London Treat Day: Lee Miller, Gillian Welch & David Rawlings

I had a little treat of a day in That London, walking around, taking in the Lee Miller exhibition at Tate Britain and having a quick look around some of the other exhibitions where I spent some time with Nina and Gwen.

I ate Thali. I spotted Bathing on the Roof by Tracey Rhys and Significant Wow by Emily Cotterill in Foyle's, both are reviewed in the latest issue of New Welsh Review.

And then I went to see Gillian Welch and David Rawlings at The London Palladium and it was such a special show I'm still dizzy from the magic of it... so here's the set list and a few snaps:

and you can read this review of their Manchester show in The Guardian.

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