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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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July to December 2017 – the writewyattuk review: the second six months
Former Status Quo ‘frantic four’ drummer John Coghlan on the key moments that will always stay with him: “Those six weeks at Butlin’s were an eye-opener, doing it – in a sense – professionally, getting to play to people and … Continue reading
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Tagged 10cc, Andrew Roachford, Belinda Carlisle, Billy Bragg, Blancmange, Brian Cox, Cabbage, Clean Bandit, Don Powell, Ellie Rowsell, Eric Stewart, Francis Rossi, Go-Go's, Grace Chatto, Graham Gouldman, Haircut 100, Hannah Peel, Happy Mondays, Howard Hewett, Ian Snowball, Jason Byrne, Joe Martin, John Coghlan, John Lydon, Josie Long, Manchester, Mary Casio, Michael Jackson, Mickey Bradley, Neil Arthur, Nick Heyward, Ozzy Osbourne, paul weller, Pauline Black, Pete Waterman, Peter Hook, Phill Jupitus, Richard Houghton, Richie Malone, Rick Parfitt, Robin Ince, Roland Gift, Rowetta, Sex Pistols, Shalamar, Sharon Osbourne, Slade, Status Quo, Steve White, The Bootleg Beatles, The Clash, The Selecter, The Specials, The Stone Roses, The Undertones, The Who, Tito Jackson, Tom Robinson, Wolf Alice
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The continuing climb of Clean Bandit – in conversation with Grace Chatto
Few pop bands would be so bold as to fuse string arrangements with electronica and house music, mixing classical and dance elements. But Clean Bandit are no run-of-the-mill chart outfit. Built around a nucleus of Grace Chatto (cello, percussion, vocals) and … Continue reading
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Tagged Anne-Marie, Bruno Mars, Cambridge, Clean Bandit, Dust Clears, Elisabeth Troy, Grace Chatto, Hannah Peel, I Miss You, Jack Patterson, Jess Glynne, Lana Del Rey, Louisa Johnson, Love Ssega, Luke Patterson, Marina and the Diamonds, Mozart's House, Neil Amin-Smith, New Eyes, Rather Be, Rockabye, Sam Smith, Sean Paul, Symphony, Tears, Zara Larsson
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Sounds from the Other City – Salford St Philip’s Church
As someone who associates the festival circuit with camping fields, lush greenery, damp tents and mud-caked marquees, I struggled to get my head around Greater Manchester’s latest sell-out ‘celebration of new music, performance and art’. But on the evidence of … Continue reading
