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Chvrches at Alexandra Palace, 7 February 2019
Chvrches played at Alexandra Palace last Thursday, the first leg of their UK tour, promoting last year’s album – their third – “Love is Dead”. “Ally Pally” is up in North London, perched on a hill which affords amazing views … Continue reading
Posted in Music - concerts, lists, reflections
Tagged Alexandra Palace, CHVRCHES, concerts, Let's Eat Grandma, music
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My Top Ten Albums of 2018
2018. Another amazing year of music. I probably saw more concerts than ever before. And so many good bands coming through. The return of a few artists whose records I’ve loved in recent years too. I get asked how I … Continue reading
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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2016 – The Year in Music
In such a politically traumatic year – the year of Brexit and Trump – and a year of many horrors, including Aleppo, the murder of Jo Cox MP here in England, the killings in Berlin just the other day, what … Continue reading
Posted in Music - concerts, lists, reflections
Tagged 2016, Amber Arcades, Bruce Springsteen, CHVRCHES, concerts, End of the Road, Latitude 2016, music, Radiohead
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Two great concerts: Wolf Alice at the Forum; Chvrches at the Royal Albert Hall
This week I’ve been to two outstanding concerts. On Tuesday it was Wolf Alice at the Forum in Kentish Town. Last night, Chvrches at the Royal Albert Hall. Wolf Alice Chvrches I went to Wolf Alice with my friend Jon … Continue reading
Posted in Music - concerts, lists, reflections
Tagged Bloody Knees, CHVRCHES, concerts, Forum Kentish Town, music, Royal Albert Hall, Shura, Swim Deep, Wolf Alice
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My Top Twenty – Scottish pop tunes!
This one got sparked off by a recent discussion at work about SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon’s choices on Desert Island Discs. Mostly Scottish, but that turned out to be quite wide-ranging, many not exactly Scottish. It got me thinking about … Continue reading
Posted in Music - concerts, lists, reflections, Music - Top Tens
Tagged Average White Band, CHVRCHES, Cocteau Twins, Glasvegas, Idlewild, Jesus And Mary Chain, John Martyn, KT Tunstall, music, Orange Juice, Primal Scream, Rezillos, Rod Stewart, Scotland, Scottish sounds, Sensational Alex Harvey Band, Simple Minds, Teenage Fanclub, Texas, The Associates, The Skids, Waterboys
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Influences and passions : Chvrches, The Staves, Genghar… and Elton John
In London yesterday it rained, then rained, then rained some more. I used it as a reason to start editing the quotes out of my book, so it’s easier to publish commercially, and just to veg out a bit, watching … Continue reading
Posted in Music - concerts, lists, reflections
Tagged CHVRCHES, Elton John, Elvis Costello, Gengahr, music, Spectacle, The Staves
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