BBC Music Introducing In The Channel Islands: February 2020 – Magic Moustache and Bubblebrain Records

This is an excerpt of an article written by Tom Girard Greg and Joe of Magic Moustache RecordsClick here to listen to the show For my February 2020 edition of BBC Music Introducing In The Channel Islands we had something a little different as I spoke to a pair of record labels from the islands about events and releases they...

February 2020 Playlist

This is an excerpt of an article written by Tom Girard Click here to go straight to the Spotify playlist This has felt like another musically very busy month with Guernsey’s music scene getting back into its own swing after the usual quieter January and lots of other stuff going besides. From the Guernsey scene I’ve got a couple of...

Parish 13 – A Rum Do

This is an excerpt of an article written by Tom Girard I first encountered the Jersey based five-piece Parish 13 at the Sark Roots Festival back in 2017 when I made note of their unconventional appearance and approach as looking like something from Royston Vasey in The League Of Gentlemen. While maybe a little extreme, that description still seems to...

BBC Music Introducing In The Channel Islands: January 2020 – Joe Corbin and Flexagon

This is an excerpt of an article written by Tom Girard Joe Corbin in the studioClick here to listen to the show For my edition of BBC Music Introducing In The Channel Islands I took a look at two new releases from artists from the islands along with tracks from a range of acts. Joe Corbin joined me in session...

BBC Music Introducing In The Channel Islands – August 2019 – Unplugged Club, Hip Hop Coffee Shop and Tadhg Daly

This is an excerpt of an article written by Tom Girard Click here to listen to the show For my edition of BBC Music Introducing In The Channel Islands for August 2019 there was a packed line up. Rather than the usual live, acoustic session in the studio I headed to the Guernsey Gigs Unplugged Club and recorded some tracks...

BBC Music Introducing in the Channel Islands – May 2019 – The Cor Damme Lars

This is an excerpt of an article written by Tom Girard The Cor Damme Lars in the studioClick here to listen to the show This month I was back across all Channel Islands once again for BBC Music Introducing In The Channel Islands with new music from Guernsey, Jersey, Sark and Alderney all represented (I’ve still not got anything from...

Sark Roots Festival 2018 – 14-16/09/18

This is an excerpt of an article written by Tom Girard Sark Roots FestivalFor a third year a field at the north-eastern most point of the tiny island of Sark was converted for the weekend into one of the most relaxed and convivial festivals sites I’ve ever encountered, for the Sark Roots Festival. Once again the event featured three days...