Jun 6, 2022
Three weeks from now, give or take,
Moseley Park will jump to the Mostly Jazz Funk and Soul
Festival - a three-day event that will bring you exactly
that: Jazz, Funk, and Soul. Some stellar acts are booked, and
a whole host of up-and-coming and established local acts as well. I
have listed some of the main names at the...
Apr 24, 2021
Joe Broughton is a non-stop
phenomenon. Years and years ago, I navigated the dusty corridors in
the old Birmingham Conservatoire building, to write a blog post
about the Conservatoire folk ensemble. It was a thrill, ducking and
weaving through that old building, getting closer and closer to the
explosive NOISE that Joe...
Apr 22, 2021
Stephen Duffy straddles
different genres in a way that few have ever done. He grew up in
Birmingham; our conversation is littered with local references
covering legendary studios, musos, and people. While still in
Birmingham, he scored his first huge success as Tin
Tin. In due course he went solo as Stephen
Duffy, and...
Apr 15, 2021
This third series of Lives in Music
doesn't just concentrate on peoples' music journeys.
It also has one consistent thread running through everyone's lives:
that of Covid 19, the resultant lockdown, and the effect it's
had on people's activities. My guest in this edition is someone you
will almost certainly have seen if...
Apr 8, 2021
I first
met Tom Hyland, when he was strutting his guitar
stuff with an early version of the now long gone but much-loved
Alternative Dubstep Orchestra. I've followed Tom
since, first on my blog about the risky steps of
going fully pro with Electric Swing
Circus, as he dove head-first into Electro
Swing. From the band...