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Richard Marx

Richard Marx

by | Jul 8, 2019

One of the singer songwriters our site holds in high esteem along with Steve Stills, Chris Rea and Leo Sayer is the US writer and performer Richard Marx. As he was part of the first Sunday British Summer Time show in London’s Hyde Park, we sought a brief chat on an afternoon which was pretty busy for him. Nonetheless we were graciously received by his manager and Mr & Mrs Marx, so we covered what time allowed…and some gig news:

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Michael Armstrong – Looking For The World (Single)

Michael Armstrong – Looking For The World (Single)

by | Oct 7, 2018

A new single from the Surrey songsmith and taken from a second album long in gestation but out in a few weeks. Armstrong writes on guitar and keyboards and is in the tradition of Billy Joel, Gilbert O’Sullivan, Don Fagen, Leo Sayer and Tiny Tim…just kidding with the last one, Mike!

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Cornbury Music Festival 2018, July 2018, Great Tew Park, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

Cornbury Music Festival 2018, July 2018, Great Tew Park, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

by | Jul 16, 2018

A phoenix-style return to love for 2018 – and beyond – found us Cornbury fans trekking back to the middle of nowhere (aka the Tews) for more music and entertainment . And some winceworthy ‘comedy’..It’s quite Ok driving around this area in the day and we found the signposting somewhat better this year. At night, driving around is hideous, for a stranger to the area. Whatever the expenditure on facilities in this neck of the woods, it sure ain’t going on lighting!

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Mike Read

Mike Read

by | Mar 1, 2018

For a radio fan of many years’ listening, the chance to talk radio in depth with veteran turntable titan Mike Read was not going to be missed.

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Imagination feat. Leee John – Retropia

Imagination feat. Leee John – Retropia

by | Oct 8, 2017

We have much time for Leee John. He makes great records, can readily turn his hand to jazz and we have never seen him give a bad performance, rather he has given some of the best we have seen, singing like an angel and giving his muscular band room to explore the funk. Here we have a set of twelve new songs plus some extra’s. And very welcome, too.

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Albert Hammond – In Symphony

Albert Hammond – In Symphony

by | Jul 2, 2017

I was talking to the genial Albert one time at Ronnie Scott’s and he casually said that probably I hadn’t heard half the records he had made. When I politely challenged this he explained that 50 per cent of his output was sung in Spanish, solely for the South American/Latin market…such is the industry and artistry of this man.

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Peter Donegan – Superman

Peter Donegan – Superman

by | Jul 2, 2017

Once I had a call from the leader of a big band I was in to get my butt over to Hounslow the next day – a Sunday afternoon – to play at a festival. To my delight I found we were on before the headliner – Mr Lonnie Donegan. Hence I had a cuppa and chat about the blues with the early rock’n’roll star. Pleasing it is that his talented son Peter is recording and here is his new mini-album.

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Rhys Williams – We Are Climbing Angel Mountain

Rhys Williams – We Are Climbing Angel Mountain

by | Feb 12, 2017

When you meet this artist, the enthusiasm for music, arranging, playing recording and above all communicating just bursts out of him. It appears to be where he is channeling so much of his energy and creativity. This set is co-produced by Mark Ferguson with input from Richard Woodcraft.

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