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We are thrilled that the winner of the Leylines competition has been announced !! https://www.spiralearth.co.uk/win-tickets-to-see-the-leylines/ Christine Hall plus a guest will be off to the Ropetackle Arts tomorrow !! We hope you have a wonderful evening !! There are still a few tickets left if you are quick! Visit https://ropetacklecentre.co.uk/events/the-leylines/ for more details.
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How do you turn an album launch into a global event? That must have been the task set to the marketing team behind the launch of the new album by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. How do you create an ‘experience’ in an age where the bulk of music consumption is digital, where we… Read more »
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Playing music for our times, Faustus take traditional English music, rip it up, put it together again and move it on. A vigorous rhythmic impetus and rock/prog rock influence propels the sound into the here and now and a range of instruments deployed in unconventional ways gives a unique texture, depth and variety to the… Read more »
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56 years old Towersey Festival is the longest running folk festival in the country and for a good proportion of five and a half decades was held in the village which bears the name. However when that was no longer an option the entire operation stayed close to home at the nearby showground whilst still… Read more »
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When all the world is nesh, nights are dark and telly schedules are stacked up with seasonal specials old and new, there’s only one seasonal speciality to see you through advent–the Christmas songs of Kate Rusby. She’ll give you the old and traditional, infused with lively and impassioned newness.Twenty-five years and more of writing, arranging… Read more »
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Ewan McLennan has, in a short space of time, come to be known as a guitarist at the forefront of his generation; a troubadour, balladeer and storyteller cut in the old style; a singer that can move audiences with his passion and pathos; and a songwriter for whom social justice is still a burning issue…. Read more »
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The Smoke Fairies, Jessica Davis and Katherine Blamire, return with a new album in January 2020. The duo has released another track ‘Disconnect’ from the album entitled ‘Darkness Brings The Wonders Home’, released on 31 January 2020. Listen to it below… Smoke Fairies UK tour dates – February 2020 Feb 1 Manchester Soup Kitchen Feb… Read more »
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One of the great storytellers, Ralph McTell, is now celebrating more than 50 years on the road. Known for his virtuoso guitar style, he is primarily a prolific and gifted songwriter. With a style that invites you into a unique world, he weaves a narrative that is both significant and poignant. Two years into his… Read more »
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The Leylines was founded by a group of musicians in Weston-super-Mare (via Bristol), wishing to combine their individual musical styles into something that isn’t quite folk, sort of punk, 100% heart- pounding revelry. This unique sound, combined with frontman Steve Mitchell’s lyrics centred around life on the road and the state of society, has launched the band into the heart of the live music community and made them firm favourites of the festival circuit…. Read more »
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Get the tissues ready …. Spiral Award Winners Jamie Smith’s Mabon have announced that they will tour for the last time next year. In an announcement made today, drummer Iolo said: Hello Mabonistas – friends, fans and followers all! We have some big news to share with you: after twenty years of good times, Mabon… Read more »
