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Seeking out parallel worlds and channeling rocket science with Simon and the Astronauts – the Simon Wells interview
A collaborative project between two UK musicians and a producer initially put in touch by an acclaimed singer-songwriter has led to a sparkling new LP recorded with a California-based singer, one spending plenty of time on my sound system at … Continue reading
WriteWyattUK’s year in quotes, 2021 – part one (January to June)
As another challenging year moves towards its stuttering conclusion, here’s the first half of my 12-month review of sorts, featuring quotes prised from the collected words of the WriteWyattUK website in 2021, involving the opening six months as the first … Continue reading
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Life with the spiritual businessman – talking The Daintees and much more with Martin Stephenson
While Martin Stephenson formed the first line-up of The Daintees as a young teen, busking by the age of 15 and plying his trade with guitar in hand for various bands in the North East over those formative years, he … Continue reading
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Tagged Anna Lavigne, Boat to Bolivia, Boo Hewerdine, Great British Folk Festival, Howdy Honcho, Hurrah!, Invergordon, Janis Ian, Kitchenware, Lenny Kaye, Mark Lough, Martin Stephenson, Nicky Murray, Oxfam, Penetration, Pete Anderson, Prefab Sprout, Rupert Hughes, Salutation road, The Continental, The Daintees, The Kane Gang, Washington
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Translating the Language of Love – the Boo Hewerdine interview
While many artists are raring to get back out on the road again, soon as it’s deemed safe to do so, it seems that treasured Glasgow-based singer/songwriter Boo Hewerdine is happy just where he is for now. The former frontman … Continue reading
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Tagged Adam Holmes, Atkin Guitars, backs Records, Bell Book and Candle, Ben Hewerdine, Boo Hewerdine, Cambridge, Chris Difford, Chris Pepper, Darden Smith, Eddi Reader, Edinburgh Folk Club, Findlay Napier, glasgow, Graceland, Gustaf Ljunggren, Karine Polwart, Kris Drever, Norwich, Patience of Angels, Reveal Records, richard Thompson, Selected Works, Shellshock, Simon and the Astronauts, Swimming in Mercury, The Bible, The Huers, Tom Rose, Whittle-le-Woods, Wigan
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Always have the bus fare hame – going wisely with Eddi Reader
Eddie Reader already had two Brit awards and had topped the singles charts by the end of the 1980s. But if you suspect this story’s merely a retro affair centred on big hit, ‘Perfect’, think again. The Glasgow-born singer-songwriter has … Continue reading
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Tagged Anthony Thistlethwaite, Billy Connolly, Boo Hewerdine, Cavalier, Coel, Eddi Reader, Fairground Attraction, Gang of Four, John Douglas, Kick Horns, Mirmama, Patience of Angels, Perfect, Robert Burns, Seamus Reader, Trashcan Sinatras, Vladimir Cosma
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Kingdom come, beyond Del Amitri – the Justin Currie interview
Chances are that you probably still know Justin Currie best for Del Amitri, the Scottish alternative/crossover outfit who enjoyed a dozen top-40 hits over a decade in the wake of 1990’s classic breakthrough single, Nothing Ever Happens. But this Glaswegian singer-songwriter … Continue reading
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Tagged Boo Hewerdine, Chris Difford, Del Amitri, Edwyn Collins, glasgow, Iain Harvey, Justin Currie, Kendrick Lamar, Nothing Ever Happens, Orange Juice, Scottish Maritime Museum, Sun kil Moon, Sydney Harbour Bridge, Teenage Fanclub, This is my Kingdom Now, Waking Hours
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Boo Hewerdine / The Huers – Wigan Parish Church
I’ve encountered some impressive live music settings over the years, and All Saints’ Church, Wigan, must be up there with the best, however unlikely a venue. It was clearly an odd call for Boo Hewerdine too, this Cambridgeshire-based singer-songwriter up … Continue reading
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Tagged Acoustic Roots, Andy Marr, Ballads of Child Migration, BBC Folk Awards, Bell Book and Candle, Boo Hewerdine, Cambridgeshire, Chris Difford, David Bowie, Eddi Reader, Emmerdale, Kris Drever, Patience of Angels, Royal Albert Hall, The Bible, The Huers, Tricia Dingle, Wigan, Wigan Parish Church, Wogan
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Squeeze into a new era – the Chris Difford interview
Catching up with Chris Difford’s blog earlier this week, I realised how close we were to a new Squeeze album, the band’s first since 1998, the result of a project also serving as the soundtrack to a new BBC comedy … Continue reading
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Tagged Boo Hewerdine, Cashmere if you Can, Chris Difford, Cradle to Grave, Danny Baker, From the Cradle to the Grave, Glenn Tilbrook, John Cooper Clarke, Jools Holland, Leo Abrahams, Lucy Shaw, Peter Kay, Ridiculous, Squeeze, The Last Temptation of Chris, Up the Junction
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