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Oh Yes, Mama! Mama Oh No / Grandbaby / Robin Evans Norwich Arts Centre, Saturday, 22nd June 2024 Surprising as it was, summer arrived in St Benedict’s Street like a man struggling to explain why he was late for a date because he was so into a spreadsheet at work.  Well, stuff you summer!  All the enthusiastic attention and beautiful flowers aren’t just good enough.  I digress. It was a beautiful evening and the old church that is Norwich Arts Centre , with its delightful back garden, was a joy to be at on Saturday.  In fact, the Fine City was an overall delight.  Music, live or otherwise, filled the old streets, lanes and alleys.  Even the occasional poser in a loud motor, had the bass thumping through the side panels, adding an authentic urban boom to Britain’s Biggest Village.  The warm still air was perfect acoustically.   The backyard at The Plough , one of the very best summer drinking locations in town, was...

The Annual Robin Evans Interview – July 2023 It’s another warm July Saturday and Robin Evans is up and out in the city, double-checking his preparations for the Lord Mayor’s Show, with annotated script to hand.  The event requires a light touch on the microphone and the city elders have turned again to Evans to navigate the crowds through this ever-popular event. Already with years of experience hosting and organising musical events and entertaining in his own right, Evans is aware that this is quite a responsibility for a man in his mid-twenties. “It’s looks like I have the role of Norwich City Council compere.” Evans confessed.  “I really enjoyed hosting the Christmas lights switch-on last winter and then I was asked back to do The Lord Mayor's Show for a second time, which is a great honour.”   What the city got when Evans was given the job of being public address voice to the people was someone with an eye for detail, an understanding of live performance and...