

- 5 days ago
FIFTY3 FRIDAYS: A PRIVATE DANCER
It is difficult not to begin this week’s edition without some words about Tina Turner who died on Wednesday following a long illness....


- May 20
FIFTY3 FRIDAYS: DEATHBED CONFESSIONS BY HANNAH ROSE PLATT - TRACK BY TRACK
A diversion from the customary F3F format today as we focus on the wonderful new album, Deathbed Confessions, from native Liverpudlian...


- May 12
FIFTY3 FRIDAYS: CAREFUL WITH THAT SWORD, PENNY
You might have clocked the absence of a Fifty3 Fridays last week. I blame the King. Had it not been for the Coronation, there would have...


- May 1
FIFTY3 FRIDAYS: WORTHY WINNERS
A full house greeted the nine acts who gathered at Pilton Working Men’s Club on Saturday evening for the Glastonbury Emerging Talent 2023...


- Apr 21
FIFTY3 FRIDAYS: LIVING IT LIVE IN SE14
New Cross may not be the most glamorous location for a London music venue but the Amersham Arms has history on its side. A Victorian...


- Apr 14
FIFTY3 FRIDAYS: PLAYING CATCH UP
There are some weeks when there are simply too many worthy candidates for this modest weekly column. This has been one of them so I am...


- Apr 8
FIFTY3 FRIDAYS: DUSTING OFF “THE REAL THING” BY KATE WALSH
A welcome week’s break in Cornwall has meant a break from the norm of regular Fifty3 Fridays. On these occasions I like to dust off a...

- Mar 31
FIFTY3 FRIDAYS: GLASTONBURY EMERGING TALENT 2023 FINALISTS
It’s that moment you can’t wait for but almost dread. For the 30 Round 1 judges of the annual Glastonbury Emerging Talent Competition,...

- Mar 24
FIFTY3 FRIDAYS: A TIME TO REFLECT
In a week which saw Boris Johnson appear before the Privileges Committee inquiry into whether he is incapable of understanding the...

- Mar 17
FIFTY3 FRIDAYS: AND NOW THE GLASTONBURY ETC 2023 LONGLIST
The waiting is over. From the many thousands of acts who entered the Glastonbury Emerging Talent Competition 2023, the organisers have...


- Mar 10
FIFTY3 FRIDAYS: THEY THINK IT’S ALL OVER?
I had planned to say a few words here in support of Gary Lineker today. But it appears that the news story that began on Tuesday when he...

- Mar 3
FIFTY3 FRIDAYS: ETC TICKED
Phew. Earlier today, I sent in my top three choices for this year’s Glastonbury Emerging Talent Competition before the noon deadline....