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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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Tagged Adam Holmes, All the Colours of You, Amelia Fletcher, Andy Strickland, Beautiful People, Birling Gap, Boo Hewerdine, Brexit, Brick Briscoe, Brix and the Extricated, Brix Smith, Catenary Wires, Cathal Coughlan, CBGB's, David Stark, Departure Lounge, Du Kane, Eddi Reader, Ellie Rowsell, Femi Kuti, Glastonbury Festival, Holly Ross, Iain Templeton, Indiana, Jacinda Ardern, Jacknife Lee, James, Jaz Coleman, Jim Glennie, Joey Ramone, John Robb, K÷, King Rocker, Laura Marling, Lee Mavers, LUMP, Made Kuti, Martin Stephenson, Membranes, Mick Carroll, Mike Lindsay, Monty don, New York, New Zealand, NHS, Nigeria, Pete hughes, Peter Hook, Preston, Provincials, Rob Pursey, Robert Lloyd, Seb Hunter, Shack, Steve Hanley, Stoned Rose, The Beatles, The Bible, The Daintees, The Fall, The Ferret, The La's, The Loft, The Lovely Eggs, The Nightingales, Tim Allen, Tim Booth, Tim Keegan, Tunng, William Doyle, Wolf Alice, Yellow Submarine
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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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Animal instincts – entering the world of LUMP with Laura Marling and Mike Lindsay
It was a creative project borne out of a chance meeting five years ago at a bowling alley inside The O2 in South-East London, while Laura Marling was supporting Neil Young on a UK arena tour. Two days later, Laura … Continue reading
Banishing with love – in praise of Laura Marling’s Semper Femina
If expectation carries a weight, it doesn’t seem to concern Laura Marling, six LPs into a somewhat understated yet still stellar career, this super-talented artiste gracefully rising above genre labels amid major music press analysis and hyperbole. I tried to … Continue reading
Experiencing eclipses and supersonic flight – the Smoke Fairies interview
Katherine Blamire was roaming around rural Yorkshire with fellow members of the band Smoke Fairies when I called her, enjoying a day off from a UK tour supporting Public Service Broadcasting. To add to 13 shared dates, the band headlined … Continue reading