I’m Linze Watson, an English teacher from Merseyside who loves live arts. For the past nine months, I’ve been writing about live music for The Broken Spoke, using vivid descriptions and thoughtful analysis to convey the essence of each performance. Today, I’m excited to introduce my favourite tracks at the time of writing, a playlist of classic songs that I simply can’t get enough of. Whether I’m teaching or attending concerts, my love for music is always evident.
There’s something about Suzanne Vega that makes time slow down. Maybe it’s the precision of her language, the economy of her voice,
When the Africa Oyé festival takes a rare breather, you better believe something special is brewing in its place. This June, one
There are voices that entertain—and then there are voices that linger. Blick Bassy’s belongs firmly in the second camp. The Cameroonian singer-songwriter
The Broken Spine is a poetry and arts collective proudly published on the coastal edge of North-West England. Founded in 2019 by Alan Parry and Paul Robert Mullen – two school friends reunited after twenty years through a mutual love of poetry.
