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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... Continue Reading →
A few weeks ago an album launch show happened that was something of a surprise to mark the release of the debut album from Dan Ashplant, No Nonesense. On the night Ashplant played a majority of the record live (playing lead guitar and singing along to a self recorded backing track) but now I’ve finally... Continue Reading →
Dan Ashplant A couple of years ago a single appeared from young singer songwriter Dan Ashplant but, after that, he seemed to go very quiet. Now though, in August 2021, a debut album, No Nonsense, has been released and to mark the launch Dan staged a show in the Cafe at St James alongside fellow... Continue Reading →
Click here to listen to the show now I presented another two hours of new music from around the Channel Islands on Saturday 31st July 2021 and once again BBC Music Introducing In The Channel Islands was packed with a range of sounds. My guest in session for this month was the man behind A... Continue Reading →
Click here to listen to the show For my December 2019 edition of BBC Music Introducing in the Channel Islands I presented a look back at some of the best of the live sessions we've featured across the year. Along with the sessions recorded in our studio from the likes of The Cor Damme Lars... Continue Reading →
After a couple of years where music in Guernsey had upped its game, across the board, to a level that continues to surprise many visitors to the island, or those who hear Guernsey based bands when they venture away, 2019 has had to me a slightly different feel. While the quality of music certainly hasn't... Continue Reading →
With the abundance of music schools in Guernsey giving young musicians a chance to explore things away from the traditional classical basis of the school's music service, it's no surprise that more and more youngsters are once again forming bands or creating their own music. One such performer is Dan Ashplant who recently released a... Continue Reading →
Of all my monthly playlists so far this one feels possibly the most varied, spanning everything from first wave black metal to a brand new, self-released debut country EP. A few particular highlights comes with Mastodon's Blood And Thunder as I experienced live at the end of January when I caught the band at Brixton... Continue Reading →
Click here to listen to the show For February edition of BBC Music Introducing In Guernsey I featured a familiar band along side a brand new artist. Lord Vapour will be well known to anyone with an eye on the island's music scene through their relentless gigging and well received albums, particularly their second Semuta... Continue Reading →
Click here to listen to the show BBC Music Introducing In Guernsey started off the new year with a whole load of brand new music. As well as new tracks from new from the likes of BLAKALASKA, Blacksmith, Lord Vapour and Robert J. Hunter I had two live guests. The live session of the month came from Hollie Lucia, including... Continue Reading →
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