Annie Edson Taylor (October 24, 1838 – April 29, 1921) was an American school-teacher and adventurer. She was the first person to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel without dying. She did this on her 63rd birthday, October 24, 1901.
Horse fly
A horse fly is a type of insect and a member of the family Tabanidae (order Diptera), but more specifically are any member of the genus "Tabanus". These stout flies, as small as a housefly or as large as a bumblebee; their metallic or iridescent eyes meet dorsally in the male and are separate in the female. Gad-fly, a nickname, may refer either to the fly’s roving habits or to its mouthparts, which resemble a wedge-shaped miner’s tool.
The bites of the female fly often carry parasites onto the victim (such as a horse). The resulting sore can be extremely distressing to the animal.
Blues Music Award
The Blues Music Awards are presented by the Blues Foundation, an organization to promote the blues music. The Blues Foundation started the awards in 1980 under the name W. C. Handy Awards. In 2006 they were renamed Blues Music Awards. The Blues Music Award is one of the highest honors a blues musician can get in the USA.
Like the Grammys the Blues Music Award is given in different categories. The nominees are chosen by a group of people who are connected with Blues music.
Eden Brent - Mississippi Number One
Eden Brent
Buddy Guy - Skin Deep
Janiva Magness
Lil' Ed & the Blues Imperials
Cedric Burnside & Lightnin' Malcolm - 2 Man Wrecking Crew
Buddy Guy - Skin Deep
Janiva Magness
Buddy Guy
Broke & Hungry Records, Cathead Blues & Mudpuppy Recordings - M For Mississippi: A Road Trip Through The Birthplace of the Blues
Eagle Records - Albert Collins Live At Montreux 1992
Mookie Brill
Willie "Big Eyes" Smith
Sonny Landreth
Billy Gibson
Deanna Bogart
Otis Taylor - Banjo
Marcia Ball
Jeff Healey - Mess of Blues
Kenny Neal - Let Life Flow (Kenny Neal)
Irma Thomas - Simply Grand
Etta James
Bobby Rush
B. B. King - One Kind Favor
Koko Taylor
B.B. King
Beaconsfield
Beaconsfield is a town near the M40 motorway in Buckinghamshire, England. A new service station has opened on the motorway called Beaconsfield service station. It has a population of 12, 081 as of 2011.
Berkhamsted
Berkhamsted is a town and civil parish near the A41 road in Dacorum, Hertfordshire, England. In 2001 there were 16,498 people living in Berkhamsted.
Bridport
Bridport is a town near the A35 road in Dorset, England. It is near the coast at the western end of Chesil Beach.
In 2006 West Dorset district was named 10th best place to live in the UK. The town is twinned with Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue, France.
Aspatria
Aspatria is a town near the A596 road, in Allerdale, Cumbria, England.
Keswick
Keswick is a town near the A66 road in Cumbria, England.
Thirsk
Thirsk is a town near the A1 road in North Yorkshire, England. There is a museum about James Herriot.
Bolton, Cumbria
Bolton is a village and civil parish in Eden, Cumbria, England. In 2001 there were 416 people living in Bolton. It has a church called All Saints Church. It is three miles north of Appleby-in-Westmorland.
Tadcaster
Tadcaster is a town near the A64 road in North Yorkshire, England. In 2001 there were 6,039 people living in Tadcaster.
Redcar
Redcar is a town near Middlesbrough in North Yorkshire, England.
Whitehaven
Whitehaven is a town on the A595 road in Cumbria, England. Whitehaven was Built on shipping and mining, but these have now declined.
Cockermouth
Cockermouth is a town near the A66 road in Cumbria, England, in the Borough of Allerdale. In 2011 there were 8,761 living in Cockermouth.
Town Council website
Maryport
Maryport is a town on the A596 road in Allerdale, Cumbria, England. In 2001 there were 11,275 people living in Maryport.
The Romans built the fort Uxellodunum in Alauna (which is now called Maryport) around the year 122, to help defend the western end of Hadrian's Wall.
Louth
Louth is a town near the A16 road in Lincolnshire, England. In 2001 there were 15,930 people living in Louth.
Skegness
Skegness is a town and civil parish on the A52 road and A158 road in East Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England. In 2001 there were 18,910 people living in Skegness.
It is known for being bracing, which means that it often has high winds. This is due to its exposed position on the North Sea.
Skegness is known as the home of Butlins, a theme park.
Bungay
Bungay is a town on the A143 road in Suffolk, England. In 2001 there were 4,895 people living in Bungay.
Okehampton
Okehampton is an old market town on Dartmoor near the A30 road in West Devon, England. In 2001, there were 5,846 people living in Okehampton. Okehampton is the ideal place to explore Dartmoor with the highest Tor on Dartmoor (Yes Tor) being a short distance from the town.
Heritage railway services are operated from Okehampton railway station. The station was formerly on the Southern Railway main line from Exeter to Padstow.
Launceston
Launceston is a town near the A30 road in Cornwall, England. In 2001 there were 7,135 people living in Launceston. The parish church is dedicated to St Mary Magdalen. Launceston was the former capital of Cornwall until it was replaced by Bodmin in 1835.
Launceston is just over one mile (1.6 km) west of the River Tamar which marks the border between Cornwall and Devon and is often referred to as the "gateway to Cornwall".
The Norman ruler of Cornwall built a castle here which is now in ruins.
Wadebridge
Wadebridge is a town on the A39 road in Cornwall, England. In 2001 there were 6,351 people living in Wadebridge. The town is situated on the south bank of the River Camel a few miles inland from the north coast of Cornwall. It is well known for the road bridge across the river which was built to replace the dangerous ford in the Middle Ages.
The showground for the Royal Cornwall Show is near Wadebridge.
Liskeard
Liskeard is a town near the A38 road in Cornwall, England. In 2001 there were 8,656 people living in Liskeard. The parish church is dedicated to St Martin and Liskeard railway station is on the railway line from Plymouth to Penzance.
Helston
Helston is a town on the A394 road in west Cornwall, England. In 2001 there were 9,780 people living in Helston. The annual Furry Dance (known outside Cornwall as the Flora Dance) is said to originate from the medieval period and is held on May 8th each year. Another traditional celebration, the Hal-an-Tow, is reputed to be of Celtic origin.
Falmouth
Falmouth (meaning mouth of the River Fal) is a town on the south coast of Cornwall. The A39 road links Falmouth with North Devon. In 2001 there were 20,775 people living in Falmouth. Falmouth harbour is a large natural harbour and Carrick Roads are nearby. Carrick Roads are the estuary of the River Fal.
The MP for Falmouth is Sarah Newton, a Tory. The school there is Falmouth School.
Deal, Kent
Deal is a town on the A258 road in Kent, England. In 2011, there were over 30,000 people living in Deal.
In 1989, 11 military bandsmen were killed when the PIRA bombed the Royal Marine Depot.
Atherstone
Atherstone is a town near the A5 road, in Warwickshire, England. In 2001, there were 8,338 people living in Atherstone.
Warwick
Warwick is a town near the M40 Motorway in Warwickshire, England. In 2001 there were 25,434 people living in Warwick.
Carnforth
Carnforth is a town near the M6 motorway in Lancashire, England. In 2001 there were 5,350 people living in Carnforth.
Ashburton
Ashburton is a town near the A38 road in Devon, England. In 2001 there were 3,909 people living in Ashburton.
Exmouth
Exmouth is a town on the A376 road in Devon, England. In 2001, there were 32,972 people living in Exmouth.
South Molton
South Molton is a town near the A361 road in North Devon, Devon, England. In 2001 there were 4,093 people living in South Molton.
Newmarket
Newmarket is a town near the A14 road in Suffolk, England. In 2001, there were 14,995 people living in Newmarket.
Swanley