Creative Workshop this Sunday 17th Feb

Reminder for our drop-in workshop this Sunday (17th Feb) at @migrationmuseum 2-5pm as part of @MayorofLondon #UntoldStories project. Come in and create, learn and be part of an exciting project, telling stories of #BlackFemaleIcons of Lewisham 🎨 https://brockleymax.co.uk/icons-schools-competition/

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TAIT & SMILE

Roving Review #10 by Robert Cole There’s been more than one Jubilee this week, apparently. The better one was held in Brockley under the careful guidance of ‘Queen’ Moira Tait. Sure, as Moira will be first to say, the Brockley Max 21st (or Brass) Jubilee only happened thanks to the volunteers, performers, musicians, artists, writers,…

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SAM ‘THE MAN’ WILKINSON

Roving Review #9 by Robert Cole Some say that if you remember the 1960s, you weren’t there. If you want to know how Eric Clapton, Van Morrison, and Bob Dylan might have played as coming-of-age singer-guitarists, go see Sam Wilkinson. You’ll not forget him. Lucky ravers enjoyed Wilkinson twice at this year’s Brockley Max festival:…

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THREE INTO FOUR DOES GO

Roving review #8 by Robert ColeA Magic City Trio with four musicians? Yeah, let’s get over it. They were still magical: and as much as I like Johnny Cash and Stones covers, the deft-handed original tunes did most to put the Ladywell Tavern at ease. Good gig.

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THE DYNAMIC, CONSTANT, GARDEN

Roving review #7 by Robert Cole At first glance, it seems Tom Hemming is painting blurs of motion. In fact, in this series of beautiful works hanging in the Lewisham Art House, he is doing something rather different and very much more interesting. In the portraits, Hemming’s ambition is to capture the mood of the…

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Roving review #6 by Robert Cole

On too many radio stations, everyone seems to be in such a hurry and everything seems to be such a rush. With some radio stations, listening can be exhausting, even stressful.  Not so with Brockley Max Radio. Thanks to the carefully laid-back example provided by oneharmonyradio (the Brockley Max host station), there’s time for things.…

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SONGS FROM THE GOOD SHIP LACONIC

by Robert Cole The word “deadpan” might have been invented to describe the humour Simon Palmer sprinkled between the sea shanties, jigs and reels he, as Commander Si, sang with Jasper Nautical, his son. The duo floated a small navy of songs into the Hillyfields evening from as far as Romania, the west of Ireland…

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FOXBOROUGH ART ON YOUR DOORSTEP

By Robert Cole Who knew? Two stunning murals by the entrance of flats in Foxborough Gardens, SE4. Stunning, yes, despite some need for some careful renovation which is exactly what John Keidan (pictured) and the Foxborough Tenants’ and Residents’ Association are doing. The murals are the work of William Mitchell (1925-2020) and the old London…

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Rare and Original

Roving Review #3 by Robert Cole The quality of Quaggy Printmakers – a loose collective of like-talented artists – bubbles to the surface in the quiet surroundings of the chapel in Ladywell Cemetery. There are quite a few gems in the graveyard. Quaggy’s pictures, ceramics and textiles are full of life – colour, celebration and…

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AMERICANA ON ALGERNON ROAD

Roving Review#2 by Robert Cole – A little bit of Nashville comes to the front garden of a suburban semi, thanks to The True Believers and Brockley Max. Ten gallon hats-full of sweet Bluegrass Country Swing.  Catch them next at the Fox and Firkin, Sunday evening, the 29th. https://brockleymax.co.uk/events/2022-bmax-birthday-bash/

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