2017 October
Monthly Archives: October 2017
31 October – Dance the tāmūrē
Who doesn't love a mash-uup of cultures? I do. Whether it's a Welsh community in deepest Argentinian Patagonia. or a Dutch cycling orchestra in...
30 October – I have that thing called the heart
I have a confession to make. Sometimes I pick a song and I don't remember it being in the contest. I must be a...
Macedonia out of 2018 Eurovision Song Contest?
Macedonian broadcaster MRT could miss out on a place at the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest. Following recent reports of mounting debt and unpaid bills,...
29 October – The song thrush’s feet are freezing
I expect that today's article title might have already given away which song I've chosen. But bear with me. It's not often that you...
28 October – A journey to the south is something chic and fine
Sometimes there are no words to describe a performance, because it's that good. What you can say is that there is nothing new. People...
Love? Well not that much it seems
So, it's the late mid-80's and you've not won since 1983. Luxembourg botched 1984 with Sophie Carle (who could have got in here on...
27 October – Go, go, go
Have you had a good week? Has it snowed where you are? Or is it fine and sunny in an Israeli stylee? Whatever your...
It was a deceptive dream
Jade and green. Are there any better colours for your Eurovision outfit? Well, maybe there are in 2017. But back in the 1990s, if...
Greece – an “innovative” solution to their age-old problem
It seems that Greek broadcaster ERT - the people that brought you a national final staged in a shopping centre and videos shot in...
25 October – Teach me to live again
After yesterday's problême technique, I've got the string repaired and am online again. As you may know, it's true that there were contests in...