Lessons In Life, Death And A Glorious Hope

by Kevin Burton    In a nursing home there is life and there is death. Both are palpable, as ever before. But in all our salad days, we didn’t notice.    We were young, we were strong, energetic and smart. We were even hip, and sophisticated – well not quite sophisticated – but surely driving …

The Story Behind “Sultans Of Swing”

by Kevin Burton     It turns out there really was a band called Sultans Of Swing that inspired the great 1978 Dire Straits hit.    “Sultans Of Swing” is one of those tunes that stops you in your tracks. It just exudes cool.    We tell its story, evoking a musical proverb from “Take It …