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WriteWyattUK’s quotes review of 2022, part two – July to December

Posted on December 31, 2022 by writewyattuk

July Chris Hewitt on Jeremy Beadle involving him in 1972’s Bickershaw Festival, ultimately setting him on his career path:“Jeremy was targeting all the colleges and universities, contacting social secretaries, saying you can have free admission if you help work on … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged Abba, Adam Leonard, Amelia Fletcher, Bad Manners, Bickershaw Festival, Blancmange, Buster Bloodvessel, Carl Magnus Palm, Cass Browne, Catenary Wires, Chris Hewitt, Dave Hemingway, Dave Pegg, Davey Goldsworthy, David Newton, Don Powell, Elliott Morris, Evan Dando, Fairport Convention, Graham Jones, Gretchen Peters, Haircut 100, Ian Broudie, Invaderband, Jeremy Beadle, John Scally, Kate Rusby, Katy J Pearson, Lemonheads, Lightning Seeds, Neil Arthur, Noddy Holder, Orchids, Paul McLoone, Phil Barton, Richard Hawley, Richard Houghton, Rob Pursey, Sandy Denny, Senseless Things, Simon Barber, Slade, Sunbirds, Swansea Sound, Syd Minsky-Sargeant, Terry Hall, The Chesterfields, The Mighty Lemon Drops, The Undertones, Working Men's Club | Leave a comment

A Christmas gift for you from Swansea Sound – back in touch with Rob Pursey

Posted on December 8, 2022 by writewyattuk

This time last year, Swansea Sound were reflecting on a happening few months, this indie-pop supergroup of sorts, founded remotely mid-lockdown, not even having met in person until their late August 2021 debut at Lancashire’s Preston Pop Fest, yet soon … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged Amelia Fletcher, Buzzcocks, Christmas, Daniel Ek, Elon Musk, Heavenly, Hue williams, Ian Button, Jeff Bezos, Live at the Rum Puncheon, Mark Zuckerberg, Preston Pop Fest, Rob Pursey, Slade, Spotify, Swansea Sound, The Catenary Wires | Leave a comment

WriteWyattUK’s year in quotes, 2021 – part two (July to December)

Posted on December 30, 2021 by writewyattuk

As we draw closer to a new year, here’s the second half of my 12-month review of sorts, featuring quotes prised from the collected words of the WriteWyattUK website in 2021, this time involving the concluding six months, as yet … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Berlin, Beth Arzy, Blixa Bargeld, BOB, Caroline aherne, Cerys Matthews, David Callahan, Dean Leggett, Dot Allison, Echo and the Bunnymen, Han Mee, Hannah Peel, Henry Normal, Hot Milk, Hothouse Flowers, Howard Smith, Hue williams, J Willgoose Esq, Jetstream Pony, Jim Bob, Johnny Vegas, Keeley moss, Kim Wilde, Liam O'Maonlai, Linda Jennings, Magic Roundabout, Monkees, Newton Faulkner, Nick Davidson, Pip Blom, Public Service Broadcasting, Queen, Richard Balls, Richard Houghton, Saint Etienne, Sarah Cracknell, Seth Lakeman, Shane MacGowan, steve royle, Swansea Sound, The Amber List, the Pogues, The Pooh Sticks, The Royle Family, The Vapors, Tom Jones, Will Sergeant | 2 Comments

Turning on, dropping by and tuning in for the Swansea Sound experience – off to the Vale of Glam with Hue Williams

Posted on November 19, 2021 by writewyattuk

With so many new records in recent months it’s often been a case of ‘out at last’, albums long delayed after 18 or so months of lockdowns and various restrictions. But not the delightful debut LP from the remotely assembled … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 60 Ft. Dolls, Amelia Fletcher, Big Leaves, Catatonia, Catenary Wires, Dale Griffin, Glamorgan, Gruff Rhys, Heavenly, Hue williams, Ian Button, James Brown, John Peel, Kent, Live at the Rum Puncheon, Mark Cousins, Million Seller, Misty in Roots, Preston Pop Fest, Rhys Ifans, Rob Pursey, Robert Rotifer, Sea Urchins, Steve Gregory, Super Furry Animals, Swansea, Swansea Sound, Talulah Gosh, The Continental, The Fall, the Pastels, The Pooh Sticks | 1 Comment

Preston Pop Fest 2021 – The Continental, Preston

Posted on August 25, 2021 by writewyattuk

They came from as far afield as Germany and Spain, Brighton, Glasgow, London, the Midlands, South Wales and South Yorkshire. Even Cleveland, Ohio. And you can only imagine how many Covid tests that involved. To paraphrase Kevin Costner’s Iowa farmer … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 14 Iced Bears, Amelia Fletcher, Barry, Close Lobsters, Dragon Welding, Ginnel, Graham Duff, Great Leap Forward, James King & the Lone Wolves, Jasmine Minks, Jetstream Pony, Michael & the Angelos, Nicholas Blincoe, Potpourri, Preston, Stuart Moxham, Swansea Sound, The Bluebells, The Continental, The Ferret, The Jazz Butcher, The Orchids, The Wedding Present, The Wolfhounds, Tuff Life Boogie, uhr, Vukovar, Walking Seeds, Yeah Yeah Noh, Young Marble Giants | 4 Comments

Over the Birling Gap with The Catenary Wires – the Amelia Fletcher and Rob Pursey interview

Posted on June 1, 2021 by writewyattuk

It was meant to be. The day we spoke, May 24, opening with me listening to Tallulah by The Go-Betweens, that 1987 taste of striped sunlight including a namecheck for that date on the evocative ‘Bye Bye Pride’. And 1987 … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Amelia Fletcher, Andy Lewis, Birling Gap, Bristol, Canterbury, Crosby Stills Nash and Young, David Gedge, Elizabeth Price, Fay Hallam, Frampton Cotterell, Heavenly, Hue williams, Ian Button, John Peel, Kent, Lee Hazlewood, Marine Research, Nancy Sinatra, Oxford, Pete Astor, Peter frampton, Peter Momtchiloff, Preston, Rob Pursey, Robert Wyatt, Swansea Sound, Talulah Gosh, Tender Trap, The Catenary Wires, The five Year Plan, The Go-Betweens, The Pooh Sticks, The Wedding Present | 1 Comment

Celebrating Preston Pop Fest 2021 … and the (hopefully) imminent return of live music

Posted on March 19, 2021 by writewyattuk

Whisper it, but while we never seem to be too far away from the latest new wave when it comes to the coronavirus pandemic, spring and summer are definitely on the mind, and surely … hopefully … better days await. … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Comedy & Theatre, Music | Tagged 14 Iced Bears, Amelia Fletcher, Barry, Cathi Unsworth, Close Lobsters, Ginnel, Graham Duff, Jetsream Pony, Martin Carthy, Nicholas Blincoe, pop fest, Potpourri, Preston, Stuart Moxham, Swansea Sound, The Amber List, The Bluebells, The Continental, The Fallen Women, The Ferret, The Jasmine minks, The Jazz Butcher, The Nightingales, The Orchids, the Pastels, The Wolfhounds, Tuff Life Boogie, Vukovar, Yeah Yeah Noh | 1 Comment

Tag Archives: Swansea Sound

WriteWyattUK’s quotes review of 2022, part two – July to December

A Christmas gift for you from Swansea Sound – back in touch with Rob Pursey

WriteWyattUK’s year in quotes, 2021 – part two (July to December)

Turning on, dropping by and tuning in for the Swansea Sound experience – off to the Vale of Glam with Hue Williams

Preston Pop Fest 2021 – The Continental, Preston

Over the Birling Gap with The Catenary Wires – the Amelia Fletcher and Rob Pursey interview

Celebrating Preston Pop Fest 2021 … and the (hopefully) imminent return of live music

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