Christmas Carols of Portugal – Part 1
Portugal Resident
In 1955, the musicologist Laura Boulton presented at the Estrela Church in Lisbon a programme of Portuguese folk music which she had recorded on tape during a tour of towns and villages in central and northern districts.    I show below two of the traditional Christmas carols as sung in Tomar (my hometown) and Cinfães, which […]
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Is painting pointless?
Portugal Resident
Art was something I used to score “A” grades for at school along with sports. I didn’t really have to try, for me it was just fun, A-level Art I scored 94%. Teachers used stay I was good at it so this encouraged me to do more art. With these grades and a painting selected […]
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Teamwork makes the dream work!
Portugal Resident
As promised, and from what I call the ‘Expats’ Hall of Fame’, is the first of my extraordinary immigrants who, I hope you will agree, is making a positive impact on Portuguese society. This is a man who first connected with Portugal 25 years ago and has since attracted around €500 million of inward investment […]
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Five significant minutes – Part 2
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Petrified. Panic stricken. Proud. Just a few of the emotions our servicemen and women have experienced I have talked to some very interesting people since I’ve been involved with the Portugal Branch of the Royal British Legion. I could write a page on all of them…they have many experiences – some of them were too emotional […]
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