Author Archives: Jan Fairley

About Jan Fairley

I am an experienced and passionate ethnomusicologist working as an arts and music journalist and broadcaster, writer and editor as well as researcher, lecturer, radio presenter and producer. I have a breadth of organising experience at home and abroad. I am a fluent Spanish speaker. I love travelling and have worked abroad (notably Chile 1971-3 and again in 1994) and researched in Cuba, Spain, Brazil, Argentina, Finland.

Sunny Side Up: ‘So much depends upon an (my Dad’s old grey) wheel barrow beside the three brown chickens’ (with apologies to William Carlos Williams)

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Jan Fairley

Cannot help but be so happy i actually got my hens and i get up each day about 6am and get some joggers over my pyjamas and put a jumper on and hat and scarf and go into the garden … Continue reading →

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Singing, singing singing: Music Mind Map for IPM, Liverpoool Uni.

Posted on May 13, 2012 by Jan Fairley

My mate (Professor) the wonderful Sara Cohen asked me if i would like to do this for the webpage of IPM (Institute of Popuaar Music where i have been a fellow since the 1990s when David Horn was the first … Continue reading →

Pyromania and rats who have now nested below the Yemaya house

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Jan Fairley

Where there are hens there are rats and wow quite a lot been frolicking in the hen coop and trying to burrow in at night to get hen food – not helped by the fact that i live on the … Continue reading →

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Cuban women musicians talk to Jan Fairley: ‘Saliendo del cuarto de Tula’; Camino de Santiago and ‘Old ladies’ exhibition photos up on Facebook.

Posted on April 27, 2012 by Jan Fairley

Hey i’ve gone youtube folk! In the early 2000+ i interviewed many Cuban women musicians in preparation for a book on’ Women and Music in Cub’a (which as usual, having been tardy over it, despite having given many conference and seminar papers on … Continue reading →

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Critiquing Paul Simon and Graceland revival: could Simon not be taken for a ‘rip off” merchant?

Posted on April 22, 2012 by Jan Fairley

CRITIQUE OF ‘GRACE UNDER PRESSURE’ PIECE IN MUSIC GUARDIAN FRIDAY 20th April 2012 by ROBIN DENSELOW pp 14/ 15 Robin Denselow, I loved your Guardian piece, but feel it omitted something quite significant which is the way that Simon took … Continue reading →

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Camino serendipities; and introducing my ‘killer’ 45 track compilation flamenco album on Nascente label – The Beginner’s Guide to Flamenco

Posted on April 19, 2012 by Jan Fairley

Serendipities; and introducing my ‘killer’ 45 track compilation flamenco album on Nascente label – The Beginner’s Guide to Flamenco Good karma is around me in a huge way: I am sticking images in books that I have gleaned over the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged The Beginner's Giide to Flamenco; Jerez Festival; Villmarta Theatre; Andaluz Flamenco Trails; Enrique Moorente; Miguel Poveda; MArio PAcheco; EL Terremoto; Nula Kennedy; Nascente; The Guardian; Songli | 2 Comments

‘The gigging girl’: Archives Ahoy gifting; music from friends and 2 eggs from the hennies yesterday

Posted on April 17, 2012 by Jan Fairley

Am sitting here after a bowl of cornflakes and banana listening to Nuala Kennedy playing Love at the Swimming Pool ( i love swimming so the title is super attractive). Nuala is a super-talented, young, intrepid, gorgeous Irish musician based in … Continue reading →

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GRACIAS A LA VIDA things i am proud of in my life

Posted on April 14, 2012 by Jan Fairley

JAN FAIRLEY: some of the MANY THINGS I AM PROUD OF http://www.janfairley.com having three wonderful children; intelligent and aware; happy in their partnerships and with their children; happy in their work running a cutting edge brand company; wine maker/importer; vocational … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 4th Plinth TRafalgar Square, Anthony Gormley's One and Other, Club Sandino, IASPM, Jean Franco, Karaxu, La nueva cancion Chilena, Nic Green Triliogy, Popular Music Journal CIP, Salvador Allende | 13 Comments

ISA BROWNS – obsession news! Plus house visit of members of all-female barber shop Forth Valley Chorus; ‘A Meeting by the River

Posted on April 13, 2012 by Jan Fairley

Yes!!! … i am obssessed with my henny pennies- brown Annie, pale brown and creamy Moira and Lizzie. I get up at 6ish, and go and let them out of their coop into their run, and it has strengthened my … Continue reading →

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Cuban spider homeopathy and Middle of the night delusions

Posted on April 12, 2012 by Jan Fairley

it is more like 6am. I woke up about an hour ago wide awake, probably as the result of doing my regime late yesterday so i had my enema and bath etc after 9pm when i got back after my … Continue reading →