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Click here to listen to the show On the July 2018 edition of BBC Music Introducing In Guernsey I had another show packed with exciting new and live music. First of all we were joined in the studio for a session and chat by Joe Corbin who is due to release his debut EP, Brixton Sky,... Continue Reading →
Click here to listen to the show BBC Music Introducing in Guernsey started the new year with a look at two new releases by band's from the island. First was Track Not Found who released their debut EP, The Only Way Is Lost, just before Christmas. They spoke to me about making the record, supporting... Continue Reading →
Click here to listen to the show As I've explored in my recent blog (click here to read it) 2017 has been quite an impressive year for music in and from Guernsey. For the December edition of BBC Introducing Guernsey I took a look through some of the best music and some of the live... Continue Reading →
When I first started thinking about what to include in my review of music in Guernsey and the Bailiwick in 2017 I was having a hard time thinking of what the big, defining aspect of the year had been. Other years there have been new festivals, large-scale events or individual bands who have really stood... Continue Reading →
Click here to listen to the show Earlier this month BBC Music Introducing celebrated 10 years of supporting new and upcoming music from around the British Isles with BBC Introducing Day. For the October 2017 edition of BBC Introducing in Guernsey then, I presented a show very much looking back and looking forward. The first... Continue Reading →
Back in January Nessi Gomes made her long-awaited return to a Guernsey stage to play a set of all her own material and launch her debut album, Diamond & Demons, with a very special event at The Fermain Tavern. Along with Nessi were stand out performances from both folk duo Blue Mountains and the Buffalo... Continue Reading →
Click here to listen to the show As BBC Introducing enters its tenth year I started off 2017 with a special live session from Nessi Gomes, a look at Robert J. Hunter's new album and a selection of brand new music from around the islands. Following the release of her debut album, Diamonds & Demons, last autumn Nessi... Continue Reading →
Having first made her presence known playing highly regarded sets of acoustic cover versions around Guernsey over the last decade, 2016 saw Nessi Gomes refocus her attention to her own music and, following a wildly successful crowd funding campaign through IndieGoGo, release her first collection of original music, Diamonds & Demons. While Gomes' live performances... Continue Reading →
Click here to listen to the show To round off 2016 on BBC Introducing Guernsey I put together a show packed with some of the best music featured on the show across the year. Featured were tracks from our regular acoustic sessions including Burning At Both Ends, The Secret Smiles, Clameur de Haro and more. There were also... Continue Reading →
2016 has been another packed year for music in Guernsey and the Bailiwick. With more festivals than ever, events seemingly most nights of the week all year and many records released covering everything from acoustic folk to drum 'n' bass to heavy metal its fair to say the 'scene' is possibly the most varied it... Continue Reading →
Tommy Girard 