BBC Music Introducing In The Channel Islands: January 2021 – Independent Venue Week and Eloise Fabbri in session – 30/01/21

Click here to listen to the show For my first BBC Music Introducing In The Channel Islands radio show of 2021 I marked Independent Venue Week, had a brand new live session and, of course, our track of the week. For Independent Venue Week I spoke to Jon Bisson from St James in Guernsey who...

Music in Guernsey (and the Channel Islands) in 2020

I don’t really know how else to begin my review of music in Guernsey and the Channel Islands this year other than to say something that has already been said far too many times over the past twelve months, that it has been an odd year in pretty much all regards. I also don’t want...

March 2020 Playlist

Click here to go straight to the Spotify playlist To say March has been an odd month for all of us would be an understatement but with that, and particularly before everything kicked off in earnest, there was a lot of great music going on that I've distilled into my playlist. I'm not going to...

Flexagon – 7 Nocturnes East – Album and Exhibition

Guernsey's north east coast, from St. Peter Port to Bordeaux Harbour, is an area much discussed in some regards but in others it feels somewhat over looked. Being the more commercial and industrial part of the island it's natural beauty as well as the life of it is not often as represented as the more...

BBC Music Introducing In The Channel Islands: February 2020 – Magic Moustache and Bubblebrain Records

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...

BBC Music Introducing In The Channel Islands: January 2020 – Joe Corbin and Flexagon

Click here to listen to the show For my edition of BBC Music Introducing In The Channel Islands I took a look at two new releases from artists from the islands along with tracks from a range of acts. Joe Corbin joined me in session and to tell us about his new EP Fool In...

BBC Music Introducing In Guernsey: February 2019 – Lord Vapour and Dan Ashplant

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...

Music In Guernsey In 2018

A year ago, when I was writing my review of music in Guernsey in 2017, I commented that it felt like a year when the bands and musicians in and from the island had all, collectively, taken a great step forward I terms of the quality of what was being produced and the professionalism with...

Out Of The Box – Various Artists

Every few years it seems someone strikes on the idea of releasing a compilation album celebrating something of Guernsey's music scene. From the Guernsey Rock Album in the early 1980s through Twist Records GBG series they have acted as a glimpse into what's happening in the island's 'scene' at a specific moment in time. New...

Tantale album launch with The Recks, Lord Vapour and Flexagon – The Fermain Tavern – 10/02/18

On Saturday 10th February Tantale launched their third album, Tightrope (read my review here), with a special show at The Fermain Tavern. With the venue redecorated as a kind of post apocalyptic garden by Tyler Ayres of Ghosthaus, Tantale were joined by Lord Vapour, The Recks and Flexagon for the celebration. You can get Tightrope...