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Tag Archives: Smoke Fairies
Overcoming these doubts – in conversation with Marlody
There’s a stunning debut album doing the rounds right now from a talented singer-songwriter starting to earn plenty of critical acclaim, building a steady following after initial interest from a South East indie label. Marlody’s I’m Not Sure At All … Continue reading
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Tagged Amelia Fletcher, Ashford, Cate Le Bon, Heavenly, Judie Tzuke, Kate Bush, Kent, Liz Phair, Low, Marlody, Mitski, Rob Pursey, Skep Wax, Smoke Fairies, The Japanese House, the National, The Unthanks
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Looking beyond Yesterday – in conversation with Dana Gavanski
When talented singer-songwriter but self-confessed introvert Dana Gavanski lost her voice at a key stage of her fledgling career, it was a wonder that self-doubt didn’t conspire to sink her rise to indie fame.But like the Croatian sea organ heard … Continue reading
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Tagged Alabaster DePlume, Aranđelovac, Canada, Cerys Matthews, Clementine March, Croatia, Dan Leavers, Dana Gavanski, Dimitrio Ntontis, Erland Cooper, Full Time Hobby, Ivor Cutler, Joni Mitchell, London, Marc Riley, Mike Lindsay, Montreal, Ron Sexsmith, sea organ, Serbia, Smoke Fairies, Total Refreshment Centre, Zadar
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Wild Wood Wonders and Wanders, via Seattle and South London – catching up with Smoke Fairies
It’s bang on seven in the evening, and Jessica Davies and Katherine Blamire are at their South London gaff, doing a little further prep work for a 10-date homeland tour. Jessica: “We’re signing a huge pile of records … … Continue reading
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Tagged Black Angels, Bryan Ferry, Chichester, Darkness Brings the Wonders Home, FleetFoxes, Full Time Hobby, Hebden Bridge Trades Club, Jack Endino, Jessica Davies, Katherine Blamire, Manchester, Margate, Phil Ek, Richard Hawley, Seattle, Smoke Fairies, Soup Kitchen, South London, Sylvia plath, Wild Winter
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Into 2016 … and 103,000 hits can’t be bad
As the hands reached midnight on New Year’s Eve, the minions behind the scenes at writewyattuk.com polished off the last of the Irish cream (explaining at least one of those empty bottles that next morning) and got to work on … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Davies, Bill Bailey, Buzzcocks, Cast, Dodgy, Dubious Brothers, Echo and the Bunnymen, Elkie Brooks, Graeme Garden, Gretchen Peters, Happy Mondays, Heaven 17, Ian McNabb, Julian Cope, Mark Radcliffe, Martha reeves, Midge Ure, Mike Harding, Noel Fielding, Public Service Broadcasting, Rick Wakeman, Slade, Smoke Fairies, Squeeze, Status Quo, The Chameleons, The Jam, The Rolling Stones, The Stranglers, The Undertones, Tom Robinson, Wolf Alice
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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
Public Service Broadcasting / Smoke Fairies – The Ritz, Manchester
It’s ironic that the night we decided to do without the car and took the train to Manchester, my better half and I were let down by public transport. Not so much Public Service Broadcasting as Replacement Bus Service, cheated … Continue reading
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Tagged DEC Appeal, Everest, Gagarin, J Willgoose Esq, Jessica Davies, Katherine Blamire, Manchester, Nepal, Smoke Fairies, Sputnik, The Race for Space, The Ritz, Wild Winter
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