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Category Archives: Music – concerts, lists, reflections
Catherine McGrath at Bush Hall, Gengahr at Koko: 2/3 May 2018
I went to a couple of concerts last week. Two of my favourite artists of recent years; both making their way, and getting better all the time. First, on Wednesday 2 May, was Catherine McGrath at Bush Hall, Shepherds Bush. … Continue reading
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Tagged Bush Hall, Catherine McGrath, concerts, Gengahr, Koko, London, music
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Girl Ray at Heaven, Charing Cross, 18 April 2018
The week before last I went to Heaven, under the railway arches at Charing Cross station, to see Girl Ray. Heaven is best known for being a gay club, but it also hosts music gigs – Idles were playing there … Continue reading
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Tagged concerts, Girl Ray, Heaven Charing Cross, London, music
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Music for a Celtic Soul
Celtic soul is a term I use quite a lot when describing some of my favourite music. I devoted a chapter to it in my book, I Was There – A Musical Journey. It’s music that almost always has a … Continue reading
Posted in Music - concerts, lists, reflections, Music - Top Tens
Tagged Altan, Catherine McGrath, Celtic Soul, Christy Moore, CHVRCHES, Deacon Blue, Dolores Keane, Eleanor McEvoy and Mary Black, Glasvegas, Honeyblood, Hothouse Flowers, Idlewild, John Martyn, KT Tunstall, music, playlist, Sinead O'Connor, Snow Patrol, Texas, The Chieftains, The Corrs, The Cranberries, The Pogues, The Rails, The Waterboys, thin lizzy, U2, Van Morrison
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Palace Winter at the Sebright Arms, Bethnal Green, 20 March 2018
Palace Winter are a band I’ve been dying to see live. Formed by an Australian, Carl Coleman, and a Dane, Caspar Hesselager, their debut album “Waiting for the World to Turn” came out in 2016. I made it No 4 … Continue reading
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Tagged concerts, London, music, Palace Winter, Sebright Arms, The New Spring
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Four concerts: Catherine McGrath, Soccer Mommy, Jack Grelle and Rews
The concerts stacked up again last week. Four in six days. All incredibly enjoyable, in their different ways. First it was Catherine McGrath at the Camden Assembly on Monday. A pub with an upstairs venue, not far from the Roundhouse. … Continue reading
Sounds of London
A while back I put together a New York songs playlist. Well, if New York, then why not London too? Two of the great cities – very different and very similar. And one of the similarities is that they are … Continue reading
Posted in London, Music - concerts, lists, reflections, Music - Top Tens
Tagged London, music, Sounds of London, The Clash, The Jam
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Alvvays at the Roundhouse, 23 February 2018
On Friday just gone, DC and I went to the Roundhouse to see Canadian indie band Alvvays. I first came across them at End of the Road last year. What stood out for me then, even when I was suffering … Continue reading
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Tagged Alvvays, concerts, London, London Roundhouse, music
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James Blake at the Roundhouse, 5 February 2018
Last Monday, James Blake played the Roundhouse in the round. All seating, which was the difference to usual. After all, the Roundhouse is round! It was a concert I just couldn’t miss, so I paid a bit over the odds … Continue reading
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Tagged concerts, James Blake, London Roundhouse, music
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Four concerts: Francis Dunnery, This is the Kit, Josienne Clarke and Ben Walker and Honeyblood
I had a great little run of concerts recently. Got the New Year going. All small-to-medium in scale and based in West London, and including Honeyblood. The best band. The fun started on Sunday 21 January at Bush Hall in … Continue reading
The Guitar is the Star
I’ve been mucking around with a playlist on Spotify tonight, on and off. Inspired by my favourite tune of the moment, “Honey” by Pumarosa, which I wrote about recently. Since then it’s grown on me even more. The wonderful tension … Continue reading
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