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WriteWyattUK’s Guide to Finding Inspiration … In Spite of These Times, Pt. I
In which WriteWyattUK takes a look back – in quotation form – at the pick of our feature/interviews from 2020, the dreaded year the coronavirus carved a devastating impact on the music and arts scene. Click on the highlighted name … Continue reading
Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Comedy & Theatre, Music
Tagged 2020, Adele, Ajay Saggar, Americana, Amsterdam, Annie Hardy, Badly Drawn Boy, Baxter Dury, Bhajsn Bhoy, Blow Monkeys, Cigar Box Blues, Cornershop, Coronavirus, Damian O'Neill, Damon Gough, Danny Morris, Dave Fenton, David Bowie, Dead Trout, Dr. Robert, Eileen Gogan, Elvis Costello, Erland Cooper, From Scotland with Love, Get it Loud in Libraries, Giant Drag, Graham Firth, Grant Keir, Gypsy Pistoleros., Ian Allcock, Ian Prowse, John T. Davis, Karima Francis, Kenny Anderson, King Creosote, lancashire, Lee Mark Jones, Lindisfarne, Liverpool, London, Optic Nerve, Orkney, Paul Cook, Pele, Pete Astor, Pete Wylie, Preston, Richard Houghton, Rob Talbot, Robert Howard, Scott Carey, Sex Pistols, Shellshock Rock, Slade, Steve Levine, Stewart Parsons, Sue Culshaw, The Continental, The Ferret, The Loft, The Professionals, The Smiths, The Vapors, The Weather Prophets, Tjinder Singh, Transvision Vamp, True Deceivers, Virginia Heath, Wendy James, West on Colfax
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Film and Faction Romance – in conversation with Virginia Heath and Grant Keir
Four months ago, I had the pleasure of seeing Scottish singer/songwriter Kenny Anderson and his band, collectively King Creosote, live-score 2014’s celebrated archive film From Scotland With Love, by New Zealand-born director/screenwriter Virginia Heath. That Bridgewater Hall show in Manchester … Continue reading
Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Comedy & Theatre, Music
Tagged A Very Unsettled Summer, Ana Ularu, Bandung Productions, Channel 4, Cigar Box Blues, Edinburgh, Faction North, From Scotland with Love, Gerard Sekoto, Grant Keir, human trafficking, King Creosote, Liam Firmager, Lift Share, Manhattan Brothers, Mark Rowley, My Dangerous Loverboy, New Zealand, Rear Window, Relativity, Sheffield, Suzi Q, Suzi Quatro, The Battle for Algiers, The Conformist, Three Chords and the Truth, Virginia Heath, Waverley Steps
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King Creosote / Fence Collective – Manchester Bridgewater Hall
Writer’s note: It’s almost taken me a week to get this review together, but you’ll maybe understand why. Some things are far more important. It’s been a trying seven days, the situation changing from day to day. But this might … Continue reading
Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Comedy & Theatre, Music
Tagged Bridgewater Hall, Coronavirus, Fence Collective, From Scotland with Love, Grant Keir, Hannah Fisher, John Bramwell, Kenny Anderson, King Creosote, Lomond Campbell, Mairearad Green, Manchester, Sorren Maclean, The Amber List, Virginia Heath, Waverley Steps, West on Colfax
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Talking harbour lights, wood chip and more with King Creosote – the Kenny Anderson interview
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
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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
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