Among the logs tossed on the conversational bonfire this week to combat mid-June’s British winter you’ll find …

… ‘I Managed Van Morrison’ and other films screaming to be made.

 … how it feels to watch someone play from the best seat in the house.

… Françoise Hardy, her unsmiling photos and legions of besotted male admirers (ie us and everyone else).

 … the time she met Dylan and Nick Drake.

 … Juliette Greco, Edith Piaf and the handful of French stars who made it across the Channel.

… the joy of small venues: “the bigger the gig, the smaller a component of the experience the actual performance is”.

 … Elvis Costello’s photographic memory.

 … Maria Muldaur with Earl Palmer and Amos Garrett.

 … why Twenty Twelve says more about British life than any other TV show.

 ... the terrible jokes of Ronnie Scott.

… “Kate Bush grew up in a world without sarcasm.”

 … Siobhan Sharpe, Bertie Wooster, the Artful Dodger, Basil Fawlty, Edina & Patsy and other deathless British fictional stereotypes.

 … plus birthday guest Paul Thompson and books tracking down people who’ve played with Dexys and Dylan. And who should be next – Hawkwind, Van Morrison?

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