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Love’s A Lonely Place To Be

The classic single celebrates its 40th anniversary this year 1983 proved to be a significant year for record releases, delivering classics such as New Order’s Power, Corruption & Lies, Echo & The Bunnymen’s Porcupine and The The’s iconic Soul Mining … Read More

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Ryuichi Sakamoto 1952 – 2023

The sad news of the passing of Ryuichi Sakamoto brings about an end to a particular chapter in the Japanese music industry, as well as the closing of a distinct period in the history of electronic music. Sakamoto’s involvement in … Read More

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Night-Visiting Songs

Acoustic explorations Virginia’s explorations into the acoustic and emotional resonance within the landscape of the River Thames has provided the inspiration for a new musical project. “I intended to seek creative expressions for this resonance and to create a body … Read More

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Grafton

In a special piece for PLACE 2020, Virginia has produced ‘Grafton’, a spoken-word segment which also combines field recordings and subtle music fills. Virginia made this audio essay after reflecting on the natural environment she encountered whilst camping and walking … Read More

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Virginia Astley at Sea Change Festival

As part of the forthcoming Sea Change Festival, Virginia Astley will recite poems from her book The English River accompanied by Florence Astley on the harp. Her first book-length collection, The English River combines both photographs and poems to paint … Read More

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New ‘English River’ Readings

Virginia has some new readings scheduled for 2019 in which she will recite poems from her book The English River. Her first book-length collection, The English River combines both photographs and poems to paint a vivid picture of the river … Read More

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2018 In Review

Exploring a year of writing and performance 2018 proved to be a very busy year for Virginia Astley. It was a year which saw the publication of her book The English River, as well as a select number of performances … Read More

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Virginia Astley to guest on BBC6 Gideon Coe Show

Virginia will be appearing as Gideon Coe’s guest on BBC6 Music on 12th July. She’ll be discussing new book The English River, her writing and her extensive songwriting career. Virginia will also be choosing some of the music that will … Read More

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Literature Works Interview

Literature Works is a regional literature development agency which focusses on south west England. As part of the ongoing promotional work for The English River, Virginia recently spoke to them about the inspirations behind the book, the influence of Thomas … Read More

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