BBC Music Introducing In The Channel Islands: L’Islet Records and Josh Le Tissier – 28/05/22

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...

December 2021 and Best Of 2021 Playlists

Click here to listen on Spotify December has been a funny one for me for a few reasons but there still been some great music to get us through to the end of the year. Earlier in the month I discovered the great new band Wet Leg thanks to Lula & Gene and I’ve also...

Music In Guernsey (And The Channel Islands) in 2021

A year ago, as I looked back at music around the islands in 2020, I said something along the lines of ‘here’s to things returning to normal in 2021’, and, while that hasn’t been quite as true a prediction as I think we’d all hoped, it’s fair today at that, for new Music at least,...

Coastal Fire Dept – What Do I/Gun acoustic singles

Back at the end of the Summer Guernsey alt-rockers Coastal Fire Dept dropped their What Do I EP that featured an acoustic take of their previous single Loner, upon hearing which I said I hope we might hear more from them in that style - and now we have with two singles, acoustic versions of...

HopePunk Records Presents Burning At Both Ends, Marine Boy and Bloomfield – The Mariner’s In – 20/11/21

It’s been a few years since the last time I went to, or even heard about, a new music event at The Mariner’s Inn on The Bridge in Guernsey and evening before it started this had the feel of a slightly strange one with, it appeared, a visiting band in Marine Boy and being organised...

L’Islet Records present a weekend of music – The Vault – 17-18/09/21

With festival season in Guernsey well and truly over L’Islet Records kick started the autumn gigging calendar with a pair of back to back shows at The Vault with an acoustic night in Friday 17th and a (almost) fully electric show on Saturday 18th September...

BBC Music Introducing In The Channel Islands: Minister Blessed and Von Cassidy – 25/09/21

This month on my BBC Music Introducing In The Channel Islands radio show I took a look ahead to the upcoming Afrocarribean Jammin’ night at the Tav and featured our track of the week...

Coastal Fire Dept – What Do I EP

Guernsey grungers Coastal Fire Dept have had a busy summer with a series of shows and single releases now topped off with a new three track EP, What Do I combining more of the alt rock we’ve come to expect from them with something a bit different. The title track thunders out of the gates...

August 2021 Playlist

Click here to go straight to the playlist Can’t believe it’s already been a month, August has been a crazy one with loads going on musically for me and here’s a flavour of it. Let’s start with the brand new stuff I’ve got new tracks from Coastal Fire Dept, HOWL and Dan Ashplant with other...

BBC Music Introducing In The Channel Islands: Vale Earth Fair Preview – 28/08/21

Vale Castle packed for the Vale Earth Fair Click here to listen to the show For my August 2021 edition of BBC Music Introducing In The Channel Islands radio show it was a packed show of music from the islands. Thought the two hours there were brand new tracks from The Tarantulips, Flexagon with Mike...