Category Archives: Bach

What have the Romans ever done for us?

Posted on 15/06/2012 by dougaj4

Maybe the Romans can  fairly claim the credit for spreading the aqueduct from Portugal to the Middle East, but the voussoir arch, typical of Roman aqueduct construction, did not originate with them. The first known voussoir arches were constructed by … Continue reading →

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A tour of Venice backstreets

Posted on 02/06/2012 by dougaj4

The great majority of the tourists in Venice are concentrated within a stone’s throw of The Grand Canal and St Mark’s Square, but the real charm of the place is in the back streets and canals, where (apart from the … Continue reading →

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Girl

Posted on 26/04/2012 by dougaj4

GIRL is the first single off March of the Real Fly’s highly anticipated first studio EP. Directed by Kerinne Jenkins Shot and Graded by Emma Paine Edited by Keri and Marnie Produced by Marnie Vaughn 2nd Camera – Marnie Vaughn … Continue reading →

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Altan – Blackwaterside, and more from Anne Briggs

Posted on 08/04/2012 by dougaj4

Another version of Blackwaterside from Irish Group Altan followed by two Anne Briggs songs accompanied by very nice home made videos. Official video for the song, Blackwaterside, from the album ‘Blackwater’ (1996) Photos taken around Shanklin on the Isle of … Continue reading →

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All men will be sailors then, until the sea shall free them

Posted on 14/03/2012 by dougaj4

The YouTube video of A Sailor’s Life by the Fairport Convention contains the image shown below: I have just discovered that the words are taken from the Leornard Cohen song Suzanne, but of the origin of the image I have … Continue reading →

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