Author: Miriam Erasmus

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  • Miriam was born in Lewes, East Sussex, in 1948. For the last 76 years her life has revolved around the gift of music. At college in the 60s, she learned the guitar and became enamoured with folk songs, which led to a 4 year career as 'Miriam Backhouse.' The First Lady of Folk”. She still tours Europe every Summer. In 1977 she married John Erasmus and moved to South Africa. Miriam and John (who died in May 2023) shared a love of music and raised a family on these talents, playing music from Opera to Rock’n’Roll and Nursery Rhymes! Her life has trodden many paths: musician, sound worker, educator, model, seamstress, puppeteer, actress, wife, mother and grandmother. Now, Miriam is a journalist, and shares her adventures in South Africa and on her travels.

    YouTube link.
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    Facebook link.
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Animals & Wildlife, Forestry and Nature, Further Afield

Springtime in the South African Home of our Lewes Lass

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It is 6.30 am, 29th October 2024 and a glorious morning here in the valley of 1,000 hills. The early air is cool and silky, and the sun is busy…... Read more.
Coastal, Food and Drink, Kent

Broadstairs, Dickens & the Canterbury Bell

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Bleak House A phone call – “Would you like to come to a Pirate Wedding in Broadstairs ?” After the usual stop start journey round the M25 and over the…... Read more.