“‘There’s an honesty and integrity to Fran Landesman’s songs,” says vocalist Nicki Leighton-Thomas. “Straight from knowledge and from the heart – and she wasn’t afraid to deal with the dark side.” Leighton-Thomas became a friend of Fran Landesman (1927-2011) towards [...]
Two writers, Peter Slavid and AJ Dehany, jointly covered the innovative 2022 NFoJaIM festival for UKJN. Links to their other reports below. “We do it to disrupt the machine” is a statement of liberational sensibility that exists in the continuum [...]
Two UKJN writers, Peter Slavid and AJ Dehany, jointly covered the innovative NFoJaIM Festival in Newcastle. Links to their other pieces below. This unique festival plays to a small but loyal and very enthusiastic audience, and focuses very much on [...]
