LINK: Annie Haslam’s Struggle To Write In Thatcher’s Place

I so completely and utterly jumped to the wrong conclusion after reading this headline. I was about to pen a wonderfully vitriolic piece featuring Crass, Robert Wyatt and Andy T, when I realised that it was the wrong Thatcher. Annie Haslam is mourning the death of Betty Thatcher, the well-known poet. Aaaah.

Renaissance singer Annie Haslam feared she’d never be able to write lyrics for the band’s music following the death of Betty Thatcher.

The poet passed away last August from cancer after a long health battle, leaving Haslam with the task of providing words instead.

Haslam tells DPRP: “This is the second time I’ve written an album with Michael Dunform. At the beginning I thought, ‘I hope I can do this,’ because I would never want to step into Betty’s shoes.

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