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Going back to my roots – talking an crann and more with The Undertones’ Damian O’Neill
Getting on for 45 years since The Undertones recorded debut single ‘Teenage Kicks’ at Belfast’s Wizard Studios, there’s still plenty of love out there for the band and its members, as seen in recent acclaim from critics and fans alike … Continue reading
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Tagged An Crann, Ash, Belfast, Damian O'Neill, Dave Hattee, Derry, Dig What you Need, Dimple Discs, Erland Cooper, Hannah Peel, John Peel, Kevin Sharkey, Liam Bradley, Loughinisland, Paul Tipler, Positive Touch, Sean O'Hagan, That Petrol Emotion, The Everlasting Yeah, The Love Parade, The Magnetic North, The Undertones
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Exploring patterns and connections, riding the Fir Wave – back in touch with Hannah Peel
Mercury Prize shortlist nominee Hannah Peel was taking a brief rest from scoring when I called her. And I don’t mean she was watching the cricket from the pavilion at Old Trafford, notebook in hand. Had the phone rung off … Continue reading
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Tagged Bill Drummond, Daphne Oram, Delia Derbyshire, Donegal, Dot Allison, Erland Cooper, Fir Wave, Game of Thrones, Hannah Peel, John Foxx, Laura Marling, Lee Miller, LIPA, LUMP, Mercury Prize, Northern Ireland, Para Orchestra, paul weller, Philip Selway, Radiophonic Workshop, Simon Tong, The Deceived, The Magnetic North, William Doyle
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Examining Heart-Shaped Scars – the Dot Allison interview
‘I don’t know why I’m telling you any of this,’ as the opening line of mesmeric debut One Dove single ‘Fallen’ – first released 30 years ago – had it, but I revisited Morning Dove White before a final read-through … Continue reading
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Tagged Amy Bowman, Andrew Weatherall, Bobby Gillespie, Brix Smith, Christian Henson, Denise Johnson, Dot Allison, Edinburgh, Fiona Cruickshank, Hal David, Hannah Peel, Heart-Shaped Scars, Hebrides, Keith Tenniswood, Manchester, Morning Dove White, One dove, paul weller, Pete Doherty, Sarah Campbell, Stuart Hamilton, The Fall, Zoe Bestel
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And Everything Changed – the William Doyle interview
A decade after William Doyle’s musical rebirth as East India Youth – going on to receive a Mercury Music Prize nomination for Total Strife Forever, his debut LP in that guise – this acclaimed artist remains strong on songcraft as … Continue reading
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Tagged Blancmange, Bournemouth, Brian Eno, British Sea Power, Doyle and the Fourfathers, East India Youth, Erland Cooper, Great Spans of Muddy Time, Hannah Peel, Melchior d'Hondecoeter, Monty don, Neil Arthur, Soft Cell, southampton, Total Strife Forever, William Doyle, XTC, Your Wilderness Revisited
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Return to Orkney – back in touch with Erland Cooper
We’ll have to wait a while before we see acclaimed Scottish singer-songwriter, composer and multi-instrumentalist Erland Cooper and his ensemble live again, but can at least transport ourselves to his spiritual neck of the woods in our imaginations through latest … Continue reading
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Tagged Band on the Wall, Bryan Ferry, Edwyn Collins, Erland Cooper, Hannah Peel, Hether Blether, John Burnside, Kathryn Joseph, King Creosote, KT Tunstall, London Contemporary Orchestra, Lottie Greenhow, Manchester, Orkney, paul weller, Peedie Breeks, Scotland, Simon Tong, Solan Goose, Sule Skerry, The Magnetic North, Tony Allen, Will Burns
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Local hero at home among Orcadian soundscapes – the Erland Cooper interview
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
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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
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Happy families seek Wanderlust – Neil Arthur’s continuing Blancmange adventure
At a time when international debate and key government policies are focused on borders and freedom of movement, it’s clear to see where Neil Arthur stands and draws his lines. High-ranking pop chart success may be behind the sole survivor … Continue reading
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Tagged Benge, Blancmange, Brexit, Darwen, David Bowie, David Rhodes, Distant Storm, Gloucestershire, Gruff Rhys, Hannah Peel, Jon Anderson, Kincaid, lancashire, Mary Casio, Neil Arthur, Neu, Sheffield, Stephen Luscombe, Wanderlust
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