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Once again a mix of things for my June 2022 playlist which you can listen to along with all the other tracks I’ve playlisted so far this year over on Spotify by clicking here. When it comes to new stuff there’s tracks from Volleyball, Alfie Butel, Sam Brace and Mark Le Gallez. Besides those I’ve... Continue Reading →
With summer festival season now in full swing I took the chance to reflect a bit of that on my BBC Music Introducing In The Channel Islands show on Saturday 25th June, which you can listen to by clicking here. While Chaos in Guernsey and Good Vibrations in Jersey were in full swing I caught... Continue Reading →
While it had looked like a more quiet weekend this weekend the somewhat last minute announcement of this show featuring five solo and duo acts upstairs at St James piqued my interest so I thought I’d head along. Elliot Albert Orchard & Callum began proceedings, initially joined by Pips drummer Jake Pemberton as Orchard, sat... Continue Reading →
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... Continue Reading →
Click here to listen to the show For my December 2020 edition of BBC Music Introducing In The Channel Islands, the last of the year and falling on Boxing Day, I took back at the live music we’ve feature across the year on the show. Along with that I had a new session and interview... Continue Reading →
Click here to go straight to the Spotify playlist A new year and so a new playlist begins but as ever I'll add around ten tracks to it a month and post an update here - if you just want to listen to the tracks then head over to Spotify and give the playlist a... Continue Reading →
Fool In Love sees Guernsey/London based singer-songwriter Joe Corbin pick up where his debut EP, Brixton Sky, left off — marrying blues with more relaxed styles to make something of his own. Still Get High starts things off and, while it can be an invigorating stomp of a track live, here it provides a redemptive... Continue Reading →
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... 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 →
Tommy Girard 