Milo & Dora. Folkestone Frolics.

     A tale of two dogs beside the sea, tiddly pom. Milo and Dora were friends. Dog friends. Like their humans, they were beautiful and as different

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Eleto Chocolate Cafe December 1st.

With Katie Bradley Sarah Quist and Carol Grimes Adrian Hackford Violin & Mick Bishop Piano. Songs to Warm your Heart. The 1st December, at Eleto

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Extraordinary places on earth. Dungeness & Romney Marsh. Crockett California.Carol Grimes. 2023 October.

My life as a performer took me to many places on our beleaguered and war torn Earth. When friends asked, ‘Where is the most magical

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The Shouting Fence.

I was born at the tag end of WW2. 1944. Never, in my lifetime, has there been peace on earth. Always a War somewhere. Each

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The Vortex October Friday 13th  

WITH DEIRDRE CARTWRIGHT, ALISON RAYNER AND STEVE LODDER. #TheVortex. FRI 13 OCTOBER 2023, 7.45PM #CAROLGRIMES WITH DEIRDRE CARTWRIGHT, ALISON RAYNER AND STEVE LODDER. Standard £15

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The Dance. A song inspired by Marc Chagall.

All Saints’ Church, Tudeley in Kent. It is the only church in the world to have all its twelve windows decorated by the Russian artist Marc

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2023. I hope. I hope.

Above. In Loving memory of Glen LeFleur Drummer on the left. He died last week. RIP. A concert at The Roundhouse for RAR. That night,

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Carol Grimes at Crazy Coqs – Soho. March 18th.

https://www.brasseriezedel.com/events/songs-for-night-people-with-carol-grimes/ Songs for Night People with Carol Grimes | Crazy Coqs | Zédel, Soho BRASSERIEZEDEL.COM Book tickets for Songs for Night People with Carol Grimes

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RAR. Music. Community & activism. Then & now.

Today, numerous exhibitions across the country showcase photos, articles, books, and other works that document the period from the late 1970s to the 1980s, a

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June 2022. Singing..bubbles and friends.

The Dance Carol Grimes a song in praise of Marc Chagall. I imagine that we, had never agreed to go our separate ways.I’m not drowning

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A gig… a few gigs this year to say goodbye.

Friday 24 June Carol Grimes & Friends https://www.wegottickets.com/event/541801 Carol Grimes is a towering presence in the UK music scene; from busking in the streets as a

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To friends. Everywhere. A seasonal greeting and a hand across the years and miles, oceans and land. A track and some words. As they say…and why not? Merry Christmas to you.

The Shout. A group I sang with for many years. Christmas. Lights in the dark, all glittering, woven into the trees in the park and

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2 CDS available ..Spotify https://open.spotify.com/album/5PhHvtOFzWPXtdA67Spyzo 

First released in 1986, Eyes Wide Open by Carol Grimes has recently been re-released. Recorded between Dec 85 and Feb 86 at Livingston Studios This

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The Singers Tale. Early August 2021. Hats & a gig at Ronnie Scotts. A track at the end.

Monday 2nd August a first gig with an audience since March 7th 2020 …actual human beings. A wonderful evening with a warm and lovely audience.

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Ronnie Scotts August 2nd The Singers Tale the last few gigs winding down now. https://www.ronniescotts.co.uk/scheduledaily/2021/August/2

Live at Ronnie Scotts Line-up: CAROL GRIMES vocals; ANNIE WHITEHEAD trombone; STEVE LODDER piano/keys; ALISON RAYNER bass; ROD YOUNGS drums CAROL GRIMES ‘THE SINGERS TALE’

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The Singers Tale. Open. The Proms at The Albery Hall with The Shout. Proms. Live. A 5 minute listen.

In the introduction for BBC 3’s live recording, I am introduced as Michael Henry with Manickam Yogeswaran. I am sure it was me at the

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The Singers Tale. Live poets society.

https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?v=3811809925549513&ref=searchLast evening I was in the company of poets from the world from Wales to Chile. Tennessee to Canada. India to London. Walthamstow to San

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The Singers Tale – Tinnitus. Meniers Disease. Ears. Health & the collective conditions of ageing. 2020/21. A celebration of the beloved shipping forecast. Sailing By was written by Ronald Binge in 1962

On average, a 5/6 minute read. Track 4/5 minute listen. Sleep, sleep, please let me sleep. Tinnitus. Head, mind, ears & vertigo. The Shipping Forecast.

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The Singers tale Jazz Fm with Ian Shaw 1 & 2

An interview… and some of our musical adventures over the years… I am almost resigned to this life..day after evening after night talking to me

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#The Singers Tale – #London Euston Station 1965/6/7 The Marquee Club #Soho London.

2020. I came into the world during the World War 2. My birth certificate had Carol Higgs. I went to school in Lewisham as Carol

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The Singers Tale. saying goodbye to Arike.1.

July 3rd 2020. A day to say goodbye. On Friday we gathered for Arike, my first time out with lots of people, since lock down

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COVID-19 & POLITICS. The Singers Tale. I give you my Government & I © with 2 Audio clips.

‘What’s that got to do with price of Pilchards?’ You may well ask. ‘How very dare you?’ Well, I dare, so there. Here is My

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The Singers Tale. Creativity & ageing. A gig.

My name is Carol Grimes. I have been singing for my supper since the late 1960s, therefore I have more T Shirts than one woman

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The Singers Tale Choirs – PART 1 Wildflowers – Folkestone.

Set up by Allegra Galvin & myself, Carol Grimes..I had been invited by Allegra to run a singing workshop. Some of those who came along

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The Singers Tale Covid-19 & Politics. I weep. The Singers Tale © 4

I posted this in January 2020..it seems as if a two lifetimes away..back then..when we were hearing the news about Corona Virus ..cruise ships ..

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The Singers Tale. Creativity & ageing- Mad old Bat. ©

Ageing and the rest. Michael Kemp took an extract from my Book, The Singer’s Tale, rewrote the scene into a song lyric/poem and – Hey

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The Singers Tale-A little of what you fancy?

On being 75 years old. How do you deal with your creativity, still flowing and your need to search and do is as strong as

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The Singers Tale- Recordings – Sparrow

London Tales A Sparrow. © A poem I wrote turned to song. Recorded in Minnis Bay, Kent & produced by Jennifer Maidman, who played hand

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The Singers Tale- The Grove. Portobello Road. 1965/1979. A slice of life.

Scrapbook. Earls Court the Grove Days in W2/W11/W10. 2 Tracks Blues for Louis & Uphill Peace of mind. A slideshow with 2 of my tracks,

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The Singers Tale- Writing- obsessions- String, rope, twine & hemp. A poem called string ©

String Carol grimes September 2018 © String rhymes with sing and wing, I like string.    A useful thing – made of many colours, textures, thickness,

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The singers tale – Lush Life -counting some blessings.

A Track / my favourite things/ writing / photos/snapshots of a life/ London Tales Folkestone Skies & Seas. These are a few of my favourite

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A War? Once more? October 1962.

War. Bombs. Marches. Listening to Music. Ban The Bomb. 1962-1963. CND. Activism. Extracts from my book, The Singer’s Tale. Roots. Above. My Grandfather Percival Brimblecombe

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An interview.

It’s Psychedelic Baby Magazine Catching Up With Carol Grimes, Whose Singing Career Started In The Sixties. Interview below the Pics. Above The Race at The

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