Helen McCookerybook

Papa Was A Rolling Pin.

Monday, May 29, 2023

Lots of Pictures, No Words. Well Done, Carol and Crew!

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Sunday, May 28, 2023

Whitley Bay This Morning

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What unbelievable fun! So much to write... I mustn't forget the dog who had been taken into a cubicle in the Ladies' loos and who po...
Wednesday, May 24, 2023

Glastonwick on Friday 2nd

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I'll also be playing a solo set at Glastonwick, Attila the Stockbroker's small but perfectly formed festival in Sussex, on the Frida...
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What Were We Rehearsing For?

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This! McCookerybook and Rotifer are playing on Sunday morning at 11 a.m. Make sure you're up to see us!
Tuesday, May 23, 2023

Rehearsal with Robert

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We've done four solid hours of rehearsal for next Sunday's gig at The Whitley Bay Carnival. We are including a couple of solo songs ...
Wednesday, May 17, 2023

Writing a Song

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It's been about six months since I wrote a song, apart from helping a little boy write a song about dolphins at half term in the Hub in ...
Saturday, May 13, 2023

ZigZag

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This week has zigzagged through all sorts of different zones. I'd been expecting to be recording but the change of plan meant there was ...
Tuesday, May 09, 2023

What's Eurovision?

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I used to think of as many ways as possible to stimulate people to write songs, both in my University lecturing and in the workshops that I ...
Monday, May 08, 2023

Handymen

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Thank you to Stuart and the Young 'Un for their patience and skill in hanging the framed portraits in the gallery in April. They were ca...
Sunday, May 07, 2023

L'Age D'Or at The Crypt Gallery, St Pancras Church

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I've had a couple of weeks of catching up on art exhibitions: the Rosetti exhibition at Tate Britain, Gilbert and George's exhibitio...
Wednesday, May 03, 2023

Snail from Sunday Drawing Club on Wednesday

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Lloyd and Bean, Bush Hall

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It was impossible not to go to this gig: Lindy Morrison on drums, and Robert Lloyd exploring his interest in country music. I went with Gin...
Sunday, April 30, 2023

Taking a Breath

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I can honestly say that the art residency this year has been one of the best experiences of my life. I have left it with new friends, better...
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Wednesday, April 26, 2023

Pelicans

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Sorry I haven't posted for a while- been busy Extinction Rebelling, recording my brother, meeting Lindy Morrison and Gina Birch for lunc...
Friday, April 21, 2023

Sorry If You Think There's Something To be Sorry For

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Dominic Raab's apology set to music. https://helenmccookerybook.bandcamp.com/track/sorry
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Helen McCookerybook
Music at http://helenmccookerybook.bandcamp.com I can't decide what I want to be. I thought I was an illustrator, and then I turned into a musician by accident. Along the way I've wanted to be a fireman and HGV driver and it's getting too late now! I can't stop writing songs, and if I did, I'd not be able to stop drawing pictures. I wish I could play piano, trumpet and accordion. . I nearly bought a motorbike (BSA Bantam), but spent the money on a bass amplifier instead and joined Joby and the Hooligans in 1977. They morphed into The Chefs, and then I formed Helen and the Horns. I can't resist going into charity shops and buying clothes which I often take back the next day. I've written two books: 'The Lost Women of Rock Music: Female Musicians of the Punk Era', and 'She's At The Controls: Sound Engineering, Production and Gender Ventriloquism in the 21st Century' under the name Helen Reddington, which are available to buy from https://www.equinoxpub.com/home/shes-at-the-controls/ (and will be in your local library) I eat Magnum Classics all summer long, and mini-poppadums all winter. In spring and autumn, I don't eat anything.
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