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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...
December 28, 2019 by Tom Girard
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Playlist – November 2019

This is an excerpt of an article written by Tom Girard Another mix of things from doom to jazz to ‘Madchester’ this month. In brand new things there’s music from The Other World’s debut EP The Silver Tree, the debut single from the brilliantly named Those Fucking Snowflakes, the title track from the new Byzanthian Neckbeard album, a preview of...
November 30, 2019 by Tom Girard
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Mods vs Rockers: The Risk and Coastal Fire Dept – The Vault – 15/11/19

This is an excerpt of an article written by Tom Girard Colin Leach and Mark Le Gallez of The RiskAfter a run of bigger gigs both in Guernsey and further afield there was something refreshing about heading back into a smaller venue on a cold November night to catch what was billed the next chapter in the supposed ongoing conflict...
November 20, 2019 by Tom Girard
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Playlist – October 2019

This is an excerpt of an article written by Tom Girard Lots of new music this month from various places and a couple of old ‘classics’ too. Starting off with stuff closer to home there’s new music from Byzanthian Neckbeard’s Extinction EP and the new single from Track Not Found. Further afield I’ve got tracks from King Nun’s debut album...
October 31, 2019 by Tom Girard
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St James Presents… Sacred Hearts, Thee Jenerarors, The Risk, The Crowband – St James Concert Hall – 12/10/19

This is an excerpt of an article written by Tom Girard Sacred HeartsFor the best of the last forty years Mark Le Gallez, and a rotating, suitably motley, crew of collaborators have been carving a furrow in Guernsey’s music scene that have taken them as far afield as Germany and California across a number of bands and the latest St...
October 16, 2019 by Tom Girard
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Music In Guernsey In 2018

This is an excerpt of an article written by Tom Girard A year ago, when I was writing my review of music in Guernsey in 2017, I commented that it felt like a year when the bands and musicians in and from the island had all, collectively, taken a great step forward I terms of the quality of what was...
December 27, 2018 by Tom Girard
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Sound At St James – St James Concert Hall, Guernsey – 27-28/10/18

This is an excerpt of an article written by Tom Girard Of Empires on the main stageFor as long as I can remember St James, the impressive looking former church on the main road into St Peter Port, has been the home of classical music in Guernsey with rarely anything even bordering on pop gracing its impressive main hall, or...
November 2, 2018 by Tom Girard
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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 –...
September 29, 2018 by Tom Girard
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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...
September 25, 2018 by Tom Girard
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BBC Music Introducing In Guernsey: June 2018 – Arts Sunday Lookback

This is an excerpt of an article written by Tom Girard Click here to listen to the show For the June 2018 edition BBC Music Introducing In Guernsey its a bit of a special looking back at our stage on Arts Sunday earlier in the month. With that in mind there are live sets from Kiya Ashton, Ukuladeez, Track Not...
June 30, 2018 by Tom Girard