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Tag Archives: Emily Barker and the Red Clay Halo
My Top Ten – “Duende”… Sad Songs
Back in 2008 – it doesn’t seem that long ago – the music journalist Laura Barton wrote a wonderful piece in her Guardian column, “Hail, Hail Rock’n’Roll” about what she called Duende, or what the singer Nick Cave described as … Continue reading →
Emily Barker and the Red Clay Halo, Hoxton Hall, 8 March 2013
I went to see Emily Barker and the Red Clay Halo at Hoxton Hall, just north of the City, on Friday night. It was the last of three gigs in London featuring songs from the forthcoming album, “Dear River”. It’s … Continue reading →
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Tagged Dear River, Emily Barker and the Red Clay Halo, folk, Hoxton Hall, music
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My Top Ten – 2012 Albums and more besides…
Let’s cut to the chase. This is my Top Ten for 2012, then I’ll explain. 1. Wrecking Ball – Bruce Springsteen 2. Dead & Born & Grown – The Staves 3. Channel Orange – Frank Ocean 4. Twins – Ty … Continue reading →
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Tagged Ben Howard, Bruce Springsteen, Emily Barker and the Red Clay Halo, Flying Lotus, Frank Ocean, Gretchen Parlato, Guardian, Howler, Kendrick Lamarr, Little By Listen, Melody's Echo Chamber, music, NME, Portico Quartet, Tame Impala, The Staves, Ty Segall, We Are Augustines, Wooden Shjips
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Have You Heard? – (29) “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face”
With apologies to any all-out rockers reading this blog, who might have strayed this way having read my Top Ten on Air Guitar, this is all about a wonderful love song. No riffs, just beauty… “The First Time Ever I … Continue reading →
Emily Barker at the Union Chapel… and the Rocking Trio at the King’s Head, Islington
I’ve just had the most brilliant musical evening. I’m staying up late to write about it because I’m away for the next few days. And I’m still buzzing… It started with Emily Barker and the Red Clay Halo at the … Continue reading →
Emily Barker and the Red Clay Halo at the Half Moon, Putney
On the Tuesday just gone, 27 March, I went along, with a couple of friends, to the Half Moon, Putney, just along from Putney Bridge, in South West London, to see Emily Barker and the Red Clay Halo. I was … Continue reading →
Two gigs and three discoveries
This week I’ve been to two gigs and enjoyed some fantastic music. Also, through a retweet on Twitter, I’ve discovered a band whose music I really like. This is the great thing about music generally, but also about going to … Continue reading →
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Tagged Emily Barker, Emily Barker and the Red Clay Halo, Mark King, music, Ronnie Scott's, Sumudu, The Staves
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