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Dr Tel and School Band, by Terry Freedman

PhotoPrompt #55: A band

February 25, 2021 in PhotoPrompt, Photography

Dr Tel and School Band.

Photoprompt #24: Harmonica

February 28, 2020 in PhotoPrompt

The minor blues harmonica produces a really funky sound.

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Prose, poetry and blues

August 06, 2018 in News & views

How attending a prose and poetry evening caused me to make a few changes in my life.

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