Tag Archives: Erland Cooper

Talking harbour lights, wood chip and more with King Creosote – the Kenny Anderson interview

Posted on February 6, 2020 by writewyattuk

It’s been five years since King Creosote last treated us to a live accompaniment of his soundtrack to From Scotland With Love, receiving rightful acclaim at the Edinburgh International Festival last time around. But now Fife-based Kenny Anderson – the … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged Anstruther, Astronaut Meets Appleman, British Sea Power, Chem19, Diamond Mine, East Neuk, Erland Cooper, Fence, Fife, From Scotland with Love, Green Man Festival, Jon Hopkins, Kenny Anderson, King Creosote, Michael Johnston, Public Service Broadcasting, Scotland, The Aliens, The Beta Band, The Magnetic North, Virginia Heath | Leave a comment

WriteWyattUK 2019, in quotes, part two – the final six months

Posted on December 30, 2019 by writewyattuk

With 2020 knocking at the door, us at WriteWyattUK Towers (OK … just me) thought it high time to deliver the second part of this site’s highlights from the last 12 months in quote form, covering from July to December. … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Comedy & Theatre, Music | Tagged Ash, Babybird, Beabadoobee, Bez, BOB, Buzzcocks, Carl Hunter, Chris Amoo, Craig Reid, Dave Fenton, Davey Goldsworthy, David Bowie, Dean Leggett, Debbie Horsfield, Dexy's Midnight Runners, Eddie Amoo, Edwyn Collins, Erland Cooper, Grace Maxwell, Happy Mondays, Hugh Cornwell, Hugh Harris, Ian McNabb, Jeffrey Lewis, Jon McClure, Kooks, Matteo Sedazzari, Mick Shepherd, Neil Sheasby, New York, Orkney, paul weller, Pauline Black, Pete Shelley, Poldark, Ranking Roger, Reverend and The Makers, Rick McMurray, Simon Barber, Sometimes Always Never, Stephen Jones, Steve Diggle, Stone Foundation, The Amber List, The Chesterfields, The Clash, The Farm, The Icicle Works, The Proclaimers, The Psychedelic Furs, The Real Thing, The Selecter, The Stranglers, The Vapors, Tim Butler, Tony Beesley, Vinny Peculiar | Leave a comment

Erland Cooper / AVA – Band on the Wall, Manchester

Posted on December 6, 2019 by writewyattuk

Having entered Erland Cooper’s world via The Magnetic North, then retrospectively discovering original band venture, Erland & the Carnival, it was a small step from there to ensconce myself in his solo project, exploring this creative composer’s further sonic tribute … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged Aisling Brouwer, Anna Phoebe, AVA, Band on the Wall, Erland Cooper, Jacob Downs, Kalliopi Mitropoulou, Klara Schumann, London Grammar, Manchester, Mary Anne Hobbs, Orkney, Solan Goose, Sule Skerry | Leave a comment

Local hero at home among Orcadian soundscapes – the Erland Cooper interview

Posted on November 14, 2019 by writewyattuk

Erland Cooper was getting ready to head to the studio to continue work on his latest record when I called, but happy to hang back and discuss another hectic year. This talented singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and composer from Scotland’s Northern Isles … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged Donegal, Erland and the Carnival, Erland Cooper, Game of Thrones, Hannah Peel, Jackson C. Frank, King Creosote, Lancaster Library, Leo Abrahams, Local Hero, London, Nest, Norman Ackroyd, Orkney, paul weller, Portia Coughlan, Public Service Broadcasting, Simon Tong, Solan Goose, Sule Skerry, The Good The Bad and The Queen, The Magnetic North, William Doyle, Youth | 1 Comment

All that matters is here – the Hannah Peel interview

Posted on November 24, 2016 by writewyattuk

Among the festive-themed adverts on our TV screens right now is a touching Aardman-animated tale made for the Alzheimer’s Research UK charity. The Santa Forgot story follows a little girl, Freya, who while preparing for Christmas realises much of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged All that Matters, Alzheimer's Research, Armagh, Awake But Always Dreaming, Barnsley, Christopher Eccleston, Craigavon, dementia, Donegal, Erland Cooper, Frank Cottrell Boyce, Gary Numan, Hannah Peel, Hull, Italo Calvino, John Foxx, Liverpool, Mary Casio, Memory Tapes, music box, Orkney, Santa Forgot, Selina Wray, Shoreditch, Simon Tong, Skelmersdale, Still Alice, The Magnetic North, The Verve, Tommy McLaughlin, Villagers, Wellcome Collection | 2 Comments

The Magnetic North – Liverpool Central Library

Posted on October 17, 2016 by writewyattuk

You’ve got to love the kind of concert where the band puts a bottle of whisky at the front of the stage for their sell-out audience to share. Now that’s what I call intimate. What’s more, at around half past … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged Erland Cooper, Frank Cottrell Boyce, George Harrison, Get it Loud in Libraries, Hannah Peel, Libraries, Liverpool, McCoy Wynne, Orkney, Simon Tong, Skelmersdale, The Magnetic North, The Unforgotten Coat, The Verve | 3 Comments

Welcome to The Magnetic North – in conversation with Simon Tong

Posted on April 27, 2016 by writewyattuk

Simon Tong may still be best known in some quarters for his guitar and keyboard work with The Verve, but he’s certainly been a busy lad since leaving them in 1999. In fact, that period accounted for just three years … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged Barnsley. Blur, Cergy-Pontoise, Craigavon, Damon Albarn, Erland and the Carnival, Erland Cooper, France, Gorillaz, Hannah Peel, John Foxx, Orkney, Prospect of Skelmersdale, Simon Tong, Skelmersdale, The Good The Bad and The Queen, The Magnetic North, The Verve, Transmission, Youth | 6 Comments

Tag Archives: Erland Cooper

Talking harbour lights, wood chip and more with King Creosote – the Kenny Anderson interview

WriteWyattUK 2019, in quotes, part two – the final six months

Erland Cooper / AVA – Band on the Wall, Manchester

Local hero at home among Orcadian soundscapes – the Erland Cooper interview

All that matters is here – the Hannah Peel interview

The Magnetic North – Liverpool Central Library

Welcome to The Magnetic North – in conversation with Simon Tong

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