction. It's like watching someone else's dream of The Beatles.