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Elliot Falla and The Blue Valentines Single Launch – The Vault – 22/03/19

This is an excerpt of an article written by Tom Girard Elliot Falla & The Blue ValentinesOver the last year Elliot Falla & The Blue Valentines have released a series of singles while gigging around Brighton. For their latest release, So Easy, they returned to Falla’s home island of Guernsey to launch the track with a show at The Vault. Before they took to stage though new band Yes Kevin kicked things off playing largely...
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Elliot Falla And The Blue Valentines – So Easy

This is an excerpt of an article written by Tom Girard It’s been a couple of years since I had a close look at anything by Guernsey born singer songwriter Elliot Falla, but that isn’t because he’s been keeping quiet. Quite the contrary… after his debut EP Screaming At The Sky and regular gigs in Guernsey he made the move to Brighton where he’s not only been studying music but has formed a band, The...
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Dan Ashplant – King Of The Country Road

This is an excerpt of an article written by Tom Girard With the abundance of music schools in Guernsey giving young musicians a chance to explore things away from the traditional classical basis of the school’s music service, it’s no surprise that more and more youngsters are once again forming bands or creating their own music. One such performer is Dan Ashplant who recently released a debut EP of his own songs, King Of The...
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Rock Of Ages 1 – Princess Royal Centre For The Performing Arts – 24/10/08

This is an excerpt of an article written by Tom Girard Danny of About An HourMy final revived review (for now at least) from 2008, this one was the first night of a new series of events giving access to live music in an all ages setting. The Rock of Ages shows went on for a few years, moving venue later on, but were a great breeding ground for new bands. So the first night...
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About An Hour and Lydia Pugh – Barbados Night Club – 19/10/08

This is an excerpt of an article written by Tom Girard Lydia PughMy second to last review revived from 2008 and possibly the only live music event I can remember happening at Barbados at the rather awkward time of around midnight on a Sunday night/Monday morning… With everyone involved in local music always seemingly going on about the lack of venues on the island, it is always nice to see another place open its doors...
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