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Street seen: pick up your guitar

Posted on May 24, 2013

“I started playing guitar at around the age of 12 after becoming hooked on classic rock music. I wanted to be like them! I still love Aerosmith, Whitesnake, Bon Jovi! Started writing songs at 15 and have just done it … Continue reading →

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Street seen: favourite tune

Posted on May 21, 2013

“I can’t pick a favourite song. There are too many I love! If I had to pick the perfect song for this very moment, it would be ‘Africano‘ by Earth Wind and Fire.” Photograph by Helia Phoenix

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Street seen: advice for newly-weds

Posted on May 14, 2013

“My advice for newly-weds? Don’t do it. Actually I think it’s probably too late for that by then, isn’t it? So my advice is – show no weakness.” Photograph by Helia Phoenix

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Street seen: a taste of childhood

Posted on May 5, 2013

“The meals that remind me of my childhood are pie and … eggy bread. Pie because we rolled filo with my grandmother on the sofra (low round table) sitting in a lotus posture and eggy bread because it’s the treat … Continue reading →

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International Womens Day: a guest post by Kelly Page

Posted on March 8, 2013

Hello friends. Happy International Womens Day! To celebrate, our friend Kelly Page has written us a We Are Cardiff about the first female professor to be appointed to the (at the time) Cardiff University. Go! Go! First Female Professor Appointed … Continue reading →

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#Celebrate and #change #myhighstreet – community activism around the UK

Posted on October 30, 2012

A quick reminder about our involvement with this initiative… The goal of We Are Cardiff has always been celebrating the city of Cardiff through the stories of people who live here. Recently our (award winning – sorry, had to drop … Continue reading →

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“Cardiff owes a debt to its industrial history” – Stuart

Posted on October 29, 2012

In the 1790s, the ironmasters of Merthyr Tydfil decided to build themselves a canal to bring their goods to market quicker, and on a larger scale than was previously possible along the turnpike. Their target markets were abroad, and they … Continue reading →

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The We Are Cardiff stage at Swn Festival 2012: presenting Ratatosk

Posted on October 16, 2012

This year, we’re curating a stage at this year’s Cardiff-based musical cornucopia – SWN FESTIVAL! In the run up to the festival, we’re going to be running short profiles on each of the lovely people performing on our stage. Today, … Continue reading →

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We Are Cardiff and N0tice – Celebrating the high street

Posted on October 15, 2012

The goal of We Are Cardiff has always been celebrating the city of Cardiff through the stories of people who live here. Recently our (award winning – sorry, had to drop that in) blog was asked to be part of … Continue reading →

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Dirty Protest, The Real Valleys: “Treorchy is a small town at the upper edge of the Rhondda Valley” – Rachel Trezise

Posted on October 15, 2012

If you’ve been on a train in or out of Cardiff recently, you may have noticed an enormous billboard just outside Cardiff Central promoting a television show of dubious – well, dubious everything – called MTV – The Valleys. As … Continue reading →

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