Monthly Archives: April 2021

Poet Don and Class Celebrate World Ukulele Day 2 February

Does any one know what a ukulele is?…. (blank looks all round…..) I have written a special poem to introduce our lesson today….. Oooh…. A ukulele is a smallGuitar on which to strumYou have two choices with your mouthWhen strum – to sing or hum Oooh…. To help you understand the delights of this littleContinue reading “Poet Don and Class Celebrate World Ukulele Day 2 February”

FCS Daily Music Video – ‘Hail Hail Rock and Roll’ Chuck Berry

Chuck Berry was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter and one of the pioneers of rock and roll. He died of a heart attack on 18 March 2017, age 91 Keith Richards is having trouble. Pianist Johnnie Johnson just looks on Following is a recording of the 911 call regarding someone (Chuck Berry) having aContinue reading “FCS Daily Music Video – ‘Hail Hail Rock and Roll’ Chuck Berry”

I Regret to Advise

I regret to advise the collaborationbetween FCS and EIF has hit a bump and come unstuck Sadly, the widely-read and much-enjoyed Monday trilogies on EIF will no longer be appearing Understandably , Skip, Priscilla and Ralph are distraughtover the sudden and unexpected closure of EIF’s Holiday Camp They have greatly enjoyed their 6-month holiday thereContinue reading “I Regret to Advise”

Two Poems About Daffodils

I saw a lovely poem on the Yorkshire duo site about daffodils in the north and thought it would be nice to write one telling you about the current plight of our daffodils here in the south (thankyou to you both for the inspiration)…. From the north first : Tiny yellow trumpets, Heralding the Spring.Continue reading “Two Poems About Daffodils”

FCS Daily Music Video – ‘Biko’ Peter Gabriel, Playing for Change

Bantu Stephen Biko (18 December 1946 – 12 September 1977) was a South African anti-apartheid activist. He was at the forefront of a grassroots anti-apartheid campaign known as the Black Consciousness Movement during the late 1960s and 1970s. Biko died at the hands of the police. In October 2003, South Africa’s justice ministry announced that the five policemen would not beContinue reading “FCS Daily Music Video – ‘Biko’ Peter Gabriel, Playing for Change”