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The Lowdown - Kid Creole
By Harry Owen
Born in the Bronx, August Darnell adopted the name Kid Creole in 1980. Exposed in his childhood to the melting pot of sounds in New York, Kid’s music is as influenced by Latin, disco, calypso, rock’n’roll, R&B, jazz and funk as it is by The Beatles, Frank Sinatra and Cab Calloway.
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Stroke of Genius
By Harry Owen
Boisdale announce the launch of the Waverton Art Prize, an open call art prize with submissions welcomed from across the globe
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The Dark Arts
By Ben Oliver
Sensitive to its changing demographic and everattentive to their needs, the Rolls-Royce Black Badge series is a masterclass in stealth wealth. Ben Oliver takes one for a night drive
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You've Been Framed
By Tom Davies
Hollywood’s favourite eyewear designer, Tom Davies, on making a spectacle of himself and kitting out The Matrix
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A Valley By The Sea
By Bill Knot
Bill Knott encounters the unique beauty of Puglia by day and feasts on its natural bounty by night to prepare for the Boisdale Puglia Expedition, 8-14 October 2022, which he will co-host with Boisdale founder Ranald Macdonald
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An Overnight Success
By Rob Crossan
The refurbished Caledonian Sleeper to Inverness delivers all the storied, windswept romance of train travel, as a delighted Rob Crossan discovers
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Shelf Improvement
By Alexander Larman
Boisdale Life’s new literary correspondent, Alexander Larman, recommends this season’s most mind-massaging reads
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Record Wins
By Colin Cameron
After founding Chrysalis Records, whose galaxy of stars included Jethro Tull and Blondie, music executive Chris Wright devoted himself to breeding equine talents. Colin Cameron examines these transferable skills
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Feel My Power
By Adam Hay-Nicholls
Adam Hay-Nicholls drives the McLaren Senna to East Anglia in search of something equally light, prestigious and expensive
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Islands in the sun
Stanley Johnson discovers birds, turtles and sustainable tourism thriving on the remote islands of São Tomé and Principe, off the coast of West Africa
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Back to Berlin
Revisiting Berlin as it celebrates 30 years since the collapse of the Wall, Jeffrey Mills finds a vibrant city to fascinate all walks of life
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The Classic Approach
On the fairways at Gleneagles in Perthshire, Colin Cameron sets aside modern clubs for his trusty old persimmons
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The Lowdown - Kid Creole
By Harry Owen
Born in the Bronx, August Darnell adopted the name Kid Creole in 1980. Exposed in his childhood to the melting pot of sounds in New York, Kid’s music is as influenced by Latin, disco, calypso, rock’n’roll, R&B, jazz and funk as it is by The Beatles, Frank Sinatra and Cab Calloway.
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Stroke of Genius
By Harry Owen
Boisdale announce the launch of the Waverton Art Prize, an open call art prize with submissions welcomed from across the globe
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The Dark Arts
By Ben Oliver
Sensitive to its changing demographic and everattentive to their needs, the Rolls-Royce Black Badge series is a masterclass in stealth wealth. Ben Oliver takes one for a night drive
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You've Been Framed
By Tom Davies
Hollywood’s favourite eyewear designer, Tom Davies, on making a spectacle of himself and kitting out The Matrix
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The Write Stuff
Based in Birmingham’s jewellery quarter, Yard-O-Led has been hand-making silver-cased writing instruments for generations. Timothy Barber meets its new owner, an entrepreneur bent on bringing back the joy of handwriting
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Built to last
Crockett & Jones, one of the country’s most lauded shoemakers, is celebrating its 140th with a new collection drawn from its peerless archive of perfectly-made footwear
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A Valley By The Sea
By Bill Knot
Bill Knott encounters the unique beauty of Puglia by day and feasts on its natural bounty by night to prepare for the Boisdale Puglia Expedition, 8-14 October 2022, which he will co-host with Boisdale founder Ranald Macdonald
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An Overnight Success
By Rob Crossan
The refurbished Caledonian Sleeper to Inverness delivers all the storied, windswept romance of train travel, as a delighted Rob Crossan discovers
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Shelf Improvement
By Alexander Larman
Boisdale Life’s new literary correspondent, Alexander Larman, recommends this season’s most mind-massaging reads
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Record Wins
By Colin Cameron
After founding Chrysalis Records, whose galaxy of stars included Jethro Tull and Blondie, music executive Chris Wright devoted himself to breeding equine talents. Colin Cameron examines these transferable skills
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Feel My Power
By Adam Hay-Nicholls
Adam Hay-Nicholls drives the McLaren Senna to East Anglia in search of something equally light, prestigious and expensive
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Islands in the sun
Stanley Johnson discovers birds, turtles and sustainable tourism thriving on the remote islands of São Tomé and Principe, off the coast of West Africa
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Back to Berlin
Revisiting Berlin as it celebrates 30 years since the collapse of the Wall, Jeffrey Mills finds a vibrant city to fascinate all walks of life
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The Classic Approach
On the fairways at Gleneagles in Perthshire, Colin Cameron sets aside modern clubs for his trusty old persimmons
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The Write Stuff
Based in Birmingham’s jewellery quarter, Yard-O-Led has been hand-making silver-cased writing instruments for generations. Timothy Barber meets its new owner, an entrepreneur bent on bringing back the joy of handwriting
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Built to last
Crockett & Jones, one of the country’s most lauded shoemakers, is celebrating its 140th with a new collection drawn from its peerless archive of perfectly-made footwear
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