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Tag Archives: Public Service Broadcasting
All hail the Lakeland echo sounders – talking Sea Power with Noble
I often wonder when talking to musicians deemed to have ‘made it’ how much of a part fate played in their success. There’s more often than not plenty of toil and heartache en route before that perceived rise to a … Continue reading
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Tagged Brighton, British Sea Power, Bury, Cumbria, Edinburgh Film Festival, Everything was Forever, Folly, From the Sea to the Land Beyond, Graham Sutton, John Betjeman, Kendal, King Creosote, Krankenhaus, Leeds, Man of Aran, Manchester, Martin Clunes, Martin Noble, Natland, Pet Shop Boys, Public Service Broadcasting, reading, Sea Power, Simon Armitage, The Magnetic North, Two Fingers, Yan Hamilton
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Truly making his mark – in conversation with Seth Lakeman
Seth Lakeman is back, and on the evidence of new LP, Make Your Mark, the last 18 months did nothing to blunt his creative prowess. Emerging from the long days, weeks and months of lockdown, the celebrated indie-folk singer-songwriter and … Continue reading
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Tagged A Pilgrim's Tale, Alex Hart, Ben Nicholls, Benji Kirkpatrick, Cara Dillon, Cornwall, Devon, Equation, folk, Freedom Fields, Honour Oak Records, Kate Rusby, Kitty jay, Lakeman Brothers, Led Zeppelin, Make Your Mark, Penlee, Plymouth, Plymouth Argyle, Poor Man's Heaven, Public Service Broadcasting, Robert Plant, Sam Lakeman, Sean Lakeman, Seth Lakeman, Solomon Browne, Stephane Grappelli, Toby Kearney
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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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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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Fylde under nature – talking The Membranes’ new record and much more with John Robb
It’s 35 years since music writer, Louder Than War founder and Membranes/Goldblade bass player/vocalist John Robb left the ‘Tatty Seaside Town’ later celebrated on 1988’s Kiss Ass … Godhead! LP. But he clearly still has plenty of time for his … Continue reading
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Tagged BIMM, Blackpool, Chris Packham, Gene Vincent, Glove, Henge, Ian Curtis, Ian Hunter, Jimi Hendrix, John Robb, Johnny Kidd, Joy Division, Kirk Brandon, Liines, Louder than War, Manchester, Mott the Hoople, Nick Brown, Public Service Broadcasting, Queen Zee, The Clash, The Membranes, The Pack, The Ritz, The Subways, The Undertones
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Public Service Broadcasting – Every Valley
I’ve mentioned on these pages before a love of archive documentary films, the British Film Institute restoring, reissuing and reminding us of so many inspirational cinematic moments in recent years, not least treasures from the pioneering GPO Film Unit and … Continue reading
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Tagged 9Bach, A Letter for Wales, Beaufort Male Choir, BFI, British Transport Films, Camera Obscura, Donald Houston, Every Valley, GPO Film Unit, Haiku Salut, Idris Davies, J Willgoose Esq, James Dean Bradfield, Manic Street Preachers, Night Mail, Norman Prouting, Public Service Broadcasting, Richard Burton, South Wales, The Magnetic North, Wrigglesworth
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