Marcus J Wilson wrote a new blog post: A home from home in Ajo %s

I have found my new hot desk at the International Sonoran Desert Alliance offices in south-west Arizona.  This week I’ll be in residence here in Ajo (pronounced ‘Ah-ho’), the largest town to […]

I have found my new hot desk at the International Sonoran Desert Alliance offices in south-west Arizona.  This week I’ll be in residence here in Ajo (pronounced ‘Ah-ho’), the largest town to be found in the US half of the Sonoran desert. Ajo began life as a copper mining town in the late 1800s.  Over the years […]

I moved on from my retreat at Diamond Mountain in the middle of the week – brain and body sore from a strict regime of aikido, debate class and sleeping outdoors. Traveling south from the cooler air of the high desert towards the Mexican border, I’ve noticed the air getting warmer, a growing number of Mexican […]

Marcus J Wilson wrote a new blog post: The Mexican connection %s

I moved on from my retreat at Diamond Mountain in the middle of the week – brain and body sore from a strict regime of aikido, debate class and sleeping outdoors.
Traveling south from the cooler air […]

Marcus J Wilson wrote a new blog post: Tucson, Arizona %s

Yesterday I picked up a surprisingly large hire car and moved on to the second stop on my trip, Tucson.
So far I’ve had to run the gauntlet of conversations with the taxi drivers of Sunrise Cab Co, which […]

Yesterday I picked up a surprisingly large hire car and moved on to the second stop on my trip, Tucson. So far I’ve had to run the gauntlet of conversations with the taxi drivers of Sunrise Cab Co, which has been an experience ranging from fascinating to unnerving – especially in the case of one driver […]

It has been a long and historic day. It started at 9am with a meeting at the Arts and Business Council of Greater Phoenix – an agency charged with helping cultural organisations to forge mutually beneficial partnerships with the commercial sector, and an American cousin to Arts & Business Scotland . Debbie Paine and her small team manage to […]

Marcus J Wilson wrote a new blog post: Signed, sealed, delivered %s

It has been a long and historic day.
It started at 9am with a meeting at the Arts and Business Council of Greater Phoenix – an agency charged with helping cultural organisations to forge mutually beneficial partnerships with the commercial sector, […]

Marcus J Wilson wrote a new blog post: All the fun of the State Fair %s

I woke early at 6am – which isn’t so bad considering that is 1pm British time.  I think I may have beaten the jet lag by staying up late last night.
As a result, I left the motel by 8.30am […]

I woke early at 6am – which isn’t so bad considering that is 1pm British time.  I think I may have beaten the jet lag by staying up late last night. As a result, I left the motel by 8.30am and found the neighbouring barber show already open for business so I went to get a haircut.  Odd to […]

An Tobar, Tobermory, Isle of Mull, 5 August 2008 THE BEAUTY of An Tobar is that if you live on Mull, or are even just there for a few days, chances are you’ll get to hear something special when you least expect it. And, what’s more, you’ll hear it close-up in an environment that city venues […]

Born in County Durham, MARTIN STEPHENSON is a gifted singer, songwriter and performer.  In the ’80s, he found considerable fame and critical acclaim with his band, The Daintees.  However, when the band split in 1992, Stephenson’s disenchantment with major label politics led him to sever ties with the mainstream industry completely. Stephenson r…[Read more]