I went to a music conference yesterday. Not for me a long trip up the M6, service station breakfast and an overdraft to cover the car parking fees. For this was an online conference in the comfort of my own office. Whilst the prospect of live streaming gigs being the future of music is depressing, …
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When I last saw Charlie Law it was at the launch of his last EP at The Angel in Woodbridge back in July 2017. It was the first gig in a series he had planned to promote his EP but almost the very next day the tour had been cancelled… something was up. Very shortly …
Following a five year semi-hiatus (with a handful of music-only events), the Bury St Edmunds Fringe Festival relaunches as a fully-fledged, six-week-long arts festival in March and April 2018. Run by a committee of independent local promoters on a completely voluntary basis, the Bury Fringe aims to showcase and celebrate the amazing wealth of arts and …
Unfortunately we couldn’t squeeze this story into our February issue so let us tell you about this gig that is happening in Lowestoft this coming Saturday. On 17th February, Suffolk folk singer and songwriter, John Ward, will host a special music day at CAMRA award-winning pub, The Stanford Arms in Lowestoft. The aim is to …
The Stortford Music Festival makes a welcome return this year, and a slot on the main stage will be awarded to the winner of Sounds Like Teen Spirit, a band competition for under 18s. The competition is open to solo musicians or full bands. Festival organiser Twig is encouraging school and college bands from the …
EP launches tend to be low key, personal affairs. Typically, they attract people who already know the style of music on offer and are keen to hear new material. On Sunday night, in the Barrack Room of The Kings Head in Woodbridge, Kevin Walford and Kelly Pritchard hosted just such an event to introduce us …
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Philip Marino is an American singer songwriter now based in Colchester. He has been given the opportunity to have his music produced by Simone Felice in New York. Simone has just produced the number one album ‘Cleopatra’ by ‘The Lumineers’ and Philip has long been a fan of Simone’s music. Not surprising then that he is …
Legend has it that every August people would gather around the tiny hamlet of Eastfolk to trade wares and stories. It was part harvest festival, part reunion for the thatcher’s, herdsmen, brewers and story tellers. People would meet here, between the lands of the folk from the north and the folk from the south, to …