2015 has felt like something of a divided year in music coming from the Bailiwick of Guernsey with a lot happening on the island while a few musicians and bands starting to make their mark and get some recognition in the wider world. Two names that immediately spring to mind in that regard are Mura Masa and Robyn Sherwell.... Continue Reading →
BBC Introducing Guernsey: April 2015 – Chloe Le Page in session and Robert J. Hunter music video
Click here to listen to the show For the April 2015 edition of BBC Introducing Guernsey I was joined in the studio by young singer-sonwriter Chloe Le Page for an interview and a live session. The show also featured a look behind the scenes of Robert J. Hunter's debut music video for his single Demons which... Continue Reading →
The Blockheads, Rentoclean and Isabelle Sheil – The Fermain Tavern – 10/04/15
As The Fermain Tavern began to fill with its sold out crowd there was a real sense that the first visit to the island by the legendary Blockheads would be a night to remember even before the first act took to the stage. That first act was Isabelle Sheil. Following on from last weekend’s impressive... Continue Reading →
Last of the Light Brigade, Lifejacket, To The Woods and Isabelle Sheil – The Fermain Tavern – 05/04/15
On Easter Sunday 2015, The Fermain Tavern hosted a gig that seemed to come with something of an extra spark of vitality for Guernsey's music scene, while also raising money for the Guernsey Mind charity. The show was headlined by Last of the Light Brigade, back to confirmed full force and with their original set... Continue Reading →
BBC Introducing Guernsey: January 2014 – Robert J. Hunter, Static Alice, Vale Earth Fair and StyxMusic
I was back on the radio on Saturday 25th January for the first BBC Introducing Guernsey show of 2014. In the show I spoke to Robert J. Hunter, who has just signed with Spectra Records and releases a new EP next month, and a couple of the people involved with the StyxMusic project for bringing... Continue Reading →