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Another one that came up recently on some social media memories and that I realised the original version has partially vanished from the BBC Guernsey website where it was originally posted - so here's my look at the first fully commercial style festival of the current era in Guernsey, a sister to the Jersey equivalent,... Continue Reading →
After it came up and caused some conversation in a flashback post on Instagram recently, and I noticed the original version of this review had dropped off the BBC website where it was originally posted, I thought I’d revisit this show from April 2007 when Guernsey heavy metal heroes Nemesis made a grand return to... Continue Reading →
The last decade has seen Tantale develop their 'ambient grunge' sound across three full albums (and an early EP) to become a band with a formidable reputation both on record and on stage - their debut album launch show at The Fermain Tavern in 2012 has long remained a much talked about stand out event... Continue Reading →
At last summer's Vale Earth Fair a new stage debuted, The Sneakaway, focussing, for the first time that I can recall at the festival, not on music but on spoken word performances. Now the team behind it have staged a night at Guernsey's Guille-Allès Library featuring a range of performances (including some music) to mark... Continue Reading →
Two years ago Guernsey Gigs launched their monthly Unplugged Club at The Golden Lion (read about that first one here) as something of an alternative to the many (and still increasing) other open mic nights that take place each week around St Peter Port. Rather than just a place to get up and bash out... Continue Reading →
Click here to listen to the show For my February 2020 edition of BBC Music Introducing In The Channel Islands we had something a little different as I spoke to a pair of record labels from the islands about events and releases they have coming up. First was Guernsey based label Magic Moustache Records, the... Continue Reading →
The first Sound At St James festival, a little under a year and a half ago, marked something of a relaunch of St James (or at least the perception of it) as a venue for more than classical music and rather staid, traditional entertainment. Since then a range of new live music events, as well... Continue Reading →
As storm Dennis began to give the island a battering Havoc Events took over The Fermain Tavern for the first time this year for a genuinely varied night of live music with The Crowband, Kings, Lifejacket and Terrible Stuntman. While the storm (and no doubt other less obvious factors) seemed to be keeping people away... Continue Reading →
The Vale Earth Fair's annual unplugged night has become almost as much a part of the Guernsey music calendar as the summer festival itself, albeit with slightly less fanfare. Every year comes with its own surprised and highlights which in the past have ranged from The John Wesley Stone heading off stage and fully unplugged... Continue Reading →
