Hail, Hail, Rock'n'Roll

I like Alela Diane's image of maternal creation in which you glimpse the Little Gods that mothers seem to be to their young childrenAny day now, my best friend is due to give birth. In these final weeks she has been setting her house in order, her bump swaddled in her mother's old kaftan, while she has cleared cupboards, sifted through belongings, and begun a long list of songs to play through the labour.I have thought often about motherhood and music these past months of her pregnancy. There ar...

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