Last
night I cooked shepherd's pie for Jane Glitre. Word of warning. If I
ever invite you for dinner make sure I am NOT cooking shepherd's pie.
I have known Jane for over 20 years and first met her at the time
of the Bosnian war. She and a group of brave women calling themselves
'Through
Heart to Peace'
walked across Mount Igman into besieged Sarajevo.
She tells me how they entered the city through the famous tunnel,
with the older members of their group at the front. As they emerged
at the far end there was a line of open-mouthed Bosnian soldiers
waiting their turn to go the
other way. 'Don't worry' said one of the first women to emerge, 'the
younger ones
are at the back.' On
one trip there they took in Frederick
Franck's
sculpture, 'Unkillable Human'. After the war Jane ran the Spitz music venue in
Spitalfields market and I used to volunteer there. A wonderful place
killed off by the developers who turned it
into another expensive restaurant for expense-account bankers. Here
is Eric Bibb who I saw there as well as Bert Jansch, Beth Orton, Tom
Paxton, Honeyboy Edwards,
Martha Wainwright and many others.
Today she runs the Spitz Charitable Trust, bringing music to older
people.
Check her work out.
A great evening, reminiscing
the years. And next time it will be a curry. Oh, and you can read
more about Jane in Left Field.
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