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Steve Andrews

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in Cardiff, The United Kingdom

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Born in Cardiff, South Wales, I lived there until the end of 2004 when I relocated to Tenerife, which is where I stayed until 2014 when I moved again to Portugal. I am an author, journalist, freelance writer, singer-songwriter, poet, public speaker and naturalist.
In 1998, I was a columnist for Big Issue Cymru and the magazine dubbed me the Bard of Ely, because I was living in the Ely suburb of Cardiff and making reference to my writings, music and performance. The title became a stage name I used and I am commonly known by this moniker.
I have written for many publications, including Kindred Spirit, Prediction, Permaculture, Living Tenerife, Welsh Coastal Life, National Federation of Occupational Pensioners and Mediterranean Gardening and O ...more

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Steve Andrews Seeing my work in print. It is like gardening and watching a flower grow and one day bloom. When I write an article or book and eventually see it publ…moreSeeing my work in print. It is like gardening and watching a flower grow and one day bloom. When I write an article or book and eventually see it published is like when I see a plant I have grown produce its flowers. (less)

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Steve Andrews I am finishing writing an autobiography entitled The Dropouts. It looks in graphic detail at my past as a hippie and the darker side of the 1960s "flo…moreI am finishing writing an autobiography entitled The Dropouts. It looks in graphic detail at my past as a hippie and the darker side of the 1960s "flower power" era of peace and love. With it also came drug addiction, insanity and early death. My book is mostly set in Cardiff, Newport and London. It includes a chapter about the legendary New Moon Club in Cardiff that was once the haunt of hippies and up-and-coming rock stars from the South Wales Music scene. Some of these musicians, such as Paul Chapman (UFO and Lone Star) and Dodo (Racing Cars) went on to find fame as part of signed acts on big labels. (less)

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	Herbs of the Northern Shaman: A Guide to Mind-Altering Plants of the Northern Hemisphere 4.13 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2000 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Hummadruz and a Life of High Strangeness 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2011	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Earth Spirit: Saving Mother Ocean it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Bard Word really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Giant Reeds, Eucalyptus Trees and Rubbish Destroy a River in Portugal

Ribeira do Marchante is a vanishing riverThere is a river in Quinta do Conde in Portugal known as the Ribeira do Marchante or the Ribeira de Coina. It was once a navigable river that had a lot of water and even supported rice fields back in the 1800s. Today it can be difficult to see, and difficult to find any stretches of water that are not choked with Giant Reeds (Arundo donax) and other

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