Songs, songs and more songs #122 – Eurovision 2025 cultural festival music review: 5 great Swiss music artists

(via Shutterstock) One of the great gifts of the Eurovision Song Contest is discovering the incredibly talented and richly imaginative music artists that each country possesses. But while we meet a new artist from each country each year, the truth is that beyond that one person or group are a Continue Reading

Eurovision 2025 cultural festival Swiss book review: Night Train to Lisbon by Pascal Mercier (translated by Barbara Harshav)

(courtesy Allen & Unwin Australia) The weight of life upon us can often be considerable; but for many people, it is not until a sudden event or change of heart hits them that they become aware of just great a load they are carrying. For some people, of course, it Continue Reading