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Sir, I am a true labourer: I earn that I eat, get that I wear, owe no man hate, envy no man’s happiness, glad of other men’s good, content with my harm, and the greatest of my pride is to … Continue reading →

…not a race.

Ka Mate! Ka Mate! Ka Ora! Ka Ora! It is death! It is death! It is life! It is life!1 For those taken up with tango, it is more than just “a sad feeling that is danced”. It is life! … Continue reading →

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Kudos to John Rownan for taking part in RTEs Consuming Passions program and sharing some of his love of tango with the world.

Last night I watched ‘Maestro’ the BBCs latest celebrity talent competition where the prize is to conduct a piece at the last night of the proms. A number of the comments made about conducting and the individuals conducting ability, I … Continue reading →

Before a camera is even touched much of the hard work of photography is done. The elements that make a photograph – those of location finding, pre-visualising, composing and planning – all come before a lens is fitted. The only … Continue reading →

It’s a subject that I have been meaning to write about for some time. So thanks to Alex‘s post for kicking me into action. It’s the old chestnut about tango beginning in the brothels of Buenos Aires, a typical version … Continue reading →

It is with the utmost sadness, and deep regret, to announce the unexpected and sudden death of J.J. O’Hara, Foxford, County Mayo. J.J. was the President of the Admiral William Brown Society, (founder of the Argentine Navy and born in … Continue reading →

I didn’t see the routine but somebody used Por una Cabeza and another tango possibly Re Fa Si in their floor display at the Olympics today. I could hear it in the background while they were showing the beam. The … Continue reading →