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Andrew Cowen

Andrew Cowen

Street art finds a home at the Lord Clifden

Andrew Cowen meets the Birmingham landlord who likes to brush up on art and serve his customers a good measure of culture with their real ale.Read

Claire finds her prince through internet dating

It’s the stuff of fairy tales: Girl looks for handsome prince, kisses lots of frogs, finally finds her knight in shining armour and lives happily ever after in a beautiful castle.Read

A sassy young Aussie called Vassy

Andrew Cowen meets ambitious new singer Vassy who rolls into Birmingham todayRead

Glastonbury - where have all the hippies gone?

Andrew Cowen first went to the Glastonbury Festival 30 years ago, but believes the modern event has turned into a monster.Read

Go for green

These are interesting times to be working in the building development business. With the green agenda at the heart of society, sustainability is driving all new projects.Read

Horrible Histories: The Terrible Tudors at Alexandra Theatre

The Terrible Tudors was the first of Terry Deary's acclaimed retellings of history to gain success.Read

Willie Nelson at the Wolverhampton Civic

They don’t get much more iconic than Willie Nelson, Georgia’s 75-year-old outlaw.Read

Tune into the voice of Brum's true champion

Chris Downing tells Andrew Cowen why Birmingham can supply all the hits he needs.Read

Grandmaster Gareth gets Misty-eyed over The Jug of Ale

Andrew Cowen talks to Misty's Big Adventure lead singer Grandmaster Gareth, ahead of The Jug Of Ale's farewell gig.Read

Sisters Of Albion at Birmingham Town Hall

What a perfect conclusion to a superb weekend of folk music at Town Hall.Read

Three years for Moseley Folk Festival

Summer's coming which can only mean one thing, says Andrew Cowen. The return of Moseley Folk FestivalRead

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Andrew is a features writer and columnist for The Birmingham Post. He also writes on The Post's Lifestyle blog.