Scottish singer-songwriter Rory Butler is certainly creating a stir right now and having opened for the likes of Richard Thompson and shared a stage with Paul Weller and Lucy Rose, it’s easy to see why. An appearance on the BBC Quay Sessions led presenter Roddy Hart to state Rory is the most exciting Scottish talent […]
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Campaign: Save Our Venues Venue: Various, UK wide Date: Ongoing Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, we are in unprecedented times and this is affecting every single one of us, our families, friends, colleagues and the wider population. We see various initiatives to raise money for NHS, local, national charities and also to support people and
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Film: Teenage Superstars Venue: Raindance website Date: 01 – 03 May 2020 At times like this, it’s fair to say we are all really, really, missing music and in particular live gigs and hearing from our favourite musicians. There are some diamonds in the mud however. The new Rolling Stones single Living In A Ghost
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Already lauded by the likes of Planet Rock magazine, renowned DJs Johnnie Walker and Billy Sloan, Into Music caught up with Marie Claire, the artist and creative force behind SEIL LIEN, who release debut album Shatter on 17 April 2020 to get the lowdown on the upcoming release. Your album Shatter is due out on
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Act: The Orielles Venue: SWX, Bristol Date: 2 March 2020 What to do on a cold, windy Monday night in Bristol? My hopes weren’t too high but a quick scan of the internet confirmed The Orielles were in town to promote their new album, Disco Volador which had only been released a mere three days beforehand
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Act: Richard Jobson & Martin Metcalfe Venue: Bar Yellow, Cumbernauld Date: 28 February 2020 Billed as an evening of songs and stories, Richard Jobson proved himself to be a natural raconteur, equally at ease telling the audience of the epilepsy diagnosis which, in part, led to the break up of The Skids, through to singing acoustic
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Book: Trouble Songs: Music And Conflict In Northern Ireland Author: Stuart Bailie Publisher: Bloomfield Music is a creative force for good, an outlet to express, ranging from whimsical nonsense through to the damn serious and everything in between. Throughout history, there are songs about oppression, politics, war, struggle, belief, belonging, riots and rebellion. This is sometimes written
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Act: Michael Head & the Red Elastic Band Venue: Edinburgh, Summerhall Date: 30 January 2020 The Edinburgh venue Summerhall certainly has an interesting history, having previously been the site of a brewery, a church and then housing the Royal School of Veterinary Studies. These days though it is a bespoke venue and complex hosting gigs, exhibitions
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Act: Rockaway Beach Festival Venue: Butlins, Bognor Regis Date: 10-12 January 2020 The music festival calendar is pretty rammed in the summer months so to put one on 2 weeks after Christmas in a seaside resort takes some balls, right? Not to worry, Rockaway Beach have found the perfect formula to stand out from the
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John Welsh has his say…………. Looking back on the year 2019, it’s fair to say the output and quality of songs, albums, reissues and compilations has rarely been surpassed in recent times. The difficulty, as always, with these lists is trying to narrow it down and it’s fair to say some records were in and
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