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It was a busy weekend for BBC Introducing In The Channel Islands as we hosted a stage at the Guernsey Together Festival for the first time as well as having a packed show which you can listen to by clicking here. I spoke to Ollie and Shinfo from L’Islet Records who told us about their... Continue Reading →
Click here to listen on Spotify A new year and a new big playlist of things I’ve been listening to that I aim to update monthly - in a change to past years though I’m not going to limit myself to 10 tracks and will just post however many feels right, but still aiming for... Continue Reading →
Click here to listen to the show As Christmas Day fell on A Saturday in 2021 my usual last Saturday of the month radio show shifted a week to New Year Day but it still felt like a good opportunity to look back at some of the live sessions featured throughout the year on BBC... Continue Reading →
Click here to listen on Spotify Another month with lots to chose from that I’ve whittled down to ten tracks for you added to my ongoing playlist for the year. In new stuff there’s Rhumba Club, IDLES, Courtey Barnett, Monster Magnet, Violet & Dave Grohl and something a bit different from Kiya Ashton from the... Continue Reading →
Earlier in the year Charlie Sherbourne released his debut single with his Guernsey based band, Charlie Sherbourne’s Man Feelings, The Ballad Of Billy Bradshaw and how he’s retuned with two further tracks, Lay Down My Soul and Wild Winds Blow. Both emerging on his YouTube channel with little to no fanfare the two tracks see... Continue Reading →
Granite Wolf Click here to listen to the show This month on my BBC Introducing In The Channel Islands I took a look at he new record from Granite Wolf and heard from Chaz Chapman about his new single. Granite Wolf dropped their debut single earlier in the month and I spoke to them as... Continue Reading →
Eloise Fabbri and her band On Sunday 6th June 2021, for the seventh year in a row, BBC Music Introducing In The Channel Islands curated a stage at Guernsey Arts’ Arts Sunday event on the St Peter Port Seafront in Guernsey showcasing a range of new and upcoming artists and music. The day started with... Continue Reading →
DanTurian in the studio Click here to listen to show May 2021 seems to have brought with it a bumper crop of new music and that was certainly reflected in my BBC Music Introducing In The Channel Islands show for the month. For my live session this month I was joined by DanTurian who has... Continue Reading →
Charlie Sherbourne's Man Feelings As I said when reviewing his debut single, The Ballad Of Billy Bradshaw, Charlie Sherbourne has been a familiar name on Guernsey’s music scene for a long while, but this show not only marked the release of his first original output but also a rare ‘big gig’ with his band in... Continue Reading →
Click here to listen now on Spotify Another busy month with live music well and truly back on the agenda in Guernsey and lots of new releases too, along with a few other bits. Of the new stuff I’ve got the debut single from A Band Of Squirrels and new tracks from Axon Bower, Burning... Continue Reading →
Tommy Girard 