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There's something about the combination of a hot and sweaty summer night, a small bar and loud music that makes for a great combination and that was certainly in evidence on Saturday 14th July 2018 as Lord Vapour and Coastal Fire Dept took to the stage at The Vault. Starting with a loud blast of... Continue Reading →
Another flashback from my archive originally written for BBC Guernsey Unsigned (the forerunner to BBC Music Introducing in Guernsey) going back a decade to one of Guernsey's more minor 'festival' style events, Mudstock. This was a biker party of a sort with a lot of live bands and I am aware of it happening twice... Continue Reading →
Savage Sons emerged onto the scene about a year ago as a full band and quickly set about bringing their own take on the blues to Guernsey's pub circuit. Now they have released their debut EP, Howlin', and continue that trend on record. The band combine a classic blues rock sound with a laconic Americana... Continue Reading →
Now in its 14th year I think it's safe to say that, after the Vale Earth Fair, Chaos (aka Chaos Weekend or Chaos Festival) is one of the most established events in the Channel Islands music calendar regularly attracting visitors from Jersey, the U.K. and mainland Europe. Over that time it's developed hugely from a... Continue Reading →
Click here to listen to the show For the June 2018 edition BBC Music Introducing In Guernsey its a bit of a special looking back at our stage on Arts Sunday earlier in the month. With that in mind there are live sets from Kiya Ashton, Ukuladeez, Track Not Found, The Honest Crooks and SugarSlam... Continue Reading →
With the exception of a one-off event featuring Brunt last autumn it's been a long a time since the downstairs bar at The Golden Lion has welcomed any of Guernsey's original hard rock acts. So, when they announced a weekend of the heavier stuff, there was some sense of anticipation and not a small amount... Continue Reading →
This latest band on Guernsey's (sort of) folk scene also seem to be, in one sense, it's most enigmatic. Seigneur Hedge Veg are a band whose name I've heard in vague mentions for a little while but had never heard anything from until, a few weeks ago, their leader appeared during an event at The... Continue Reading →
For a fourth year BBC Music Introducing in Guernsey was part of Guernsey Arts Commission's Arts Sunday event on 10th June. The event, this year focussed on the theme of 'Express Yourself', took over the St Peter Port seafront from 10 until 4 and featured a showcase of pretty much every facet of the arts... Continue Reading →
In the past there has been something of a tradition of energetic live music performances in the heart of St Peter Port. From the likes of My Generation being famously photographed in Church Square in the 1960s to the Market Rock events in the 90s there was often a chance to catch Guernsey's up and... Continue Reading →
