Music in Guernsey in 2019

This is an excerpt of an article written by Tom Girard 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...

BBC Music Introducing In The Channel Islands: November 2019 – Track Not Found and Brunt

This is an excerpt of an article written by Tom Girard Track Not Found in the studioClick here to listen to the show On my BBC Music Introducing In The Channel Islands show for November 2019 we had a live session, a preview a new album and a listen to some of the acts I caught at BBC Music Introducing...

Catfish And The Bottlemen, Zuzu and John – BBC Music Introducing Live, Tobacco Dock – 31/10/19

This is an excerpt of an article written by Tom Girard Catfish And The BottlemenAlong with all the panels, seminars and masterclasses live music from upcoming artists was a big part of BBC Music Introducing Live and this was highlighted by two ‘headline’ events. One was a night of dance music broadcast on BBC Radio 1 on Friday 1st November...

BBC Music Introducing Live – Tobacco Dock, London – 31/10-2/11/19

This is an excerpt of an article written by Tom Girard Over the past 13 years being part of BBC Music Introducing has afforded me some unique opportunities, from visiting Abbey Road Studios to recently going Maida Vale Studios as The Recks recorded a live session there – BBC Music Introducing Live though was a rather different, but nonetheless impressive...