This time the practice was in town. Age, illness and Covid are slowing us down, so only three of us managed to turn up. This meant a practice that focused almost entirely on instrumentals. We also took the opportunity to measure the length of some instrumental sets. Not out of nerdiness, I must add. Depending... Continue Reading →
Greek Word of the Week #11
λιάρδα – liardha One of the big societal changes over the past thirty years in Greece is the increase in alcohol intake among young adults. They seem to drink as much as their northwest European counterparts. In upmarket “pubs”, however, where a beer can cost as much as €5 or €6 for a half litre,... Continue Reading →