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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
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
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
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
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
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
Virginia Astley at Rough Trade
Tales From The English River… With the publication of The English River, Virginia Astley has reached a milestone in a writing career that’s slowly evolved over recent years. It’s also a book that marks a personal journey that touches on … Read More
Virginia & Florence at Sevenoaks Literary Festival
A reminder that on 4th October – National Poetry Day – Virginia Astley will be performing with her daughter Florence at the Sevenoaks Literary Festival. Reading from her recent publication The English River, Virginia will be accompanied by Florence on … Read More
Virginia In Conversation at Rough Trade East.
Virginia will be appearing at Rough Trade East in London this August to discuss and read from her new book The English River. Virginia will be in conversation with poet Will Burns, who is also Poet-In-Residence at Caught By The … Read More
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
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