Come to the Factory – I am playing there tonight 18th July 2010 at 9pm

By July 18th, 2010, under Katy Carr and the Aviators music news

Come to 15 min Factory tonight – event !!! I am on at 930pm x x
Queen of Hoxton
1 Curtain Road EC2A 3JX
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I am playing at Lollibop festival today 18th July 2010 at 3.45pm

By July 18th, 2010, under Katy Carr and the Aviators music news

I am playing at Lollibop festival today at 3.45pm – come along if you are around – email me info at katycarr dot com for free tickets its in Clissold Park Stoke Newington n16 London >>

The Chap Olympiad 17th July 2010

By July 18th, 2010, under Inspirations

a day at the races – all fun and games – lots of champagne,  g n t’s, strawberries, spitfire ale, with veritable chaps and chapettes Bedford Square last night – some pics for you x x x

Good Sports! A day at the Chap Olympiad 2010

Good Sports! A day at the Chap Olympiad 2010

surely he should be carrying her!

surely he should be carrying her!

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Expressions Studios in Kentish Town is a great place to learn dance

By July 16th, 2010, under Inspirations

if you are thinking of some exercise this summer Expressions is a great place to learn dance and get your body moving and the lovely Bernhard Schofield has his very excellent tap classes there on thurs afternoons

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Regents Park Rose Garden is kaleidoscopic – you must visit it if you are in central London W1!!!

By July 16th, 2010, under Marylebone / My London Town

for you rosarians and lovers of roses – the queens rose garden in regents park is simply beautiful – i urge you to visit if you are in central london i guess there’s probably about 150000 roses if not more of all varieties …… >> you will be spellbound – its a bit kaleidoscopic /psychedelic colours merging in all directions

has anybody got a copy of ‘Intruder in the Dust’ by William Faulkner on VHS that I could borrow and watch

By July 16th, 2010, under My Appalachian Mountain Home

I really want to view this film ‘Intruder in the Dust’ the 1949 drama film produced and directed by Clarence Brown and starring David Brian and Claude Jarman, Jr. The film is based on the novel Intruder in the Dust by William Faulkner.
THIS FILM IS UNAVAILABLE ON HOME VIDEO OR DVD so if anyone has a copy please let me know! x x x info at katycarr dot com

Intruder in the Dust please contact me if I can watch view your copy info at katycarr dot com

Intruder in the Dust please contact me if I can watch view your copy info at katycarr dot com

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THE IMPACT OF THE BOLL WEEVIL in the southern United States

By July 16th, 2010, under My Appalachian Mountain Home

The boll weevil–its a beetle that’s less than a quarter of an inch long, but capable of destroying entire crops of cotton. In the 1920s, the boll weevil infested virtually every cotton growing area in the United States. To singers in these areas, the boll weevil became simultaneously a disaster that could destroy someone’s livelihood and something that could be identified with. Below Leadbelly’s Boll weevil

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I found this article by Debby McClatchy about Appalachian Traditional Music

By July 16th, 2010, under My Appalachian Mountain Home
    Appalachian Traditional Music : A Short History

MOST Europeans consider the Appalachians to be mountains of the southeastern region of the United States, but in truth they encompass eighteen states, reaching from Maine to Georgia Read the rest of this entry »

classic two ronnies – fork handles

By July 16th, 2010, under Inspirations

how to mend a broken heart….

By July 16th, 2010, under Recipes for the Heart

This post is in response to my lovely Polish friend’s question to me this week ‘how can I mend my broken heart Katy, I think I will never love again -  he meant everything to me.’ I wrote her, Oli, two A4 pages of things that she could do to help alleviate the deep and dark feelings she has right now and I thought I would share my thoughts with you all. ‘Time is the great healer’ – it’s such a cliche but unfortunately so true!!! If you have anything to add please do! x x x

How to mend your broken heart start sewing it up now!!

How to mend your broken heart start sewing it up now!!

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