Category Archives: Music

Hanterhir / Keeley – Falmouth, The Cornish Bank

Posted on July 14, 2026 by writewyattuk

A return to the Cornish Bank just short of a year since my last visit, with an altogether different vibe this time – swapping the big band soul warmth of Midland outfit Stone Foundation for the sonic explorations of Kernow … Continue reading →

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Paying attention to Detail – in conversation with Claire Mahoney, author, magazine editor, and modernist

Posted on July 7, 2026 by writewyattuk

‘It’s like a heat wave, it’s burning in my heart.I can’t keep from burning, it’s tearing me apart…’ The weather was a little challenging when I caught up with Claire Mahoney, the first couple of minutes of our conversation involving … Continue reading →

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Forever seems a long time – back in touch with Nicky Weller

Posted on June 30, 2026 by writewyattuk

Landing on doormats across this land and further afield of late is a new publication from the team behind Soul Deep Publications… and typically large at that, not so easy to read in bed. On the back of the same … Continue reading →

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Darkening Sky lightens up your day – in praise of The Suncharms

Posted on June 17, 2026 by writewyattuk

I first caught Sheffield five piece The Suncharms some 25-plus years too late… or so I thought at the time. That was at the Continental in Preston, an early 2017 comeback show when they opened for Wessex indie legends The … Continue reading →

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Billy Bragg – a personal appreciation

Posted on December 20, 2025 by writewyattuk

Career opportunities, the ones that eventually knock… I’m bringing you a 1-2-3-4 with a difference today, my way of marking Billy Bragg’s 68th birthday with a few personal milestones featuring the man himself these past 40-plus years, in what I … Continue reading →

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Up and rock ‘n’ rollin’ with the rest – back in touch with Slade’s Dave Hill

Posted on November 28, 2025 by writewyattuk

‘We flew on to Freeport, this island where Frank Sinatra goes, and there’s a posh hotel there, the Sheriton. Now, for a bunch of council house kids, this is a big deal! This guy, Ken, says, ‘I’ve put you in … Continue reading →

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Holding on for tomorrow… and all our yesterdays – talking Blur with Dave Rowntree

Posted on November 21, 2025 by writewyattuk

At the risk of reigniting that phoney Battle of the Bands nonsense, the major hype (and then some) the mainstream press caught on to over a supposed Blur vs Oasis feud was never where I was at in the mid-1990s. … Continue reading →

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Praise if you wanna – talking Paul Weller with Dan Jennings

Posted on October 24, 2025 by writewyattuk

It’s been a vintage year for Paul Weller-related publications, and I can’t believe eight months have now passed since the release of my own love letter in print to Paul, Bruce Foxton and much-missed Rick Buckler, Solid Bond In Your … Continue reading →

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Stone Foundation – The Cornish Bank, Falmouth

Posted on July 26, 2025 by writewyattuk

Appearances by nationally renowned bands this side of the Tamar are few and far between, it seems, so need to be properly celebrated and savoured… hence my ride over to Falmouth last weekend to catch acclaimed soul collective Stone Foundation. … Continue reading →

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Hello? Is that the second greatest songwriter this world will ever know? – in praise of Vinny Peculiar’s Things Too Long Left Unsaid

Posted on June 27, 2025 by writewyattuk

Has it really been a month since the official release of Vinny Peculiar’s latest long-playing work of art? Well, I never. And that’s rather spot on seeing as I had an advance copy long before that release date, but… ‘well, … Continue reading →

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