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Out Of The Box – Various Artists
This is an excerpt of an article written by Tom Girard Every few years it seems someone strikes on the idea of releasing a compilation album celebrating something of Guernsey’s music scene. From the Guernsey Rock Album in the early 1980s through Twist Records GBG series they have acted as a glimpse into what’s happening in the island’s ‘scene’ at a specific moment in time. New release Out Of The Box certainly does this too,...
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The Honest Crooks vs Clameur De Haro – The Vault – 05/10/18
This is an excerpt of an article written by Tom Girard With the summer festival season now well and truly in the rear view mirror it seems to have become a bit of a tradition for The Vault to put on a particularly great night as we move into autumn. Last year it came from SugarSlam and Granite Wolf, and this year, as the weather began to shift, The Honest Crooks and Clameur De Haro...
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2018 Summer of Music in Guernsey
This is an excerpt of an article written by Tom Girard The Honest CrooksI’m sure it’s a trend I’ve mentioned in the past but more than ever the ‘summer festival season’ in Guernsey is, like it’s larger counterparts in the U.K. and Europe, getting longer and more packed each year. Barely a weekend went by without some event happening and calling itself a festival somewhere in the Bailiwick so, of course, I haven’t been able...
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BBC Music Introducing in Guernsey: September 2018 – Robert J Hunter live
This is an excerpt of an article written by Tom Girard The Robert J. Hunter Band at The Long Road Festival (BBC Music Introducing)Click here to listen to the show While it might be well and truly autumn I continue to revel in a packed summer of festivals on the September 2018 edition of BBC Music Introducing In Guernsey – which also marks the shows 10th birthday! The highlight of this month’s show comes from...
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Guitar Music Is Dead – The Fermain Tavern – 22/09/18
This is an excerpt of an article written by Tom Girard The RiskPresented by the possibly fictional record label L’islet Records, Guitar Music Is Dead! was something of an ironic name for this event at The Fermain Tavern, as it featured four bands spanning a wide range of unarguably guitar based sounds. The first of these was a rare outing from Le Quesne. For this show the band appeared as a duo with leader Tyler...